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Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Judge Ethan P. Schulman sanctioned a McDonald's franchise's attorney for repeated discovery delays, scolding both sides for p...


A Los Angeles judge ordered Mark Zuckerberg, Adam Mosseri and Evan Spiegel to testify in bellwether trials over claims that Fa...


In a first-of-its-kind ruling, the 9th Circuit held that federal evidence rules bar using a nolo contendere plea to defeat a ...


A Los Angeles County widow has sued Forest Lawn Memorial-Park Association, alleging the Covina Hills funeral home displayed t...


Federal courts in California enter "phase two" of shutdown operations Monday, furloughing staff and scaling back functions aft...


Civil Litigation


A Los Angeles judge denied a bid to disqualify Playboy's experts and counsel in a trademark suit against Advanced Vita Supplem...


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


A federal judge tentatively approved class certification in an antitrust lawsuit alleging that a $12.8 billion Altria and Juul...


Technology


Authors sued Salesforce, alleging its AI model XGen was trained on pirated books. The putative class action, led by attorney J...


Technology


California's AI laws are setting national trend

Oct. 20, 2025
By Malcolm Maclachlan

As Congress stalls on artificial intelligence regulation, California's sweeping AI legislation is setting a national benchmark...



Driven to Win

Oct. 20, 2025

Paul Goyette has built a litigation boutique driven by teamwork, competitiveness, and steady growth


Los Angeles County reached a tentative $828 million settlement in over 400 AB 218 childhood sexual abuse cases, adding to a pr...


Civil Litigation


A Los Angeles judge is weighing class certification for homeowners claiming property damage from smoke and ash caused by the 2...


Environmental & Energy


Two California community energy agencies sued solar developer Origis USA, alleging a $200 million scheme to inflate project co...


Constitutional Law


A Central District defense lawyer moved to dismiss his client's indictment, citing the government's failure to fund Criminal J...



NLRB sues California over new 'trigger' labor law

Oct. 17, 2025
By Malcolm Maclachlan

The NLRB sued to block California's AB 288, a "trigger law" empowering a state agency to enforce federal labor rights when the...



Appeals court upholds renaming of Hastings law school

Oct. 17, 2025
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

The 1st District Court of Appeal ruled the Legislature lawfully renamed Hastings College of the Law and eliminated a hereditar...


A state appellate panel ruled in an unpublished decision that a man selling drugs from a sidewalk tent in Hollywood had no rea...



Building Trust

Oct. 17, 2025

Neutral Robert Sunderland says telling people things they don't want to hear is an art.


Despite an aggressive legal defense led by former U.S. Labor Secretary Thomas Perez, the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors...


Civil Litigation


Amco Insurance sued Paradise Inn seeking a declaration it needn't defend or indemnify the hotel in a sex trafficking lawsuit, ...


A Sacramento Superior Court judge expressed doubts that taxpayer organizations have standing to challenge a new law revising h...


Civil Litigation


A Los Angeles judge struck overly long opposition papers in a civil rights case about 2020 protest tactics by law enforcement,...


Immigration


Immigrant advocates sued Homeland Security and ICE, alleging new enforcement guidance unlawfully strips humanitarian protectio...


The city of Palm Springs agreed to pay $5.91 million to the families--primarily Black, Latino, and Native American--who were f...


Fenton Jurkowitz Law Group, known for its five-decade record in health care litigation and compliance, is winding down operati...


A San Francisco federal judge granted a temporary restraining order blocking the Trump administration from issuing reduction-i...


Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed AB 250, creating a two-year window in 2026-27 for adult survivors of sexual assault to bring prev...


A federal judge is weighing whether Acting U.S. Attorney Bilal Essayli is lawfully serving, amid claims his appointment violat...


Civil Litigation


The California Faculty Association sued Cal State over disclosing employee data to federal investigators probing antisemitism,...


Litigation & Arbitration


A judge upheld Tesla's arbitration win against a former employee who claimed bias, after the arbitrator switched legal standar...