“Mr. Bankman-Fried, would you agree that you know how to tell a good story?" asks Sassoon. “I don’t know, it depends on what metric you use," responds the ever-mathematical SBF.

Former Marvel Entertainment co-president Rob Steffens filed a discrimination lawsuit in LA alleging he was passed over for a promotion to lead the consumer products division of parent company Disney because he is an "old white guy."

Late in the day New York news drop = I return to my former beat from Law360's west coast desk.

RT @frankrunyeon: Following DOJ’s orders to drop corruption charges against NYC Mayor Eric Adams (read @rscharf_), the ball is now in the…

SoCal Edison told a state energy regulator that it believes its utility equipment might have ignited last month's Hurst Fire in northern Los Angeles County, but that it's still investigating the cause of the area's far more destructive Eaton Fire.

Today in @Law360 I ask the important question: "Will lawyers for the NFL and Fox Sports let Kendrick call Drake a pedophile at the Super Bowl?" Experts are torn. Check it out.

@benfeuerherd They are so lucky to have you!

Another front has opened in the messy legal drama over "It Ends With Us:" a Texas-based public relations consultant filed a defamation suit alleging Blake Lively falsely roped him into her headline-making sexual harassment and retaliation claims.

RT @cohenluc: In defending Donald Trump at his hush money criminal trial last year, Emil Bove stayed largely in the background, letting Tod…

The California legislature greenlit a $25M cash infusion Monday for the state attorney general's office to fight President Donald Trump's policy agenda, including anticipated challenges to immigration and environmental regulations.

Counsel for the widow of "ER" creator Michael Crichton urged an LA judge on Thursday not to toss allegations that "The Pitt" is an unauthorized reboot, saying the now-streaming show's development history proves it "absolutely derived" from "ER."

BREAKING via @Law360: A D.C. federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked a Trump administration freeze on federal spending that was set to go into effect at 5 p.m.

SoCal Edison agreed that it won't re-energize the power lines leading to the site of this month's deadly Eaton Fire for three more weeks, after a video appeared to show electrical sparks near the utility's equipment just before the fire began.

@edelsonpc Background:

LA County DA Nathan Hochman is declining to bring criminal charges against Marilyn Manson, saying domestic violence allegations fall outside the statute of limitations and the office is unable to prove sexual assault claims beyond a reasonable doubt.

NEW: Fox News has filed a public records lawsuit suggesting that LA County officials may have taken bribes to award a 2020 election contract to Smartmatic, the voting tech company pursuing a $2.7B defamation suit over Fox's coverage of that election.

"The Hills" reality TV show stars @spencerpratt and @heidimontag are among the latest Palisades Fire victims to sue the LA Dept of Water and Power alleging an empty reservoir made it more difficult for first responders to put out the devastating blaze.

Law360's coverage of the latest "It Ends With Us" lawsuit, via @hkonnath⬇️ This brings the total case count to 4: Blake Lively's suit against Justin Baldoni, Baldoni v. New York Times, publicist Stephanie Jones v. Baldoni, and now Baldoni v. Lively.