Environmental & Energy
Lawsuit targets Trump-era delay of salamander protections
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The Center for Biological Diversity has filed a federal lawsuit accusing the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service of failing to pr...
Civil Litigation
County, plaintiff differ on whether settlement is enforceable
By James Twomey
Santa Clara County denies approving a $5 million settlement in a lawsuit over two deaths from a drug dealer's police pursuit, ...
Environmental & Energy
Attorney: EV battery storage fire can happen elsewhere as industry grows
By Wisdom Howell
Litigation against Vistra Corp. intensifies over the Moss Landing Power Plant explosion, with plaintiffs alleging negligence a...
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Torts/Personal Injury
Chatsworth jury awards $36.4M for motorist's life-altering injuries
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
A Chatsworth jury granted $36.4M to a motorist left with chronic health issues after a crash, including funds for her dog's ca...
Securities
San Diego securities lawyer convicted in pump-and-dump sting
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
A San Diego securities lawyer was convicted on 17 federal counts after helping undercover FBI agents create fake companies, fi...
LA Superior Court launches initiative to reform juvenile justice system
By Skyler Romero
Los Angeles County Superior Court has teamed with juvenile justice leaders to evaluate its juvenile system, aiming to highligh...
A lawsuit alleging systemic abuse of jailhouse informants by Orange County prosecutors and police has ended in settlement, clo...
Judges and Judiciary
After years of criticism, California's judicial discipline agency shows signs of a sharper bite
By Malcolm Maclachlan
California's Commission on Judicial Performance issued more public discipline and resolved more complaints in 2024 than in pre...
Real Estate/Development, Environmental & Energy
LA sued over revised construction impact rules
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
A nonprofit is suing the city of Los Angeles over its newly revised construction impact thresholds, alleging violations of CEQ...
A federal judge ruled that Santa Ana may have acted in bad faith when it abruptly passed a zoning ordinance blocking a nonprof...
Real Estate/Development
Lawsuit claims LA misapplied parking exemption for project
By Skyler Romero
Studio City residents sue LA, claiming a 102-unit housing project was illegally approved without parking, as nearby bus lines ...
Labor/Employment
Mentally ill homeless man wins $2.5M employment verdict
By James Twomey
A homeless, mentally ill man won $2.5M against Alameda Health System for retaliation, interference with rights despite never a...
Criminal
Bill to ban flat fees in indigent defense clears key committee
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Legislation to prohibit flat-fee contracts for indigent criminal defense attorneys advanced unanimously in the Assembly Public...
Environmental & Energy
Vistra hit with new suit over Moss Landing explosion
By Wisdom Howell
A new federal lawsuit claims Vistra Corp.'s negligence led to a massive battery fire and explosion at the Moss Landing Power P...
Litigation & Arbitration, Labor/Employment, Government
San Francisco judge may sanction Trump administration over rehiring order defiance
By Craig Anderson
A union-backed legal team has asked Senior U.S. District Judge William Alsup to hold the federal government in contempt if six...
The 2nd District Court of Appeal affirmed the dismissal of Byron Allen's state lawsuit against McDonald's, finding the company...
A judge's ruling voids LA's ban on oil drilling, citing state preemption, handing a victory to well operators and royalty owne...
Intellectual Property
MGA fights injunction in $71.5M doll dispute with OMG Girlz
By Devon Belcher
MGA Entertainment contests an injunction in a $71.5M verdict, arguing the OMG Girlz, victorious in a doll likeness suit, face ...
Criminal
Hochman reverses Gascón's death penalty ban in LA County
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman has rescinded his predecessor's sweeping ban on the death penalty, replaci...
Lawsuits claim LADWP power lines caused Palisades Fire, claim cover-up
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Attorneys for fire victims say newly surfaced correspondence contradicts LADWP's earlier public statements that power lines we...
Intellectual Property, Entertainment & Sports, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit panel appears split on copyright fight over Sam Smith's 'Dancing With a Stranger'
By Craig Anderson
An appellate panel questioned whether a Los Angeles federal judge acted too quickly in tossing a copyright infringement lawsui...
Civil Litigation
Venture capital's role in IVF clinics under fire in lawsuits
By James Twomey
Two lawsuits against Spring Fertility allege negligence and embryo loss, pointing to alleged private equity pressures from Wil...
Environmental & Energy, Consumer Law
Santa Clara DA sues sunscreen giant over "reef friendly" claims
By James Twomey
Santa Clara County DA targets Edgewell, alleging its Banana Boat and Hawaiian Tropic sunscreens falsely claimed "reef friendly...
Data Privacy, Bankruptcy
23andMe bankruptcy filing sparks forum shopping debate
By Wisdom Howell
23andMe's Chapter 11 filing in Missouri inspires talk of forum shopping, with bankruptcy experts debating efficiency gains aga...
Judges and Judiciary
Bill to address threats against judges clears key hurdle -- despite opposition
By Malcolm Maclachlan
As threats against judges skyrocket, California lawmakers advanced a bill Tuesday to make such threats an aggravating factor i...
Labor/Employment
Vorys expands in Orange County with office move, key hires
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP has relocated its Orange County office to a larger space in Irvine and added two seasoned ...
Land Use, Environmental & Energy
Stoel Rives bolsters environmental team with 7-lawyer team from Downey Brand
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The attorneys will strengthen the firm's bench in land use, regulatory compliance, and litigation. The move reunites key playe...
Tressler LLP continues its California expansion with two new offices and a high-profile team of litigators, extending its reac...
Kevin Boyle sues LA over Palisades Fire that destroyed law office
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Kevin R. Boyle and 18 other plaintiffs have sued the city of Los Angeles, alleging the Department of Water and Power's energy ...