Jury awards $17M to psychologist in discrimination suit against prison system
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A Sacramento jury found the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation liable for discrimination, retaliation, and defamatio...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Prosecutor disputes public defender's claim of staffing emergency
By James Twomey
Prosecutor Ana Gonzalez challenged Public Defender Manohar Raju's claims of an emergency over staff shortages, while Judge Har...
Judges Patrick J. Bumatay and Lawrence J.C. VanDyke dissented Friday from the 9th Circuit's refusal to revisit a case upholdin...
Civil Litigation
Netflix and DivX clash over patent claims on adaptive streaming technology
By Skyler Romero
Netflix and DivX argued dueling summary judgment motions Monday in a Los Angeles patent case over adaptive streaming technolog...
Entertainment & Sports
NCAA urges dismissal of Reggie Bush's NIL antitrust lawsuit
By Devon Belcher
The NCAA urged dismissal of Reggie Bush's amended antitrust lawsuit, arguing his name, image, and likeness claims are time-bar...
Community News
Judicate West's Var Fox pledges $50,000 match to aid families missing SNAP benefits
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
After 800 Los Angeles families failed to receive their November food benefits, Inner City Law Center launched an emergency rel...
Judge Richard Y. Lee said temporary judges play an "invaluable role" in keeping the Orange County courts running smoothly as t...
Estrada and Levin named co-managing partners of Munger, Tolles & Olson
By David Houston
Former U.S. Attorney Martin Estrada, who recently returned from leading the nation's largest U.S. Attorney's Office, and Danie...
Teamsters move to defend California labor laws in key federal test
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Two cases in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California -- with one now moving to the 9th U.S. Circuit Cou...
Pasadena sued UCLA, alleging the university plans to abandon its Rose Bowl lease early to move football games to SoFi Stadium....
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit reinstates $25.7M trade secrets verdict for EchoSpan
By Craig Anderson
The federal appeals court panel on Friday ordered a San Jose magistrate judge to reinstate a jury's trade secrets misappropria...
Civil Litigation
Judge questions trademark claim over Villaraigosa's 'proven problem solver' slogan
By Skyler Romero
A federal judge questioned whether businessman Stephen Cloobeck can bar Antonio Villaraigosa from using "proven problem solver...
$38 million settlement ends Bayer ADR fraud suit over Monsanto acquisition
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Judge Richard Seeborg said the recovery--just over 9% of estimated maximum damages--aligns with comparable cases, concluding m...
Glenn Pomerantz, Jack Londen honored at Legal Aid Foundation gala
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles raised $1.25 million at its 27th annual Access to Justice Gala that also honored direc...
Brian Jones was appointed to the Monterey County Superior Court; Jose Olivera to the Sacramento County Court; and Clifford Ton...
U.S. District Judge Hernán D. Vera heard arguments on Northrop Grumman's motion to decertify a class of Canoga Park residents ...
DOJ says California using contracts to evade federal truck emissions rules
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The U.S. Department of Justice accused California air regulators of using contract law to bypass federal emissions preemption,...
While Superior Court Judge Carolyn B. Kuhl's decisions do not determine liability, they ensure that the social media companies...
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
States seek to intervene in Hewlett Packard-Juniper merger review
By Craig Anderson
California and other states are seeking to challenge the Justice Department's approval of the Hewlett Packard Enterprise-Junip...
Edison expands eligibility, finalizes Eaton Fire settlement protocols
By Laurinda Keys
Southern California Edison finalized its Eaton Fire settlement plan, doubling eligible properties to 18,000, expanding coverag...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Judge fines Alston & Bird $10,000 for LinkedIn research on prospective juror
By James Twomey
U.S. District Judge William H. Orrick said the law firm violated a court order that barred LinkedIn research on potential juro...
Slideshow, Community News
Plaintiff and defense attorneys unite at The 30/30 Bar's inaugural mixer
By Ricardo Pineda
Attorneys from both sides of the courtroom came together in downtown Los Angeles for the debut of The 30/30 Bar, an invitation...
14 appointed as lawyer representatives to the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The attorneys will serve three-year terms and work on issues to help strengthen collaboration between the federal bench and ba...
Government
Essayli barred from acting US attorney title, can perform duties as first assistant
By Craig Anderson
A federal judge has ruled that Acting U.S. Attorney Bilal A. Essayli of Los Angeles is not lawfully serving in his role, but h...
Intellectual Property
Cameo sues OpenAI over use of its name in Sora video app
By Craig Anderson
Baron App Inc., which operates the celebrity video platform Cameo, sued OpenAI in San Francisco federal court, alleging that O...
Superior Court Judge Ronald O. Kaye will spend four months in Spain as a visiting scholar, one of only a handful of California...
Los Angeles County won summary judgment against former probation chief Adolfo Gonzales, with a judge ruling his wrongful termi...
Los Angeles County Judge Lawrence P. Riff approved mechanisms to distribute billions in settlements compensating thousands of ...
Civil Litigation
Santa Ana settles zoning dispute with nonprofit medical clinic
By Skyler Romero
Santa Ana agreed to pay $550,000 to settle a federal lawsuit by nonprofit Share Our Selves, which accused the city of using zo...
Judges and Judiciary
Judge questions power to order bar to provide attorneys
By James Twomey
A San Francisco felony judge is considering whether he can order the local bar association to supply more lawyers for indigent...