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Hedge funds buying wildfire subrogation claims from insurers raise concerns about conflicting interests with attorneys, potent...


Technology, Civil Litigation


Irvine attorney James Stout plans to refile a libel lawsuit in state court against a TikTok creator for orchestrating a review...


Litigation & Arbitration, California Supreme Court


During arguments, justices questioned Wednesday whether SB 707's strict penalties on employers that make late payments to neut...


Law Practice


Edward R. Reines and Derek C. Walter will continue representing CareDx Inc. in high-stakes litigation as they settle into new ...


San Mateo golf course restaurant owner sues city, alleging it knowingly leased a moldy, flood-prone building, leading to an em...


Labor/Employment


Kiley McCarthy-Connolly Scholtz joins firm's Irvine office, enhancing labor and employment capabilities


Automaker claims attorneys fabricated thousands of hours of work in a decade-long scheme; RICO violations alleged. Knight Law ...


Contracts


Winston & Strawn and WilmerHale attorneys are asking a federal judge to sanction each other in an escalating contract disp...


Immigration, Criminal


U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli has announced the launch of Operation Guardian Angel, a federal initiative in the Central District ...


Education Law, Civil Litigation


A Los Angeles judge is reviewing a lawsuit challenging LAUSD's policy on campus co-location, which charter advocates argue vio...


The State Bar of California is under fire after revealing it allowed a contractor to use ChatGPT to help write questions for t...


Formerly with Latham & Watkins, Jeffrey Senac brings extensive experience in leveraged lending, acquisition financing, and...


An Orange County judge has granted Attorney General Rob Bonta and the Department of Housing and Community Development permissi...


A 51-year-old man suffered catastrophic brain damage after Orange County Global Medical Center allegedly failed to provide tim...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility


A San Francisco Superior Court judge sharply criticized a plaintiff's attorney for attempting to seal a class action settlemen...


Judge delays Google's petition to consolidate 2,296 privacy lawsuits alleging Incognito browser data collection, potentially c...


Criminal


Federal judge challenges prosecutor's bid to overturn jury's verdict finding former L.A. County sheriff's deputy guilty of ass...


LA judge accepts defense attorney's declaration under oath that he did not review a confidential client file a former attorney...


LACERA sues former cybersecurity officer Carmelo Marquez for allegedly defrauding $123,000 by secretly funneling contracts to ...


Universities cutting sports programs due to the $2.5 billion NCAA NIL settlement may face lawsuits from athletes, with experts...


Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg., 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


Epic Games argues Apple is retaliating for past legal challenges, escalating a long-running antitrust battle between the two c...


In the wake of a tragic crash that killed a Dana Hills High School student and injured five others, two families have hired le...


The San Francisco-based law firm is expanding its statewide footprint with the addition of longtime Fresno labor attorney Ryan...


The California Valley Miwok Tribe is seeking a court order to stop the California Gambling Control Commission from distributin...


Craig H. Missakian, who has most recently been in private practice in Pasadena, brings decades of legal experience in public s...


Several counties said they would suspend California's AB 1981 jury diversity pilot program, which raised pay for low-income ju...


Honors include first-place prizes for special section and technology reporting; immigration and features stories also recogniz...


Judges and Judiciary


Presiding Judge Bunmi O. Awoniyi of Sacramento County Superior Court was named Judge of the Year by the county bar association...


Real Estate/Development, Constitutional Law


Los Angeles landlords sue over rent control, alleging ordinances are unconstitutional takings. Advocacy group and city seek di...


The city of Los Angeles is faced with two lawsuits from four officers who objected to a former chief's allegedly assigning off...