A federal judge reduced a $7 million fee award in immigration litigation, excluding $172,000 in law student billing and applyi...
A defense psychiatric expert testified plaintiff's mental health issues stemmed from trauma and genetics, not social media add...
Electric air-taxi developer accuses rival of misclassifying Chinese-made aircraft components
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Archer Aviation alleges Joby misclassified Chinese-made aircraft components as consumer goods to evade tariffs and misled the ...
Commissioner, now judge, approved order with fake AI case citations
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
A Court of Appeal panel sanctioned a lawyer $5,000 for repeatedly citing fabricated cases in a dog custody dispute but also wa...
Judge told public defender's office to accept new indigent clients during claimed crisis.
Intellectual Property
Judge orders new filings in Epidemic Sound-Meta copyright suit
By James Twomey
Epidemic Sound, a Swedish music production and licensing company, sued Meta in 2022 alleging the tech giant copied and distrib...
Technology
Federal judge bars Perplexity's AI shopping agents from Amazon site
By Laurinda Keys
A federal judge granted Amazon a preliminary injunction blocking Perplexity's Comet AI agents from accessing Amazon systems an...
The State Bar has accused DTLA Law Group founder Salar Hendizadeh of unauthorized multistate practice, failing to supervise no...
Prosecutors say Ari J. Lauer helped legitimize a billion-dollar scheme involving mobile solar generators.
International arbitration leaders gather in San Francisco for global disputes conference
By Jack Needham
Speakers at the opening of California International Arbitration Week said geopolitical tensions, technological change and grow...
Nationwide, employment litigation in federal courts has rebounded sharply since pandemic disruptions temporarily slowed case f...
Judge dismisses securities class action over Edison wildfire statements
By Skyler Romero
A federal judge ruled Edison's statements about its wildfire prevention program were too general to be proven false, dismissi...
Therapist says social media not primary cause of teen's mental health issues
By Devon Belcher
A therapist who treated the plaintiff testified she never concluded Instagram or YouTube caused the teen's mental health probl...
Twitter's former deal lawyer testified Musk's attorneys issued threats and hinted at consequences if the company forced the me...
Prosecutors say Ari J. Lauer helped legitimize a billion-dollar scheme involving mobile solar generators.
Cardrooms sue Bonta over rules they say could shut down blackjack
By Malcolm Maclachlan
California cardrooms sued Attorney General Rob Bonta to block new Department of Justice regulations they say would effectively...
The Daily Journal livestreamed from the 2026 California International Arbitration Week. Catch up on all of the videos here.
Amazon attorney rebuked for missed deadlines in driver's harassment suit
By James Twomey
A San Francisco judge sanctioned an Amazon contractor's attorney $3,500 and rebuked her for ignoring discovery orders in a del...
Judge weighs dismissal of Ford's $100M RICO suit against Lemon Law firms
By Skyler Romero
A federal judge said she will soon rule on Ford's $100 million RICO lawsuit accusing Lemon Law attorneys of a decade-long sche...
Disney agreed to pay $50 million to settle claims it forced streaming services to include ESPN in basic packages to prevent ri...
Ex-Meta engineer testifies Instagram 'uses you' in social media addiction trial
By Devon Belcher
Plaintiff's final witness told jurors Instagram's recommendation systems and design features encouraged excessive use by young...
Musk attorneys accuse judge of improper contact with witness, seek mistrial
By Daniel Schrager
Elon Musk's lawyers accused Judge Charles R. Breyer of improper contact with witness Ned Segal in the Twitter-related securiti...
Attorney-client privilege dispute emerges as Musk testifies in Twitter securities trial
By Daniel Schrager
A federal judge grappled with attorney-client privilege issues as Elon Musk resumed testimony in a securities trial over his s...
Judge questions ripeness of challenge to housing law targeting project
By Skyler Romero
A federal judge questioned whether a developer's constitutional challenge to Senate Bill 158 is ripe, signaling possible dismi...
Former OC man gets 84 months for threats against family court judge
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
A federal judge sentenced a former Laguna Niguel man to more than seven years in prison after a jury found he sent violent thr...
A former Meta safety engineer testified that company leaders avoided discussing Instagram addiction risks and failed to priori...
Class Action
Grubhub's $24.75M driver misclassification settlement moves toward approval
By James Twomey
A federal judge signaled approval of Grubhub's $24.75 million settlement with California delivery drivers in a long-running mi...
Former Girardi Keese lawyer pleads guilty to contempt over Lion Air funds
By Skyler Romero
Former Girardi Keese attorney Keith Griffin pleaded guilty to criminal contempt for failing to ensure $7.5 million in Lion Air...
Girl Scouts San Diego sues confectionery over cookie-baking contract
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Girl Scouts San Diego says Ferrero U.S.A. and its subsidiary Little Brownie Bakers breached a cookie-baking contract that was ...