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Two Hayward residents sued PG&E, Alameda County and others, alleging failures to prevent, contain and warn residents about...


Seven environmental groups asked the 9th Circuit to overturn a federal permit allowing Sable Offshore to operate two oil pipel...


The 9th Circuit has reappointed Southern District of California Chief Bankruptcy Judge Christopher B. Latham, who has served o...


Law Practice


State Bar backs nonlawyer legal aid program

Sep. 23, 2026
By Malcolm Maclachlan

The proposal would allow trained community justice workers to provide limited legal services under the supervision of approved...


Legal Education


Meazure Learning agreed to a $1.35 million settlement that would refund laptop fees to California Bar Exam takers following wi...


Consumer Law


California lemon law filings fell 31% in the first half of 2026 after reaching a record high last year, as attorneys cite earl...


An en banc 9th Circuit upheld Hawaii's firearm acquisition requirements, drawing sharp dissents that accuse the court of using...


Marin County Women Lawyers celebrated 50 years of advancing women in the legal profession, honoring founder Lois Prentice whil...


Criminal


New laws address indigent defense contracts, dismissed felony charges and threats against public officials.


Ethics/Professional Responsibility


AB 2305 bars private equity firms and other litigation funders from influencing case strategy or settlements and gives the Sta...


Technology


U.S. District Judge George H. Wu said the Justice Department has not shown why TikTok's ownership changes and a contingent $10...


The province alleges OpenAI knew months before the Tumbler Ridge massacre that a teenager's ChatGPT conversations posed a cred...


Bankruptcy


Gan reappointed to 9th Circuit bankruptcy appeals panel

Sep. 22, 2026
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Arizona Bankruptcy Judge Scott H. Gan will serve another three years on the panel, which handled nearly half of the 9th Circui...


Slideshow, Community News


Crowell & Moring's Jennie Wang VonCannon, Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles' first Taiwanese American president, wa...


CNN, MS NOW and Politico sued the Trump administration over its decision to bar their reporters from the White House, with Gib...


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


The five-year agreement relies largely on behavioral remedies, including minimum film releases, domestic production spending a...


Technology


U.S. District Judge George H. Wu tentatively rejected the Justice Department's bid to vacate a 2019 consent order, saying the ...


Business Law


Nektar told jurors Eli Lilly deliberately stalled development of autoimmune drug Rezpeg to protect a competing drug it owned o...


Criminal


William Martinez was acquitted of elder abuse after prosecutors retried a case involving the transfer of a dementia patient to...


A Los Angeles judge weighing Roblox's challenge to a county child-safety lawsuit questioned whether age verification constitut...


Environmental & Energy


More than 200 residents and business owners suing over alleged exposure from the Moss Landing battery fire do not dispute comp...


Torts/Personal Injury


Orange County jurors found Fairhaven Park and Mortuary negligent after an infant's burial was marred by a relocated grave, hou...


Obituaries


Retired justice, who rose from childhood poverty and wartime internment to become the first Asian American on California's hig...


Administrative/Regulatory


The California Trucking Association dismissed its federal lawsuit after state regulators formally repealed contested requireme...


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


Subscribers sued Anthropic, OpenAI, Google and SpaceX, alleging the companies violated federal antitrust law by coordinating e...


Slideshow, Community News


Judges Armenui Ashvanian, Michael Amerian and Presiding Judge Sergio Tapia reflected on heritage, mentorship and public trust ...


Judges and Judiciary


Gov. Gavin Newsom nominated two members of his staff -- including a former U.S. Supreme Court clerk who represented Microsoft ...


Government


California Primary Care Association alleges union used ballot measure to seek organizing concessions; SEIU-UHW calls claims "c...


Slideshow, Community News


Central District judges offered attorneys advice on trial practice, AI and opportunities for younger lawyers while highlightin...


Kimberly Branscome, Yahonnes Cleary and Jonathan Tam are joining Gibson Dunn from Paul Weiss, the latest major litigation team...