State Bar charges DTLA Law Group founder with multistate unauthorized practice • Musk lawyer warned forcing Twitter deal would mean “World War III” • Therapist testifies social media wasn’t primary cause of teen’s mental health issues

Musk attorneys accuse judge of improper contact with witness, seek mistrial; Judge weighs dismissal of Ford's $100M RICO suit against Lemon Law firms; Ex-Meta engineer testifies Instagram 'uses you' in social media addiction trial

Musk testimony sparks attorney-client privilege clash in Twitter trial • ExxonMobil hires Hueston Hennigan to lead climate litigation defense • Ex-Girardi Keese lawyer pleads guilty over Lion Air funds

Google faces a wrongful death lawsuit over Gemini AI, Elon Musk defends his “Twitter deal on hold” tweet in federal court, and a judge refuses to overturn a $40M Johnson & Johnson talc verdict.

110M verdict against private equity owners in assisted living death • Musk adviser testifies in Twitter deal securities trial • Trump law firm orders still roiling Big Law a year later

Opening statements in Elon Musk’s Twitter fraud trial; Lawsuit challenges LA County’s $2M payout to its CEO; Gov. Newsom tops 715 judicial appointments, eyes 800

SF court clerks end strike after tentative deal; Judge Carolyn B. Kuhl warns media over juror contact in Social Media Cases trial; and a federal judge tosses assault & cover-up claims against LA sheriff’s officials.

A 20-year-old testifies in the first social media addiction bellwether trial; the State Bar charges prominent trial lawyer Paul Kiesel; an attorney accepts discipline over AI-fabricated briefs; and judges warn courthouse funding gaps could stretch to 2186.

9th Circuit restores $4.5M in fees, ruling small firms can earn “big law” rates; therapist testifies “social media addiction” isn’t a DSM diagnosis in teen design-defect trial; and Manny Pacquiao sues over 8-year finder’s fee case

Ex-LA Fire Chief Kristin Crowley sues Mayor Karen Bass over alleged retaliation, jurors watch a YouTube “infinite scroll” demo in a youth addiction trial, a battle brews over a proposed 25% fee cap in accident cases, and SF court braces for clerk strike.