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Government


A Riverside judge ordered the city to refund more than $40.8 million to water customers after finding officials improperly div...


Entertainment & Sports


The California Supreme Court is set to review a denied appeal in a lawsuit filed by student-athletes against Sonoma State Univ...


Environmental & Energy


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

Jun. 24, 2026
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Federal complaint says Kalibrate software helped gas station operators use competitor data to coordinate prices, raising an ea...


Obituaries


Beyond her written opinions and courtroom work, Irion became one of California's most active judicial educators and ambassador...


Environmental & Energy


The proposal comes after a jury awarded 24 bellwether plaintiffs $8.8 million in February, a verdict now under attack through ...


The suit comes after Uber suffered losses in the first two bellwether proceedings in the federal sexual assault multidistrict ...


The court found the athletes plausibly alleged they did not recognize longtime women's swim coach Teri McKeever's conduct as a...


A federal judge is weighing whether a Munich forum-selection clause bars startup Zync Inc. from pursuing a trade secrets compl...


The conservation group argues NOAA Fisheries missed a statutory deadline after proposing protections in 2023, despite finding ...


Torts/Personal Injury


The settlement was announced after a jury was seated in San Francisco Superior Court.


Government


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


The Los Angeles County Bar Association installed Theresa A. Leets as president for 2026-27 and Martin F. Hirshland as presiden...


Real Estate/Development


An Orange County jury awarded nearly $2 million after finding members of a wealthy family diverted funds from a family-owned r...


An injunction filed Thursday calls for the court to compel the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to produce a set of ex...


A Los Angeles County judge rejected the school's effort to block the agreement and prolong litigation involving vehicle manufa...


A unanimous Orange County jury awarded ASICS America Corp. $6.1 million and rejected more than $44 million in counterclaims br...


Judges and Judiciary


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...


LA28 Olympics Coverage


Building the legal framework for LA28

Jun. 22, 2026
By David Houston

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...


Class Action


Standing questions sink Capital One class bid

Jun. 19, 2026
By Daniel Schrager

A Northern District judge found that variations in customers' browsing activity and the data allegedly transmitted to third pa...


A lawyer who helped recover millions of dollars from Tom Girardi testified that Robert W. Finnerty's knowledge of Girardi Kees...


Consumer Protection Law


Senior U.S. District Judge Charles R. Breyer faulted Elon Musk's attorneys for attacking the plaintiffs' damages model after d...


Torts/Personal Injury


The lawsuit alleges a downed PG&E power line caused the death of agricultural consultant Steven Dodge at a Monterey County...


Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero appointed four voting and four advisory Judicial Council members from courts, court administra...