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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.


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.


A Chinese electronics company facing billions in potential liability argues CRT antitrust plaintiffs failed to prove classwide...


District Attorney Todd Spitzer's office agreed to all seven of the auditors' recommendations but disputed the findings, arguin...


Civil Rights


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


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 Technology agreed to pay $175 million to settle investor claims that it misled shareholders about its business relatio...


Criminal


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

Jun. 2, 2026
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

A JAMS arbitrator found Mahender Makhijani and affiliated entities liable for fraud after a commercial real estate joint vent...


Contracts


A Taiwanese server supplier alleges X Corp. improperly abandoned a $30 million equipment contract after Elon Musk acquired Twi...


Attorney Brian Panish urged jurors to find Rebecca Grossman and Scott Erickson responsible for the deaths of two brothers and ...


Criminal


Prosecutors withheld an FBI chemist's finding that tea samples were not harmful and improperly dismissed grand jurors, the cou...


Civil Rights


Chief U.S. District Judge Dolly Gee said claims of mounting delays and conflicting accounts of conditions for migrant children...


Veteran trial lawyer R. James Slaughter will lead Keker, Van Nest & Peters, emphasizing continuity, collaboration and tale...


Environmental & Energy


Orange County residents and businesses have filed new lawsuits against GKN Aerospace, alleging negligence caused a chemical em...


Civil Procedure


A Los Angeles judge kept the next social media addiction bellwether pool intact and suggested multiple judges could hear cases...


A federal judge expressed skepticism toward artists' negligence claims against Spotify, questioning whether the streaming serv...


A federal magistrate judge questioned a bellwether plaintiff's discovery conduct in Uber's sexual assault MDL, as the company ...


Civil Procedure


Ruling preserves Section 170.6 motions but gives courts a way to curb bad-faith efforts to sideline judges


Rather than automatically elevating the acting district attorney, Yolo County supervisors opted for a public recruitment proce...


Consumer Protection Law


The lawsuit against the couple's post-fire landlords puts California's anti-price-gouging statute to its first private enforce...


A Los Angeles judge indicated she may dismiss Southern California Edison's cross-claims against Los Angeles County and a local...


A federal judge signaled Oakland police oversight could end this fall after monitors found the department compliant with all 5...


Torts/Personal Injury


Residents, workers and businesses displaced by a Garden Grove chemical emergency sued GKN Aerospace, alleging poor maintenance...



Prepared to Persist

May 29, 2026

After nearly 30 years in alternative dispute resolution, mediator Anne Lawlor Goyette says preparation, persistence and flexib...


Data Privacy


Bonta sues over 23andMe data breach

May 28, 2026
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

The complaint details how 23andMe blamed customers for the breach and dismissed stolen genetic data as essentially public -- e...


Constitutional Law


Colorado-based 1517 Fund sued California officials Thursday, alleging SB 54's venture capital diversity-reporting requirements...