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Environmental & Energy


The Center for Biological Diversity has filed a federal lawsuit accusing the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service of failing to pr...


Civil Litigation


Santa Clara County denies approving a $5 million settlement in a lawsuit over two deaths from a drug dealer's police pursuit, ...



Environmental & Energy


Litigation against Vistra Corp. intensifies over the Moss Landing Power Plant explosion, with plaintiffs alleging negligence a...


With real-world insight, mediator guides litigants without drama or delay.



Torts/Personal Injury


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


A San Diego securities lawyer was convicted on 17 federal counts after helping undercover FBI agents create fake companies, fi...



Los Angeles County Superior Court has teamed with juvenile justice leaders to evaluate its juvenile system, aiming to highligh...


Criminal


ACLU ends lawsuit Over OC jailhouse informants

Mar. 27, 2025
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

A lawsuit alleging systemic abuse of jailhouse informants by Orange County prosecutors and police has ended in settlement, clo...



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

Mar. 27, 2025
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


Studio City residents sue LA, claiming a 102-unit housing project was illegally approved without parking, as nearby bus lines ...



Labor/Employment


A homeless, mentally ill man won $2.5M against Alameda Health System for retaliation, interference with rights despite never a...


Criminal


Legislation to prohibit flat-fee contracts for indigent criminal defense attorneys advanced unanimously in the Assembly Public...



Environmental & Energy


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


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...


Environmental & Energy


LA oil drilling ban struck down by court

Mar. 26, 2025
By Skyler Romero

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 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

Mar. 26, 2025
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman has rescinded his predecessor's sweeping ban on the death penalty, replaci...



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


An appellate panel questioned whether a Los Angeles federal judge acted too quickly in tossing a copyright infringement lawsui...



Civil Litigation


Two lawsuits against Spring Fertility allege negligence and embryo loss, pointing to alleged private equity pressures from Wil...


Environmental & Energy, Consumer Law


Santa Clara County DA targets Edgewell, alleging its Banana Boat and Hawaiian Tropic sunscreens falsely claimed "reef friendly...



Data Privacy, Bankruptcy


23andMe's Chapter 11 filing in Missouri inspires talk of forum shopping, with bankruptcy experts debating efficiency gains aga...


Judges and Judiciary


As threats against judges skyrocket, California lawmakers advanced a bill Tuesday to make such threats an aggravating factor i...



Labor/Employment


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


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 R. Boyle and 18 other plaintiffs have sued the city of Los Angeles, alleging the Department of Water and Power's energy ...