Midwest securities plaintiff’s firm opens office in San Diego
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
“From the time we founded the firm in 2017, we intended to build a top-tier securities litigation practice capable of deliveri...
You’ve got voicemail. Communication gaps bedevil attorneys
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
“This happens all the time in the post-COVID world. Litigation can be pretty inefficient,” said Michael A. Sherman, a partner ...
US Supreme Court mulls lawsuit stays pending arbitration
By Craig Anderson
Neal Katyal, a partner with Hogan Lovells who represents Coinbase, argued the Supreme Court should overturn two 9th U.S. Circu...
Central District US attorney names conviction review officer
By Jonathan Lo
The Central District joins a growing list of U.S. Attorney offices across the nation creating bodies to right wrongful convict...
David Graeler named managing partner at Nossaman
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
One of Graeler’s priorities as managing partner will be to attract strong, diverse talent who would benefit from Nossaman’s pl...
In short, the opinion held that a non-patient passenger harmed by an EMT’s negligent driving was a professional negligence act...
Live Nation on track to arbitrate Taylor Swift ticket dispute
By Sunidhi Sridhar
In February, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the judge’s decision to compel arbitration in another consumer ant...
Businesses should review their agreements to ensure that any arbitration provision meant to govern “all disputes” is expressl...
Cultural divorce, part one: Introduction
The attorney in a cultural divorce is more than a legal shepherd and fact finder. Attorneys are hired to do justice and stop c...
Leave California taxes, don’t worry, be happy?
If you are a lawyer, does moving out of state make your practice income free of California tax? In many cases the answer will ...
Tax planning: Oops! I changed my mind
If you engage in income or capital gains tax planning during the year which, at the end of the year, does not look quite as at...
“Our office has been fortunate to be led by individuals who can navigate the diverse, and sometimes spirited, personalities of...
Samsung defeats $243M mark claim over ‘S10’ brand
By Sunidhi Sridhar
In Samsung’s trial brief, Faegre Drinker partner Christopher J. Burrell wrote that his client and S10 Entertainment “operate f...
Prosecutors argued a real estate lawyer should have known what he was doing was a crime. The lawyer said he had trusted his fa...
Advocates call for lawmakers to probe diocese bankruptcies
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The Survivors Network called on lawmakers to investigate dioceses for “possible fraud” related to bankruptcies.
Newsom, Legislature agree on penalty, watchdog for oil companies
By Wisdom Howell
Kevin Slagle, a spokesman for the Western States Petroleum Association, criticized the governor’s efforts Monday as damaging t...
Subpoena scope limited in matter of alleged stolen movie
By Skyler Romero
The writer sued Creative Artists Agency LLC in 2019, accusing two of the company’s agents of misappropriating a TV pilot he br...
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SEC says Newport Beach marijuana company inflated financial data
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The complaint says that in order to convince investors that APB was a large cannabis company expanding its operations, company...
“Right now we have in fact 13 judicial vacancies, which is the highest in memory for those of us at the court,” said Sacrament...
Judge who helped found State Bar Court known for humor, expertise
Former Apple patent lawyer joins DLA Piper in San Francisco
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Jessica Hannah spent the last eight years managing an active docket of patent litigation that spanned the globe.
Captain who accused LAPD of retaliation wins $10.5M
By Skyler Romero
A jury found that the department discriminated against Stacey Vince in retaliation for a different disability discrimination s...
Judge did not err when colleague entered court
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
A judge has been accused of hugging lawyers from his former firm during trial in another court.
Background checkers change lawyers, told to settle case
By Wisdom Howell
Background check company changes lawyers, given 6 months to settle data breach proposed class action.
App companies get partial victory in suit to block gig worker law
By Jonathan Lo
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed that part of the claim by Postmates and Uber was invalid but said they could ch...
When is a partial appeal bond sufficient?
What happens if an insurance carrier is required to post an appeal bond as part of its contractual obligation to an insured s...
Government speech seems like a relatively simple doctrine, and yet its simplicity can be deceiving, especially in the context ...
JUDGING BAD GUYS. Part III: The effect on “the law”
If Good Guy/Bad Guy affects how judges decide cases, they should talk about it – and allow the rest of us to watch the debate...