The State Bar Review Department has indicated its disagreement with a hearing judge that former state Sen. Joseph L. Dunn should simply be placed on one year of probation based on lying to the Board of Trustees in 2013, while he was executive director, that no funds from the agency’s coffers would be used to fund his trip to Mongolia, but recommended that the penalty be boosted to a still lenient one of a 30-day suspension.

(Subscription required) The state Supreme Court ruled Thursday that car buyers who sued Ford Motor Company under California's lemon law for defective vehicles cannot be forced into arbitration.

The preprint study concluded that workers seek automation primarily for repetitive tasks but prefer to retain agency and oversight over these AI tools. Alarmingly, it also revealed a significant disconnect between what employees desire from AI and the reality of its current capabilities.

(Subscription required) Experts say a combination of increased investment in crypto and decreased criminal and regulatory enforcement creates a ripe environment for litigation.