Ford Motor Co. alleges the Los Angeles lemon law firm used nonlawyers and overseas virtual assistants to perform work later bi...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Jackson estate arbitration fight tests federal sexual assault law
By Skyler Romero
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.
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...
Judges and Judiciary
Judicial ethics committee seeks comment on draft opinion finding judges generally may appoint a colleague's attorney spouse as...
Judges and Judiciary
Deputy DA unseats incumbent LA judge in rare election upset
By Laurinda Keys
Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney Tal Khan Valbuena defeated incumbent Judge Robert S. Draper in a rare judicial ele...
Entertainment & Sports
Tyra Banks faces uphill battle in Netflix defamation suit, legal experts say
By Skyler Romero
Banks' lawsuit against Netflix has sparked debate among media and entertainment lawyers, who say the case highlights the tensi...
Environmental & Energy
Carson odor plaintiffs defend $8.8M verdict against post-trial challenge
By Devon Belcher
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
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A ballot measure that would create broad exemptions and accelerated review procedures under CEQA has qualified for November, d...
Class Action
Perplexity sued over alleged cuts to premium AI subscription benefits
By Daniel Schrager
A proposed class action alleges Perplexity sharply reduced access to its Deep Research feature for Pro subscribers and reroute...
Intellectual Property
AI legal software company sues rival over patent infringement
By Daniel Schrager
AI.Law filed a federal patent infringement lawsuit against competitor Eve Legal, alleging the company's document-generation pl...
Civil Rights
Celebrity trainer sues Equinox, alleges race and disability discrimination
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Mario Godiva, a high-profile fitness instructor and cancer survivor, alleges Equinox discriminated against him because of his ...
Torts/Personal Injury
Trucking company's independent-contractor defense fails in $52M verdict
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
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
San Bruno victim testifies she was kept in dark about $28M settlement
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
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
Report: Los Angeles County ranked among nation's top courts for plaintiff verdicts
By Skyler Romero
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...
A shareholder derivative suit filed in Northern California accuses Adobe executives of misleading investors about the content ...
Intellectual Property
OpenAI defeats xAI trade secrets case over recruiting presentation
By Daniel Schrager
A federal judge dismissed xAI's trade secrets lawsuit against OpenAI with prejudice, ruling that allegations stemming from Ope...
Government
Is Jennifer Siebel Newsom becoming Gavin Newsom's political vulnerability?
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Gov. Gavin Newsom is escalating his fight with the Trump administration after revealing a federal investigation involving his ...
Class Action
Class action alleges Blue Diamond Growers 'smokehouse' almonds aren't smoked
By Alicia Alvarez
A California resident alleges that the company misleadingly labeled the product, prompting her to purchase the goods expecting...
Government
Oversight Commission sues to enforce subpoenas for sheriff's records
By Skyler Romero
A petition filed Monday claims county counsel cannot simultaneously advise the Oversight Commission and represent the Sheriff'...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
State Bar alleges Girardi Keese lawyer helped conceal diversion of San Bruno settlement funds
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
State Bar prosecutors contend Robert W. Finnerty knew settlement proceeds belonging to the Rui Gomez family were being imprope...
Civil Procedure
LA Superior Court among nation's top venues for billion-dollar verdicts, report finds
By Skyler Romero
A LexisNexis analysis found that plaintiffs won more than $2.4 billion in jury verdicts in Los Angeles County Superior Court b...
Civil Rights
LA seeks sanctions, stay in $800M Angels Landing civil rights suit
By Skyler Romero
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
Judge gives Hochman more time to support fraud claims in $4B abuse settlement
By Devon Belcher
A Los Angeles judge declined to immediately halt distributions from Los Angeles County's $4 billion juvenile sexual abuse sett...
Government
Newsom says DOJ is investigating him as experts warn of lasting consequences
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The governor alleges federal investigators are scrutinizing him and his family, while legal experts say even an investigation ...
Class Action
Anthropic sued over claims about premium AI subscription limits
By Daniel Schrager
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
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Los Angeles City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto says accountability concerns prevent her from signing contracts, while eviction...