(Subscription required) A Los Angeles judge denied Johnson & Johnson's motions to overturn a $40 million talc verdict, rejecting claims of juror misconduct and ruling the jury was properly instructed on substantial-factor causation.

The San Diego County Water Authority’s board unanimously approved an initial agreement last week to consider selling some of its water to Arizona and Nevada, where cities that depend on the over-tapped Colorado River are expected to face 

(Subscription required) The Ninth Circuit already placed a temporary hold on California's No Vigilante Act. The U.S. Justice Department wants the injunction to stay in place.

California must allow teachers in its public schools to notify parents that their child identifies as transgender, the Supreme Court ruled Monday, rejecting a state policy that a lower court had upheld.