Legal Education
Students, alumni file amended complaint seeking to keep Golden Gate University's law school open
By Wisdom Howell
Attorney Ryan C. Griffith said the amended complaint remedied "technical defects" that he claims led to the original being tos...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Constitutional Law
9th Circuit splits on Meta's free speech obligations
By Craig Anderson
"I perceive no basis for concluding that Meta, in operating such unprecedented legally-hybrid platforms, has any sort of super...
Government
Palos Verdes Estates officials wanted to keep 'riffraff' out, ex-police chief testifies
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Timm Alan Browne told a Los Angeles judge that he saw evidence of an improper dynamic between city officials and residents whi...
Class Action, Government
VA official testifies veteran housing placements are up, but can't recall service areas
By Skyler Romero
Sally Hammitt, chief of the Community Engagement & Reintegration Service at VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare, took the st...
Government
Advocates say Newsom is 'all stick and no carrot' on anti-encampment enforcement
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Gov. Gavin Newsom said on Thursday that he would use next year's state budget cycle to withhold funds from local governments t...
Man sues Derby Room, security provider after violent stabbing at Pomona music event
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The lawsuit alleges that the defendants failed to provide adequate security measures, including proper screening of attendees...
Stockholders claimed Uber's information about its IPO hid plans to expand into new markets despite greater risk to passenger s...
U.S. District Judge Beth Labson Freeman in San Jose was skeptical of the federal agency's argument that the bank's claims deal...
Civil Litigation
Out of state companies' lawsuit against California Franchise Tax Board hits potential snag
By Wisdom Howell
Plaintiffs had argued that the imposition of minimum taxes on companies with only a passing interest in the state was unconsti...
Intellectual Property
Crypto wallet founders seek dismissal of suit accusing them of trade secret theft
By Wisdom Howell
Defense lawyers say the allegedly stolen code had no value because it was open source. Plaintiffs say that its then-novel feat...
California Supreme Court, Insurance
State high court rules against COVID-19 related business interruption claim
By Craig Anderson
The decision turned aside claims under the illusory coverage doctrine, and follows the nationwide trend of rejecting business ...
Class Action, Government
As veterans' trial continues, HUD makes key housing policy change
By Skyler Romero
The decision to remove a key barrier to veterans' eligibility for housing assistance was a "direct result" of an ongoing trial...
Criminal, Government
Alameda DA must decide whether to retry case after 1991 death sentence overturned
By Wisdom Howell
The death sentence was overturned following an investigation into allegations of historical prosecutorial misconduct in the Al...
Civil Litigation
Judge overseeing Target stabbing case changes mind on access to retailer's security software
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Target's attorneys raised security concerns after Judge Anne Hwang had tentatively ruled to compel the retailer to allow an in...
Criminal
Ex-Girardi Keese attorney testifies to difficulty getting client paid
By Devon Belcher
Former Girardi Keese attorney Alexa F. Galloway testified in Tom Girardi's $15 million wire fraud trial his explanations for n...
Civil Litigation
Engineered stone companies found partially liable for worker's silicosis
By Jack Needham
Attorney James Nevin said the case "was considered a bellwether case, because it's the first of many hundreds, if not thousands."
Corporate, Data Privacy, Technology
Experts question viability of Delta's claims over cyber outage
By Sunidhi Sridhar
The airline's potential claims could be challenging due to liability disclaimers and a high bar for proving gross negligence o...
Several bills now include portions that lay out how they should be interpreted in scenarios where voters pass -- or reject -- ...
Judge orders $1.6M judgment against pro-Palestinian protesters over antisemitic attack in West Hollywood
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The attackers pleaded no contest to companion criminal charges and since then have faced other legal troubles.
Criminal
Lengthy cross on detective's training wins 2 not guilty verdicts
By Laurinda Keys
Research and more than two hours in cross-examination of a police detective showed the jury that a false confession had been p...
Civil Rights, Government
California effort to crack down on transnational repression opposed by Hindu foundation
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A new bill is mobilizing some of the same groups that opposed a vetoed state law banning caste discrimination.
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Mother denied right to represent children in race bias suit
By Craig Anderson
A 9th Circuit panel cited a 1997 precedent when affirming the dismissal of the lawsuit against a San Marcos school district. T...
Civil Litigation, Civil Rights
Jurist keeps part of injunction on SF homeless camp clearance
By Sunidhi Sridhar
The magistrate judge dismissed most of her original injunction that stopped the city from clearing the streets. She gave the p...
Torts/Personal Injury
North Bay Fires victims reach $4.5M settlement with maintenance company
By Wisdom Howell
Under the terms of the settlement agreement, utility maintenance company Osmoe denies claims that it contributed to the start ...
Civil Litigation
Landlord appeals court ruling that mass eviction breached Ellis Act
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
A Los Angeles County judge ruled in June that the landlord of Barrington Plaza in West LA did not intend to permanently exit t...
Gibson Dunn files racial profiling lawsuit against City of El Segundo
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
According to the lawsuit, data collected under California's Racial and Identity Profiling Act shows that while less than 5% of...
This comes on the heels of a $23 million jury verdict against Babybus for willful copyright infringement.
The first witness in the wire fraud trial, Joseph Ruigomez, testified that Girardi promised him $5 million from a 2013 settlem...
J. Clark Kelso would monitor the use of $100 million in fines against the prisons department.
Civil Litigation
UC, Mattel to settle dispute over $50M children's hospital pledge
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
The UC Regents had accused the toy giant of reneging on the promised donation, and instead offering in-kind contributions such...