The new master complaint adds telecommunications companies, government entities and a private museum to the list of claimed de...
California Supreme Court
2028 ambitions loom over Newsom's next state Supreme Court pick
By Craig Anderson
Civil rights advocates urge a second Latino justice on the seven-member court, while others say the bench is already highly di...
Civil Litigation
Former Mithril executive faces setback in fight over data theft claims
By James Twomey
A San Francisco judge partially overruled a demurrer that could shape the outcome of a high-stakes legal fight between Peter T...
Utilities and telecoms face crossfire in widening Palisades Fire case
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
The Palisades Fire master complaint broadens litigation to 12 defendants, alleging shared responsibility among utilities and t...
Estate sues attorney Bryan Freedman for malpractice tied to prior Baldoni copyright case
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The estate of writer Travis Michael Flores claims prominent entertainment lawyer Bryan Freedman mishandled Flores's 2021 copyr...
Newsom backs transit-area housing, angering cities, setting stage for court fights
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed SB 79, requiring cities in the state's largest urban counties to allow apartments within a half mile ...
Federal prosecutor who resigned in protest joins Kendall Brill & Kelly
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
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...
Criminal
Divided state Supreme Court allows review of some life terms under 2021 law
By Craig Anderson
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 plaintiffs sue agencies, utilities over alleged systemic failures
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Palisades Fire victims expanded their lawsuit, accusing multiple government agencies and utilities of negligence that allegedl...
Former Southern California national security chief rejoins Munger Tolles
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
David Ryan oversaw prosecutions involving cyberattacks, espionage, and election security threats before returning to private p...
Judge grants preliminary approval of $4.3M Sutter Health retirement plan settlement
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Senior U.S. District Judge Lee H. Rosenthal signed off on the deal on Thursday, calling the settlement "fair, reasonable, and ...
Neutral Frederick Link applies ego-free approach to dispute resolution, lawyers say
Litigation & Arbitration
Judge blasts Yasiel Puig's lawyer for AI faults but considers his argument
By Skyler Romero
Judge Peter A. Hernandez criticized an attorney for citing fake AI-generated cases but considered his argument to let a defama...
Slideshow, Community News
Battle of Barristers rocks the Whiskey with 'Law and Disorder'
By Ricardo Pineda
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 Jenkins to retire from California Supreme Court
By Craig Anderson
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
State Supreme Court weighs ability-to-pay rule for criminal fines and fees
By Craig Anderson
Appellate advocates urged the justices to require ability-to-pay hearings and shift the proof burden to prosecutors. The state...
Newsom signs SB 848 to curb educator misconduct, bolster K-12 protections
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The "Safe Learning Environments Act" strengthens oversight of school employee misconduct, expands training and background chec...
Government, Constitutional Law, California Supreme Court
California Supreme Court questions need for voter approval of San Jose pension debt
By Craig Anderson
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...
Insurance
Regulators target Tesla Insurance amid class action over claims mishandling
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
California regulators accuse Tesla Insurance of widespread claims mishandling, bolstering a pending class action. The Departme...
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 ...
Frost Brown Todd, Gibbons to merge, form 800-lawyer national firm
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The tie-up between Cincinnati-based Frost Brown Todd LLP and New Jersey-based Gibbons P.C. is effective Jan. 1. The combined f...
Top Story
New law lets California law students be paid for for-credit externships
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday signed AB 1155, a McGeorge clinic-originated bill requiring California law schools to allow studen...
Newsom signs bill reining in State Bar after botched February exam
By Malcolm Maclachlan
SB 253 bans remote bar exams and mandates transparency after widespread failures and complaints over the February 2025 test.
Intellectual Property, Civil Litigation
Judge rejects Anthropic's bid to dismiss music labels' AI copyright suit
By Craig Anderson
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...
