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Appellate Practice


Benjamin G. Shatz, a California-certified appellate specialist with more than two decades at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, bo...


Torts/Personal Injury


Closing arguments ended in the Phoenix bellwether trial, with the plaintiff's counsel urging a $144 million verdict against Ub...


At a dismissal hearing, Judge Rita F. Lin questioned whether xAI plausibly alleged OpenAI directed former employees to steal t...


After 12 years of litigation, San Francisco Union Square Hilton agreed to a $12 million class settlement proposing to resolve...


Worldwide Flight Services agreed to settle the case during the first week of trial in Los Angeles, concluding nearly nine year...


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


A federal judge said an antitrust challenge to Altria's stake in Juul should go to trial, rejecting summary judgment while exp...



San Francisco seeks Civil Grand Jury members

Feb. 3, 2026
By James Twomey

San Francisco Superior Court is accepting applications for the 2026-2027 Civil Grand Jury, a volunteer panel of residents that...


A federal judge paused litigation over Michael Avenatti's seized private jet and related insurance proceeds, deferring to an a...


A federal judge overseeing a patent suit against Logitech appointed a neutral technical expert to clarify complex optical mous...


U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer responded to a question about whether he had seen the motion, which was filed Monday mornin...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility


A San Francisco judge awarded former Farella lawyer Neil Goteiner $47,000 in fees after his dismissal from a malpractice lawsu...


A last-minute illness among lead counsel delayed opening statements in a minors' social media addiction trial, postponing Mark...


The Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center claims Edison's failures caused the Eaton Fire, which destroyed its sanctuary and campus...



Ferguson accuses judge of bias in murder trial

Feb. 3, 2026
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Disgraced Orange County judge Jeffrey Ferguson, convicted of murdering his wife, says Judge Eleanor Hunter presided over a "fu...


Judges and Judiciary


Ten new judges were appointed in eight counties across California on Monday.


Civil Litigation


A Los Angeles jury awarded $52 million to five former Sysco Riverside employees, finding the company retaliated against whistl...


Kevin Clune succeeds longtime president Joan Graff as head of Legal Aid at Work, pledging impact litigation, immigrant worker ...


A federal judge ordered the Court of Master Sommeliers-Americas to produce internal investigative records in a lawsuit by form...


Former Twitter employees filed a new proposed ERISA class action alleging Musk and X denied promised severance, reviving claim...


Wixen Music Publishing sued Meta in federal court, alleging willful copyright infringement, defamation, and coercive licensing...


Prospective jurors debated parental responsibility as voir dire began in a bellwether trial accusing Meta and Google of addict...


A federal judge weighed competing bids for lead counsel in the Roblox child exploitation MDL, signaling concern that multiple ...


A San Francisco judge coordinated 13 lawsuits accusing OpenAI's ChatGPT of causing severe mental health harms, despite objecti...


Sarah E. Gerdes, a former deputy chief in the U.S. attorney's office in Los Angeles, joins Akin Gump's international trade pra...


The Justice Department awarded its first Antitrust Division whistleblower payout, granting $1 million to an anonymous source w...


A federal judge signaled she will again deny preliminary approval of an $8 million antitrust settlement against Sony, citing u...


Jurors heard closing arguments on whether Southern California Edison caused millions in cannabis business losses from the Thom...


The ruling addresses 19 felony charges and highlights research showing pretrial incarceration causes harm without improving pu...


The California Supreme Court left intact rulings that state election law preempts local charter provisions regulating access t...


Music publishers allege Anthropic trained its Claude AI model using pirated lyrics and sheet music, reviving copyright claims ...