Labor/Employment
Former Alignment Healthcare executive alleges retaliation over accounting concerns
By Skyler Romero
Former chief transformation officer Hakan Kardes claims he was forced out after raising concerns that millions in operating ex...
Environmental & Energy
DOJ seeks to join challenge to California clean truck rules
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Federal filing says Air Resources Board is trying to enforce emissions standards despite Clean Air Act preemption.
Technology
Ex-pitcher seeks $14M offset from $198M wrongful death judgment
By Devon Belcher
Former Dodgers pitcher Scott Erickson asks a Los Angeles judge to reduce a $198 million wrongful death judgment by $14 million...
State Bar & Bar Associations
From city's counsel to State Bar respondent, Kiesel's long legal odyssey
By Laurinda Keys
Beverly Hills attorney now faces State Bar discipline proceedings in the same scandal where he once represented Los Angeles.
Labor/Employment
9th Circuit questions California's ban on mandatory workplace meetings
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A federal appeals court panel sharply questioned whether California's law barring employers from disciplining workers who...
Technology
Judge rejects Meta's bid to shield moderation claims under Section 230
By Daniel Schrager
Chief U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers ruled that four state attorneys general may present evidence that Meta made f...
Environmental & Energy
Sable asks Trump administration to seize California land for pipeline
By Alicia Alvarez
Sable Offshore Corp. has asked the Trump administration to use eminent domain to acquire state-owned shoreline, parkland and p...
Securities
Delaware judge clears way for investors' fraud suit against Ballmer, Baker Hostetler
By David Houston
A Delaware bankruptcy judge ruled that fraud claims brought by carbon offset startup investors against Steve Ballmer, Baker Ho...
Civil Procedure
Judge rejects sanctions bid in CIPA suit, faults plaintiffs' counsel
By Daniel Schrager
A federal magistrate judge denied a motion to sanction Rack Room Shoes and its attorneys in a privacy lawsuit, criticizing pla...
A judge ruled that Southern California Edison may pursue claims that Los Angeles County's vegetation management contributed to...
Data Privacy
Recent rulings narrow reach of CIPA, but broader privacy fight continues
By Daniel Schrager
Several recent state and federal rulings have limited the application of portions of the California Invasion of Privacy Act to...
Criminal
Public defender seeks dismissal of misdemeanor case over speedy trial claim
By Alicia Alvarez
The San Francisco Public Defender's Office has asked an appellate court to dismiss misdemeanor charges against a defendant, ar...
Consumer Protection Law
Honda fraud verdict may strengthen defect claims in California lemon law cases
By Skyler Romero
A Los Angeles jury's verdict finding Honda liable for fraudulently concealing a vehicle safety defect could encourage more pla...
The indictment had alleged a yearslong scheme to influence a Navy contracting official through gifts, jobs and other benefits ...
Bankruptcy
Edward K. Bernatavicius, a longtime trial attorney with the U.S. Trustee Program in Arizona, will serve a 14-year term in the ...
Intellectual Property
Netflix seeks $3 million in fees over patent suit it calls fraudulent
By Daniel Schrager
Netflix argues a Finnish inventor and his lawyer pursued a patent infringement case in bad faith despite evidence the inventor...
Civil Procedure
Judge seeks legal basis for discovery in abuse settlement dispute
By Devon Belcher
Judge Lawrence P. Riff ordered briefing on the legal basis for challenging overlapping childhood sexual abuse claims before de...
Environmental & Energy
Environmental groups sue Barstow over approval of BNSF logistics hub
By Alicia Alvarez
A coalition of environmental organizations alleges Barstow violated the California Environmental Quality Act by approving BNSF...
Government
Bill limiting CIPA privacy lawsuits clears Assembly committee
By Malcolm Maclachlan
SB 690 would curb private lawsuits over website tracking tools while leaving enforcement to the attorney general.
Torts/Personal Injury
Tracy resident sues Medline, Prologis over toxic exposure from warehouse fire
By Alicia Alvarez
A Tracy resident alleges he suffered respiratory injuries after the June fire at Medline Industries' distribution warehouse re...
Judges and Judiciary
Gonzalez Rogers is named chief judge of Northern District
By Daniel Schrager
Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers takes leadership from the court from Judge Richard G. Seeborg.
Judge rejects Huntington Beach CEQA challenge to state housing enforcement suit
By Laurinda Keys
A San Diego County judge struck Huntington Beach's latest challenge to California's Housing Element Law, ruling the city's CEQ...
Insurance
Judge denies bid to invalidate FAIR Plan cost-recovery guidance
By Devon Belcher
Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Tiana J. Murillo rejected a petition filed by Consumer Watchdog last year, leaving int...
Securities
Receiver sues Murchison & Cumming over alleged Ponzi scheme
By Skyler Romero
A receiver appointed in an SEC enforcement action alleges Murchison & Cumming LLP aided a fraudulent cannabis investment s...
Criminal
Appeals court upholds dismissal of state charges against Pelosi attacker
By Alicia Alvarez
The 1st District Court of Appeal ruled that three state charges against David Wayne DePape were barred by the state's double j...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Physician sues Sheppard Mullin over settlement discussions
By Daniel Schrager
A lawsuit filed in federal court alleges a Sheppard Mullin partner breached fiduciary duties by soliciting a business owner's ...
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Yelp wins key ruling in Google antitrust suit
By Daniel Schrager
A federal magistrate judge ruled that Yelp may rely on findings from the Justice Department's successful antitrust case agains...
After more than three decades as a trial lawyer and nearly 20 years as a private neutral, Leonard S. Levy says hosting "Master...
Environmental & Energy
Judge overturns $8.8M Carson odor verdict, grants new trial
By Devon Belcher
A Los Angeles judge ordered a new trial in the Carson warehouse fire litigation after ruling that the late admission of key en...
Civil Rights
Siskiyou County settles suit over water access for Shasta Vista residents
By Alicia Alvarez
Siskiyou County and Sheriff Jeremiah LaRue agreed to stop enforcing water-transfer restrictions against residents of Shasta Vi...