U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Huntington Beach vows Supreme Court fight over housing law challenge
By Craig Anderson
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the city lacked standing, reaffirming a 1980 precedent barring local governments f...
The former Sacramento mayor and California Senate president pro tempore is one of California's most experienced political figu...
Judges and Judiciary, Criminal
Jury convicts OC Judge Jeffrey M. Ferguson of second-degree murder
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Orange County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey M. Ferguson, 74, now faces 40 years to life in prison. The jury's verdict came just...
Judges and Judiciary, Criminal
Trial judge accuses Ferguson of trying to influence jury, contemplates contempt
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
As jurors deliberated his fate in a murder trial, Orange County Judge Jeffrey Ferguson allegedly discussed the possibility of ...
Class Action, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit revives California man's privacy suit against Canadian e-commerce giant
By Craig Anderson
An en banc panel reinstated a plaintiff's proposed class action against Shopify, ruling the company's alleged data-mining prac...
Civil Litigation
LA County sues to block state-ordered closure of Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall
By Skyler Romero
Los Angeles County claims the facility complies with staffing requirements and that its closure would put both the public and ...
Homeowners sue insurers, allege boycott to push substandard fire coverage
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Altadena and Pacific Palisades homeowners sue more than 100 insurers, alleging a conspiracy to deny coverage, pushing them to ...
Consumer Protection Law, Administrative/Regulatory
FTC sues Uber, rejects claim customers can cancel in 20 seconds
By Wisdom Howell
FTC sues Uber for unauthorized Uber One charges, alleging deceptive billing and cancellation obstacles. Uber says anyone can c...
Administrative/Regulatory
Judge halts deportation of 4 foreign students, no national injunction
By Wisdom Howell
Three of the students say they were arrested but not convicted. The government, which was not granted a hearing, says it has n...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit rejects Trump administration's bid to reinstate transgender military ban
By Craig Anderson
The federal appeals court upheld a Washington judge's preliminary injunction and marking a pivotal moment in the fast-moving l...
Labor/Employment
San Francisco sues GoShare, claims driver misclassification
By James Twomey
San Francisco city attorney sues GoShare, alleging illegal driver misclassification under Proposition 22, claiming excessive c...
Judges and Judiciary, Criminal
Jury begins deliberations in retrial of O.C. judge charged with killing wife
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
As closing arguments wrapped Monday in the high-profile uxoricide case against Orange County Judge Jeffrey M. Ferguson, prosec...
Civil Litigation
Judge backs Allstate in key rulings on alleged $1.4M insurance fraud scheme
By Skyler Romero
The lawsuit claims a network of companies submitted nearly 400 bogus MRI bills in a scheme led by an unlicensed provider. Defe...
Real Estate/Development
Landlords push back on Stanford study criticizing eviction practices
By John Roemer
A new Stanford Law School study examining tenant outcomes in Los Angeles eviction courts has drawn sharp criticism from landlo...
Immigration
Migrant day laborers seek to defend California's sanctuary law
By Devon Belcher
A group of migrant day laborers is moving to join California's defense of its sanctuary law, SB 54, in a federal lawsuit broug...
U.S. Supreme Court, Immigration, Constitutional Law
Trump administration uses birthright citizenship case to challenge nationwide injunctions
By Craig Anderson
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments in May on the scope of injunctive relief, with major implications for pres...
Government, Civil Litigation
LA County stalling on settlement payments, plaintiffs' attorneys say
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
The delays, attributed by county officials to red tape and staffing shortages, raise concerns that the government may lack the...
Torts/Personal Injury
2 more lawsuits target Depo-Provera over alleged brain tumor risk
By James Twomey
Plaintiffs allege Pfizer and Kaiser Permanente failed to adequately warn of the risk, despite emerging studies and internation...
Slideshow, Judges and Judiciary, Community News
Consumer Attorneys of Inland Empire held its annual Judges' Night in Riverside
By Ricardo Pineda
Securities, Civil Litigation
The complaint, filed in San Francisco federal court, follows mounting regulatory scrutiny and a steep stock drop tied to a dam...
Judge reprimands Ferguson for disruptive testimony in wife's murder retrial
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
In a tense moment during cross-examination Friday, Judge Eleanor J. Hunter scolded former Orange County Judge Jeffrey M. Fergu...
Labor/Employment, California Supreme Court, California Courts of Appeal
California Supreme Court takes up key PAGA arbitration dispute
By Craig Anderson
Justices have agreed to review a closely watched appellate ruling involving efforts by workers to avoid arbitration in PAGA la...
Civil Litigation
$22.5M settlement reached in Stanislaus County malicious prosecution case
By Wisdom Howell
On the eve of trial, attorneys for the estate of late Modesto defense attorney Frank Carson and several co-plaintiffs announce...
Criminal
Judge weighs threat allegations against Marsy's Law attorney
By Devon Belcher
A Los Angeles judge is navigating an escalating courtroom feud between a veteran defense attorney and a Marsy's Law lawyer rep...
Intellectual Property
Falun Gong-associated video platform accuses Wilson Sonsini of being a Chinese puppet
By James Twomey
Ahead of a hearing in Santa Clara County on Thursday, a Wilson Sonsini partner called the accusation by Gan Jing World a "cons...
Insurance, California Supreme Court, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
State high court to weigh reach of life insurance grace period laws
By Craig Anderson
Justices have agreed to answer a certified question from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that could clarify whether the ...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Key witness details extortion threats in State Bar trial over LADWP scandal
By Skyler Romero
Disgraced former attorney Paul Paradis testified Thursday in State Bar Court that top officials, including former Chief Deputy...
Deputy sheriff testifies that judge drank at lunch, texted confession after wife's shooting
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Orange County Judge Jeffrey M. Ferguson took the stand in his own defense Thursday afternoon, breaking down as he discussed hi...
California lawmakers push more age verification bills despite legal hurdles
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Recent court rulings, including a new injunction in Ohio, and sharp criticism from privacy and First Amendment advocates sugge...
Intellectual Property
New molecule discovered by Berkeley Labs highlights challenges on the road to patent
By James Twomey
Berkeley Labs' berkelocene, a nuclear waste-disposing molecule, could face complex patenting issues due to an 18-month "blind ...