The Recorder (California)

Credit: Jose Calsina/Adobe Stock The plaintiff in an upcoming bellwether trial in Los Angeles Superior Court over social media addiction has dropped her case—the second in the past month to do so.

Andrew Haden, assistant U.S. attorney for the Southern District of California's U.S. Attorney's Office. Courtesy of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of California The U.S. attorney’s office in San Diego was effectively closed Friday and federal prosecutors’ court appearances were minimized as colleagues grappled with the death of Andrew Haden. Haden, an assistant U.S. attorney for California’s Southern District, was found dead Wednesday night at the Edward J.

Derrelle Janey of Olshan Frome Wolosky. Courtesy photo Rule 9(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) requires that in alleging fraud or mistake, a party must state with particularity the circumstances constituting fraud or mistake. This means the pleading must go beyond a bare assertion, or a general articulation of the problem—in contrast to notice pleading under Rule 8 of the FRCP.

L-R: Justice Rashida Adams of the Second Appellate District, Division Three , Judge Juliet Macaulay, associate justice of the Fourth Appellate District, Division Three, Judge Lisa Rodriguez, associate justice of the Fourth Appellate District, Division One , and Judge Marsha Amin, as associate justice of the Fourth Appellate District, Division One..

L-R: Anand Agneshwar, Paige Hester Sharpe, Tommy Huynh, and Jocelyn A. Wiesner of Arnold & Porter. Courtesy photos On August 3, 2026, the California Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision in Gilead Tenofovir Cases, --- P.3d ----, 2026 WL 2223748 (Cal. Aug. 3, 2026), rejecting a novel negligence theory that would have significantly expanded manufacturers' potential liability for injuries caused by concededly nondefective products.

L-R: David Sapp, associate justice of the Third Appellate District, Judge Lauri Damrell, associate justice of the Third Appellate District, Judge Frederick Chung, associate justice of the Sixth Appellate District .and Judge Denise Hippach, associate justice of the Second Appellate District. Courtesy photos Gov.

Credit: piter2121/Adobe Stock Burford Capital is seeking opportunities to fund damages claims against Google following the European Commission’s €890 million Digital Markets Act non-compliance penalties. The funder is reportedly open to bankrolling lawsuits against the tech company in France, the Netherlands, Sweden, Germany and Spain.

Clark Hill offices. Courtesy photo Clark Hill grew its international law, trade and transactions capabilities this week with the hire of member Nicole Janigian Simonian, who will serve as chair of the global supply chain practice and as international global mobility lead, the firm announced Wednesday.

Credit: Feng Yu/Adobe Stock Lawyers for an international apparel company have taken an unusual tack to beat back more than 100 claims for privacy violations: They’ve asked a federal judge to declare the company’s own online arbitration clause unenforceable.

NewsLegal Technology The University of Toronto’s Faculty of Law says the final decision on whether to ban laptops will remain with professors, but students are pushing back. 4 minute read August 18, 2026 at 04:31 PM Jackman Law Building at the University of Toronto's law school, Ontario, Canada.