A federal judge certified multiple purchaser and reseller classes in an antitrust lawsuit alleging Juul's partial merger with ...
Lyft sexual assault cases consolidated as Uber hit with $8.5M verdict
By Daniel Schrager
An Arizona jury award of $8.5 million against Uber strengthened passenger sex assault claims, attorneys say, as federal judges...
Huntington Beach voting rights trial opens; Latino representation at stake
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Orange County Superior Court Judge Craig Griffin is hearing a challenge to Huntington Beach's at-large elections under the Cal...
Huntington Beach seeks U.S. Supreme Court review of voter ID ruling
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Huntington Beach's voter-approved charter amendment requiring voter ID was struck down by the 4th District Court of Appeal. Th...
Founded after its namesake saw slim odds for equity advancement at a large firm, SSM Law PC has grown into a 15-attorney virtu...
Technology
The law that built the internet and continues to test the courts
By David Houston
Saturday marks 30 years since President Clinton signed the Communications Decency Act, creating Section 230's immunity shield ...
Uber liable in first sexual-assault MDL bellwether; jury awards $8.5M
By Daniel Schrager
Arizona jury finds Uber liable under apparent-agency theory for driver's alleged rape of passenger, awards $8.5 million, but r...
Chhabria skeptical of bid to add new copyright claim in Meta AI case
By Daniel Schrager
Judge Vince Chhabria questioned authors' late effort to add a contributory copyright claim against Meta, saying the theory app...
Traffic delays can justify reopening in absentia orders, 9th Circuit rules
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The 9th Circuit en banc held immigration judges must conduct a case-specific inquiry into whether severe traffic can constitut...
Bankruptcy partner Aram Ordubegian will lead ArentFox Schiff's Los Angeles office, aiming to grow the roster from 75 to 100 at...
Jury awards Applied Medical $381M in antitrust trial against Medtronic
By Skyler Romero
Los Angeles jurors concluded Medtronic used bundled hospital contracts to maintain a monopoly over advanced bipolar energy dev...
Securities
Broker avoids contempt order in EquiAlt Ponzi enforcement case
By James Twomey
A Northern District judge declined to hold insurance broker John Marques in contempt after his lawyer said a serious medical c...
U.S. Magistrate Judge Peter Kang ruled Meta inflated its defense in the social media addiction MDL by counting dormant account...
Immigration
Denaturalization push remains rare despite tough rhetoric
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Justice Department announcements of two new denaturalization petitions underscore how infrequently the government seeks to str...
Judge Elaine Lu found that the juror's use of a laptop spreadsheet -- and allegations he took notes home -- improperly introdu...
During the three decades since its enactment, the limits of Section 230 have been put the test.
A Los Angeles judge delayed reading a jury verdict in a Thomas Fire damages case after a juror alleged improper discussions, o...
Proposed class actions allege a 2025 breach exposed sensitive client data at Wisner Baum, prompting negligence claims, privacy...
A man hit in the eye by a rubber bullet during a Los Angeles protest sued the city and police, alleging civil rights violation...
A federal judge appointed Susman Godfrey's Rohit Nath and Keller Rohrback's William Dreher as co-lead counsel in authors' clas...
Stanford Law professor Jeffrey L. Fisher has argued 50 cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, brings a track record of landmark ...
Judges and Judiciary
San Francisco judge in dispute with DA now faces election fight
By James Twomey
Former state attorney Anthony Tartaglio is running to unseat San Francisco Superior Court Judge Michelle Tong, citing public c...
Hearings and matters scheduled for Thursday at the Spring Street Courthouse may be continued, conducted remotely or moved to t...
Hearings and matters scheduled for Wednesday, February 4, in Superior Court departments at the Spring Street Courthouse may be...
Appellate Practice
Duane Morris taps appellate veteran Benjamin Shatz to lead West Coast practice
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Benjamin G. Shatz, a California-certified appellate specialist with more than two decades at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, bo...
Torts/Personal Injury
Plaintiff seeks $144M as Uber denies liability for alleged assault
By Daniel Schrager
Closing arguments ended in the Phoenix bellwether trial, with the plaintiff's counsel urging a $144 million verdict against Ub...
Judge signals skepticism toward xAI trade secrets suit against OpenAI
By Daniel Schrager
At a dismissal hearing, Judge Rita F. Lin questioned whether xAI plausibly alleged OpenAI directed former employees to steal t...
Class Action
Hilton reaches $12M settlement with San Francisco banquet workers
By James Twomey
After 12 years of litigation, San Francisco Union Square Hilton agreed to a $12 million class settlement proposing to resolve...
Harassment, retaliation case against cargo firm ends in $3.94M settlement
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Worldwide Flight Services agreed to settle the case during the first week of trial in Los Angeles, concluding nearly nine year...