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“We will be appearing and arguing against the sanctions because they are excessive and unwarranted,” said defense attorney Jam...


“Plaintiffs’ argument that they must re-allege the causes of action in subsequent amended complaints in order to facilitate th...


Law Practice


Tara McGrath’s nomination was held up by a senator upset over the federal indictments of former President Donald Trump.


Litigation & Arbitration


Katherine Feinstein, a former San Francisco Superior Court judge who said she received a limited power of attorney for her mot...


Labor/Employment


The lawsuit came days after the federal agency revealed that it is investigating Tyson Foods and Perdue Farms, two of the nati...


Technology


The complaint, filed by J. Jonathan Hawk of White & Case LLP, claims Atlas “failed to make any of the payments to X Corp. ...


Environmental & Energy


Because the five-year deadline to finalize a new assessment has passed, the nonprofits said they are suing to ensure the EPA f...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


“The City of Los Angeles and other local jurisdictions in the Ninth Circuit are trying to solve the humanitarian tragedy facin...


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


9th Circuit Judge Patrick J. Bumatay, an appointee of President Donald Trump, called the en banc panel’s decision “unprecedent...


Labor/Employment


The complaint accused Elon Musk of offering substantial compensation packages to every remaining Twitter employee in March, bu...


Judges and Judiciary


Several Republicans offered public assurances Friday that they would not try to block the appointment of another Democrat to t...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


The U.S. Justice Department sued Idaho, arguing that the state’s law criminalizing abortion, which took effect after the U.S. ...


Real Estate/Development, Education Law


The lawsuit filed in Los Angeles by Grant K. Riley of Riley Ersoff LLP says a toddler living in the building was poisoned by l...


Technology


“This case is not about autopilot. What you’re going to hear is that autopilot actually makes the roads safer,” said Tesla’s ...


U.S. Supreme Court


Apple and Epic file dueling Supreme Court petitions

Sep. 29, 2023
By Craig Anderson

“The Ninth Circuit’s rule effectively immunizes an array of anti-competitive practices from liability,” wrote Epic Games attor...


Judges and Judiciary, Government


“We are extremely pleased that the court has decided today to approve a historic settlement that will add to an already unprec...


Technology


Google argued that the class cannot pursue damages because the plaintiffs kept using YouTube’s premium subscription and thus, ...


Technology


“Weeks after the work was finalized and turned over, Netflix did a complete about-face and accused the plaintiff of breaching ...


Labor/Employment


EEOC sues Tesla, claims racial abuse at Fremont plant

Sep. 29, 2023
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

The EEOC says that Black employees were casually and frequently addressed with the n-word and subjected to racial stereotyping...


Litigation & Arbitration


“At this time, the archdiocese has determined that it has neither the financial means nor the practical ability to litigate th...



Demonstrating Concern

Sep. 29, 2023

Neutral Ben Davidian uses life experience to show disputing parties he cares.


Litigation & Arbitration


100s of women sue over sexual assault in state prisons

Sep. 28, 2023
By Malcolm Maclachlan

New York attorney Adam P. Slater said his firm represents more than 500 women who were sexually abused at four prisons in Cali...


A congressional report published in July found that tax preparation companies shared millions of customers’ personal and finan...


Litigation & Arbitration


“There are gradations in the sensitivity of data breached in incidents like this,” the plaintiffs’ attorney, Scott E. Cole of ...


Environmental & Energy


ExxonMobile can’t truck crude from offshore platforms

Sep. 28, 2023
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

U.S. District Judge Dolly M. Gee refused to reverse a Santa Barbara County decision.


Intellectual Property


“While the goods are not identical, they are certainly very closely related — both being beer, which share the same aisle and ...


The plaintiffs accused the company of knowingly contributing to the opioid crisis by advising pharmaceutical companies on how ...


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


“We are pleased that the court has resolved these baseless consumer class actions, which were brought on the heels of the FTC’...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


Without a stay, Deputy Attorney General John D. Echeverria warned, more than a million high capacity magazines could be sold i...


Litigation & Arbitration


“I think the research I’ve done on this question provided support for the idea that … you could read the Constitution’s text a...