The California Supreme Court today appointed Judge Frederick S. Chung of the Santa Clara County Superior Court to serve as a member of the Committee on Judicial Ethics Opinions (CJEO). CJEO is an independent committee that helps inform the judiciary and the public on judicial ethics topics.  

Starting next month, juveniles in Mendocino County who receive an infraction like a speeding ticket will have their case handled in court rather than by the county's Probation Department.

(Subscription required) A unanimous Second District Court of Appeal panel found in a published opinion that residents of a Southern California apartment complex can bring claims against their landlord for violations of the state’s Investigative Consumer Reporting Agencies Act for failing to provide required information about screen applications they completed as prospective renters.

(Subscription required) After Snap settles one teen's case on the eve of first bellwether trial, Los Angeles judge imposes juror anonymity and evidentiary limits shaping upcoming social media addiction litigation.