UCLA settles last group of sex abuse suits, total nears $700M
By Jonathan Lo
There were two prior rounds of settlements in cases involving Heaps, a $243.6 million settlement of more than 200 lawsuits and...
Stanislaus County judge says good listening skills help on the bench
What about all those statutes defining may as permissive and only shall as mandatory? What makes may something other than may,...
Educating voters in judicial elections
Bench officers have the ability to, among other things, lock someone up for life, tear families apart, and turn off life suppo...
EPA has granted waivers to California nearly continuously since the Clean Air Act was enacted in 1970. If the waiver provision...
LA County union didn’t honor opt out until federal lawsuit filed, says plaintiff
By Federico Lo Giudice
U.S. District Judge Dale S. Fischer denied a restraining order request on Friday. She said the plaintiff had not established i...
Bar names new administrator for outside counsel on conflict cases
By Christer Schmidt
The change is meant to increase the efficiency of conflict case processing.
The Ninth Circuit majority opinion said: “The IRS wants the ability to direct taxpayers to submit delinquent returns to its au...
Newsom signs law to lift cap on medical malpractice damage awards
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Trial lawyer Nicholas C. Rowley said the law opens the door to collaborations between plaintiffs’ attorneys and medical profes...
Damages against lender were too low, 9th Circuit rules
By Craig Anderson
In 2018, U.S. District Judge John F. Walter ruled that CashCall was charging illegally high interest but, in a victory for the...
Sheppard Mullin gets 12-0 defense verdict for insurance company
By Wisdom Howell
“I found the jury pool to be very educated and engaged, which was good for both sides. Based on my experience, I’ve never seen...
Second anti-SLAAP motion denied to LA archdiocese
By Ricardo Pineda
“The Archdiocese focused on a handful of allegations from plaintiff’s complaint which could be characterized as speech — or, m...
Dietary supplements trial will be battle of scientific studies
By Jonathan Lo
The class’ attorney, Eugene G. Iredale of Iredale and Yoo APC, called the defendant’s product “snake oil” in his opening state...
Avenatti, facing sentencing, apologizes to Stormy Daniels
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
“Some may view his remorse as too little too late, and that the Court may look skeptically on his contrition given the way in ...
West Coast Trial Lawyers apply prosecutorial approach to plaintiffs’ work
The Court of Appeal concluded that the trial court’s denial of the right to jury trial was reversible error per se, so there w...
The EPA and Army Corps have not solidified a definition of WOTUS and have left the field filled with uncertainty.
The emotional, highly charged atmosphere regarding the third branch of our government, previously insulated by public deferenc...
CPRA Series: Part IV - Data Processing Obligations
Businesses that are heavily reliant on automated decision-making technologies may want to consider adjusting their processes t...
Time to Sit Down on the CJP
Apple suit jump starts facial recognition patent adjudication
By Wisdom Howell
At issue is Apple’s use of a program that allows a user to unlock their iPhone or iPad by storing information related to its f...
Appeal panel asked to find whether CJP ever referred a judge for criminal prosecution
By Malcolm Maclachlan
While the current case appears unlikely to succeed, it comes amid growing calls for transparency by the state judicial watchdo...
SEC fines Wells Fargo Advisors $7M for anti-money laundering malpractice
By Ricardo Pineda
The alert system adopted by the Wells Fargo subsidiary in January 2019, designed to monitor and alert suspicious transactions ...
EEOC deal with Activision ‘not good enough’ state tells circuit
By Federico Lo Giudice
‘The agency is trying again – for the sixth time – to derail this proceeding and prevent eligible workers from receiving the b...
Judge cuts attorney fees in $98M Mattel settlement with investors
By Christer Schmidt
“The court finds persuasive class counsel’s arguments and evidence concerning the excellent value of the results achieved thro...
Governor expected to sign sweeping medical malpractice bill
By Jonathan Lo
The bill, AB 35, was introduced to the legislature late last month and swiftly made its way to the governor’s desk. If he sign...
Transcript shows judge who recused himself threatened defender with marshals
By John Roemer
"We're done. Seriously, we are done. I am no longer able to dispassionately play this game anymore, because this is like fun a...
The franchise industry has been a particular target of state administrative actions and employee lawsuits because of franchise...
The Unholy Three (1930)
“Oh! You’re a lawyer – can I just ask you…?”
But let’s face it, most of the time the question from the civilian is about, yep, family law. And you don’t have a clue.