Tax, Government
High court to hear arguments on tax control ballot measure
By Craig Anderson
Gov. Gavin Newsom, the Legislature and former Democratic Party Chair John Burton petitioned the court in September to take the...
Alameda County Superior Court Judge Eumi K. Lee was approved 11-10.
Aylo Global Entertainment, formerly MindGeek, is accused of being complicit in a sex trafficking venture orchestrated by the n...
Litigation & Arbitration
Casino workers ask US court to make tribe arbitrate labor deal
By Malcolm Maclachlan
“This is a most interesting case, given that it blends the National Labor Relations Act with the TLRO and the Compact,” commen...
Technology, Civil Litigation
Charter sued over telemarketing calls to ‘do not call’ registrants
By Devon Belcher
The putative plaintiffs claim that in order to boost sales, Spectrum and its agents purposely disregarded the federal “do not ...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Civil Litigation
Plaintiff wins sanctions duel over motion to compel
By Skyler Romero
“The judge sanctioned us for not giving a detailed enough explanation as to why we disputed whether the plaintiff was injured,...
Law Office Management
2 Ventura County law firms announce plan to merge
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The marriage between Lowthorp Richards LLP and The Hathaway Law Firm is effective Jan. 1.
Technology
Meta sues FTC over reopened proceedings on child data use
By Sunidhi Sridhar
“Meta challenges the constitutionality of five structural characteristics of the commission that render the FTC proceedings un...
Contracts
Scribbled contract over coffee is enforceable, panel rules
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
The case had some interesting facts, similar to law school examples. And seeing as there has not been a solid sham doctrine ca...
“Defendants failed to set the rates at the lowest possible interest rates, as their agreements with California required,” stat...
Torts/Personal Injury
Judge greenlights discovery of ‘Rust’ weapons supplier
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Defendant PDQ Arm & Prop LLC and its founder, Seth Kenney, sought to be dismissed from the case, arguing that California l...
Insurance
Judge denies attempt to block state’s plan for home wildfire insurance
By Devon Belcher
Monday’s ruling marks the second time a judge has denied the FAIR Plan Association’s attempt to void the Insurance Commissione...
Torts/Personal Injury, Intellectual Property
Sacramento firm sues Jacoby & Meyers over ‘Justice 4 You’
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Clayeo Arnold PLC received a service mark on the phrase from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in 2021, and says it has use...
Education Law
Judge won’t block future vaccination mandates in LA schools
By Skyler Romero
“To say that we know what action LAUSD is going to take in the face of some unknown public health emergency, I think, is pure ...
Securities, Administrative/Regulatory
Supreme Court majority skeptical of SEC in-house courts
By Craig Anderson
Justices appointed by Republican presidents seemed skeptical of arguments by Principal Deputy Solicitor General Brian H. Fletc...
Tax, Communications Law
San Francisco trial against telecom 911 providers is delayed
By Wisdom Howell
At the heart of the matter is the city and county’s S claim that nine telecommunications companies that provide 911 services “...
Intellectual Property, Entertainment & Sports
‘Ad Astra’ infringement case is dismissed
By Sunidhi Sridhar
A screenwriter said the movie starring Brad Pitt and Tommy Lee Jones mirrored a script he wrote.
Keker Van Nest partner David J. Silbert said Adeia improperly disclosed sensitive information about the parties’ agreement, so...
Judges and Judiciary
Senators warmly receive nominee for US court in Sacramento
By Craig Anderson
“You present a dilemma for me. You seem like a pretty qualified guy,” U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-SC., told Assistant U.S. Att...
Civil Rights
Korematsu Center for Law and Equality comes to Irvine law
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
During World War II, Fred T. Korematsu, a 22-year-old welder in Oakland, opposed the government’s orders to leave his home and...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Criminal
Criminal defense attorney denies missappropriating funds
By Devon Belcher
“They’ve got egg on their face about Girardi. Any attorneys like myself who did any work for the State Bar, they’re scrutinizi...
Insurance
Insurance company didn’t fully pay for COVID tests, suit says
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
A lawsuit says federal laws passed in 2020 mandate that insurance companies cover COVID-19 testing without medical management ...
Civil Litigation
Judge unlikely to OK appeal of 3rd MGA-OMG Girlz trial
By Sunidhi Sridhar
U.S. District Judge James Selna’s decision for a new trial “appears to be the first and only ruling in any court in any jurisd...
Civil Litigation
Rowdy Beverage sued over ‘preservative free’ label claims
By Wisdom Howell
“Although defendant identifies ascorbic acid as a source of vitamin C, they do so within the ingredient list of the products r...
Class Action
Class actions slam ‘no disparagement’ internet user conditions
By Skyler Romero
The terms of service that the corporations are requiring consumers to agree to aims to prevent users from criticizing the comp...
The perjury charges are the first leveled against any of the accused in the matters surrounding disbarred plaintiffs’ lawyer T...
UC Berkeley and its law school is violating federal law and its own policies by failing to protect Jewish students, a lawsuit ...
Investor and philanthropist Charlie Munger founded Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP and was the longtime chairman of the Daily J...
Law Practice, Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Google’s former in-house counsel joins Willkie Farr
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
At Google, Michael Rome handled the company’s responses to government investigations, enforcement actions, and international p...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
5th Amendment issues ‘real’ for Girardi son-in-law, judge says
By Devon Belcher
In response to David R. Lira’s motion to abate the bar prosecutors’ involuntary suspension filing, State Bar Court Judge Phong...