Judges and Judiciary, Government
Judge accuses prosecutors of misleading court in re-arrest
By Devon Belcher
A district court judge accused federal prosecutors of misleading the 9th Circuit and a magistrate judge to effect the rearrest...
Health Care & Hospital Law
Keenan & Associates sued over breach of 1.5M health records
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
The insurance company faces nearly a dozen similar lawsuits in federal court in California. Keenan began notifying clients of ...
Labor/Employment
Employers fight state, federal rulings on PAGA claims
By Craig Anderson
The filings are the latest efforts by employers in their battle against plaintiffs’ attorneys who file complaints under PAGA, ...
Government, Criminal
US judge considers special master for women’s prison
By Sunidhi Sridhar
The plaintiffs have not sufficiently proven that there was a widespread practice of sexual assault and exploitation at the pri...
Civil Rights
Qualified immunity partly applies in excessive force case
By Wisdom Howell
A jury must decide whether excessive force was used when two Antioch police officers allegedly knelt on the neck and back of a...
U.S. Supreme Court, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Grants Pass files opening brief in high court anti-camping case
By Sunidhi Sridhar
The city’s attorneys argue that short jail terms for serial violators are not cruel and unusual. The outcome of the case could...
Civil Litigation
$13 million verdict reached in LAUSD sexual abuse case
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The school district had received notice that Daniel Garcia had dated a student at his previously assigned school before being ...
Law Practice, Corporate
Capital Markets attorney joins Skadden as partner in Palo Alto
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Brian D. Paulson regularly advises companies and investment banks on capital market transactions, securities compliance, corpo...
Civil Litigation
Cases could redefine funeral homes' financial obligations
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The cases come at a pivotal time for the industry, as an aging U.S. population and a generation of nearly 72 million baby boom...
Class Action
Proposed class action accuses Edison of violating billing rules
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
"The Public Utilities Code doesn't allow a utility like Edison to delay bill its customers when they have problems internally ...
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Kroger merger a case Biden's FTC 'could not afford' to sit out
By Jack Needham
The FTC’s decision to block the deal came as little surprise, but it has the potential to chill merger activity.
Constitutional Law
Tech companies' 1st Amendment challenge divides Supreme Court justices
By Craig Anderson
During oral arguments, several justices expressed sympathy to the technology industry trade group, NetChoice LLC, but others e...
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Trial set for 2026 Apple's iPhone app market antitrust case
By Sunidhi Sridhar
U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers warned the parties against filing additional Daubert motions, regarding expert test...
Intellectual Property
Pause remains in Masimo's patent claims against Apple
By Devon Belcher
Through several court filings in the past two months, Masimo’s counsel argued that since the circuit panel released its opinio...
Environmental & Energy
Edison settles $80M lawsuit over 2017 Thomas Fire
By Wisdom Howell
The lawsuit, filed on behalf of the US Forest Service, accused Edison of negligence after investigators determined that Edison...
Civil Rights
Judge rejects defendant's claim that she's racist toward Asians
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Judge Susan Bryant-Deason said the defendant’s motion to disqualify, in the midst of closing arguments after a five-month tria...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Circuit rescinds release of alleged white supremacy group founder
By Devon Belcher
Robert Rundo was rearrested by the FBI near San Diego after being freed by a district judge, and according to a 9th U.S. Circu...
Entertainment & Sports
Judge sustains ‘Rust’ producers’ demurrers in LA lawsuit
By Skyler Romero
A judge sustained a demurrer from actor Alec Baldwin and other producers of the film “Rust” to claims of loss of consortium by...
Law Practice
Architects accused of inflating costs on Yreka courthouse
By Wisdom Howell
The complaint alleges that the firm “provided deficient designs and failed to properly coordinate its work” in relation to the...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Judge recognized for mediation skills joins ADR Services Inc
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Labor/Employment, Class Action
Bay Area's KQED faces putative class action by employee
By Wisdom Howell
The plaintiff also claims eight other violations, including failure to pay minimum and straight time wages, failure to pay ove...
Government
In LA district attorney race, Gascón faces 11 challengers
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
The challengers disagree with the district attorney's policies, including his charging guidelines and curtailing of sentencing...
Government
State loses ability to regulate 5 casino tribes due to US law violation
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Attorney General Rob Bonta agreed the state will bide by a 2023 federal court order that leaves the tribes dealing directly wi...
Technology
Zuckerberg’s liability in social media addiction suits debated
By Sunidhi Sridhar
The plaintiffs’ claims against Zuckerberg are based on personal statements, not his actions as a corporate officer, the plaint...
Criminal
Discovery disputes with bankruptcy trustee may delay Girardi fraud trial
By Devon Belcher
Disbarred plaintiffs’ attorney Thomas V. Girardi’s defense team is facing potential delays in his Los Angeles wire fraud trial...
Data Privacy
Suit claims Mattress Firm privacy violation with third-party software
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
The plaintiff claims that NICE monitors, records, and analyzes communications between consumers and Mattress Firm agents witho...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Homeless suit to await high court anti-camping ruling
By Craig Anderson
The Supreme Court will hear arguments in the case, filed by Grants Pass, Oregon, on April 22, challenging a 9th U.S. Circuit C...
Data Privacy
YouTube’s channel owners liable for collecting data on children, lawyers say
By Sunidhi Sridhar
Google’s attorney argued that the YouTube channel owners could not be found liable under the Children’s Online Privacy Protect...
Immigration
Judge accuses Biden administration of politically motivated asylum rule defense
By Craig Anderson
In a vividly written dissent, 9th U.S. Circuit Judge Lawrence VanDyke criticized the Biden administration’s delay in ruling on...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit grants stay, but accused white supremacist already freed
By Devon Belcher
Prosecutors lack the power to detain a defendant in such circumstances since the federal judge ordered his release forthwith, ...