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9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Constitutional Law


C.D. “Chuck” Michel, who represents the plaintiffs challenging the law, said Tuesday that his clients would file a motion seek...



Burst pipe indefinitely closes Compton Courthouse

Jan. 3, 2024
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

Most matters will be trailed as the lobby, elevators and stairwell were flooded.


Technology


Edelson says it will open Los Angeles office

Jan. 3, 2024
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

The firm decided to open an office in Los Angeles because that’s where their attorneys want to live, founder and CEO Jay Edels...


Environmental & Energy, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


The outcome, unless overturned, is a win for the California Restaurant Association and the natural gas industry, which has fou...


Data Privacy


Amid moves to consolidate lawsuits over information breach, 23andMe says it was not the source of credentials that were attack...


Pierson Ferdinand emphasized a highly customized legal practice management platform featuring a fully integrated, algorithm dr...


Torts/Personal Injury


"The court has never seen this in a courtroom in 30 years of service on the court," Los Angeles Judge Mary Ann Murphy said in...


Criminal


The ruling follows months of depositions, hearings and filings between the parties on whether or not Girardi is mentally compe...


Real Estate/Development


Perhaps no place illustrates the trend better than Century City, where law firms are flocking to higher rents and eschewing de...


Class Action


The class complaint, filed in Los Angeles, accuses the so-called “Uber for kids” of being negligent and reckless with their pe...


Judges and Judiciary, Family


The judicial race is between family law attorney Daniel J. Kern and Senior Deputy District Attorney Whitney L. Bokosky.


Constitutional Law


The ruling was a setback for X Corp., formerly Twitter, which claimed AB 587 violates the First Amendment and Section 230 of t...


Labor/Employment, Class Action


“This narrow motion asks the court to require Twitter to give potential class members basic information about this case, so th...


Judges and Judiciary


Here is a list of California judge, justice and commissioner appointments, resignations, retirements and deaths in the past year.


Civil Rights


Social Justice Legal Foundation aims to build legacy

Dec. 29, 2023
By Sunidhi Sridhar

The group was founded in January 2021 with the backing of Los Angeles based litigation firm Hueston Hennigan LLP and takes on ...


Judges and Judiciary


Sacramento County Superior Court appoints 2 commissioners

Dec. 29, 2023
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

James O. Morris has been with the court since 2019 as a research attorney. Benjamin J. Cassady joined the court from the Place...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility


“The facts on which some or all of the counts … are based constitute mistake, inadvertence, neglect or error and do not rise t...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


9th Circuit’s en banc system loomed large in 2023

Dec. 29, 2023
By Craig Anderson

Few cases are decided by en banc panels, but high-profile disputes on the First Amendment’s free exercise of religion clause, ...


Torts/Personal Injury


The Youth Justice Coalition, which runs the Los Angeles high school where the attack allegedly took place, opposes incarcerati...


Appellate Practice


General footage not directly related to an investigation is not exempt under the state Public Records Act, an appellate panel ...


Class Action


The consumers’ counsel claimed in their proposed class action that emissions control devices were installed in RAM trucks to a...


The San Francisco tax code considers the payroll of General Motors subsidiary Cruise Automation, “which results in an amount o...


Business Law


Home kitchen operations flourish following new law

Dec. 28, 2023
By Arin Mikailian

The law initially capped annual earnings a home kitchen operator could earn at $50,000. Additionally, there was a stipulation ...


Labor/Employment


In August, Harbor’s lawyers served Spivey’s health care providers and the Employment Development Department with a subpoena fo...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


Careers in ADR are popular but may be unattainable

Dec. 28, 2023
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Several executives with dispute resolution companies said the industry has grown more specialized.


Environmental & Energy


The plaintiff, Andrea Grano, claims that the city’s approvals were ideologically-driven, and will result in a structure at 144...


Judges and Judiciary


LA’s most famous prosecutor wants to be a judge

Dec. 28, 2023
By Skyler Romero

“I want to be a judge because I want to continue to have a hand in justice and how justice is applied and exhibited,” said Chr...


Judges and Judiciary


The candidates include Deputy District Attorneys Jacob Lee and Leslie B. Gutierrez, and criminal defense attorney Osman M. Taher.


Technology, Data Privacy


Arguing the content on Instagram and Facebook have broad appeal to adults and teens as well as children, Meta’s counsel said t...


Class Action


The lawsuit, originally filed in the Southern District of New York, accuses the children’s gaming company and three executives...