Government
Judge orders Riverside to refund $40.8M in water rate case
By David Houston
A Riverside judge ordered the city to refund more than $40.8 million to water customers after finding officials improperly div...
Entertainment & Sports
California Supreme Court grants petition for review in Sonoma State University suit
By Alicia Alvarez
The California Supreme Court is set to review a denied appeal in a lawsuit filed by student-athletes against Sonoma State Univ...
Environmental & Energy
Judge dismisses settled Thomas Fire claims as school case heads to trial
By Devon Belcher
A judge dismissed settled Thomas Fire claims Tuesday while questioning the timeliness of Ojai Valley School's motion for summa...
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft has recruited veteran finance attorney Robert Hayes from Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP as ...
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Lawsuit claims AI helped drive up California gas prices
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Federal complaint says Kalibrate software helped gas station operators use competitor data to coordinate prices, raising an ea...
Beyond her written opinions and courtroom work, Irion became one of California's most active judicial educators and ambassador...
Environmental & Energy
Carson residents push for new bellwether trial in warehouse fire litigation
By Devon Belcher
The proposal comes after a jury awarded 24 bellwether plaintiffs $8.8 million in February, a verdict now under attack through ...
Labor/Employment
Uber board sued by shareholders over sexual assault liability and compliance risks
By Daniel Schrager
The suit comes after Uber suffered losses in the first two bellwether proceedings in the federal sexual assault multidistrict ...
Appeals court revives UC Berkeley swimmers' abuse claims against Regents
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The court found the athletes plausibly alleged they did not recognize longtime women's swim coach Teri McKeever's conduct as a...
Intellectual Property
BMW seeks to block Zync's ITC trade secrets case despite 'mandatory laws' exception
By Daniel Schrager
A federal judge is weighing whether a Munich forum-selection clause bars startup Zync Inc. from pursuing a trade secrets compl...
Environmental & Energy
Center for Biological Diversity sues NOAA Fisheries over delay in protecting sunflower sea star
By Alicia Alvarez
The conservation group argues NOAA Fisheries missed a statutory deadline after proposing protections in 2023, despite finding ...
Torts/Personal Injury
PG&E settles wrongful death lawsuit days after jury is seated
By Alicia Alvarez
The settlement was announced after a jury was seated in San Francisco Superior Court.
Government
Legislators rush to get rideshare bill on Newsom's desk by Thursday
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders announced a broader $11.25 billion housing bond package, including $10 billion for a...
A coalition representing more than 10,000 wildfire survivors is seeking to intervene in a state enforcement action against Sta...
Slideshow, Community News
LACBA installs new president, honors judges and legal leaders at annual dinner
By Ricardo Pineda
The Los Angeles County Bar Association installed Theresa A. Leets as president for 2026-27 and Martin F. Hirshland as presiden...
Real Estate/Development
Family feud over real estate empire ends with $1.9M punitive damages award
By Skyler Romero
An Orange County jury awarded nearly $2 million after finding members of a wealthy family diverted funds from a family-owned r...
Immigration
Berkeley law professor files injunction to compel ICE to release data documents
By Alicia Alvarez
An injunction filed Thursday calls for the court to compel the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to produce a set of ex...
Court approves $10M good-faith settlement in Campbell Hall parking lot death
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
A Los Angeles County judge rejected the school's effort to block the agreement and prolong litigation involving vehicle manufa...
ASICS wins $6.1M jury verdict in $50M contract battle with Shoebacca
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
A unanimous Orange County jury awarded ASICS America Corp. $6.1 million and rejected more than $44 million in counterclaims br...
Judges and Judiciary
Latest ballot results: 6 new judges, 6 runoffs, 2 incumbents re-elected
By Laurinda Keys
Updated primary results show six new judges elected, two incumbents holding their seats and six races advancing to November ru...
Three months after losing a racketeering case against attorneys affiliated with Knight Law Group, Ford has filed a new lawsuit...
As Los Angeles prepares to host the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games, Elisabeth Freinberg is overseeing a rapidly expanding l...
Los Angeles prosecutors allege comedian Carlos Mencia failed to report $8.7 million in income between 2019 and 2024, making hi...
Los Angeles prosecutors' union alleges county and district attorney officials failed to bargain in good faith during contract ...
Los Angeles judge says Edison's broad discovery demands could jeopardize January bellwether trials, raising the possibility of...
A Northern District judge found that variations in customers' browsing activity and the data allegedly transmitted to third pa...
Witness says Finnerty helped San Bruno family recover Girardi settlement funds
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
A lawyer who helped recover millions of dollars from Tom Girardi testified that Robert W. Finnerty's knowledge of Girardi Kees...
Consumer Protection Law
Breyer questions Musk bid to overturn $2.6B securities fraud verdict
By Daniel Schrager
Senior U.S. District Judge Charles R. Breyer faulted Elon Musk's attorneys for attacking the plaintiffs' damages model after d...
Torts/Personal Injury
Jury seated in PG&E wrongful death trial over fatal electrocution
By Alicia Alvarez
The lawsuit alleges a downed PG&E power line caused the death of agricultural consultant Steven Dodge at a Monterey County...
Judges and Judiciary
Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero appointed four voting and four advisory Judicial Council members from courts, court administra...