Aram Afsharian, Melissa Bickel, Ian Bausback, John Eustermann, Rachel Mandelberg, and Esme Michelle Watkins bring experience f...
The government alleged the defendants were liable because a gender reveal smoke bomb ignited dry vegetation.
Jury finds socialite and MLB pitcher negligent in boys' deaths in crosswalk
By Devon Belcher
A Los Angeles jury decided that socialite Rebecca Grossman, who is now in prison for the deaths of two boys in a crosswalk, wa...
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
CRT price-fixing defendant seeks to undo default judgment
By Daniel Schrager
A Chinese electronics company facing billions in potential liability argues CRT antitrust plaintiffs failed to prove classwide...
Federal audit faults Orange County DA's office over crime-victim grant oversight
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
District Attorney Todd Spitzer's office agreed to all seven of the auditors' recommendations but disputed the findings, arguin...
Civil Rights
Racial Justice Act sets off turf war between courts, lawmakers
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Four rulings set limits on automatic reversal, sharpening a fight between lawmakers, judges and advocates over whether racism ...
New defendants in the Palisades Fire litigation seek dismissal of claims tied to utility, water and telecommunications infrast...
Labor/Employment
Appeals court reverses $43M wage case after 19-year legal odyssey
By Laurinda Keys
A California appellate court reversed a $43 million judgment against a title company in a wage-and-hour class action filed nea...
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a slate of judicial appointments and nominations Tuesday, naming four Court of Appeal nominees and...
Securities
Seagate reaches $175M settlement in Huawei securities case
By Daniel Schrager
Seagate Technology agreed to pay $175 million to settle investor claims that it misled shareholders about its business relatio...
Criminal
Justices clarify and narrow path for Racial Justice Act claims
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Four rulings clarify how courts should handle racial bias challenges, while drawing sharp dissents over harmless error and cod...
Real Estate/Development
Arbitrator awards $1.34B in OC real estate fraud case
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
A JAMS arbitrator found Mahender Makhijani and affiliated entities liable for fraud after a commercial real estate joint vent...
A Taiwanese server supplier alleges X Corp. improperly abandoned a $30 million equipment contract after Elon Musk acquired Twi...
Torts/Personal Injury
Panish urges jury to hold Grossman, Erickson accountable in wrongful-death trial
By Devon Belcher
Attorney Brian Panish urged jurors to find Rebecca Grossman and Scott Erickson responsible for the deaths of two brothers and ...
Criminal
Judge again dismisses poisoning case against OC dermatologist
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Prosecutors withheld an FBI chemist's finding that tea samples were not harmful and improperly dismissed grand jurors, the cou...
Chief U.S. District Judge Dolly Gee said claims of mounting delays and conflicting accounts of conditions for migrant children...
Law Practice
Keker names veteran trial lawyer James Slaughter as managing partner
By Daniel Schrager
Veteran trial lawyer R. James Slaughter will lead Keker, Van Nest & Peters, emphasizing continuity, collaboration and tale...
Environmental & Energy
Property value loss added to causes of action in suits over chemical emergency
By Skyler Romero
Orange County residents and businesses have filed new lawsuits against GKN Aerospace, alleging negligence caused a chemical em...
Civil Procedure
LA Judge raises possibility of simultaneous social media trial
By Devon Belcher
A Los Angeles judge kept the next social media addiction bellwether pool intact and suggested multiple judges could hear cases...
Class Action
Negligence theory questioned in Spotify royalty fraud class action
By Skyler Romero
A federal judge expressed skepticism toward artists' negligence claims against Spotify, questioning whether the streaming serv...
Civil Procedure
Court weighs Uber's sanctions request in sexual assault bellwether case
By Daniel Schrager
A federal magistrate judge questioned a bellwether plaintiff's discovery conduct in Uber's sexual assault MDL, as the company ...
Civil Procedure
California Supreme Court limits blanket challenges to judges
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Ruling preserves Section 170.6 motions but gives courts a way to curb bad-faith efforts to sideline judges
Government
Yolo supervisors open DA search after Reisig's abrupt retirement
By Laurinda Keys
Rather than automatically elevating the acting district attorney, Yolo County supervisors opted for a public recruitment proce...
Consumer Protection Law
Altadena couple's price-gouging suit tests wildfire rent protections
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The lawsuit against the couple's post-fire landlords puts California's anti-price-gouging statute to its first private enforce...
Judge signals skepticism toward Edison bid to spread Eaton Fire liability
By Devon Belcher
A Los Angeles judge indicated she may dismiss Southern California Edison's cross-claims against Los Angeles County and a local...
Civil Rights
Oakland police federal oversight nears possible end after 23 years
By Daniel Schrager
A federal judge signaled Oakland police oversight could end this fall after monitors found the department compliant with all 5...
Torts/Personal Injury
Chemical crisis spurs expanding litigation against GKN Aerospace
By Skyler Romero
Residents, workers and businesses displaced by a Garden Grove chemical emergency sued GKN Aerospace, alleging poor maintenance...
After nearly 30 years in alternative dispute resolution, mediator Anne Lawlor Goyette says preparation, persistence and flexib...
The complaint details how 23andMe blamed customers for the breach and dismissed stolen genetic data as essentially public -- e...
Constitutional Law
VC firm sues California over founder diversity reporting law
By Laurinda Keys
Colorado-based 1517 Fund sued California officials Thursday, alleging SB 54's venture capital diversity-reporting requirements...