Tax
H&R Block settles lawsuit with LA City Attorney’s Office over free tax filing
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The City Attorney's Office said consumers eligible for a free tax filing program were steered to H&R Block's paid commerci...
Litigation & Arbitration, Law Practice, Class Action
Litigator joins Shook, Hardy & Bacon in Los Angeles
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Michael Shortnacy defends clients in complex litigation, class actions and mass tort litigation.
Torts/Personal Injury, Litigation & Arbitration
$42.4M verdict for pregnant woman in a coma from collision
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
“The issue became, was pleading no-contest equivalent to conviction? We pled it was and won,” said plaintiff’s attorney Ricard...
Intellectual Property
Netflix denies infringement over Conor McGregor documentary
By Devon Belcher
“Plaintiff’s purported copyright was not validly registered before the alleged infringement occurred,” Davis Wright Tremaine L...
Technology, Constitutional Law
Despite losses, Bonta renews crackdown on kids' social media use
By Malcolm Maclachlan
“We expect challenges based on the First Amendment or Section 230. That’s part of the common playbook used by the tech industr...
The gravamen of the complaint was fraud, bringing it out from under the statute of limitation, wrote 2nd District Court of App...
Litigation & Arbitration
American Airlines wrongfully confiscated miles, lawsuit claims
By Sunidhi Sridhar
The carrier’s decision to terminate the plaintiffs’ accounts entirely was unlawful, the plaintiffs’ lawyer said.
Civil Rights
San Francisco guaranteed income program called racist and sexist
By Wisdom Howell
The complaint, filed by Judicial Watch on behalf of three San Francisco citizens, argues that the GIFT program’s prioritizatio...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Gun advocates challenge legality of 9th Circuit panel
By Craig Anderson
The dispute revolves around whether the 9th Circuit limited en banc panel that granted the state’s motion for a stay of Senior...
Court officials said they did not know when it would reopen.
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Retired Los Angeles County judge joins ADR Services in Oakland
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
“What I didn’t expect to find in any neutral setting was the genuine friendliness of ADR Service’s leadership and the professi...
Insurance
Broker failed to insure Lahaina Theater, Regency claims
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
“ARA’s lack of diligence and care left Regency wholly uninsured for its Lahaina Theater when in August 2023, the devastating M...
Labor/Employment
Labor union wants gaming tribe to honor arbitration agreement
By Malcolm Maclachlan
UNITE HERE claims it has been trying to get the Wilton Rancheria and Boyd Gaming Corp. to honor a 2017 agreement that calls fo...
Intellectual Property
Tattoo artist Kat Von D did not infringe Miles Davis photo, jury says
By Devon Belcher
“This case should never have been brought. It was an outrageous money grab that the jury saw through immediately,” said Allen ...
Intellectual Property
Carlin’s estate sues over AI-generated ‘comedy special’
By Skyler Romero
“This case is not just about AI, it’s about the humans that use AI to violate the law, infringe on intellectual property right...
Litigation & Arbitration
‘Gluten free’ foods at Philz Coffee are not gluten free, suit claims
By Wisdom Howell
The lead plaintiff claims to have suffered a “severe allergy attack” after consuming a gluten free item from one of the compan...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Chinese firm claims to be instrument of state in espionage case
By Craig Anderson
A lawyer for Pangang Group Co. Ltd. told the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of appeals that the company is immune from prosecution.
Labor/Employment
California law doesn’t apply to out-of-state worker, Tubi says
By Wisdom Howell
The proposed class action was brought on behalf of the company’s former chief of people, who was based in Washington state.
Data Privacy
23andMe delayed telling Ashkenazi Jews, Chinese their data was stolen
By Sunidhi Sridhar
Edelson PC managing partner Rafey S. Balabanian wrote in the complaint that the hacker compiled and leaked lists of data belon...
Litigation & Arbitration
$42.4M verdict for pregnant woman in a coma from collision
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
"The issue became, was pleading no-contest equivalent to conviction? We pled it was and won," said plaintiff's attorney Ricard...
Securities, Data Privacy
Stubhub mislead consumers with fee ‘estimates’, suit says
By Sunidhi Sridhar
A report by the Federal Trade Commission found a rise in companies’ use of “dark patterns.” These methods, which include hard-...
Law Practice
Trial lawyer wants more diverse bench – including more former plaintiff attorneys
By Malcolm Maclachlan
"We want to make sure the bench really reflects our community," said Ibiere N. Seck.
Government, Constitutional Law
Chemerinsky tells law students Constitution is in peril
By Malcolm Maclachlan
“I never imagined I would fear for the future of American Democracy,” Chemerinsky told an audience at McGeorge School of Law i...
Data Privacy
Claim: Breach at loanDepot exposed data of 16 million people
By Devon Belcher
A breach in January was the second time in as many years loanDepot’s database was successfully hacked.
Real Estate/Development
Beverly Hills Realtors battle in court over building lease
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Hilton & Hilton said in court documents that they would not have signed the sublease had they known that an exterior sign ...
Immigration
Former Homeland Security chief can be questioned about family separation
By Sunidhi Sridhar
“Given the abundance of evidence produced, in this case and in related litigation, indicating that the actual intent of the Ze...
Judges and Judiciary
Senate advances nominee for seat on Eastern District
By Craig Anderson
Kirk E. Sherriff has led the Fresno and Bakersfield offices of the U.S. attorney’s office since 2015.
Constitutional Law
Gun rights activists appeal ruling for state’s open carry law
By Craig Anderson
Compared to other Second Amendment cases involving California laws, this one has flown under the radar, but it’s another lawsu...
Insurance
Jury rejects $20M claim for Montecito mansion damaged in fire
By Devon Belcher
“We were able to tell a very bulletproof story, and we trusted the jurors to set aside all emotions and knee-jerk reactions, f...
Michael Ludwig applies a genuinely neutral approach to dispute resolution, lawyers say.