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LA wants rid of Carter, archdiocese insurers want out of bankruptcy court, and YouTube says it's not a social media platform

Federal mask ban blocked, social media addiction trial opens, and Franciscan Friars reach $20M abuse settlement—

Lyft sexual-assault suits consolidated in SF after $8.5M Uber bellwether; LA jury awards $8.8M over Carson “rotten egg” odor from warehouse fire; and CA cardrooms plan to fight new gambling rules they say favor tribes

Edison case ends in mistrial over juror spreadsheet, Medtronic hit with $381M antitrust verdict, $8.5M Uber sexual-assault ruling, and 9th Circuit reopens traffic-delay immigration cases.

Juror misconduct claims—incl. a “Star Wars villain” jab at defense counsel—delay a Thomas Fire verdict; SF Judge Michelle Tong faces a rare election challenge; and Wisner Baum battles class actions over a client data breach.

Gov. Newsom names 10 new CA Superior Court judges across 8 counties, Uber faces $144M sexual assault bellwether trial verdict, and Judge Lin doubts xAI plausibly alleged OpenAI orchestrated trade secret theft.

Disgraced OC judge appeals murder conviction, calls trial judge biased, Meta CEO Zuckerberg’s testimony delayed by attorney illness, and former Farella lawyer wins $47K after swim league malpractice suit dismissal

LA jury hits Sysco with $52M for whistleblower retaliation, Meta & Google face bellwether over alleged teen addiction & mental health harms, Roblox MDL names co-leads as Judge Seeborg warns too many lawyers could slow cases

Federal ICE activity at CA courthouses, the Supreme Court’s final word on Huntington Beach’s voter ID measure, and DOJ’s first $1M antitrust whistleblower reward.

Pasadena agrees to tougher wildfire housing inspections, Edison urges jurors to slash $20M Thomas Fire claims, and doctors back kids in a climate case heading to the 9th Circuit.

Jury selection begins in LA’s first Bellwether trial against Meta & Google over teen social media harm, insurers challenge Sacramento diocese abuse settlements, and former Chief Justice Leo Strine urges lawyers to uphold the rule of law.

Meta CEO Zuckerberg set to testify Feb. 9 in the first social media addiction jury trial. Plus, Judge Gonzalez Rogers signals skepticism in the MDL, and a federal court lets a Border Patrol lawsuit proceed in California.

Court revives tenant lawsuits over background-check violations; Google & Epic defend changes to Android app store injunction as FTC warns of anti-competitive risks; attorney Antonio Villegas publicly apologizes to resolve high-profile courtroom feud.

A judge weighs whether UCLA’s Rose Bowl dispute belongs in arbitration, Kaiser sues major health care unions over alleged contract breaches, and key antitrust claims against Google survive.

A judge weighs whether UCLA’s Rose Bowl dispute belongs in arbitration, Kaiser sues major health care unions over alleged contract breaches, and key antitrust claims against Google survive

CA appellate court lets public defenders decline Racial Justice Act habeas cases, Google fights $425M privacy class decertification, & ex-Girardi Keese lawyer to plead guilty in Lion Air fund scandal.

Snap settles social media addiction lawsuits, SF Public Defender hires outside counsel amid contempt fight, and LA Judge Robert Draper faces formal misconduct charges

Edison tries to spread liability for LA fires to city of Los Angeles, LA Fed moves to dismiss Gilbert Cedillo’s secret recording lawsuit, and Elon Musk’s OpenAI fraud suit heads to trial

Edison tries to spread liability for LA fires to city of Los Angeles, LA Fed moves to dismiss Gilbert Cedillo’s secret recording lawsuit, and Elon Musk’s OpenAI fraud suit heads to trial

The Supreme Court weighs AI-generated citations by a DA, a jury hears $20M wildfire damages claims against SCE, and Tesla faces sanctions in a $500M false advertising suit.

A gamer tests California’s new arbitration discovery rules against Valve, the 9th Circuit weighs whether a child-focused website law is speech or business regulation, and Michael Gates jumps into the race for California AG

SF Public Defender faces contempt over felony case refusals, CoStar moves to disqualify Quinn Emanuel in CREXi dispute, and jury selection begins in Thomas Fire damages trial against Edison

California’s Wildfire Fund could see major changes, L.A. faces scrutiny over homelessness data, law schools get report card

California courts get a funding boost in Gov. Newsom’s new budget, lawmakers move to bar AI-generated hallucinations in legal filings, and federal officials pledge an aggressive crackdown on health care fraud statewide.

Federal judges made big moves this week: Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI heads toward a jury, a judge narrows discovery in Eaton Fire litigation against Edison, and Amazon Flex drivers win a key arbitration exemption.