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Labor/Employment, Government


A federal judge ruled the Office of Personnel Management unlawfully ordered the firing of tens of thousands of probationary e...


Three face up to 30 years in prison for allegedly defrauding FEMA of $20,000 in wildfire relief, with U.S. Attorney promising ...


Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation


LA judge leans toward granting summary judgment to city, LADWP in workplace harassment case, criticizes both sides' briefs, do...


Torts/Personal Injury, Government


The decision reinforces legal protections for public entities but comes amid conflicting rulings from other courts. The plaint...


Class Action


A federal judge certified a class action against telescope firms accused of price-fixing, misleading regulators, potentially w...


Immigration, Criminal


Prosecutors allege Danhong "Jean" Chen orchestrated a scheme to obtain fraudulent immigration benefits for more than 100 forei...


Criminal, Civil Rights


San Francisco Public Defender wins first Racial Justice Act motion in the county, reducing felonies to misdemeanors after judg...


Insurance firms are accused of underpaying and delaying claims from January's Altadena and Palisades wildfires, prompting atto...


A federal judge's order to cross-examine the acting director of the Office of Personnel Management over the firing of probatio...


The measures, including a potential six-year freeze on code updates, have sparked fierce debate among environmentalists, const...


Law Practice, Antitrust & Trade Reg.


Kyle Mach, who previously supervised over 400 lawyers at the FTC, brings significant experience in antitrust litigation and re...


Law Practice, Construction


Mike Viayra has nearly 30 years of engineering and legal experience. The law firm has been expanding its presence in Los Angel...


A 2019 California law that reopened the statute of limitations for childhood sexual assault survivors has led to massive lawsu...


Technology, Data Privacy


Matthew D. Pearson brings extensive experience in privacy litigation and class action defense, particularly in the advertising...


Labor/Employment


A judge ended Melanie McDade-Dickens' lawsuit against Inglewood and its mayor, ruling she committed perjury, destroyed evidenc...


Republicans on the Assembly Judiciary Committee voiced concerns over AB 250's limited focus and potential costs, while the bil...


Civil Litigation


A San Francisco judge sanctioned a Santa Monica attorney $500 for missing court hearings in a class action against Philz Coffe...


The city claimed it had terminated the agreement because it was breached when one of three agreed-upon investors improperly tr...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility


After a 67-day trial, Judge JoAnne McCracken criticized attorney Stephan Barber for false statements, awarding significant dam...


Beginning March 14, court users can make secure, remote payments for various services in Civil and Probate matters, offering c...


U.S. District Judge Myong J. Joun temporarily restored teacher preparation funding after ruling against the Department of Educ...


Santa Ana opposes Anchor Stone Christian Church's motion to use a $1.6M property for worship, citing zoning violations, while ...


Judges and Judiciary


Santa Barbara Judge Michael J. Carrozzo faces a misconduct hearing April 14 for allegedly posing as his secretary's attorney, ...


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


Apple resists sanctions for withholding 55,000 documents in an antitrust clash with Epic Games, arguing good faith and blamin...


Immigration


Huntington Beach argues that the state's restrictions on local cooperation with federal immigration authorities violate consti...


Intellectual Property, Entertainment & Sports


A federal jury in LA decided Disney had no way of infringing animator Buck Woodall's "Bucky the Surfer Boy" screenplay when it...


Los Angeles DA Nathan Hochman opposes resentencing the Menendez brothers unless they admit to murdering their parents and lyin...


Civil Litigation


McNulty and Wood law firms sue Southern California Edison, alleging negligence in not shutting off power before the Eaton fire...


U.S. Supreme Court, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


The U.S. Supreme Court vacated a 9th Circuit ruling that allowed a Spanish foundation to keep a Pissarro painting surrendered ...


U.S. Supreme Court, Environmental & Energy


A request from 19 Republican-led states sought to block climate-related complaints brought by California and four other states...