Civil Rights
LA County suit accused Citigroup of bias against Armenian Americans
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in November forced Citigroup to pay nearly $26 million in fines and “consumer redress...
U.S. Supreme Court
Justices ask practical questions on OxyContin deal
By Craig Anderson
Pratik A. Shah, a partner with Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP who represents unsecured creditors, said a successful go...
Law Practice
Law firm’s malicious prosecution case of another firm can proceed
By Jonathan Lo
“A lawyer shouldn’t assert a claim without being able to allege a factual basis for doing so. The fact that a claim pertains t...
“I think the real question here is: Is this going to lead them … to make meaningful changes to what their process is?” said pl...
Civil Litigation
Sanctions sought for comments about plaintiff during voir dire
By Jonathan Lo
The plaintiff’s counsel said the defense attorney made an incorrect statement to the prospective jurors regarding the plaintif...
Labor/Employment
University of San Francisco tries to dismiss claims by baseball players
By Jonathan Lo
U.S. Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler previously ruled that, though the plaintiffs sufficiently claimed they suffered discrimina...
Civil Litigation
Wisner Baum tries again to claim Gerber baby food is toxic
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
The lawsuits, filed on behalf of minors, address problems identified previously in Los Angeles County Superior Court over expe...
“Contrary to plaintiff’s allegations, Buchalter has not engaged in any ‘conspiracy and scheme to defraud the creditors and sha...
O’Connor’s appointment to Supreme Court ‘showed a new generation what is possible’
According to Michael L. Gabriel, representing himself in a putative class action, Blockas.com demanded that he pay a $5,000 “t...
Trainor Fairbrook in Sacramento practiced real estate law, business litigation and trusts and estates.
Judges and Judiciary, Government
New Assembly Judiciary chair commits to funding courts
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Assemblyman Ash Kalra was a deputy public defender in Santa Clara County for 11 years.
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
FTC tries again to halt Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision
By Craig Anderson
FTC Chair Lina M. Khan, an appointee of President Joe Biden, has a mixed record in blocking mergers but has vowed to keep tryi...
Judges and Judiciary
US court in Fresno details plan to cope with vacancy
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Senior Judge Charles R. Breyer of the Northern District of California began presiding over sentencing and plea changes in Judg...
Retired judge David De Alba's compassion helps parties see benefits of a deal, lawyers say
Eminent domain attorney was a fierce defender of property rights
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 ...