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A federal judge certified multiple purchaser and reseller classes in an antitrust lawsuit alleging Juul's partial merger with ...


An Arizona jury award of $8.5 million against Uber strengthened passenger sex assault claims, attorneys say, as federal judges...


Orange County Superior Court Judge Craig Griffin is hearing a challenge to Huntington Beach's at-large elections under the Cal...


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...


Saturday marks 30 years since President Clinton signed the Communications Decency Act, creating Section 230's immunity shield ...


Arizona jury finds Uber liable under apparent-agency theory for driver's alleged rape of passenger, awards $8.5 million, but r...


Judge Vince Chhabria questioned authors' late effort to add a contributory copyright claim against Meta, saying the theory app...


The 9th Circuit en banc held immigration judges must conduct a case-specific inquiry into whether severe traffic can constitut...



ArentFox Schiff names new LA managing partner

Feb. 6, 2026
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Bankruptcy partner Aram Ordubegian will lead ArentFox Schiff's Los Angeles office, aiming to grow the roster from 75 to 100 at...


Los Angeles jurors concluded Medtronic used bundled hospital contracts to maintain a monopoly over advanced bipolar energy dev...


Securities


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


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...



Man shot in eye at LA protest sues city, police

Feb. 5, 2026
By Laurinda Keys

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


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


Benjamin G. Shatz, a California-certified appellate specialist with more than two decades at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, bo...


Torts/Personal Injury


Closing arguments ended in the Phoenix bellwether trial, with the plaintiff's counsel urging a $144 million verdict against Ub...


At a dismissal hearing, Judge Rita F. Lin questioned whether xAI plausibly alleged OpenAI directed former employees to steal t...


After 12 years of litigation, San Francisco Union Square Hilton agreed to a $12 million class settlement proposing to resolve...


Worldwide Flight Services agreed to settle the case during the first week of trial in Los Angeles, concluding nearly nine year...