Civil Litigation
Ventura, contractor settle tree branch death suit for $19M
By Skyler Romero
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
Chief Justice says jury trial right ends at California court door
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The California Supreme Court ruled that forum selection clauses are enforceable even if they require litigation in jurisdictio...
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
Inventor denies killing wife as jury awards $23.6M to her parents
By James Twomey
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
Supreme Court relies heavily on emergency docket, experts say
By Craig Anderson
At the 9th Circuit Judicial Conference, legal experts said the high court majority increasingly uses its emergency docket to f...
Securities
Judge asked to approve $150M Zoom investor class settlement
By Wisdom Howell
Robbins Geller seeks final approval of a $150 million Zoom settlement and about $28 million in fees after litigating claims th...
Orange County attorney Tiffany Chang said the award carried deep personal significance tied to her mentor's legacy in the figh...
Education Law
LA district can't block charter schools from sharing campuses
By Skyler Romero
A Los Angeles judge ruled that LAUSD's policy blocking charter schools from sharing campuses violates Proposition 39, ensuring...
Real Estate/Development, Environmental & Energy
Judge halts project over threat to rare flower, shrimp, snakes
By Laurinda Keys
A federal judge paused a development project near Chico after ruling that U.S. officials failed to assess climate change risks...
Civil Litigation
FDA accused of bypassing safety review for spinal device
By Devon Belcher
A man who became paraplegic after spinal device complications sued Boston Scientific and the FDA, claiming unsafe design chang...
California courts brace for cuts, interpreter shortages, AI challenges
By Malcolm Maclachlan
At its latest meeting, the Judicial Council approved new AI rules, raised alarms over an aging interpreter workforce, and outl...
Civil Litigation
Activision seeks dismissal of suit linking it to Uvalde shooting
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Activision urged a judge to dismiss claims linking it to the Uvalde mass school shooter, while plaintiffs argued the video gam...
Constitutional Law
US judge blocks Washington law making priests report abuse confessions
By Craig Anderson
Catholic bishops challenged Washington's new clergy reporting law that requires them to disclose what they hear about in confe...
Torts/Personal Injury
Families seek faster depositions in Santa Clara VTA shooting lawsuit
By James Twomey
Families of Santa Clara VTA shooting victims push to expedite depositions and begin mediation, saying they have strong evidenc...
Civil Litigation
LA says Airbnb didn't do enough to halt price-gouging
By Skyler Romero
Los Angeles sued Airbnb, claiming the platform allowed price-gouging after January wildfires and misled users with flawed host...
Disbarred Bay Area lawyer gets life without parole for 2008 Palm Springs murder
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
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 seeks dismissal of lawsuit over fired 'security risk'
By Wisdom Howell
X Corp. argues a former Twitter employee was fired for cause, not laid off, and seeks to dismiss his lawsuit ahead of a Septem...
Labor/Employment
'Hell, Yes': How 2 top plaintiff lawyers joined forces to fight for women
By John Roemer
After decades of parallel careers fighting workplace discrimination and sexual harassment, plaintiff attorneys Genie E. Harris...
Civil Litigation
LA to pay $48.8M for garbage truck hitting pedestrian in cross walk
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
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
Peacock TV settles $3.6M lawsuit over deceptive subscription
By Skyler Romero
Los Angeles County settled with Peacock TV for $3.6 million, alleging the streaming service enrolled free trial users in paid ...
Constitutional Law
Catholic Church, White House oppose law on abuse reporting
By Craig Anderson
A Washington state law making clergy mandatory reporters of child abuse faces legal challenges from Catholic leaders and the T...
Civil Litigation
San Fernando council ignored city attorney, faces lawsuit over housing project
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Developers sue San Fernando, alleging the city council illegally rejected a low-income housing project, ignoring the city atto...
Civil Litigation
AT&T must face trial for investor's $24M crypto loss
By Devon Belcher
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
SF nonprofit's fight with city brings new lawsuit over funds
By James Twomey
A San Francisco nonprofit, United Council of Human Services, sues the city and others, alleging wrongful withholding of $900 m...
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...
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
Judge certifies class against Anthropic for copyright infringement
By Wisdom Howell
Federal judge certifies class action against Anthropic for pirating 7 million books to train AI assistant Claude, rejecting fa...
Anaheim approves $250K for immigrant aid program amid ICE challenges
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
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
9th Circuit questions Trump bid to end Venezuelans' protected status
By Craig Anderson
Oral arguments in Pasadena started late due to what Judge Kim McLane Wardlaw said was "commotion." Several dozen demonstrators...