R Brent Wisner et al v. Rob Bonta et al

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Case Number:

2:25-cv-11358

Court:

California Central

Nature of Suit:

Civil Rights: Other

Judge:

Dolly M. Gee

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  1. February 27, 2026

    Calif. Mass Tort Firm Drops Suit Against ABS Fee-Sharing Ban

    A California mass torts firm seeking to overturn the state's law banning alternative business structure fee sharing with out-of-state law firms owned by nonattorneys dropped its suit Thursday, three months after filing it.

  2. January 02, 2026

    Calif. ABS Fee Sharing Ban Cleared To Kick Off In 2026

    A new California law banning alternative business structure fee sharing with out-of-state law firms owned by nonattorneys has been allowed to go into effect after a Los Angeles federal court rejected an attorney's bid to temporarily block its enforcement ahead of the new year.

  3. December 22, 2025

    Calif. Atty Slams 'Protectionist' ABS Fee-Sharing Ban

    A California attorney has pushed back on opposition from California's attorney general and the state's bar association amid his efforts to block enforcement of a ban on fee sharing with out-of-state law firms owned by nonattorneys, arguing the new state law is a "protectionist act, in defiance of the constitution."

  4. December 18, 2025

    Calif. AG, Bar Officials Fight Bid To Stop ABS Fee-Sharing Ban

    Both the California attorney general and the California State Bar are opposing a California attorney's attempt to block a new law preventing fee-sharing with out-of-state law firms owned by nonlawyers set to go into effect on Jan. 1.

  5. December 15, 2025

    Atty Seeks To Block Law Banning Fee-Sharing With ABS Firms

    The attorney challenging a California law that blocks fee-sharing with out-of-state law firms owned by nonlawyers has petitioned for enforcement of the law to be suspended before it is set to go into effect on Jan. 1.

  6. December 01, 2025

    Calif. Ban On Fee-Sharing With 'Alternative' Firms Challenged

    A new law barring California lawyers and firms from sharing fees with out-of-state law firms owned by nonlawyers is unconstitutional and will harm the state's mass tort lawyers and their clients, according to a lawsuit filed last week.