Civil Litigation
Palos Verdes resort chief accused of hostility against pregnant staff
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Ex-marketing manager of Terranea Resort, sues for retaliation, saying he defended pregnant staff from the president's hostility.
Intellectual Property, Data Privacy, Contracts
Reddit sues Anthropic, claiming user data misuse
By James Twomey
Reddit sues Anthropic, alleging Claude was trained on user data without consent, violating privacy policies and causing server...
Civil Litigation
Attorneys still trying to get share of fees from cases with Girardi
By Skyler Romero
Attorneys appeal for fees from disbarred Thomas Girardi's firm, as Girardi faces prison for client fraud, with more trials loo...
Data Privacy
Atomic Wallet users say life savings lost in bitcoin hack
By Wisdom Howell
Atomic Wallet faces a putative class action after a $100M cryptocurrency theft by North Korea's Lazarus Group, with plaintiffs...
Mexico City attorney pleads guilty to laundering $52M for Sinaloa Cartel
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Hector Alejandro Paez Garcia admitted to using San Diego shell companies and cryptocurrency, federal prosecutors in the Southe...
Retired judge joins Judicate West after 21 years on Orange County court
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Judge Lon F. Hurwitz presided over complex civil and family law matters for more than two decades.
Civil Litigation
Stone countertop makers get jury win in case claiming liability for silicosis
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
A Torrance jury ruled artificial stone countertops are safe, attributing silicosis to improper handling, not defective product...
Meta urges a judge to compel whistleblowers to disclose communications, arguing his ruling overly protects former employees' F...
The Southern California Chinese Lawyers Association (SCCLA), the nation's first Asian Pacific American bar organization, comme...
Community News
New LA probate court broadcast feature to simplify remote hearings
By Skyler Romero
Los Angeles County probate courts launch a program on June 16 allowing attorneys to monitor multiple remote hearings via a cen...
Legal Education
Senate approves bill to launch public law school at San Jose State
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The California Senate has passed a bill to create a public law school at San Jose State by merging it with Lincoln Law School ...
Civil Litigation
Judicial Council pushes back on bill expanding electronic recording in courts
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Supporters say AB 882 is necessary to preserve accuracy and jobs in a shrinking profession.
Criminal
UC Irvine law clinic secures compassionate release for 2 Georgia inmates
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The cases highlight the evolving role of federal courts in granting relief under reforms like the First Step Act and Fair Sent...
Civil Rights
Judge urges settlement in 10-year disability suit against The Container Store
By James Twomey
A judge pushed for resolution in a decade-long disability rights case against The Container Store, focusing on blind customers...
State Bar & Bar Associations
OCBA to host AI symposium at UC Irvine Law School
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Attorneys can earn 4 MCLE credits at the Orange County Bar Association's June 14 Artificial Intelligence Symposium, which will...
Criminal
Girardi sentenced to 7 years in prison for $15M in client fraud
By Devon Belcher
Tom Girardi sentenced to 87 months in prison for wire fraud, ordered to surrender by July 17 after telling judge mistakes were...
Law Practice
Former DOJ prosecutor who resigned over Trump administration order to drop charges joins Hueston Hennigan
By Craig Anderson
A decorated Army veteran and Harvard Law graduate, Hagan Scotten brings a decade of public corruption and financial crimes exp...
Former DOJ prosecutor who resigned over Trump pressure joins Hueston Hennigan
By Craig Anderson
A decorated Army veteran and Harvard Law graduate, Hagan Scotten brings a decade of public corruption and financial crimes exp...
U.S. Supreme Court, Labor/Employment, Government, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Justice Department asks Supreme Court to block injunction on Trump's federal layoffs plan
By Craig Anderson
The case pits executive authority against legislative oversight, with the 9th Circuit denying a stay and deepening partisan di...
Criminal
Judge finds Tom Girardi fit for prison, rejects mental health exception
By Devon Belcher
Girardi, 86, is set to be sentenced Tuesday for stealing more than $15 million from vulnerable clients.
Civil Litigation
Beverly Hills faces 3rd lawsuit from pro-housing nonprofit amid claims of evading state law
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Californians for Homeownership alleges the city is violating the Housing Accountability Act by using application technicalitie...
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
High school athletes challenge federation of name, image, likeness rules
By Wisdom Howell
The suit draws from the NCAA's recent $2.5 billion NIL settlement and signals a push to extend similar rights to high school a...
State Bar & Bar Associations
More than 200 added to February Bar Exam pass list after scoring changes
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The State Bar revised February bar exam results after a change to its controversial second-read scoring method. The move follo...
Technology, Constitutional Law
San Francisco secures $100K settlement, injunction in deepfake pornography case
By James Twomey
The deal includes a permanent injunction and $100,000 penalty, as the city targets similar sites with help from internet inter...
Appeals court denies City of Hope's challenge to compensation for COVID-era cardiac arrest injury
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The 4th District Court of Appeal has upheld a decision awarding workers' compensation to Andrea Morris, a nurse who suffered c...
The case centers on whether the state improperly bypassed the Attorney General's Office--and a judge called the agency's no-sh...
OC Superior Court mandates e-service in family law cases starting July 1
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Attorneys must register their email addresses to comply with updated California court rules. The shift aims to improve efficie...
Tax, Government
Santa Cruz's new sugar-sweetened beverage tax heads to court
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Business groups say the measure violates the state's Affordable Groceries Act, which prevents local agencies from collecting a...
Entertainment & Sports, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Puig sues media outlets over false gambling claims
By Skyler Romero
The suit came just one day before the 9th Circuit ruled that the former Los Angeles Dodgers is not bound by a withdrawn plea a...
Mishawn L. Nolan and partner Wendy Heimann-Nunes built Nolan Heimann LLP to offer creatives and innovators a legal home attune...