Edison Sues LA County Over Fire Deaths for Delayed Alerts January 20, 2026 By Jef Feeley and Michelle Ma Edison International sued Los Angeles County and other public agencies for allegedly failing to ensure timely evacuation alerts that the...
Musk’s xAI Faces California AG Probe Over Grok Sexual Images January 15, 2026 By Kurt Wagner Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup, xAI, is under investigation by the California attorney general’s office after the company’s Grok chatbot...
Viewpoint: What The Return of California’s ‘Death Discount’ Means for Litigation January 14, 2026 By Katie A. Stricklin and Chelsea N. Cortes In California, historically, when a plaintiff filed a personal injury action relating to their own injuries and then died mid-litigation...
Lawsuit Seeks Changes to Disney Parks’ Disability Policies December 10, 2025 By Mike Schneider Changes that Disney made to a popular program that lets qualifying disabled people skip long lines at its California and...
California Again Delays Wildfire Protection Rules for Homes December 10, 2025 By Todd Woody A California state agency won’t meet Gov. Gavin Newsom’s year-end deadline to finish long-delayed regulations to protect homes from wildfires,...
San Diego Considers $30M Settlement in Shooting Death of Black Teen December 8, 2025 The San Diego city attorney’s office has agreed to pay $30 million to the family of a 16-year-old youth who...
Honolulu Settling Lawsuit Over Shooting of Micronesian Teen for $1M December 8, 2025 By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher Honolulu’s city council authorized $1 million to settle a lawsuit by the family of a 16-year-old boy who was shot...
San Francisco Sues Kraft, Coca-Cola Over Ultra-Processed Foods December 2, 2025 By Diana Novak Jones The city of San Francisco sued Kraft, Mondelez, Coca-Cola and other makers of ultra-processed foods on Tuesday, accusing them of...
Lawsuits Pile Up for a Nursing Home Empire Built Despite State Investigations November 26, 2025 By Jocelyn Wiener In February 2024, a Los Angeles County jury awarded $2.34 million to an 84-year-old nursing home resident named Betsy Jentz,...
Joby Aviation Sues Air-Taxi Rival Archer in California Over Trade Secrets November 24, 2025 By Blake Brittain Electric air-taxi company Joby Aviation has sued rival Archer Aviation in California state court for allegedly stealing its trade secrets,...