A lawyer who won a settlement against Monsanto over their Roundup herbicide product has been accused by the Department of Justice of attempting to extort a chemical manufacturing company out of $200 million.

A motorcycle driver hit by a car on California's 405 Freeway was awarded a $21.5 million verdict after attorneys from Panish, Shea & Boyle LLP presented video footage of the crash to the jury.

Christopher G. Hook, a Culver City lawyer, issued a barrage of emails to opposing attorneys in an insurance dispute that featured personal threats and profanity. The emails caught the attention of U.S. District Judge Otis ...

In California, medical malpractice compensation for pain and suffering has been capped at $250,000 since 1975. A ballot initiative intending to adjust the cap was recently cleared, and with enough signatures it will appear on ...

Details on a record personal injury verdict in Kern County, California, after a family sustained catastrophic injuries in an accident involving a big rig truck in August 2017.

Details on a historic $27 million settlement reached between Sacramento County and a family whose daughter was left with permanent brain damage following a 2017 car accident.

New laws taking effect in 2020 will have a significant impact on insurance claims professionals in various states. The article examines which states are impacted and how the new laws will affect said state's insurance ...

Annual 'judicial hellholes' list, which essentially identifies where tort law reform is needed (or has run amok), has been unveiled for the year, and California is at #2 on the list. The American Tort Reform ...

Victims of the 2017 Las Vegas shooting received an $800 million settlement earlier this year. Two retired judges are now responsible for dividing the settlement money through a triage system.

One week after a $13.5 billion agreement between California utility giant, Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E), and personal injury attorneys representing wildfire victims was announced, Governor, Gavin Newsom, rejected the offer on December 13, ...