Judge Schulman presses lawyers in the Uber leak fight, DOJ defends Bilal Essayli’s appointment, CJP halts Justice Murray’s discipline trial, and state prisons drop flawed risk tool for women,.

Wisner Baum sues Bonta and State Bar over fee-sharing ban with nonlawyer-owned firms; Perplexity AI fights Amazon's injunction bid over shopping assistant; SCE avoids class certification in Thomas Fire smoke damage case; San Francisco judge won't block L.A. lawsuit over $11.6M in ABM Industries fee dispute.

Central District magistrate judge program sees 43% consent rate after one year; Taylor Swift fans' antitrust claims against Live Nation and Ticketmaster survive dismissal; Future Motion may pay costs after late email production in OneWheel injury case; series wrap on municipal bankruptcy and CARE Court criticism.

Newsom appoints 6 new Superior Court judges; UCLA seeks to send Pasadena’s Rose Bowl suit to arbitration; “headless” PAGA cases split appellate courts; L.A. cities face Chapter 9 pressures; CARE Court gains traction in small counties.

AI hallucinations perverting justice • CARE Court's struggles • Municipal bankruptcies

X Corp drops $70M fee lawsuit against Wachtell • California opposes federal AI regulation bills as Trump EO looms • Hulu faces patent suit over streaming tech • Judge strikes Villanueva's defamation case against L.A. County • Defense attorney Dana Fox joins plaintiffs' firm BD&J.

L.A. DA probes alleged false juvenile sex-abuse claims tied to $4.8B settlements • SF reaches $5M diesel-spill deal • Judge signals possible contempt for L.A. over homelessness reporting • 12 states join fight over HPE–Juniper merger • Jury awards $32.2M in Equinox case.

Stanford’s Three Strikes Project files 18 petitions alleging racial sentencing bias • Judge blocks Ford’s bid to use RICO discovery in lemon law cases • Sanctions over unpublished case citations• Out-of-state execs stay in OC suit •Prosecutor joins contingency firm

CA confirms 3 new appellate justices • Judge Jessner weighs firefighter depositions in Palisades Fire case • Uber faces unified push to dismiss its RICO suit • Big Tech renews challenge to CA’s Social Media Act

Masimo wins $634M verdict against Apple • Judge orders immigration agents in LA to ensure detainee access to counsel • CJA attorneys to get long-delayed payments amid memo dispute • L.A. County probes State Farm over wildfire-claim delays • Judge hits law firm w/ $1.4M sanctions