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Civil Litigation


Ventura and its tree contractor settled for $19 million with the family of a man killed by a falling tree branch, in one of Ve...


Contracts, Civil Procedure


The California Supreme Court ruled that forum selection clauses are enforceable even if they require litigation in jurisdictio...


Immigration


A divided 9th Circuit panel exempted a Los Angeles firm's clients from the revived Remain in Mexico policy, allowing them to s...


Torts/Personal Injury


A jury awarded $23.6 million to Alice Ku's family after finding Silicon Valley inventor Harold Herchen responsible for her 201...


U.S. Supreme Court, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


At the 9th Circuit Judicial Conference, legal experts said the high court majority increasingly uses its emergency docket to f...


Securities


Robbins Geller seeks final approval of a $150 million Zoom settlement and about $28 million in fees after litigating claims th...



Orange County attorney receives community service award

Jul. 22, 2025
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Orange County attorney Tiffany Chang said the award carried deep personal significance tied to her mentor's legacy in the figh...


Education Law


A Los Angeles judge ruled that LAUSD's policy blocking charter schools from sharing campuses violates Proposition 39, ensuring...


Real Estate/Development, Environmental & Energy


A federal judge paused a development project near Chico after ruling that U.S. officials failed to assess climate change risks...


Civil Litigation


A man who became paraplegic after spinal device complications sued Boston Scientific and the FDA, claiming unsafe design chang...


At its latest meeting, the Judicial Council approved new AI rules, raised alarms over an aging interpreter workforce, and outl...


Civil Litigation


Activision urged a judge to dismiss claims linking it to the Uvalde mass school shooter, while plaintiffs argued the video gam...


Constitutional Law


Catholic bishops challenged Washington's new clergy reporting law that requires them to disclose what they hear about in confe...


Torts/Personal Injury


Families of Santa Clara VTA shooting victims push to expedite depositions and begin mediation, saying they have strong evidenc...


Civil Litigation


Los Angeles sued Airbnb, claiming the platform allowed price-gouging after January wildfires and misled users with flawed host...


A Riverside judge handed down a life sentence Thursday to David K. Replogle for his part in the 2008 killing of Palm Springs s...


Labor/Employment


X Corp. argues a former Twitter employee was fired for cause, not laid off, and seeks to dismiss his lawsuit ahead of a Septem...


After decades of parallel careers fighting workplace discrimination and sexual harassment, plaintiff attorneys Genie E. Harris...


Civil Litigation


A Los Angeles jury awarded $48.8M to Kamran Hakimi, left comatose after a city garbage truck struck him in a crosswalk, despit...


Civil Litigation


Los Angeles County settled with Peacock TV for $3.6 million, alleging the streaming service enrolled free trial users in paid ...


Constitutional Law


A Washington state law making clergy mandatory reporters of child abuse faces legal challenges from Catholic leaders and the T...


Civil Litigation


Developers sue San Fernando, alleging the city council illegally rejected a low-income housing project, ignoring the city atto...


Civil Litigation


A judge ruled AT&T may have violated the Federal Communications Act, allowing a jury to decide if the company's failure to...


Civil Litigation


A San Francisco nonprofit, United Council of Human Services, sues the city and others, alleging wrongful withholding of $900 m...



Harry Marcus 'Skip' Brittenham, 1941-2025

Jul. 18, 2025
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Influential Hollywood lawyer and 'deal maker' behind groundbreaking backend agreements and major studio deals


A Sacramento lawsuit challenges the Female Sex Offender Risk Assessment tool's validity, claiming it's unvalidated, causing un...



LA ABOTA chapter takes top honor at annual gala

Jul. 18, 2025
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

The Los Angeles chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates was named ABOTA's 2024 Large Chapter of the Year for its lead...


Intellectual Property


Federal judge certifies class action against Anthropic for pirating 7 million books to train AI assistant Claude, rejecting fa...


A new phase of Anaheim's immigrant aid program launches with public funds after a federal court order restrains ICE and CBP p...


Immigration, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


Oral arguments in Pasadena started late due to what Judge Kim McLane Wardlaw said was "commotion." Several dozen demonstrators...