Budget cuts and hardened opinions on crime sour public defenders
By Malcolm Maclachlan
An annual meeting to mark the anniversary of Gideon v. Wainwright was marked by bitterness and pessimism.
Los Angeles beats class challenge to utility tax hike
By Skyler Romero
The plaintiff, represented by Haffner Law, disagreed with the ruling and plans to appeal. The city argued that the increase di...
Cozen O’Connor expands construction law practice to California
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
"Being a part of Cozen O'Connor and being able to access its many legal resources -- including its government relations, finan...
The attorney, Rick L. Richmond of Larson LLP, accuses the judge of judicial misconduct and bias against his client, a real est...
Headline: Vicki I. Sarmiento, 1958 — 2024
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Civil rights lawyer specialized in police abuse litigation
The ruling reversed a dismissal of the case on the grounds of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, a partial win for...
Judge orders special master to address conditions at women’s prison
By Sunidhi Sridhar
U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers also granted class certification and a partial preliminary injunction against the F...
LA and homelessness advocates seek delay in sanctions hearing
By Devon Belcher
The coalition requested a $6.4 million penalty, but the parties are uncertain about the sufficiency of the stipulated facts. T...
State gets jury trial against 8 financial services companies
By Wisdom Howell
The state accuses the banks of conspiring to artificially inflate bond interest rates through a “robo-resetting” scheme. The d...
LA judge shifts to civil after 25 years
Assembly Bill 1307 exempts social noise from CEQA as a significant environmental impact and simplifies the process for univers...
Famed LA accident attorney reported dead
By Skyler Romero
Larry H. Parker, whose 50 years of work made him a household name in Southern California, was reported to have died, by entert...
Judge lifts stay of PAGA claims against Adecco confidentiality agreements
By Wisdom Howell
The decision allows the plaintiffs to pursue their claims against a temporary staffing agency for allegedly violating state la...
San Francisco employment boutique Rudy Exelrod Zieff & Lowe champions worker's rights
Post-settlement disputes over taxes can occur, especially if the settlement agreement is silent or vague on tax reporting, wit...
AI and DEI programs can have significant benefits for businesses and workers, depending on how carefully they are crafted and ...
The appellate court’s job is to apply the correct law and provide justice for the parties, regardless of the lawyers’ mistakes...
Many cases present two narratives, where no one is lying but the other side is not telling the truth. These are the cases wher...
A recent Court of Appeal ruling could create new challenges and uncertainties for insurers, such as a chilling effect on adjus...
ADR has become a forced remedy for consumers, homeowners, and medical patients, resulting in a perversion of our judicial syst...
Monterey County judge to retire in April
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Superior Court Judge Marla O. Anderson is also leaving the Judicial Council.
Supreme Court sets new rule for social media blocking cases
By Craig Anderson
The justices heard a case involving two school board members who blocked parents who criticized them on Facebook and Twitter.
Pepperdine points to new case authority on COVID refunds
By Devon Belcher
The university’s attorneys argue that a new California 1st District Court of Appeal opinion, Berlanga v. University of San Fra...
Conflicts, defamation cited to disqualify counsel in talent agency suit
By Skyler Romero
The motion claims that plaintiffs’ counsel Bryan J. Freedman is simultaneously representing plaintiff Brian Cho in a Californi...
Hickory Farms’ win shows how to defend consumer privacy claims
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
The ruling is significant because it points the way forward for hundreds of businesses defending themselves from nearly identi...
Realtors association resolves broker commission lawsuits
By Jack Needham
A news release from the realtors group stated that the agreement “would end litigation of claims brought on behalf of home sel...
Judge struggles to keep track of California’s many prison rape cases
By Malcolm Maclachlan
“Our case management system we use in normal cases I don’t think is going to be sufficient here,” Sacramento County Judge Laur...
Sanders Roberts LLP in Southern California and Lafayette & Kumagai LLP in Oakland will complete their tie-up on April 1.
Honda’s win in personal injury case shows limits of consumer expectation test
By David Houston
Defense attorney James Yukevich said the standard laid out in Romine is so restrictive auto manufacturers aren’t allowed to te...
Trial to begin over Apple engineer’s death while using Tesla Autopilot
By Wisdom Howell
The engineer’s family is suing Tesla over its promises of safety and CalTrans over alleged dangerous road conditions. The defe...