Less than 1 - AM Edition, May 21

Less than 1: PM Edition, June 11

This evening on Less than 1: a mother sues OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, alleging the GPT-4o chatbot reinforced her daughter's suicidal ideation, discouraged her from seeking help and deepened her isolation before her death — the case is expected to join a coordinated proceeding with twelve other wrongful death actions against the company. Plus, from the New York Times: the Postal Service proposes a rule allowing it to refuse mail ballot delivery in states that won't hand over voter rolls, as Democratic AGs argue in federal court it's an unconstitutional intrusion into state-run elections with fewer than one hundred fifty days until the midterms. Stories mentioned in this episode: OpenAI sued over Chatbot's alleged role in young woman's suicide https://www.dailyjournal.com/articles/392145-openai-sued-over-chatbot-s-alleged-role-in-young-woman-s-suicide Chudnovsky Law adds former state licensing prosecutor https://www.dailyjournal.com/articles/392144-chudnovsky-law-adds-former-state-licensing-prosecutor (NYT) Postal Service Seeks to Block Mail Ballots in States Resisting Trump Demands https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/11/us/politics/usps-mail-voting-democratic-resistance.html

Less than 1: AM Edition, June 11

This morning on Less than 1: Global Music Rights sues Music Choice over alleged post-license copyright infringement, and amicus briefs pile up in support of the San Francisco public defender held in contempt for refusing new cases. Also: Anthropic backs mandatory testing for frontier AI models, the L.A. County DA claims up to 80% of claims in a $4 billion sex abuse settlement may be fraudulent, and lawmakers propose a new board to scrutinize Trump's foreign investment deals. Stories mentioned in this episode: (Politico) Anthropic backs mandatory testing for frontier AI models https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/10/anthropic-backs-mandatory-vetting-for-frontier-ai-models-00957632?utm_source=semafor (LA Times) L.A. County D.A. claims four in five cases in $4-billion sex abuse payout may be fraudulent https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-06-11/la-county-da-claims-four-in-five-cases-in-4-billion-sex-abuse-payout-may-be-fraudulent (CNBC) Baldwin, Khanna propose new direct foreign investment review board to probe Trump’s deals https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/11/baldwin-khanna-propose-direct-foreign-investment-board-to-probe-trump.html

Less than 1: PM Edition, June 10

This evening on Less than 1: a Los Angeles jury adds punitive damages to bring the total verdict against Rebecca Grossman and Scott Erickson to one hundred ninety-eight point one million dollars in the deaths of brothers Mark and Jacob Iskander — possibly the largest verdict in California traffic fatality history. Also: UGG parent Deckers goes to trial against online retailer Quince over an allegedly copied boot design. And: a Santa Monica man pleads guilty to doxxing an ICE attorney and urging others to swat her home. Plus, from Reuters: the federal surveillance law that allows warrantless searches of Americans' data is set to expire June twelfth — and Congress is running out of time. Stories mentioned in this episode: $198.1M jury verdict against Grossman, Erickson possibly state's largest https://dailyjournal.com/articles/392109-198-1m-jury-verdict-against-grossman-erickson-possibly-state-s-largest UGG owner tells jury Quince copied patented boot design https://dailyjournal.com/articles/392132-ugg-owner-tells-jury-quince-copied-patented-boot-design Santa Monica man pleads guilty to doxxing ICE attorney, urging others to 'swat' her https://dailyjournal.com/articles/392129-santa-monica-man-pleads-guilty-to-doxxing-ice-attorney-urging-others-to-swat-her (Reuters) Explainer: What is FISA Section 702, the U.S. surveillance law set to expire June 12? https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/what-is-fisa-section-702-us-surveillance-law-set-expire-june-12-2026-06-09/

Less than 1: AM Edition, June 10

This morning on Less than 1: a judge upholds the $6 million social media addiction verdict against Meta and YouTube, and a Los Angeles jury awards $32 million to the family of a woman who died after decades of exposure to asbestos-contaminated Johnson's Baby Powder. Also: the Palisades Fire arson trial gets underway, the VA scales back its West L.A. veteran housing plan, and a deadline looms for an L.A. ballot measure that would extend local voting rights to noncitizens. Stories mentioned in this episode: (NYT) Trial Begins for Man Accused of Sparking Palisades Fire https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/10/us/jonathan-rinderknecht-palisades-fire-trial.html (LA Times) VA promise of 800 new homes on West L.A. campus this year shrinks to 260 https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-06-10/va-promise-of-800-new-homes-on-west-la-campus-this-year-shrinks-to-260 (LAist) Deadline looms for a proposed LA city ballot measure to extend local voting rights to noncitizens https://laist.com/news/politics/deadline-looms-la-city-ballot-measure-to-extend-local-voting-rights-to-noncitizens

Less than 1: PM Edition, June 9

This evening on Less than 1: a California bill advances that would require disclosure of original claim owners in court filings to prevent shell company hiding of assets — plus Los Angeles attorney Paul Kiesel presses his bid to remove the judge in his State Bar discipline case, and Chapman University's first openly gay law dean sues over alleged discriminatory removal. Also: prediction market Kalshi moves to require employer disclosure for certain trades amid growing insider trading concerns. Stories mentioned in this episode: Bill would require disclosure of original claim owners in court filings https://www.dailyjournal.com/articles/392096-bill-would-require-disclosure-of-original-claim-owners-in-court-filings Kiesel presses bid to remove judge in State Bar discipline case https://www.dailyjournal.com/articles/392092-kiesel-presses-bid-to-remove-judge-in-state-bar-discipline-case Former Chapman law dean alleges removal was driven by sexual orientation https://www.dailyjournal.com/articles/392086-former-chapman-law-dean-alleges-removal-was-driven-by-sexual-orientation