9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Constitutional Law
Key provision in kids' internet law blocked, 9th Circuit decides
By Craig Anderson
The ruling, upholding part of a preliminary injunction blocking part of the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act, is the...
Government, Technology
Attorneys say deepfake lawsuit shines light on developing problem
By Wisdom Howell
An attorney who specializes in First Amendment law is optimistic that SF City Attorney David Chiu's lawsuit against the websit...
Civil Litigation
Claims implicating hospital in nurse's fatal car crash dismissed
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Nurse on temporary placement left abruptly, sped through a red light and caused a multi-vehicle crash.
Criminal
Sirhan denied parole again
By Laurinda Keys
It was the 17th parole hearing for Sirhan Sirhan, a Palestinian immigrant who killed Robert F. Kennedy in the Ambassador Hotel...
Criminal
Diminished capacity a tough sell to Girardi jury, outside lawyers say
By Devon Belcher
Tom Girardi's voicemails and emails giving clients and other attorneys excuses why settlement funds can't be paid undermine hi...
Judges and Judiciary
LA court launches dashboard to track reporter crisis
Presiding Judge Samantha P. Jessner said the dashboard makes it clear that the reporter shortage has escalated into a "constit...
Government
The Sepulveda Transit Corridor Project aims to connect the San Fernando Valley and the Westside of Los Angeles through a rail ...
Criminal
IRS agent is last witness against Girardi, 1st defense witness called
By Devon Belcher
The first defense witness for disbarred attorney Tom Girardi, his neurologist, was called out of order, delaying the prosecuto...
California Courts of Appeal, Family
Court rules LA County Counsel trial attorney was improperly granted custody of child
By Skyler Romero
The infant was placed with the attorney by the Department of Children and Family Services after the mother tested positive for...
California Supreme Court, Labor/Employment
Public employers exempt from some labor laws, justices decide
By Craig Anderson
"We conclude the Legislature intended to exempt public employers such as the hospital authority from Labor Code provisions gov...
Civil Litigation, Consumer Protection Law, Data Privacy
SF City Attorney files lawsuit against deepfake nude image generators
By Wisdom Howell
Despite only one of the defendants being situated in the United States, San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu said he's confi...
Civil Litigation
Judge keeps LA councilmember's lawsuit over racist tape scandal alive
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
The conduct leading to the recording's creation, and its later dissemination, was illegal and therefore constituted unprivileg...
Criminal
Case against Matthew Perry's doctors won't be easy, defenders say
By Sunidhi Sridhar
A defense attorney involved in the famous manslaughter case against music icon Michael Jackson's physician said this type of c...
Proposed law could trigger litigation wave over tribal casino rights
By Malcolm Maclachlan
SB 549 would create a three-month window for gaming tribes to sue card rooms they believe are infringing on their right to pro...
Known as the 'Subro King,' he represented insurers in mass litigation.
Criminal
More than 60 cases have been dismissed after an appellate ruling last month that the court had unlawfully delayed cases, citin...
Civil Rights, Litigation & Arbitration
UC regents get time to seek stay of order to protect Jewish students
By Craig Anderson
U.S. District Judge Mark C. Scarsi declined to mandate any specific policies and procedures or tell UCLA administrators what t...
Civil Litigation, Environmental & Energy
Milwaukee Brewers owner accused of unlawfully taking Malibu beach sand
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Broad Beach property owners are no strangers to a lawsuit. The latest focuses on an alleged breach of the California Coastal A...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Constitutional Law
9th Circuit panel doubts state's gun-a-month limit is constitutional
By Craig Anderson
Deputy Attorney General Jerry T. Yen argued the 1999 statute was intended to block "straw purchases," in which people buy a lo...
Antitrust & Trade Reg., Technology
Google has 'brain power' to redesign app store, judge says
By Sunidhi Sridhar
Attorneys for Google, led by Munger Tolles & Olson LLP, unsuccessfully petitioned the court for a new trial and have maint...
Petroleum industry reaches deal on California's workplace safety standards
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The Western States Petroleum Association challenged California regulations designed to give unions a bigger role in negotiatin...
US judge allows Hindu group's challenge to caste discrimination claim
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The state claims that Indian managers at Cisco Systems discriminated against other Indian workers they perceived as being from...
Government
Bay Area Housing Authority pulls ballot measure after taxpayer lawsuit
By Wisdom Howell
The lawsuit, filed last week, called the wording of the ballot measure "untrue, partial, argumentative, and/or prejudicial."
Hueston Hennigan persuades US judge to reverse $72M verdict against Boeing
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
U.S. District Judge James L. Robart rejected claims that the aerospace giant stole technology and sabotaged the business prosp...
Girardi claimed poor health, unpaid bills to justify keeping money, witnesses say
By Devon Belcher
Some of the expenses tracked out of the Girardi Keese accounts were traced to diamond jewelry and gems, several golf country c...
Intellectual Property
Judge doubts false advertising claims by one OpenAI company against another
By Sunidhi Sridhar
ChatGPT developer OpenAI, based in San Francisco, filed trademark infringement and unfair competition claims last year against...
Environmental & Energy, Land Use
Gondola opponents say 'zero chance' it will be built by 2028 Olympics
By Skyler Romero
A Los Angeles County judge's decision to dismiss a legal effort to halt the gondola's construction marks the third time a judg...
Criminal
Defense confronts witness with 2020 texts about 'delusional' Girardi
By Devon Belcher
Girardi's defense is that at the time of the alleged wire fraud misconduct, he was in the beginning stages of his 2021-diagnos...
Environmental & Energy, Government
Judge wants attorneys suing over surfer bullies to speed up
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
"How many more hours do you need to put on your case? Please think about that because I'm going to probably have a time limit....
Community News
Supreme Court Historical Society announces Selma Moidel Smith student writing victors
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
This year's entries highlight key issues in California's legal landscape, including racial integration in legal education, dis...