Los Angeles County judge was a ‘legendary legal force’
Mediator Steven Sepassi's personable, patient approach sets him apart, attorneys say.
Judges and Judiciary, Community News
Candidates for Los Angeles County Superior Court will make their case on Saturday
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
There are nine contested races for Superior Court seats in Los Angeles County, including two challenges to incumbents. Several...
Community News
Public Counsel receives $3M from Mackenzie Scott
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
“The gift is the single largest contribution in Public Counsel’s 54-year history and will provide an unprecedented boost to ou...
Civil Litigation
Tulare church can sue for right to use psychedelic drug, judge rules
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Federal law enforcement agents raiding the church and arrested pastor Jade J. Osborne in 2020 and seized a shipment of the aya...
Criminal
Girardi’s LA criminal trial faces no delay despite shift in counsel
By Devon Belcher
"It seems awfully convenient that in the eleventh hour he's filed ... indicating he plans to withdraw from the case which may ...
Technology, Data Privacy
Longtime Silicon Valley technology lawyer joins Mayer Brown
By Craig Anderson
Anthony “Tony” Weibell specializes in defending internet companies such as Alphabet Inc. and its subsidiaries, Roblox Corp. an...
Torts/Personal Injury, Litigation & Arbitration
Southwestern Law settles lawsuit with tenant who claimed lead poisoning
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
The settlement brings to a close an embarrassing matter for Southwestern, after a court filing in the case expressed fears a p...
Judges and Judiciary
Biden nominates judge for federal court in San Diego
By Craig Anderson
The bid of another San Diego County judge is dead, according to two people familiar with the matter.
This is partly because the courts are integral to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s goals reducing homelessness, reforming mental health car...
Technology, Data Privacy
X Corp. suit against Israeli scraping service moves forward
By Sunidhi Sridhar
The social media platform claims that Bright Data illegally collected information from X users and sold it to third parties, w...
Litigation & Arbitration
Former executive can sue owner of defunct skin care company
By Wisdom Howell
Robert Mills, the company’s former chief operating officer, claims to have been terminated for raising concerns about potentia...
Criminal
Bill to strengthen prison assault penalties moves forward
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The bill’s author, Assemblyman Freddie Rodriguez, D-Pomona, said this closes a loophole in the law that sometimes exempted sta...
Judges and Judiciary
To procure goods at the best value for the state, “the Judicial Council must ensure that staff receive the necessary training ...
Criminal
Crime fighting plan targets repeat offenders, not felony theft limit
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Gov. Gavin Newsom laid out a six-point plan, including several ideas meant to target repeat criminals who commit a disproporti...
Labor/Employment
Occupational therapist awarded $9.3M on retaliation claim
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The woman claimed she was demoted from fulltime employment after taking off time to care for a sick child.
U.S. Supreme Court
US Supreme Court seems to prepared to return major takings case to state court
By Craig Anderson
George Sheetz sued El Dorado County in 2016 after the county demanded the $23,000 fee, which is intended to pay for road and h...
Labor/Employment
Jenny Craig mass layoff brings suit against prior owners
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
“Because we cannot go after an entity that does not exist, we went after H.I.G., which has funds to reimburse employees, and a...
Data Privacy
Proposed class says Fandom illegally tracked IP addresses
By Wisdom Howell
The lawsuit claimed the company’s practice of installing two trackers on users’ internet browsers constitutes a “pen register”...
Real Estate/Development, Intellectual Property
CoStar can’t force rival to provide more discovery over copyright claims
By Devon Belcher
“CoStar’s request that CREXi provide a narrative response to an interrogatory requesting details on multiple discrete subpart ...
Appellate Practice
Retired 4th District justice joins growing appellate boutique
By Sunidhi Sridhar
Retired justice Patricia D. Benke joined Complex Appellate Litigation Group, along with former Reed Smith partner Brian Suther...
Litigation & Arbitration
Mixed pet records led to disease, deaths, lawsuit claims
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
An algorithm used by IDEXX Labs, which works with more than 50,000 veterinary practices worldwide, mixed up diagnoses, the pro...
Litigation & Arbitration
Timing of Girardi’s dementia ‘highly suspect,’ judge says
By Devon Belcher
U.S. District Judge Josephine L. Staton found Thomas V. Girardi to be "exaggerating" his symptoms and "partially malingering" ...
Litigation & Arbitration
Uber’s email retention policy may stand, magistrate judge says
By Jonathan Lo
Last month, several plaintiffs’ attorneys informed U.S. District Judge Charles R. Breyer that Uber refused to provide them wit...
Partner Sara Yunus, who will manage the new office, said she was excited for the law firm “to become fully integrated into Ora...
“Students would no longer have any incentive to pay, on time or at all, for the entirety of their enrollment with the universi...
The company accuses the former senior personnel manager of turning employees against Payward, and denies his claims of gender-...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Gun battle appears to rage at 9th Circuit
By Craig Anderson
Legal experts and attorneys on either side considered whether a quick turnaround was a sign that gun rights advocates had draw...
LA family law judge doesn't mind repeating herself so parties understand decisions.
Torts/Personal Injury, Entertainment & Sports
‘Rust’ crew member’s LA suit against Alec Baldwin is stayed
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
A lighting technician’s lawsuit accusing Baldwin of firing a gun on set that killed the cinematographer, wounded the director ...