California lawmakers made major changes to the state’s car-buying rules this year, including a  controversial rewrite of the state law that allows buyers to get their money back if they are sold a defective vehicle and a right to return a used vehicle within three days.

The Superior Court of California, County of Plumas, announces that Crystal Jones has been appointed as the new court executive officer. Jones was officially sworn in Dec. 10.

(Subscription required) Eaton and Palisades wildfire lawsuits involve tens of thousands of plaintiffs, novel immunity defenses, utility liability disputes, and unprecedented strain on California courts and coordinated litigation systems.

A District Court judge’s statement in a wrongful death case that a defendant’s bid for a judgment as a matter of law could be made “at the end of the case” does not excuse the County of San Bernardino’s noncompliance with a court rule saying that any such motion must be made “before the case is submitted to the jury,” the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has declared.