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San Diego partner recognized with the Margery Reed Professional Excellence Award for her leadership, mentorship, and commitmen...


Bankruptcy trustees for Girardi Keese and The DiNardo Law Firm filed a motion to recover $3.1 million allegedly diverted by To...


The cryptocurrency trading platform is asking a San Francisco federal judge to dismiss or transfer a breach of contract lawsui...


A federal magistrate in Los Angeles questioned Knight Law Group's standing to oppose Ford's subpoenas to third parties in the ...


A Los Angeles judge denied intervention and reconsideration motions by an attorney accused of discovery fraud, prompting the p...


Labor/Employment


A San Francisco judge said she will approve a $65 million settlement resolving a class action accusing World Financial Group o...


Twenty-nine immigration attorneys and professionals, including former Seyfarth co-chair Mahsa Aliaskari, have joined Vialto La...


A state appellate panel rejected Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP's attempt to recover $1.7 million in fees for repre...


Environmental & Energy


Oil giant argues SB 253 and SB 261 compel speech and conflict with federal securities rules. A prior challenge by the U.S. Cha...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Justices instead approved only installment-payment clarifications, adopted (with modifications) cross-state license recognitio...


A new consumer class action accuses JustAnswer of deceptive automatic renewal practices, hidden fees, and obstructive cancella...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Los Angeles Judge Michael Whitaker tentatively denied attorney Teri Pham's motion to intervene and reconsider rulings finding ...


Administrative/Regulatory


Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero also bemoaned California's budget challenges and the ongoing shortage of judges, especially in...


Torts/Personal Injury


U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers of Oakland urged attorneys general to use AI for jury instruction analysis in a Soc...



Rivian to pay $250M to settle investor suit

Oct. 27, 2025
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Electric truck maker Rivian Automotive Inc. has agreed to a $250 million settlement resolving claims it misled investors about...


Civil Procedure


Presiding Judge Sergio C. Tapia II said Los Angeles Superior Court is partnering with Stanford, UCLA, and RAND to improve effi...


Slideshow, Community News


At the Orange County Federal Bar Association's Annual Judges' Night, Chief U.S. District Judge Dolly M. Gee warned of growing ...


California Supreme Court


The University of California disclosed a confidential U.S. Department of Justice settlement proposal Friday after the state Su...


Engineer Dan Sargent, backed by Sam Altman and Jony Ive, seeks dismissal of a trade secrets lawsuit from iyO Inc., claiming an...


Plaintiffs' attorney Anh Phoong's law firm appears on Sacramento Kings uniforms just as California enacts new restrictions on ...


Attorneys for Los Angeles said U.S. District Judge David O. Carter, according to his own words from the bench, had no authorit...


Pharmaceuticals co-founder Dr. Mary Zi-Ping Luo ran a red light and struck the man on a sidewalk. The verdict was a record for...


Technology, Intellectual Property, Civil Litigation


Author Tasha Alexander alleges Apple trained its 'Apple Intelligence' model using her books without permission.


Slideshow, Community News


Firm leaders, clients, and alumni gathered Wednesday at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures to celebrate Duane Morris LLP's ...


Two national environmental organizations accuse federal agencies of ignoring a court order to assess how shipping routes off C...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Justices instead approved only installment-payment clarifications, adopted (with modifications) cross-state license recognitio...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


Several liberal judges issue sharp dissents as the appeals court lets stand a stay of a San Francisco judge's order stopping t...


Judges and Judiciary, Government


A preliminary California Department of Human Resources calculation shows no judicial pay increase for the 2025-26 fiscal year,...


Torts/Personal Injury


A Los Angeles County jury awarded $77 million to a motorcyclist represented by the Parris Law Firm, finding the defendant full...



Meltdown over public defense in San Francisco months in the making

Oct. 23, 2025
By Malcolm Maclachlan, James Twomey

The San Francisco Superior Court said it will begin releasing criminal defendants because the Public Defender's Office lacks e...