Criminal, Civil Litigation
Porn conglomerate wants trafficking claims stayed
By Sunidhi Sridhar
Aylo Global Entertainment, which operates Pornhub and other sites, wants the civil case paused because company executives also...
Technology, Civil Litigation
New suit filed in fight between plasma semiconductor companies
By Wisdom Howell
Applied Materials, one of the leaders in the chipmaking software essential to the creation of semiconductors and the defendant...
Judges and Judiciary, Environmental & Energy
Cities' climate lawsuit can remain in state court, 9th Circuit rules
By Craig Anderson
California cities and counties have filed lawsuits accusing the oil companies of producing energy from fossil fuels that has f...
Labor/Employment
NLRB names new chief administrative law judge in San Francisco
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Judge Eleanor Laws will oversee the agency’s regional offices in the West and Southwest.
State Bar & Bar Associations
Girardi son-in-law seeks to abate involuntary suspension
By Devon Belcher
David R. Lira’s attorney, Kathleen M. Ewins of Long & Levit LLP, argued in a motion to abate that he has been practicing l...
Litigation & Arbitration
District not to blame for child attacked in front of school
By Skyler Romero
The plaintiffs claimed that the incident fell within an exception in the Education Code because the school “specifically assum...
The complaint says Apple has contracted out the ability of existing payment apps to add features allowing cryptocurrencies to ...
Constitutional Law
Hawaii gun carry appeal may preview California dispute
By Craig Anderson
Several states, including California and Hawaii, have passed laws restricting guns in “sensitive places” after the U.S. Suprem...
Labor/Employment
Resort sued by employees, hit with guest’s assault claim
By Wisdom Howell
Auberge Solage’s press office did not respond to requests for comment regarding the guest’s lawsuit but denied any wrongdoing ...
Technology, Litigation & Arbitration
Caltech lawsuit against Apple, Broadcom ends
By Sunidhi Sridhar
Represented by Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, Caltech sued Apple and Broadcom, accusing the defendants of infring...
Compatible litigation philosophies helped launch Annigian Ryan LLP.
Bette Epstein helps litigants navigate intense emotions in trust and estate disputes.
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Idaho asks justices to stay injunction on its anti-abortion law
By Craig Anderson
Idaho argues that a 1986 federal law, the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act, does not preempt the state law that punis...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Circuit panel reverses judge's order for law firm in debt collector dispute
By Devon Belcher
U.S. District Judge David O. Carter concluded that the tenants’ federal suit constituted an improper appeal of a state court j...
Environmental & Energy
Water Authority ends attempt to stop members from seeking cheaper rates
By Sunidhi Sridhar
San Diego County held a special election on Nov. 7 and the ballot included a measure to change Fallbrook and Rainbow’s water p...
While TikTok challenged Meishe’s specific ability to prove injury in the U.S., the 5th Circuit’s opinion written by Circuit Ju...
More than a dozen such cases have been filed in the Stanley Mosk Courthouse in downtown Los Angeles, and defendants have argue...
Civil Litigation
Actor's counsel to seek further civil case stay as possible charges loom
By Skyler Romero
Los Angeles Judge Maurice A. Leiter previously denied a motion to stay the civil case against Alec Baldwin in September, call...
Litigation & Arbitration
Most of city's demurrer of builder's remedy suit overruled
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
"While multiple factors may have contributed to the city's lackluster track record on housing, one primary reason is the city'...
Plan to replace sequoias destroyed by wildfires violates law, environmentalists claim
By Devon Belcher
Wildfires burning trees in remote areas is part of a natural process, say environmental groups who oppose replanting a forest ...
Litigation & Arbitration
Mayer Brown secures appellate OK of $69M award over unpaid loan
By Skyler Romero
The panel also approved $21 million in fees for the long running case involving a $30 million loan a Hong Kong billionaire had...
Law Practice
Hogan Lovells acquires 30 partners from Stroock, including 1 in LA
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
“The standard of excellence, the culture of superb client service, and the strong human element of the attorney-client relatio...
Civil Litigation
Oil developer wins agreement that LA County facility can operate
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Bridgeland Resources LLC is fighting Los Angeles city and county ordinances that aim to halt new oil and gas wells and shut do...
Health Care & Hospital Law
Dordick wins $31.5M med-mal verdict, an Arizona record
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Los Angeles plaintiffs’ lawyer Gary A. Dordick said his team believes this is the largest medical malpractice and largest inju...
Government
SEC accuses Kraken of operating unregistered securities exchange
By Craig Anderson
The flurry of activity by federal prosecutors and regulators is designed to send a message to entities handling virtual curren...
Constitutional Law
Panel: State can share gun owners information with UC group
By Craig Anderson
Several gun owners’ groups, and an individual, sued the state arguing that the information sharing violated their privacy righ...
CRI Genetics in El Segundo falsely represented to consumers that its DNA tests offered the most accurate and detailed reports ...
“The ruling is a watershed moment for sexual harassment and gender bias cases because it clarifies that the protections of the...
Labor/Employment
Former office manager admits stealing $1.19M from law firm
By Wisdom Howell
Jairo Tomas Santos began writing the fraudulent checks in March 2016, roughly 15 years after he was hired by the firm, accordi...
California Supreme Court
State Supreme Court establishes new code of ethics for State Bar
By Devon Belcher
Committees that evaluate and recommend candidates for State Bar Court judges and board positions must now collect information ...