Class Action
San Diego County settles jail medical care class action
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
San Diego County agreed to major reforms to medical and dental care in its jail system under a class action settlement aimed a...
Immigration
Immigration courts losing judges amid firings, resignations, panel warns
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Current and former immigration judges warned Thursday that mass departures, political pressure and rising caseloads are strain...
Former San Diego judge Eddie C. Sturgeon says empathy, flexibility and extensive preparation are key to helping litigants avoi...
Meta reaches settlement before first federal social media addiction bellwether trial
By Daniel Schrager
Meta settled with the first bellwether plaintiff in the nationwide social media addiction multidistrict litigation weeks befor...
International Law
Supreme Court revives Havana Docks suit against cruise lines use of Cuban port
By Laurinda Keys
The ruling is expected to have major implications for pending Helms-Burton litigation involving foreign and domestic companies...
Criminal
DA races spotlight divisions over crime and prosecution policies
By Laurinda Keys
Two closely watched California district attorney races pit candidates demanding criminal justice system changes against toughe...
Government
Bonta seeks more funding for Trump litigation, antitrust
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Experts say federal litigation can deliver a clearer return, while antitrust cases are costly, complex, and potentially lucrat...
Civil Procedure
Ruling delayed on Palisades Fire discovery dispute and late claims
By Devon Belcher
A Los Angeles judge postponed ruling on an emergency discovery dispute in coordinated Palisades Fire litigation while ordering...
A federal jury's decision that Elon Musk sued OpenAI too late avoided a potentially landmark ruling on whether the company aba...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
The California Senate confirmed George Cardona for a second term as the State Bar's chief trial counsel, endorsing reforms ena...
Civil Rights
Jewish UCLA faculty join DOJ antisemitism suit against UC Regents
By Skyler Romero
Seven Jewish UCLA faculty members and administrators joined the Department of Justice's antisemitism lawsuit against the UC Re...
Lounge owner sues SF landlord for $2.55M over viral hosing video
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The owner of San Francisco's Barbarossa Lounge alleges a viral 2023 video of the landlord hosing a homeless person outside the...
Legal Education
Mexican American Bar Foundation gets $75k for new scholarships
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The Mexican American Bar Foundation established two new scholarships funded by a $75,000 donation from Judicate West co-founde...
Labor/Employment
CSU agrees to $12 million settlement in gender harassment, retaliation cases
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Plaintiffs alleged CSU leaders ignored or punished complaints of gender inequity and harassment, while trial testimony reveale...
Law Practice
Blank Rome adds infrastructure partners in Los Angeles
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Patrick Harder and Brandon J. Davis previously worked together on major infrastructure deals.
Intellectual Property
Attorney sanctioned $532K for prolonging lawsuit over Disney's 'Moana'
By Skyler Romero
The penalties include more than $532,000 in sanctions against lead attorney Gustavo D. Lage for "unreasonably and vexatiously"...
Environmental & Energy
Six Flags settles decade-long lawsuit over Santa Clara River pollution
By Skyler Romero
Six Flags Magic Mountain agreed to a new consent decree requiring pollution controls, environmental mitigation payments and co...
Contracts
Judge tentatively backs Pasadena in UCLA Rose Bowl lease dispute
By Devon Belcher
A Los Angeles judge tentatively ruled Pasadena adequately alleged UCLA breached its Rose Bowl lease agreement, while also allo...
Entertainment & Sports
Pac-12, Mountain West reach tentative settlement in realignment fight
By Daniel Schrager
The Pac-12 and Mountain West conferences said they reached an agreement in principle to resolve litigation over the departure ...
Torts/Personal Injury
3 social media giants settle with first bellwether plaintiff ahead of addiction trial
By Daniel Schrager
Snap, TikTok and YouTube settled with the first bellwether plaintiff in the sprawling social media addiction multidistrict lit...
Beverly Hills plaintiffs' firm accused of withholding dying partner's fees
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The estate of attorney John P. Kristensen has sued Beverly Hills plaintiffs' firm Carpenter & Zuckerman LLP, alleging the ...
Civil Rights
LA judge admonished over remarks about prospective jurors' English
By Laurinda Keys
California's judicial discipline commission publicly admonished Los Angeles Judge Susan Bryant-Deason over remarks to prospect...
California's single-payer dream keeps coming back -- but before any bill reaches a governor's desk, it would have to survive E...
Land Use
Huntington Beach hit with first major penalties under new housing law
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
A San Diego judge ordered Huntington Beach to pay $160,000 in sanctions for violating California housing laws, marking the fir...
Civil Rights
Individual law professor could be liable under Unruh Act, panel finds
By Skyler Romero
Experts said the ruling could reshape disability for volunteers and educators. UC Irvine School of Law professor Rachel Moran ...
SEC Chairman Paul S. Atkins announced the agency is abandoning its longstanding "no-deny" settlement policy, which had faced g...
Torts/Personal Injury
Retired appellate lawyer sues luxury senior facility over care of mentor's widow
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The widow of late 1st District Court of Appeal Justice Donald B. King alleges a high-end Santa Rosa senior living facility bar...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Kirkland accused of conflict after pre-suit talks with prospective plaintiff
By Devon Belcher
Software company Adaptamed seeks to disqualify Kirkland & Ellis from representing Commure, alleging the firm obtained conf...
Civil Procedure
Fire plaintiffs accuse state of hiding key texts, lagging discovery
By Devon Belcher
Plaintiffs say newly produced State Parks text messages support claims that lingering embers from the Lachman Fire reignited i...
Torrance Superior Court Judge Alan B. Honeycutt says lessons in empathy learned as a child living in Iran continue to shape hi...