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Gov. Newsom signs AB 250 reopening old sexual assault suits • Judge questions legality of Acting U.S. Attorney Bilal Essayli • Faculty union sues CSU over data release • Tesla whistleblower loses arbitration bid • Santa Ana CEQA ruling.

Newsom signs bills tightening rules on legal funding & lawyer ads • 9th Circuit keeps aid for migrant children’s lawyers • Judge blasts X’s “stunning” fees in Don Lemon case • Ex-prosecutor calls L.A. DOJ resignations unprecedented • Judges honored

Judge partly overrules demurrer in Mithril–O’Neill fight; Palisades Fire suit expands to 12 defendants; Newsom weighs successor to Justice Jenkins; SB 79 greenlights transit-area apartments; CJA crisis strains L.A. courts.

Justice Martin Jenkins to retire from the California Supreme Court • State high court revives resentencing path for some Three Strikes inmates • Newsom signs 5-bill package to stabilize the FAIR Plan • Palisades Fire plaintiffs expand lawsuit • Judge scolds Yasiel Puig’s lawyer for citing fake AI cases.

Feds charge ex-resident in Palisades Fire • Newsom signs SB 848 tightening K–12 misconduct rules • Cal. Supreme Court questions San Jose’s $3.5B pension bonds • Justices weigh ability-to-pay fines/fees • Frost Brown Todd + Gibbons to merge.

Jury awards nearly $1B in J&J talc case • LA County Supes call for probe into $4B abuse settlement • LegalMatch co-founder wins $8.3M whistleblower ruling • Federal defenders move to disqualify Bilal Essayli • Avy Mallik joins MoFo

LA Alliance warns receivership over monitor delays • Judge denies trial preference in judges’ pay case • Mintz fights subpoena in Blumberg suit • Newsom signs AB 1155 (paid externships) • Filipino American lawyers mark 1965 immigration act

Judge halts $4B LA settlement • CAOC targets DTLA Law • DOJ stay denied • Tyson & Mendes slammed for AI-fed briefs.

Today on The Daily Journal Brief: Ex–L.A. deputy city atty James Clark denies “reverse auction” role • Uber assault bellwether: plaintiffs to appeal • Judge Selna keeps Quinn Emanuel on Masimo case • Judge Seigle nixes Eaton Fire trial move.

Shutdown leaves defense lawyers unpaid • Eric George testifies in LA water scandal case • $135M Maui fire fund launches • PG&E, labor law rulings shake California courts

Death penalty defense team named • CPPA hits Tractor Supply with record fine • Tech groups press Newsom on AI bills • Judge sanctions vineyard CEO • Ex-NLS lawyer sues over bias

Newsom signs AI safety law • Sikh CHP officers fight beard ban • Steve McQueen’s granddaughter sues over $70M Pollock

On this episode of The Daily Journal Brief we cover the 9th Circuit's denial of Bank of America's appeal in a pandemic unemployment benefits case, a $26.3 million verdict against Yamaha for a defective side-by-side rollover system, sustained demurrers in a fee dispute between Shegerian & Associates and a disqualified attorney, dismissal of a racketeering lawsuit over fake mass tort leads, and LA C...

On this episode of The Daily Journal Brief we cover a federal judge sanctioning Hagens Berman over AI-generated fake briefs, a $1.5 billion Anthropic copyright settlement, Google's failed YouTube dismissal motion, Edison's criticized Eaton Fire compensation plan, and criminal charges for threatening a court commissioner.

Prop 12 challenge, Coke & Pepsi recycling fight, USPTO IPR backlash & Imhoff marketing dispute

Judge Kuhl clears experts in youth social media addiction trial • Authors, publishers press $1.5B Anthropic copyright deal • Paramount wins Yelp law fight • Inglewood pays $25M wrongful conviction settlement • Ex-OC prosecutor sues DA Spitzer for harassment.

SB 627 mask rule faces Supremacy Clause test • Venice Dell suit targets L.A. officials • SCE seeks $2B Woolsey cost recovery • DOJ backs Essayli • 4th MGA–OMG Girlz tria

Insurers dropped from wildfire smoke suits • Altadena tenants win inspection deal • 9th Cir. weighs new trial in $40M trade secrets case • Trump admin pushes TPS fight to SCOTUS • Newsom appoints 15 judges statewide

Edison fire payout plan; $30M Invitation Homes; L.A. pays $18M in LAPD crash; Evans seeks $7.2M fees; 9th Cir. keeps Venezuela TPS.

Ferguson sentenced, Edison faces investor fraud claims, crime-fraud email ruling, Liu & Evans dissent surge, Sheppard Mullin’s big IP hire.

$115 million verdict for Gucci heiress Alexandra Zarini, a judge wipes out a $100,000 award against Mark Geragos, California names its next solicitor general, and the Court of Appeal issues its first sanctions ruling over AI-generated fake cases

Ford’s $100M lemon law RICO suit heats up • Judge orders master complaint in Palisades Fire case • New lawyer ad rules after wildfires • Gucci heir abuse trial to jury • Alsup rules Trump-era firings unlawful.

Dodger gondola halted, Chamber loses climate case, tech fights AI chatbot bills, immigration bill heads to Newsom, and Huntington Beach loses housing battle.

The Daily Journal Brief September 15 by Less than 1

Today's episode covers a judge expediting the motion to disqualify U.S. Attorney Bilal Essayli over questions about his lawful authority, Google's $28 million settlement for pay discrimination against workers of color, an anti-SLAPP motion in the lawsuit over leaked racist recordings by LA councilmembers, Frank Miller's denied summary judgment motion in a Sin City rights dispute, and a DOJ lawsuit...