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Ethics/Professional Responsibility


A Los Angeles County judge temporarily sealed filings in the Sheriff Civilian Oversight Commission's subpoena lawsuit while th...


Law Practice


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 says Rippling's general counsel crossed an ethical line by sending a deliberately misleading communication designed to ex...


Judge's finding that Michael Renteria did not commit a 2013 shooting goes beyond vacating his convictions and removes a major ...


Environmental & Energy


State argues sovereign immunity protects the commission and says Pacific Pipeline's challenge to efforts to restart the Las Fl...


Leading plaintiffs' attorneys say fights over wildfires, public entity liability and contingency fees are looming, while some ...


Plaintiffs say earlier incidents could show what Southern California Edison knew about electrical induction hazards before the...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility


A Los Angeles judge denied summary judgment for attorney Joel Athey, finding triable issues on whether he represented a former...


Real Estate/Development


Hollywood Park used a voter-sponsored initiative to amend a 2009 agreement and allow construction of SoFi Stadium, but the cit...


Law Practice


Dinh will advise boards and senior executives on major transactions, governance, regulatory and public policy matters, litigat...


Technology


Plaintiffs are increasingly arguing that addictive platform features are defective product designs rather than third-party con...


Consumer Law


A Los Angeles judge found a teenager's alleged addiction to Fortnite impaired his ability to voluntarily stop playing, allowin...


Environmental & Energy


Philip Morris and R.J. Reynolds argue lawsuits by Sacramento County and Fresno over pollution from discarded cigarette filters...


Civil Procedure


U.S. District Judge Jeffrey S. White issued an injunction barring a plaintiffs' expert from selling or sharing more than 3,500...


Law Practice


Rachel Gezerseh, a former documentary filmmaker turned plaintiffs' attorney, is urging lawyers to use accessible video technol...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


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


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

Sep. 8, 2026
By Laurinda Keys



Yamaha wins defense verdict in $320M off-road vehicle case

Sep. 8, 2026
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

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


Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Theresa Traber warned attorneys that careless use of AI can damage their credibility with jud...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility


California's new attorney-advertising law could turn lawyers' own marketing against them, exposing firms to lawsuits, State Ba...


A spring 2027 pilot will let first-year students choose among litigation, transactional and legislative advocacy, and public-i...


Civil Procedure


Researchers found at least 90% of federal court motions to seal were granted, often without opposition and sometimes without i...


Torts/Personal Injury


Trial lawyer Nick Rowley called on plaintiffs' attorneys to police colleagues he says are exploiting clients and fueling tort ...



Constitutional Law


Nick Shirley argues AB 2624 violates the First Amendment and could chill reporting on immigration-service providers.


Danny Abir predicts that attorney shortages, growing competition and rapid advances in artificial intelligence will accelerate...


Civil Procedure


North Bay fire litigation moves closer to an end

Sep. 4, 2026
By Alicia Alvarez

Judge Jeffrey S. Ross is weighing how to wind down the 2017 wildfire JCCP while preserving access to records needed to resolve...


Insurance


A $30 million Minnesota settlement comes as recent California rulings complicate insurers' efforts to limit liability for deca...