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Wells Fargo's website claims that the Bank Deposit Sweep Program at issue in the case allows the bank's advisers to automatica...


The 4th District Court of Appeal affirmed a $538,890 award against FemtoMetrix executives for filing a fraudulent tax return,...



Law Practice, Government


As major law firms take different paths in response to Trump's executive orders, hundreds partners have launched a new organiz...


Environmental & Energy


The California Air Resources Board has agreed to roll back portions of its landmark trucking emissions regulations in the face...



Judges and Judiciary


On Friday, the Commission on Judicial Performance suspended Jeffrey M. Ferguson from the bench without pay. Ferguson's drinkin...


Judges and Judiciary


Jeffrey M. Ferguson faces 40 years to life for killing Sheryl Ferguson when he is sentenced on June 13.



Environmental & Energy


$1.6M in fees awarded in Lunada Bay case, $4M was asked

Apr. 25, 2025
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

Judge awards $1.6M in attorney fees in the Lunada Bay beach access case, but at least two plaintiffs' counsel may appeal.


State Bar & Bar Associations


The California Supreme Court has appointed Ryan Harrison to the State Bar Board of Trustees and named Juliane Smith and Joshua...



Labor/Employment, Government


A new bill from Sen. Lola Smallwood-Cuevas, D-Los Angeles would require California employers to publicly report how they elect...


An executive order by President Trump pausing Foreign Corrupt Practices Act enforcement has defense lawyers and companies reas...



Civil Litigation


Judge rejects Pomona's $500-a-day billboard fine

Apr. 25, 2025
By Skyler Romero

Los Angeles judge voids Pomona's $500-a-day fine on Regency Outdoor Advertising, ruling it an illegal penalty in billboard dis...


White House vows federal prison time for twice-deported felon who killed two teens in a DUI crash, igniting a sharp dispute be...



Immigration


Judge blocks Trump's sanctuary funding freeze

Apr. 25, 2025
By Wisdom Howell

Judge William Orrick enjoins the Trump administration from withholding billions in funding from 16 sanctuary jurisdictions.


State Bar & Bar Associations, Legal Education


California Supreme Court investigates State Bar's undisclosed AI use in February bar exam questions, sparking transparency and...



Judge approves $100 million Wells Fargo settlement, including governance reforms and $33.3 million in stock for plaintiffs' co...


Litigation & Arbitration, Labor/Employment, Government


Union sues over administrative judge raises

Apr. 25, 2025
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Union claims 85 judges denied raises, wins arbitration, but state ignores ruling, trapping them in pay dispute.



Federal judge halts $2.5 billion NCAA settlement, citing roster cuts harming athletes, orders renegotiation in landmark NIL la...


Civil Litigation


A recent survey reveals public support for replacing aging courthouses with community-based service centers, as officials seek...



A Los Angeles judge overruled El Segundo's demurrer, allowing a racial profiling lawsuit filed by Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher ...


Judge Orrick may partially block President Trump's executive order withholding billions from 16 sanctuary jurisdictions, inclu...



A Los Angeles judge's stay on a Huntington Park council replacement is stalled by appeal, but the city risks legal peril if it...


The move came as disputes emerge over whether power lines or water supply failures fueled the destruction.



Health Care & Hospital Law, Civil Litigation


The pharmaceutical company claims the compounded medications lack FDA approval and put patients at risk, while defendants argu...


Real Estate/Development


Landlord claims Foundery abandoned $11.8M lease, misrepresented finances, and mingled assets, seeking damages for breach and f...



Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


The ACLU vowed to seek en banc review of the ruling that warrantless tracking and searches can be constitutional when court-or...


State Bar & Bar Associations


The California State Bar quietly disclosed it used artificial intelligence to help write some questions on the February Bar Ex...



State Bar & Bar Associations


Disbarred attorney Paul O. Paradis testifies ex-deputy city attorney James Clark lied about steering a class action lawsuit ti...


Ex-judge Vijay Gandhi, a plaintiff and lawyer, sues LA for wildfire that destroyed his and U.S. District Judge Dean Pregerson'...



City workers protest Airbnb's $120M tax refund lawsuit; judge challenges attorney as San Francisco faces $800M deficit.


Immigration, Administrative/Regulatory


U.S. District Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin on Tuesday rejected claims that a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision nullified her...