Technology, Intellectual Property, Civil Litigation
Novelist sues Apple over AI use of copyrighted works
By Craig Anderson
Author Tasha Alexander alleges Apple trained its 'Apple Intelligence' model using her books without permission.
Slideshow, Community News
Duane Morris Marks 20 Years in Los Angeles at Academy Museum Celebration
By Ricardo Pineda
Firm leaders, clients, and alumni gathered Wednesday at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures to celebrate Duane Morris LLP's ...
Environmental groups sue U.S. over whale deaths from California shipping lanes
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Two national environmental organizations accuse federal agencies of ignoring a court order to assess how shipping routes off C...
Neutral Richard Segal helps parties focus on the math, rather than proving they're right.
State Bar & Bar Associations
California Supreme Court rejects State Bar plan to cut sanctions, automatic expungement
By Craig Anderson
Justices instead approved only installment-payment clarifications, adopted (with modifications) cross-state license recognitio...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit upholds stay of TRO blocking Trump's federalization of California Guard
By Craig Anderson
Several liberal judges issue sharp dissents as the appeals court lets stand a stay of a San Francisco judge's order stopping t...
Judges and Judiciary, Government
State judges may face pay freeze amid budget shortfall
By Craig Anderson
A preliminary California Department of Human Resources calculation shows no judicial pay increase for the 2025-26 fiscal year,...
Torts/Personal Injury
Parris Law Firm secures $77M for injured motorcyclist
By Skyler Romero
A Los Angeles County jury awarded $77 million to a motorcyclist represented by the Parris Law Firm, finding the defendant full...
Meltdown over public defense in San Francisco months in the making
By Malcolm Maclachlan, James Twomey
The San Francisco Superior Court said it will begin releasing criminal defendants because the Public Defender's Office lacks e...
Live Nation and Ticketmaster urged a Los Angeles federal judge to deny class certification, arguing millions of concertgoers' ...
A San Jose federal trial over Valeo's claims that Nvidia used stolen automotive software was postponed to January 2026 as both...
Judge rules used Audi buyers can't claim lemon law protections
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Orange County Superior Court Judge Bradley Erdosi granted summary judgment to Volkswagen Group of America, finding that buyers...
Michael Lancaster will oversee the company's global legal operations, including commercial contracts, compliance, and protecti...
The appointments include one judge each in Fresno, Mendocino, Orange, San Francisco, San Mateo, Solano, and Tulare Counties, a...
California, US Justice Department clash over $4B high-speed rail funding
By Malcolm Maclachlan
California and the U.S. Department of Justice sparred Tuesday in federal court over whether to delay the state's lawsuit chall...
MGA Entertainment seeks appellate review to avoid a fourth jury trial, arguing punitive damages tied to equitable relief like ...
Trinity County Judge Eric Heryford was publicly censured for falsely signing salary affidavits while delaying rulings in multi...
A San Francisco judge ordered 41 law firms to investigate potential leaks of sealed court records in Uber sexual assault litig...
Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg., 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit panel questions Apple sanctions in Epic Games contempt fight
By Craig Anderson
Two judges on a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel signaled concern Tuesday with an Oakland judge's order barring Apple f...
Civil Litigation
Judge rules LA County violated zoning with Acton battery project
By Skyler Romero
A judge ruled Los Angeles County improperly approved a battery storage project in Acton, siding with a local group that claime...
Jury awards $6M to former CSU administrator in harassment and retaliation case
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Dr. Anissa Rogers claimed CSU San Bernardino's Palm Desert campus subjected her to pervasive gender-based harassment, failed t...
Veteran antitrust litigator Francis Scarpulla pivots to full-time ADR practice
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Scarpulla said he hopes to assist with large-scale, multiparty disputes in Los Angeles and San Francisco superior court, and t...
Criminal
San Francisco court freeing pre-trial custody defendants, no attorneys available
By James Twomey
San Francisco courts will begin releasing pre-trial defendants without attorneys, citing constitutional mandates, as the Publi...
Intellectual Property
US patent chief seizes control of patent reviews
By Craig Anderson
New rulemaking and direct oversight by John A. Squires could dismantle key provisions of the America Invents Act, critics warn.
As social media shifts toward short-form video, attorneys are redefining their marketing playbooks -- balancing creativity and...
Los Angeles jury ruled for Disney's 20th Century Television, rejecting actor Rockmond Dunbar's claim he was unlawfully fired ...
Ford Motor Co. and California lemon law firms continue their racketeering dispute, with Knight Law and co-defendants urging di...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Judge sanctions McDonald's counsel over repeated discovery delays
By James Twomey
Judge Ethan P. Schulman sanctioned a McDonald's franchise's attorney for repeated discovery delays, scolding both sides for p...
Civil Litigation
Judge orders Zuckerberg, Mosseri, Spiegel to testify in social media trials
By Skyler Romero
A Los Angeles judge ordered Mark Zuckerberg, Adam Mosseri and Evan Spiegel to testify in bellwether trials over claims that Fa...
9th Circuit rules says no-contest pleas can't be used to bar civil rights claims
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
In a first-of-its-kind ruling, the 9th Circuit held that federal evidence rules bar using a nolo contendere plea to defeat a ...