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Proposed class actions allege a 2025 breach exposed sensitive client data at Wisner Baum, prompting negligence claims, privacy...



Man shot in eye at LA protest sues city, police

Feb. 5, 2026
By Laurinda Keys

A man hit in the eye by a rubber bullet during a Los Angeles protest sued the city and police, alleging civil rights violation...


A federal judge appointed Susman Godfrey's Rohit Nath and Keller Rohrback's William Dreher as co-lead counsel in authors' clas...


Stanford Law professor Jeffrey L. Fisher has argued 50 cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, brings a track record of landmark ...


Judges and Judiciary


Former state attorney Anthony Tartaglio is running to unseat San Francisco Superior Court Judge Michelle Tong, citing public c...


Hearings and matters scheduled for Thursday at the Spring Street Courthouse may be continued, conducted remotely or moved to t...


Hearings and matters scheduled for Wednesday, February 4, in Superior Court departments at the Spring Street Courthouse may be...


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...


The California Legislature's #MeToo-era misconduct unit has seen lawsuits against lawmakers plummet -- but critics say that ma...


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 ...