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Palisades Fire defendant list grows to 12

Oct. 13, 2025
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

The new master complaint adds telecommunications companies, government entities and a private museum to the list of claimed de...


California Supreme Court


Civil rights advocates urge a second Latino justice on the seven-member court, while others say the bench is already highly di...


Civil Litigation


A San Francisco judge partially overruled a demurrer that could shape the outcome of a high-stakes legal fight between Peter T...


The Palisades Fire master complaint broadens litigation to 12 defendants, alleging shared responsibility among utilities and t...


The estate of writer Travis Michael Flores claims prominent entertainment lawyer Bryan Freedman mishandled Flores's 2021 copyr...


Gov. Gavin Newsom signed SB 79, requiring cities in the state's largest urban counties to allow apartments within a half mile ...


Cassie D. Palmer, former chief of the Public Corruption and Civil Rights Section in Los Angeles, left the U.S. Attorney's Offi...


Santa Clara County prosecutors survived motions challenging a $10 million asset seizure from health care executives accused of...


Midjourney, defended by Cooley LLP, rebuts Warner Bros.' copyright claims, arguing its AI mimics human creativity, uses fair u...


The new laws expand oversight, add funding options, and extend coverage under the state's insurer of last resort, as officials...


In a 5-2 decision, the court said judges may use a 2021 resentencing law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom to reconsider life senten...


Palisades Fire victims expanded their lawsuit, accusing multiple government agencies and utilities of negligence that allegedl...


David Ryan oversaw prosecutions involving cyberattacks, espionage, and election security threats before returning to private p...


Senior U.S. District Judge Lee H. Rosenthal signed off on the deal on Thursday, calling the settlement "fair, reasonable, and ...



Judgment Call

Oct. 10, 2025

Neutral Frederick Link applies ego-free approach to dispute resolution, lawyers say


Litigation & Arbitration


Judge Peter A. Hernandez criticized an attorney for citing fake AI-generated cases but considered his argument to let a defama...


Slideshow, Community News


The American Board of Trial Advocates' Los Angeles Chapter filled West Hollywood's iconic Whiskey a Go Go on Tuesday night for...


Judges and Judiciary, California Supreme Court


Justice Martin J. Jenkins, who made history as the court's first openly gay member and served more than three decades on state...


Criminal, California Supreme Court, California Courts of Appeal


Appellate advocates urged the justices to require ability-to-pay hearings and shift the proof burden to prosecutors. The state...


The "Safe Learning Environments Act" strengthens oversight of school employee misconduct, expands training and background chec...


Government, Constitutional Law, California Supreme Court


Taxpayer groups told the state high court that San Jose's $3.5 billion pension obligation bonds required a public vote. Severa...


Federal prosecutors charged a man with arson in the Palisades Fire, but victims' attorneys say the criminal case confirms thei...


California regulators accuse Tesla Insurance of widespread claims mishandling, bolstering a pending class action. The Departme...



Former state solicitor general to join WilmerHale

Oct. 9, 2025
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Michael Mongan, who served six years as solicitor general, argued major cases for the state, including the Proposition 12 chal...


Scott Paetty, who led high-profile fraud prosecutions including the case against Tom Girardi, has joined DTO Law as a partner ...


The tie-up between Cincinnati-based Frost Brown Todd LLP and New Jersey-based Gibbons P.C. is effective Jan. 1. The combined f...


Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday signed AB 1155, a McGeorge clinic-originated bill requiring California law schools to allow studen...


SB 253 bans remote bar exams and mandates transparency after widespread failures and complaints over the February 2025 test.


Intellectual Property, Civil Litigation


A San Jose federal judge declined to dismiss key claims in a lawsuit brought by major music labels against the developer of AI...


Federal defenders in California argue Bilal Essayli's acting U.S. attorney role violates the Federal Vacancies Reform Act, cit...