Luxury hotel faces employee lawsuit, blames union agenda
By Kamila Knaudt
The latest lawsuit was filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court on Monday by Lauren Teukolsky of Pasadena and union attorney...
Pharmaceutical CEO’s deposition played in opioid trial
By Blaise Scemama
The civil suit before Superior Court Judge Peter Wilson in Santa Ana could create a road map for global settlements, not only ...
Another judge dismisses suit over board diversity, citing forum
By Henrik Nilsson
U.S. Magistrate Judge Sallie Kim ruled the Delaware Court of Chancery should be the exclusive forum because of the company’s f...
9th Circuit lifts injunction on applying AB to truck drivers
By Craig Anderson
A trucking industry trade group argued the state law, AB 5, is preempted by a federal law, the Federal Aviation Administration...
A recent appellate decision provides us with important guidance on how courts will weigh evidence and determine the credibilit...
The governor has stated that California will reopen almost all sectors by June 15. This has employers working overtime to figu...
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At a symposium on deported veterans one of “the foremost authority on military veterans facing deportation” said that recruite...
California Probate Code Section 17206 provides broad discretion to the probate court to “make any orders and take any other ac...
Commissioner Aruna Rodrigo’s foster and adoptive kids give him insight.
State crime victims’ legal funds are running out
By Henrik Nilsson
The federal Victims of Crime Act fund is the largest funding source for programs in California aimed at helping victims.
Bill requiring gender-neutral kids’ sections faces legal opposition
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Beginning in 2024, AB1084 would allow the California attorney general to impose civil liability fines of $250 for a first viol...
US Judge John Mendez in Sacramento takes senior status next year
By Gina Kim
The move would create a third vacancy in the Eastern District of California court.
DA drops domestic violence charge against Joshua Schiller
By Blaise Scemama
The decision came after Joshua I. Schiller and his wife, Melissa, said the attorney’s January arrest was the result of a misun...
Todd E. Lundell, an elected member of the California Academy of Appellate Lawyers, has joined Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & ...
Blue Ribbon Commission named to study future of bar exam
By Henrik Nilsson
The group will consider whether to adopt a uniform bar exam to make it easier to become licensed in other states and whether a...
Challenge to state’s 3-for-1 handgun removal law proceeds
By Gina Kim
The plaintiffs said the provision would significantly shrink the number of guns available for sale in California and Chief U.S...
Robinhood security breach case moves forward
By Winston Cho
Robinhood has denied that it’s network was compromised. It’s maintained that the company is not liable because cyber criminals...
Circuit OKs US government control of gun regulation
By Craig Anderson
More than 20 states challenged a rule change by President Donald Trump under the Administrative Procedure Act, arguing it woul...
Amazon may be held liable for products it sold, panel says
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The decision could have significant implications for a company that has become the most dominant player in online retail by cr...
Is the prevention of ‘future blight’ a public use?
How far the Supreme Court’s holding in the infamous Kelo decision goes (or whether it should be reconsidered and reversed) is ...
Overturning California’s bar on interracial marriages
In 1948, the California Supreme Court became the first state in the nation to rule that such laws violate equal protection rig...
The skinny on computable contracts and AI
Contracts are at times the backbone of legal practice efforts (or, perhaps the angst-producing bane of their existence). Legal...
As the economy sputters to recover, we can expect a solid flow of legal settlements.
Should cross-examination be required in school disciplinary proceedings? This question has taken on renewed importance with th...
Hueston Hennigan win summary judgment for Caltech in fraud lawsuit
By Kamila Knaudt
U.S. District Court Judge Christina A. Snyder of the Central District granted the defense’s motion Friday and found that the r...
LA city attorney asks delay in releasing report into water bill lawsuit
By Blaise Scemama
An Ohio attorney involved in the case said in a writ petition to the 2nd District Court of Appeal that Los Angeles County Supe...
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel said U.S. District Judge Cormac Carney abused his discretion when dismissing an Or...
Appeals court upholds denial of class in lawsuit against See’s Candies
By Winston Cho
"Individual testimony would be necessary to show that See's consistently applied an unlawful practice, resulting in a trial th...
State appeals US judge’s order to approve gaming contracts with tribes
By Malcolm Maclachlan
One of the lead attorneys representing the tribes, Lester J. Marston with Rapport & Marston in Ukiah, said his efforts to ...
San Francisco city attorney seeks new post after 20 years
By Henrik Nilsson
Mayor London Breed nominated City Attorney Dennis J. Herrera as general manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission.