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Jury ends family’s $100M suit vs LAPD over girl’s accidental shooting death

Jonathan Bilyk
Updated May 8, 2026

LOS ANGELES — A jury has ruled the city of Los Angeles doesn't owe potentially $100 million to the family of a teen girl who was killed by a s…

Manning Law still racking up ADA suits, despite owner’s suspension

Southern California Record

Manning Law still racking up ADA suits, despite owner’s suspension

Michael Carroll
Updated May 7, 2026

ORANGE COUNTY — An Orange County personal injury firm continues to be a magnet for Americans With Disability Act claims against small business…

Hybrid work-from-home doesn’t mean employers liable for commuter car crashes

Southern California Record

Hybrid work-from-home doesn’t mean employers liable for commuter car crashes

Scott Holland
Updated May 6, 2026

LOS ANGELES — A state appeals panel has agreed a company can’t be held liable for a vehicle crash involving one of its employees unless the in…

Violent criminals can’t be pinned for murder unless they did the killing, CA Sup Ct rules

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Violent criminals can’t be pinned for murder unless they did the killing, CA Sup Ct rules

Jonathan Bilyk
Updated May 5, 2026

SACRAMENTO — Violent criminals whose participation in crimes result in someone being murdered can no longer be convicted of murder in Californ…

CA Prop 50 map fight to continue, shaped by SCOTUS voting rights ruling

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CA Prop 50 map fight to continue, shaped by SCOTUS voting rights ruling

Jonathan Bilyk
Updated May 1, 2026

LOS ANGELES — In coming days, a panel of federal judges will decide if California lawmakers violated the U.S. Constitution and federal voting …

Blue Origin can’t use arb to escape program manager’s termination suit

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Blue Origin can’t use arb to escape program manager’s termination suit

Scott Holland
Updated Apr 30, 2026

LOS ANGELES — A California state appeals panel has agreed the Jeff Bezos-funded space technology company, Blue Origin, can't use arbitration t…

CA Dem regulators apologize to Musk for letting bias color SpaceX vote

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CA Dem regulators apologize to Musk for letting bias color SpaceX vote

Jonathan Bilyk
Updated Apr 29, 2026

LOS ANGELES — California's Democrat-dominated state government has apologized to billionaire businessman and SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk …

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Eastman to ask SCOTUS to overturn CA disbarment

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Eastman to ask SCOTUS to overturn CA disbarment

Michael Carroll
Apr 28, 2026

LOS ANGELES — John Eastman, the former attorney for President Trump, will challenge an order disbarring him through a petition to the U.S. Sup…

Insurer may owe San Bernardino County $144M more for Chino Airport cleanup

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Insurer may owe San Bernardino County $144M more for Chino Airport cleanup

Scott Holland
Updated Apr 27, 2026

CHINO, CALIFORNIA — A federal appeals panel has ruled San Bernardino County might be entitled to a $162 million insurance payout covering envi…

Malibu sues ‘trail owners’ for ‘mismanagement’ that allegedly led to fires

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Malibu sues ‘trail owners’ for ‘mismanagement’ that allegedly led to fires

Michael Carroll
Updated Apr 23, 2026

MALIBU — The city of Malibu is suing two local agencies that manage regional hiking trails and public parkland in a bid to establish the city’…

Judge tosses $3M verdict for ex-Santa Ana Police employee

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Judge tosses $3M verdict for ex-Santa Ana Police employee

Michael Carroll
Updated Apr 21, 2026

ORANGE COUNTY — An Orange County court has overturned a jury verdict granting nearly $3 million to a former Santa Ana Police Department employ…

L.A. federal courts top U.S. spot for e-commerce suits, other class actions

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L.A. federal courts top U.S. spot for e-commerce suits, other class actions

Michael Carroll
Updated Apr 16, 2026

LOS ANGELES — L.A.’s federal courts last year overtook the Southern District of New York (SDNY) as the most active venue for class-action liti…

Chobani can’t scrap class action over phthalates in yogurt

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Chobani can’t scrap class action over phthalates in yogurt

Scott Holland
Updated Apr 15, 2026

SAN DIEGO — A Southern California federal judge has preserved the bulk of a class action alleging Chobani misled consumers about the presence …

CA program can’t give only black mothers health benefits: Lawsuit

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CA program can’t give only black mothers health benefits: Lawsuit

Jonathan Bilyk
Updated Apr 7, 2026

LOS ANGELES — A Pasadena woman with a Hispanic surname has accused the state of California of racial discrimination, saying the state has ille…

Appeals court tosses judge’s ‘new vehicle’ to let class action sidestep arbitration law

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Appeals court tosses judge’s ‘new vehicle’ to let class action sidestep arbitration law

