Edvard Pettersson

Los Angeles

Reporter with Courthouse News Service in Los Angeles. I cover federal and state courts, civil and criminal. @courthousenews

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Seven California men charged in largest jewelry heist in US history

1 week ago | courthousenews.com | Edvard Pettersson

The accused broke into a Brink's semitruck around 2 a.m. when the drivers took a rest break at a Flying J Truck Stop in Central California. LOS ANGELES (CN) — Seven Southern California men were charged with stealing $100 million worth of gold, diamonds, rubies, emeralds and luxury watches from a Brink's truck three years ago in what is considered the largest jewelry heist in U.S. history.
Apple must answer antitrust suit over iCloud dominance on iPhones

1 week ago | courthousenews.com | Edvard Pettersson

(CN) — Apple Inc. failed to dismiss an amended antitrust class action by consumers who claim they are harmed because the company doesn't give third-party providers of cloud-storage services access to certain files on its iPhones and iPads, ensuring that only Apple's own iCloud platform can make comprehensive backups of the devices.
Doctor who supplied Matthew Perry with ketamine agrees to plead guilty

1 week ago | courthousenews.com | Edvard Pettersson

LOS ANGELES (CN) — A doctor who supplied Matthew Perry with ketamine on multiple occasions in the weeks leading up to the actor's death in October 2023 from an overdose of the drug has agreed to plead guilty to criminal charges. Salvador Plasencia, a.k.a. “Dr. P,” agreed to admit to four counts of distributing ketamine, according to his plea deal filed Monday in federal court in Los Angeles. He faces a maximum possible sentence of 10 years in prison on each count.
California executives sent to prison for selling dangerous dehumidifiers

1 week ago | courthousenews.com | Edvard Pettersson

LOS ANGELES (CN) — Two Southern California corporate executives were sent to federal prison on Monday for continuing to sell dehumidifiers they know could burst into flames rather than recall them. Simon Chu, 70, was sentenced to 38 month in prison and Charley Loh, 67, got 40 months in the first criminal enforcement action brought under the Consumer Product Safety Act.
Burmese celebrity entrepreneur hit with $3.2 million verdict for defrauding refugees

2 weeks ago | courthousenews.com | Edvard Pettersson

Levi Sap Nei Thang leveraged her popularity and influence with the Burmese immigrant community to sell them oil and gas leases at a huge profit by falsely claiming she was an expert in the field.
San Francisco can’t dodge trial over seizing homeless people’s possessions

2 weeks ago | courthousenews.com | Edvard Pettersson

The judge rejected the city's argument that a formerly long-term homeless couple, who are currently living in subsidized housing, can't seek a permanent injunction, noting that it was possible they could end up living on the streets again. (CN) — San Francisco failed to avoid a trial over claims that it violated the constitutional rights of homeless people by seizing and destroying their personal possessions during sweeps of encampments on the city's public property.
Disney, Universal accuse AI image creator of copyright infringement

2 weeks ago | courthousenews.com | Edvard Pettersson

The studios say that Midjourney's soon-to-be released AI service can generate videos with their copyrighted characters such as Darth Vader and Homer Simpson.
Newsom files emergency motion to block military deployment in LA

2 weeks ago | courthousenews.com | Edvard Pettersson

LOS ANGELES (CN) — Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said on Tuesday that the city has been made into an test ground for the Trump administration to see what would happen if the federal government imposes its authority on a local government and sends in the troops. "They're talking about spending over a $100 million with this deployment," Bass said at a news conference.
Rapper Lil Durk won’t get out on bail in murder-for-hire case

2 weeks ago | courthousenews.com | Edvard Pettersson

LOS ANGELES (CN) — Grammy Award-winning rapper Lil Durk will remain jailed as he awaits trial on charges of orchestrating a failed attempt to kill a rival rapper in 2022, resulting in the murder of the rival's cousin who was in the car with him. U.S. District Judge Michael Fitzgerald on Monday denied the request by Durk Banks, as he's legally named, to post as much as $4.5 million in bail and await his trial in home detention watched over by private security.
Los Angeles labor leader arrested at ICE raid released on bail

2 weeks ago | courthousenews.com | Edvard Pettersson

LOS ANGELES (CN) — A union leader who was arrested and injured Friday during a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raid of an apparel warehouse in downtown Los Angeles was released on bail upon his initial court appearance Monday. David Huerta, 58, the president of Service Employees International Union California, is charged with conspiracy to impede an officer.

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