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Ford Motor Co. alleges the Los Angeles lemon law firm used nonlawyers and overseas virtual assistants to perform work later bi...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


A federal judge is considering whether sexual abuse claims brought against the Michael Jackson Estate must be arbitrated under...


L.A.'s top civil judge joins the Daily Journal's newest podcast to debunk misconceptions about the court's AI pilot -- and exp...


World travel reinforced retired Judge Daniel Ramirez's belief that mediation offers something litigation often cannot.


Government


Uber, trial lawyers reach deal to avert ballot fight

Jun. 18, 2026
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Proposed compromise would cap some auto-accident recoveries while imposing new rideshare safety requirements.


The California Supreme Court directed the State Bar to seek public comment on a proposed rule creating a community justice wor...


Judicial ethics committee seeks comment on draft opinion finding judges generally may appoint a colleague's attorney spouse as...


Judges and Judiciary


Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney Tal Khan Valbuena defeated incumbent Judge Robert S. Draper in a rare judicial ele...


Entertainment & Sports


Banks' lawsuit against Netflix has sparked debate among media and entertainment lawyers, who say the case highlights the tensi...


Environmental & Energy


Attorneys for Carson residents who won an $8.8 million verdict over a 2021 odor crisis argue the trial record supports the jur...


Environmental & Energy


Voters to decide fate of landmark environmental law

Jun. 18, 2026
By Malcolm Maclachlan

A ballot measure that would create broad exemptions and accelerated review procedures under CEQA has qualified for November, d...


Class Action


A proposed class action alleges Perplexity sharply reduced access to its Deep Research feature for Pro subscribers and reroute...


Intellectual Property


AI.Law filed a federal patent infringement lawsuit against competitor Eve Legal, alleging the company's document-generation pl...


Civil Rights


Mario Godiva, a high-profile fitness instructor and cancer survivor, alleges Equinox discriminated against him because of his ...


Torts/Personal Injury


A Los Angeles County jury awarded $52 million to a motorcyclist severely injured when a semi-truck turned into his path, reje...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Kathleen Rui Gomez told State Bar Court she spent years believing her family's PG&E settlement had not been paid, only to ...


Administrative/Regulatory


A Lex Machina analysis found that plaintiffs won more than $2.4 billion in Los Angeles County Superior Court jury verdicts bet...


A Los Angeles judge signaled concern that Southern California Edison's allegations against Pasadena and Sierra Madre are too b...


Corporate


A shareholder derivative suit filed in Northern California accuses Adobe executives of misleading investors about the content ...


Intellectual Property


A federal judge dismissed xAI's trade secrets lawsuit against OpenAI with prejudice, ruling that allegations stemming from Ope...


Gov. Gavin Newsom is escalating his fight with the Trump administration after revealing a federal investigation involving his ...


A California resident alleges that the company misleadingly labeled the product, prompting her to purchase the goods expecting...


A petition filed Monday claims county counsel cannot simultaneously advise the Oversight Commission and represent the Sheriff'...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility


State Bar prosecutors contend Robert W. Finnerty knew settlement proceeds belonging to the Rui Gomez family were being imprope...


A LexisNexis analysis found that plaintiffs won more than $2.4 billion in jury verdicts in Los Angeles County Superior Court b...


Civil Rights


Los Angeles officials are asking a federal judge to stay or dismiss a lawsuit accusing the city of killing the Angels Landing ...


Torts/Personal Injury


A Los Angeles judge declined to immediately halt distributions from Los Angeles County's $4 billion juvenile sexual abuse sett...


The governor alleges federal investigators are scrutinizing him and his family, while legal experts say even an investigation ...


Class Action


A proposed class action alleges Anthropic overstated the amount of usage available under its most expensive Claude subscriptio...


Government


City attorney, Legal Aid clash over $177M tenant program

Jun. 16, 2026
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Los Angeles City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto says accountability concerns prevent her from signing contracts, while eviction...