Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Judge temporarily seals disputed attorney-client records in sheriff oversight fight
By Skyler Romero
A Los Angeles County judge temporarily sealed filings in the Sheriff Civilian Oversight Commission's subpoena lawsuit while th...
Law Practice
Womble adds 29-person product liability litigation team from Lewis Brisbois
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Merrick Benn, U.S. chair and CEO of Womble Bond Dickinson, said the group will expand Womble's national litigation capabilities.
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Deel seeks sanctions over Rippling's 'honeypot' spy trap
By Daniel Schrager
Deel says Rippling's general counsel crossed an ethical line by sending a deliberately misleading communication designed to ex...
Criminal
Factual innocence ruling gives exoneree path to compensation, cleared record
By Skyler Romero
Judge's finding that Michael Renteria did not commit a 2013 shooting goes beyond vacating his convictions and removes a major ...
Environmental & Energy
Coastal Commission seeks dismissal of Pacific Pipeline lawsuit
By Malcolm Maclachlan
State argues sovereign immunity protects the commission and says Pacific Pipeline's challenge to efforts to restart the Las Fl...
Law Practice
Plaintiffs' bar braces for tort reform battles, calls to police its own
By Jack Needham
Leading plaintiffs' attorneys say fights over wildfires, public entity liability and contingency fees are looming, while some ...
Civil Procedure
Judge leans toward allowing Eaton Fire discovery into 2019 Edison arcing incident
By Devon Belcher
Plaintiffs say earlier incidents could show what Southern California Edison knew about electrical induction hazards before the...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Judge finds triable issues over whether lawyer aided wife against client
By Laurinda Keys
A Los Angeles judge denied summary judgment for attorney Joel Athey, finding triable issues on whether he represented a former...
Real Estate/Development
Judge voids Hollywood Park development agreement in Inglewood dispute
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Hollywood Park used a voter-sponsored initiative to amend a 2009 agreement and allow construction of SoFi Stadium, but the cit...
Law Practice
Sullivan & Cromwell adds former Fox legal chief Viet Dinh in Los Angeles
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Dinh will advise boards and senior executives on major transactions, governance, regulatory and public policy matters, litigat...
Technology
Social media addiction lawsuits test limits of Section 230
By Daniel Schrager
Plaintiffs are increasingly arguing that addictive platform features are defective product designs rather than third-party con...
Consumer Law
Fortnite addiction keeps teen's claims out of arbitration
By Devon Belcher
A Los Angeles judge found a teenager's alleged addiction to Fortnite impaired his ability to voluntarily stop playing, allowin...
Environmental & Energy
Tobacco giants move California filter pollution lawsuits to federal court
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Philip Morris and R.J. Reynolds argue lawsuits by Sacramento County and Fresno over pollution from discarded cigarette filters...
Civil Procedure
Judge blocks expert from selling Lenovo's confidential files
By Daniel Schrager
U.S. District Judge Jeffrey S. White issued an injunction barring a plaintiffs' expert from selling or sharing more than 3,500...
Law Practice
For jurors, seeing the client's story can make a difference
By Diana Bosetti
Rachel Gezerseh, a former documentary filmmaker turned plaintiffs' attorney, is urging lawyers to use accessible video technol...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
9th Circuit says Roblox waived arbitration by litigating first
By Skyler Romero
A divided panel ruled Roblox could not seek dismissal of a proposed class action on the merits, then turn to arbitration after...
Founded by 19 women lawyers in 1976, Marin County Women Lawyers marks its 50th anniversary celebrating decades of mentorship, ...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Sealed DTLA dismissal raises questions about bar's next move
By Laurinda Keys
The sealed dismissal of a sprawling disciplinary case against DTLA attorneys leaves unanswered why prosecutors abandoned the c...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
What the State Bar's sealing rule requires
By Laurinda Keys
An Orange County jury rejected claims that defects in a Yamaha YXZ1000R caused or worsened a crash that left the plaintiff wit...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
AI shortcuts can lead to long-term courtroom consequences
By Diana Bosetti
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Theresa Traber warned attorneys that careless use of AI can damage their credibility with jud...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Lawyers' own ads could become ammunition under SB 37
By Diana Bosetti
California's new attorney-advertising law could turn lawyers' own marketing against them, exposing firms to lawsuits, State Ba...
UC Irvine Law lets first-year students tailor writing course to career paths
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
A spring 2027 pilot will let first-year students choose among litigation, transactional and legislative advocacy, and public-i...
Civil Procedure
Federal courts routinely grant sealing requests, Stanford study finds
By Skyler Romero
Researchers found at least 90% of federal court motions to seal were granted, often without opposition and sometimes without i...
Torts/Personal Injury
Rowley threatens lawsuits against 'bad actors' in plaintiffs' bar
By Jack Needham
Trial lawyer Nick Rowley called on plaintiffs' attorneys to police colleagues he says are exploiting clients and fueling tort ...
Constitutional Law
Conservative YouTuber sues to block California immigration-services privacy law
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Nick Shirley argues AB 2624 violates the First Amendment and could chill reporting on immigration-service providers.
Abir sees AI reshaping law firms as industry consolidation accelerates
By Diana Bosetti
Danny Abir predicts that attorney shortages, growing competition and rapid advances in artificial intelligence will accelerate...
Judge Jeffrey S. Ross is weighing how to wind down the 2017 wildfire JCCP while preserving access to records needed to resolve...
Insurance
Insurers face mounting pressure over clergy sex abuse claims
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A $30 million Minnesota settlement comes as recent California rulings complicate insurers' efforts to limit liability for deca...