9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
En banc review granted in LDS Church tithing fraud lawsuit
By Sunidhi Sridhar
The plaintiff claimed that the church used tithed money to finance commercial projects, including a shopping mall development ...
The recall movement wants DA Pamela Price removed from office due to her progressive approach to prosecuting crimes, which the...
Law Practice
Former financial crimes prosecutor joins Bird Marella
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
A lot of William Johnson's work in private practice will be guiding companies and individuals through government investigations.
Insurance
After rejecting insurance company's $3,300 offer, woman wins $4.8m verdict for car crash
By Skyler Romero
The case arose from a 2020 car collision in Lancaster where plaintiff Jennifer Garcia's vehicle was struck by a car that faile...
Consumer Protection Law
Supreme Court rules for consumer in lemon law case
By Craig Anderson
The dispute concerned how much money FCA US LLC, known historically as Chrysler, should have to pay Lisa Niedermeier in damage...
Entertainment & Sports
Bivens claim argued in conspiracy case against Secret Service agents
By Devon Belcher
Lawyers for a Hollywood fashion designer, Christopher Psaila, are arguing that they met the minimum federal standard to plead ...
Family
Attorney accused of pressuring domestic violence victim to sign over house
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Jamil L. White said Monday that he had “substantial evidence” that the woman “was lying and making up stories and false accusa...
Criminal
Divided state Supreme Court upholds life sentence for young murderer
By Craig Anderson
The case drew many amicus curiae briefs from prosecutors and defense attorneys across the state.
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Apple’s iCloud restrictions unfairly limit competition, lawsuit claims
By Sunidhi Sridhar
The lawsuit came days before the European Union hit the iPhone maker with a $2 billion antitrust fine on Monday over music str...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Cannabis business owner wins right to sue Sacramento
By Craig Anderson
The city denied him a business license because he doesn’t live there.
Managing partner Ross Schwartz said in a statement that “these advancements underscore our commitment to nurturing and promoti...
Securities
Implications beyond crypto industry in securities case
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The decision reiterates what the 9th Circuit and the Supreme Court have said about standing requirements, defense attorney Rob...
Contracts
Punitive damages calculation complicated by lack of documents
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
A forensic financial expert testified in a Los Angeles trial court that calculating the net worth of a defendant who owes his ...
Labor/Employment
Former Twitter executives sue Elon Musk for $128M in severance payments
By Sunidhi Sridhar
The former executives are represented by David L. Anderson, who was U.S. attorney of the Northern District of of California.
Law Practice, Intellectual Property
Spencer Fane adds team of 6 IP attorneys in San Jose
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Spencer Fane has 450 attorneys in 25 offices nationwide including San Jose and Santa Monica.
Law Practice
Former Los Angeles city attorney joins Sheppard Mullin
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Rocky Delgadillo served as city attorney from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was a deputy mayor of Los Angeles for Economic Dev...
Law Practice
Former Riverside County judge joins Glenn Agre Bergman & Fuentes
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
“They were clearly people that were willing and able and completely capable of taking larger cases to trial and dealing with t...
Environmental & Energy
California trucker group drops CARB from emissions lawsuit
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Association claims state cannot enforce Advanced Clean Fleets regulations without EPA waiver.
Technology
Musk’s ‘swing for the fences’ suit against OpenAI has long odds
By Jack Needham
A lack of formality around the agreement between Musk and OpenAI’s co-founders and difficulty determining what constitutes “th...
LA judge with sharp wit made mark in mandatory settlement court
Corporate
Wells Fargo accused of covertly enrolling customers in products
By Sunidhi Sridhar
A complaint says the financial institution sent letters to many fraudulently enrolled customers and unlawfully shifted the bur...
Litigation & Arbitration
LA sues to vacate arbitration award in firefighter vaccination case
By Skyler Romero
The petition claims that the arbitrator who ruled in the union’s favor exceeded the scope of his authority by reinterpreting a...
Torts/Personal Injury
American Airlines faces claim over bedbug bites on flight
By Devon Belcher
American Airlines argues that the Montreal Convention treaty, which regulates personal injury claims related to international ...
Lorreta P. Martinez will join LMU from the University of New Mexico where she was chief legal officer over the school's five c...
Judges and Judiciary
San Diego County judge retires after 24 years on the bench
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
In her most recent bench assignment, Judge Patricia Garcia presided over complex family law trials and settlement conferences.
Environmental & Energy
Steel plant accused of violating storm water rules
By Devon Belcher
The complaint seeks an order for Dywidag Systems in Long Beach to pay up to $64,618 per day, per violation.
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Circuit revives class action against Google for cellular data misuse
By Craig Anderson
The nationwide damages could be as much as $2.7 billion.
Civil Rights
Hindu group pauses religious bias claim against state
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The decision came after the judge hearing a caste discrimination case against Cisco Systems agreed to remove mentions of Hindu...
Constitutional Law
Elon Musk trying to silence critics, watchdog group says
By Sunidhi Sridhar
Musk claims Center for Countering Digital Hate is scouring X (Twitter) for offensive posts to drive away advertisers.
Native Americans
Judge rules against state in tribe casino negotiations
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The judge found that state negotiators repeatedly reinserted environmental and tort law provisions into a gaming agreement, wh...