California to pay $1.9 million to female inmates who say guards unleashed ‘war zone’ level violence
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation reached a $1.9 million settlement agreement this month with 13 female…
False sex abuse claim filed ‘without consent’ in L.A. case, man says
Melvin Dunlap says he doesn’t know how he became a plaintiff in the nation’s largest sex abuse settlement.…
L.A. liable for destroying homeless people’s property, federal judge rules
A federal judge has found that the city of Los Angeles violated the constitutional rights of homeless people…
Trial in lawsuit alleging harms by Instagram, YouTube begins in L.A.
A landmark civil trial that will ask jurors to decide whether social media companies can be held liable…
Residents who sued due to putrid Dominguez Channel smell win millions
Two dozen people who sued the owners and tenants of a Carson-based warehouse responsible for a putrid smell…
Costco’s sued over iconic rotisserie chicken ‘no preservatives’ claim
Costco’s famed $4.99 rotisserie chicken is under fire in a proposed class action lawsuit claiming that the big…
Los Angeles manufacturer accuses law firm of filing fraudulent asbestos lawsuits
A Los Angeles pipe manufacturer that has been sued thousands of times for allegedly causing asbestos-related disease in…
Judge rules lawsuit targeting St. John Bosco coach Jason Negro misfires
A lawsuit that named decorated St. John Bosco High School football coach Jason Negro as a defendant was…
LAPD captain deleted texts in Black Lives Matter lawsuit, judge finds
After the LAPD response to a 2020 protest outside the mayor’s mansion led to an excessive force lawsuit,…
Uber tries to snow voters with supposedly pro-consumer ballot initiative
Uber loves to define itself as a most public-spirited company. “We’re reimagining how the world moves … to…
Judge to temporarily block effort to end protections for relatives of citizens, green card holders
BOSTON — A federal judge said Friday that she expects to temporarily block efforts by the Trump administration to end…
Gospel singer Donnie McClurkin sued for sexual abuse by assistant
Donnie McClurkin, the Grammy-winning gospel singer and minister who has publicly denounced homosexuality, has been sued for sexually…