The dispute stems from the state of California’s hiring of the banks as remarketing agents, where they were accused of widespr...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Eastman appeal chances slight, ethics attorneys say
By Skyler Romero
John C. Eastman’s attorneys argue that the ruling has deprived him of the ability to earn a living as he committed no crime an...
Environmental & Energy
LA County residents sue over odors from 2 landfills
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
The Chiquita Canyon landfill in Castaic has been criticized for a chemical reaction that has set garbage alight, while the Sun...
Judges and Judiciary
Judge scolds attorney for filing 2 summary judgment motions
By Devon Belcher
Vlad Hirnyk and his firm, Lamberg Law LLC, are accused by Evox Productions of unauthorized posting of more than 100 copyrighte...
The complaint claimed that the deal with the Redding Rancheria tribe will deliver a fraction of the revenue earned by other co...
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Align Technology prevails in defense of antitrust claims
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
U.S. District Judge Vince G. Chhabria highlighting the fact that Align’s cessation of interoperability with competitor devices...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Costa Mesa’s sober living home regulations get mixed reaction at Circuit
By Craig Anderson
The case is the latest in a series of lawsuits, one of which reached the U.S. Supreme Court, between the city and the operator...
Judges and Judiciary
San Francisco judge faces death threats over lenient sentence for stabbing
By Wisdom Howell
District Attorney Brooke Jenkins attended a protest outside the courthouse and criticized Judge Kay Tsenin's sentencing of a m...
Insurance
Insurance company doesn’t want jury to know about settlements
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The lawsuit stems from the 2007 “acrimonious divorce” between Saul Fox, Fox Paine & Co’s founder, and his partner W. Dexte...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
11th Hour strategy shift leaves Netflix lawyers on hook for fees
By Devon Belcher
The plaintiff's counsel argued that the defense attorneys' actions were deceitful and forced them to waste trial preparation r...
Health Care & Hospital Law
State Supreme Court denies authority for arbitration in health care directives
By Jack Needham
The decision, which contradicts federal legislation and case law, could have significant implications for the healthcare indus...
Constitutional Law
Challenge to LA's street vending restrictions scheduled for trial April 4
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
The plaintiffs argue that an amendment to the “no vending” ordinance, which goes into effect two days before trial, did not ad...
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Lawsuit alleges price-fixing in global concrete additives
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The lawsuit follows a European Commission investigation into anti-competitive activity in $27 billion industry.
Civil Rights
Judge unlikely to stay racial bias lawsuit against Tesla
By Sunidhi Sridhar
Tesla’s attorneys argued that a state case should take place before the federal lawsuit proceeds.
Intellectual Property
Bill to help Holocaust survivors recover stolen art sets up legal fight
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The bill was inspired by a two-decade legal battle over a painting by Impressionist artist Camille Pissarro.
Law Practice
California International Arbitration Week draws global audience
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
“The participation and enthusiasm for this year’s California International Arbitration week was fantastic and a testament to t...
Retired Judge Jacqueline Connor gets to know parties in mediation to find the root of the dispute.
Real Estate/Development
LA County, lender settle PACE loan fraud case for $12M
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
The lawsuit alleged that the program, intended to upgrade homes with renewable energy, turned into a nightmare for many famili...
The plaintiff had worked with the department’s K9 bomb detection unit since 2005 when he was dismissed in 2017 and transferred...
U.S. Supreme Court
Challenge to homeless ruling relies on 1962 addiction case
By Craig Anderson
Many municipalities have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a 9th Circuit rulilng they say hamstrings their ability to po...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Judge recommends John Eastman be disbarred over Jan. 6
By Skyler Romero
In her 128-page ruling, Judge Yvette D. Roland found that the Office of Chief Trial Counsel proved 10 of the 11 charges agains...
The writer, a prominent property owner, and his brother-in-law sued each other over varied recollections about the events in a...
Civil Litigation
Knicks and Rangers’ owner says sex assault claim is madeup
By Devon Belcher
James Dolan, who owns Madison Square Garden, is also accused of trafficing the women to Harvey Weinstein at a Los Angeles hotel.
Administrative/Regulatory
San Diego calls school lead remediation unfunded mandate
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The city claims that failure to comply could result in the suspension of its water permit, resulting in the loss of water acce...
George Triantis has been on faculty at Stanford as a professor of contracts, commercial law and bankruptcy. Franita Tolson, an...
Attorneys for Brooklyn Restaurant's Inc., the company behind Harry's Coffee Shop, successfully argued that the cleaning and sa...
Lucie Barron said she believes that the percentage of women in the field will continue to grow as there is now a larger group ...
Consumer Protection Law
LA County, lender settle PACE loan fraud case for $12M
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
The lawsuit alleged that the program, intended to upgrade homes with renewable energy, turned into a nightmare for many famili...
A judge denied the bank’s motion to dismiss the plaintiffs claim that Silvergate accepted customer deposits into non-FTX accou...
Real Estate/Development
Real estate settlement may create opportunities for lawyers
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Attorneys could fill the void created by the real estate community’s failure to adjust, negotiating contracts and writing docu...