Jonathan Bilyk
Updated Apr 2, 2026

PASADENA — A federal appeals court says a San Diego federal court judge was wrong to deny arbitration in wage claims against one of the larges…

Reforms to save CA businesses from ‘shakedown’ ADA suits gain support

Northern California Record

Reforms to save CA businesses from ‘shakedown’ ADA suits gain support

Michael Carroll
Updated Apr 1, 2026

SACRAMENTO — A member of the California Assembly Judiciary Committee has come out in support of a measure supported by tort-reform advocates t…

CA owes $4.5M to challengers vs school student gender secrecy rules

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CA owes $4.5M to challengers vs school student gender secrecy rules

Jonathan Bilyk
Updated Mar 31, 2026

SAN DIEGO — The state of California must pay $4.5 million to compensate the lawyers who secured court orders blocking the state and California…

Chevron denies conspiracy to increase Calif. gas prices

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Chevron denies conspiracy to increase Calif. gas prices

John O’Brien
Mar 31, 2026

SAN FRANCISCO – Chevron is asking a California federal judge to throw out a class action lawsuit that claims it and other oil refiners conspir…

Kaiser owes Pomona Valley Hospital $66M: Appeals panel

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Kaiser owes Pomona Valley Hospital $66M: Appeals panel

Scott Holland
Updated Mar 27, 2026

LOS ANGELES —A state appeals panel has said Kaiser Foundation Health Plan isn’t entitled to a new trial and agreed a jury correctly awarded $6…

L.A. verdict fuels ‘Big Tobacco’ playbook vs social media

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L.A. verdict fuels ‘Big Tobacco’ playbook vs social media

Jonathan Bilyk
Mar 26, 2026

LOS ANGELES — An L.A. jury has delivered a verdict sought for years by trial lawyers around the country, ordering the parent companies of the …

What’s helping driving CA rents up? Section 8 discrimination suits

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What’s helping driving CA rents up? Section 8 discrimination suits

Michael Carroll
Updated Mar 25, 2026

LOS ANGELES — A Section 8 funding recipient’s repeated filing of lawsuits against landlords based on their replies to her rental inquiries on …

L.A. hands $107M ‘blank check’ to homeless group who constantly sues the city

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L.A. hands $107M ‘blank check’ to homeless group who constantly sues the city

Michael Carroll
Mar 24, 2026

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles City Council has entered a $106.6 million, three-year contract for eviction defense and prevention services with…

DTLA firm founder accused of unlicensed law practice

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DTLA firm founder accused of unlicensed law practice

Michael Carroll
Updated Mar 23, 2026

LOS ANGELES — The California State Bar has accused a lawyer, who serves as the founding partner of a Los Angeles personal-injury firm under in…

CA racks up losses defending gun ads ban; pays gun rights groups $1.4M

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CA racks up losses defending gun ads ban; pays gun rights groups $1.4M

Jonathan Bilyk
Updated Mar 19, 2026

SACRAMENTO — Two and half years since federal appeals court judges first called the law an unconstitutional "muzzling of speech" rights, Calif…

Adventist Health West can sue over drug prices, after all: Appeals court

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Adventist Health West can sue over drug prices, after all: Appeals court

Jonathan Bilyk
Updated Mar 17, 2026

PASADENA — Adventist Health will be allowed to resume its legal claims against some of America's biggest pharmaceutical makers, ostensibly on …

L.A. judge tosses $950M verdict in J&J talc trial; No proof to back it up

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L.A. judge tosses $950M verdict in J&J talc trial; No proof to back it up

Jonathan Bilyk
Updated Mar 16, 2026

LOS ANGELES — Saying there is no proof Johnson & Johnson willingly sold baby powder and other talc products it knew contained asbestos, a …

Ford can’t sue Lemon Law lawyers over billing records, even if false

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Ford can’t sue Lemon Law lawyers over billing records, even if false

Jonathan Bilyk
Updated Mar 16, 2026

LOS ANGELES — A federal judge has curbed Ford Motor Company's bid to continue pressing its claims against a group of Los Angeles lawyers over …

Excessive lawsuit payouts dwindling L.A. city funds: Report

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Excessive lawsuit payouts dwindling L.A. city funds: Report

Michael Carroll
Updated Mar 12, 2026

LOS ANGELES — The city controller’s newly released report on Los Angeles finances pegs soaring liability claims as the prime reason for L.A.’s…

Boar’s Head can’t completely slice class action over plant conditions

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Boar’s Head can’t completely slice class action over plant conditions

Scott Holland
Mar 11, 2026

SAN DIEGO — A federal judge won’t let Boar’s Head slice off an entire lawsuit alleging the deli meat purveyor falsely advertised the cleanline…