California insurers stall smoke and contamination claims a year after devastating wildfires. The 9th Circuit questions Meta’s bid for early immunity in youth addiction cases. And DOJ urges approval of the $14B HPE–Juniper merger.

Families file wrongful death suits over the Palisades Fire before a key deadline, Judge Breyer denies Uber’s bid to delay bellwether trials, and Uber and trial lawyers gear up for a costly 2026 ballot fight.

The Angels and Tyler Skaggs’ family settle a high-stakes wrongful death case as jurors near a verdict. Plus, a new report calls California’s Racial Justice Act rollout “disastrous.”

CA Supreme Court upholds San Jose’s $3.5B pension bond • Prop. 36 hits one year amid budget worries • Signature Resolution takes on private equity to expand nationwide

Can cities use ballot initiatives to bypass CEQA? Plus, a federal judge orders shutdown-era workers rehired, and Google faces a $5B lawsuit over alleged AI monitoring of Verizon calls

Alan Jackson takes on the Reiner murder defense, a judge blocks discovery into Edison’s wildfire settlement program, and OnlyFans class claims are pared back amid AI-related sanctions.

A unanimous California Supreme Court ruling that one criminal act equals one strike, Lady Gaga's trademark victory over a surf wear company, and a $1.5M fee award in an Orange County prosecutor's retaliation case.

A $40M verdict against Johnson & Johnson in California’s first talc bellwether, a groundbreaking lawsuit blaming ChatGPT for a murder-suicide, and a tribute to influential 9th Circuit Judge Sandra Ikuta.

9th Circuit orders revisions to Apple’s penalty in its Epic Games fight • YIMBY group sues Newsom over SB 9 suspension in fire zones • J&J talc trial heads to the jury • Judge rebuked for unlawful orders

• Palisades Fire victims push for late-claim relief • No stay in Bob Lee wrongful death suit • Ex-Justice Murray publicly censured