• 9th Circuit says Roblox waived arbitration by litigating first

    Daily Journal
    September 8, 2026

    (Subscription required) Roblox Corp. waived its right to force a proposed class action into arbitration by spending nearly a year litigating in federal court and seeking dismissal on the merits before invoking its arbitration agreement, a divided 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday.

  • Judicial Profile: Los Angeles County Judge Ann Park

    Daily Journal
    September 4, 2026

    (Subscription required) The former prosecutor found herself learning civil law from scratch and now brings patience, preparation, and a willingness to listen to a busy Norwalk courtroom.

  • Judge clears State Bar access to DTLA records in $4B abuse settlement probe

    Daily Journal
    September 4, 2026

    (Subscription required) State Bar investigators can obtain confidential records from Downtown L.A. Law Group as part of a misconduct investigation tied to Los Angeles County's $4 billion juvenile sex abuse settlement, a judge ruled. Los Angeles County, which asked the State Bar to investigate the firm last year following media reports alleging it improperly recruited and paid people to file false abuse claims, welcomed the ruling Thursday. 

  • State Bar has begun mandatory review of select law firms’ handling of clients’ money

    Times of San Diego
    September 4, 2026

    The initial testing, says the California Bar Association, showed that “attorneys, whether at large firms, medium-size firms, or solo practitioners, are not complying with important record-keeping requirements which, if (they) were in place, would prevent negligent trust fund management errors.”