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Judges and Judiciary, Criminal


Superior Court Judge Jeffrey M. Ferguson struggled to explain a self-incriminating text and admitted under cross-examination t...


The swift order from U.S. District Judge Sunshine S. Sykes of Riverside came days after the government said it had no power to...



Immigration, Constitutional Law


U.S. District Judge Jesus J. Bernal wrote that the policy violations violates constitutional and federal law, and issued an em...


Judges and Judiciary, Discipline


The Commission on Judicial Performance publicly censured Judge Michael J. Carrozzo and permanently barred him from serving as ...



Two federal lawsuits claim a Roseville police dog mauled an unarmed teenage girl during a chaotic mall encounter--highlighting...


Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation


City blames homeowners' choices in landslide lawsuits

Apr. 17, 2025
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

Rolling Hills argues homeowners knew of landslide risks and assumed liability by building there, denying responsibility in law...



More than 100 survivors suing the Archdiocese of San Francisco over alleged sexual abuse now have partial access to internal c...


Intellectual Property


MR Technologies, led by Austrian physicist Dieter Suess, sues Toshiba for infringing patents that revolutionized hard disk dri...



Antitrust & Trade Reg.


Objectors to a $2.5B NCAA settlement argue its 10-year injunction violates future athletes' rights, warning of appeal if appro...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Disbarred attorney Paul Paradis testifies about chaotic meetings and alleged misconduct by James Clark in a Los Angeles water ...



Judges and Judiciary, Criminal


A firearms instructor who trained Judge Jeffrey M. Ferguson disputed claims that Ferguson could have fired one-handed--central...


Technology, Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


California Attorney General Rob Bonta has appealed a federal judge's ruling that blocked the state's Age-Appropriate Design Co...



The swift order from U.S. District Judge Sunshine S. Sykes of Riverside came days after the government said it had no power to...


Litigation & Arbitration


Ares Management's $204 million acquisition of a majority stake in Omni Bridgeway's litigation fund marks private equity's sign...




Consumer Watchdog sues over FAIR Plan surcharges

Apr. 16, 2025
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

Consumer Watchdog sues California's Insurance Department, alleging illegal surcharges on FAIR Plan policyholders to cover $500...


Environmental & Energy


Two lawsuits filed Tuesday in Santa Barbara County aim to stop a Texas oil company from restarting a pipeline system linked to...



A judge grants a temporary restraining order against Sonoma State University, blocking $6.8 million in academic cuts, citing p...


Intellectual Property


A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel on Tuesday upheld what is believed to be the largest Lanham Act verdict in history i...



State Bar & Bar Associations


A State Bar witness testifies that Los Angeles officials, including former Deputy City Attorney James Clark, orchestrated a co...


Data Privacy


AI firm faces privacy violation lawsuit

Apr. 16, 2025
By Wisdom Howell

National Domestic Violence Hotline callers sue Genesys Cloud Services, alleging its AI software illegally collected personal d...



Data Privacy


In a heated discovery dispute, plaintiffs' attorneys argue that Twitter is wrongfully withholding 12 incident reports related ...


Litigation & Arbitration, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


A circuit panel on Tuesday upheld a ruling denying arbitration in a class action over automatic subscription fees -- but the a...



On the second day of Judge Jeffrey M. Ferguson's retrial, his son testified about a long-buried family secret that prosecutors...


Civil Litigation


Two online casino companies sue Ben Travis Law and Kind Law, alleging the firms filed hundreds of baseless arbitration claims ...



Civil Litigation


A Los Angeles County jury awarded $48 million to victims of a child predator teacher who they found was allowed to molest chil...


Torts/Personal Injury


A Christmas Day explosion that leveled a home and restaurant in Capitola Village has triggered a class action against Pacific ...



Judges and Judiciary


Judge's son freezes up during testimony of mother's killing

Apr. 15, 2025
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

The son of Orange County Judge Jeffrey M. Ferguson testified Monday that he struggled to remember the night his father fatally...


Litigation & Arbitration


Gucci's alleged failure to pay arbitration fees on time could lead to a class action lawsuit, with claims its website misused ...



Antitrust & Trade Reg.


A federal judge allows consumers' antitrust claims against Live Nation and Ticketmaster, alleging monopolistic practices infla...


Immigration, Administrative/Regulatory


Federal agencies appeal an Oakland judge's order to restore a $5 billion legal aid fund for 26,000 migrant minors, claiming a ...