Greenberg Glusker nabs Sheri Bonstelle to lead land use practice
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The former Jeffer Mangels partner brings 20 years of land use, zoning and development experience as California housing laws re...
Lead social media attorney apologizes for rule violations in bellwether trial
By Devon Belcher
A YouTube engineering vice president told a Los Angeles jury the platform optimizes for user value, not addiction, as plaintif...
Lathrop GPM adds 5 construction attorneys in San Jose expansion
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Boutique Leonidou & Rosin bring decades of construction litigation and contract experience to the national firm.
San Francisco Superior Court clerks say they will strike Thursday over staffing shortages and inadequate training, alleging ba...
Constitutional Law
Supreme Court won't hear Huntington Beach challenge to state housing laws
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The federal litigation arose in response to a state enforcement action. On March 9, 2023, Bonta, Newsom and California Departm...
Federal judge skeptical of challenge to California 'zombie mortgage' law
By Malcolm Maclachlan
During a Sacramento hearing, U.S. District Judge Dale A. Drozd pressed attorneys on whether California's attorney general is a...
Attorneys for Elon Musk urged a federal judge to bar plaintiffs from advancing a stock price "scheme" theory at trial, arguing...
Edison doubles legal fees reimbursement in Eaton Fire recovery program
By Laurinda Keys
Southern California Edison doubled legal fee reimbursements to 20% in its Eaton Fire recovery program after 32% of claims invo...
After a judge's "hot mic" comment using the words "kill this case" was broadcast during a dental malpractice trial, he declare...
PacifiCorp to pay $575M to US to settle California, Oregon fire lawsuits
By Skyler Romero
PacifiCorp agreed to pay $575 million to settle federal claims that its equipment ignited two California and four Oregon wildf...
Insurance
Kaiser sues insurers over $556M Medicare settlement coverage dispute
By James Twomey
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan sued 10 insurers, alleging wrongful denial of coverage for most of its $556 million Medicare fra...
Judges and Judiciary
Gov. Gavin Newsom nominated three justices to the state Courts of Appeal and appointed seven Superior Court judges in five cou...
Federal judge strikes convenience stores' antitrust action against PepsiCo
By Craig Anderson
A federal judge in Los Angeles dismissed a putative class action accusing PepsiCo and Frito-Lay of unlawfully favoring large g...
Judge Charles R. Breyer seated nine jurors in a securities class action over Elon Musk's 2022 Twitter takeover, dismissing doz...
Plaintiff: Law says Netflix had to stop operations when suit was filed
By Skyler Romero
A federal judge challenged DivX's theory that Netflix induced patent infringement by continuing operations after being sued, a...
A former Meta executive testified that company leadership, including CEO Mark Zuckerberg, prioritized growth and ad revenue ov...
Malibu claims $250B in fire losses suit against state, LA city and county
By Laurinda Keys
The City of Malibu has sued the state, Los Angeles and other agencies over the devastating Palisades Fire, alleging dangerous ...
Assembly, Rivas urge court to block discovery in ex-staffer's RICO case
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Attorneys for the California Assembly and Speaker Robert Rivas urged a federal magistrate judge to halt discovery in a RICO la...
Labor/Employment
San Francisco court clerks threaten strike for more staff, better training
By James Twomey
San Francisco Superior Court clerks are threatening to strike over short staffing and inadequate training, alleging delays hav...
Civil Litigation
Bid to disqualify The Gap's lead trial lawyer fails weeks before trial claiming $378M
By James Twomey
A San Francisco judge refused to disqualify Gap's trial counsel in a contract dispute, finding the reseller's motion likely ta...
BakerHostetler expands environmental practice with Adam Baas hire
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
BakerHostetler has hired veteran trial lawyer Adam Baas as a partner in its San Francisco office, adding more than 20 years of...
UC Regents to pay $11.6M to patient who lost leg after knee surgery
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
A Perris electrician who lost his leg after a high tibial osteotomy at UC Irvine Medical Center will receive nearly $11.6 mill...
San Diego Superior Court Judge Joan P. Weber concluded a distinguished career that included three death penalty trials, hundre...
Judicate West neutral Alan S. Petlak relies on preparation, patience and trust to resolve complex consumer finance, real estat...
Los Angeles Superior Court's MVP program eases soaring civil caseloads
By Shane Nelson
Los Angeles County Superior Court's Mediation Volunteer Panel resolved 46% of more than 1,000 mediations in 2025, offering fre...
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Business groups push back on bill to expand California's antitrust law
By Malcolm Maclachlan
AB 1776 would allow single-company monopolization claims under the Cartwright Act, drawing opposition from the California Cham...
Securities
Judge allows scheme theory in Musk Twitter securities trial
By Daniel Schrager
Senior U.S. District Judge Charles R. Breyer ruled investors may argue Elon Musk schemed to depress Twitter's stock before his...
Community News
Lawyers Philharmonic to hold auditions for Disney Hall concert
By Ricardo Pineda
The Los Angeles Lawyers Philharmonic, Legal Voices and Gary Greene, Esq. & His Big Band of Barristers are holding audition...
Insurance
Judge slams both sides, denying summary judgment in fire insurance dispute
By Daniel Schrager
A magistrate judge signaled he would deny summary judgment to both sides in a bad-faith insurance suit over 2020's Glass Fire ...
Los Angeles County judge presided over high-profile trials, ruled without hesitation.