A California federal judge declined to grant an early ruling to an insurer in a dispute over whether 2020 wildfires caused insured damage to wooden barrels and spirits at a distillery.

Subaru of America Inc. won’t face several claims from proposed classes involving allegations that the carmaker sold SUVs with defective side-view mirrors that “shake and vibrate.”

Advocates seeking to hold major oil and gas companies liable for climate change damages will continue to up the pace of litigation in 2026, undeterred by a mounting series of state court losses in 2025, according to court watchers and attorneys.

There was perhaps no bigger story last year in the world of Big Law than President Donald Trump’s attacks on several of the nation’s largest law firms through punitive executive orders due to political affiliations and adversarial hires.

The EPA announced Wednesday it will regulate dozens of ways five chemicals are used to protect workers and the environment.

Sable Offshore Corp. can begin pumping oil from its three platforms off the coast of Santa Barbara, Calif., after a federal appeals court allowed the restart of a contested pipeline Wednesday.