Litigation & Arbitration
La Cañada Flintridge may face 'builder's remedy' to bypass its zoning laws
By Skyler Romero
The city could now be subject to a "builder's remedy" -- a state action allowing developers of affordable housing to bypass zo...
Litigation & Arbitration
Mental health platform to pay FTC $7.8M, denies wrongdoing
By Jonathan Lo
"We understand the FTC's desire to set new precedents around consumer marketing, and we are happy to settle this matter with t...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
2 attorneys, judge withdraw from ethics proceedings for Girardi’s son-in-law
By Devon Belcher
“It was just not necessary for David to have three state bar lawyers on these cases,” said Edith Matthai of Robie & Mattha...
Tara McGrath had been an assistant U.S. attorney in San Diego for a decade. She most recently has been a legal adviser to the ...
Intellectual Property
Pop group wants new IP trial against dollmaker
By Sunidhi Sridhar
The motions cite last month’s U.S. Supreme Court decision regarding a dog toy that resembled a bottle of Jack Daniels.
“The jury pool in Torrance is unfavorable to plaintiffs,” explained Benjamin H. Adams of Dean Omar Branham Shirley LLP. “There...
Judges and Judiciary
Discipline trial points up issues with elected judges, some say
By Malcolm Maclachlan
“The elective process is corrupted by populism, whereas the appointment process is corrupted by politics and patronage, but in...
“I guess in the Western District they require the claim chart attached to the complaint. So what we have here is a claim chart...
Law Practice
Womble announces 2nd merger with California firm this week
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
On Thursday, Los Angeles-based Gordinier Kang & Kim LLP said it would join the international law firm. On Tuesday, San Fra...
Environmental & Energy
Judge reconsiders tossing lawsuit over natural gas plant
By Skyler Romero
In his tentative, Los Angeles Judge Curtis A. Kin found that an agreement between Glendale and Los Angeles stipulated that the...
The rejection of the FTC’s bid was widely expected on a day in which the commission and Chair Lina M. Khan faced setbacks in t...
Judges and Judiciary
Court employee says judge created atmosphere of paranoia
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Crystal Jones testified in the third day of discipline proceedings against Lassen County Judge Tony R. Mallery.
State Bar & Bar Associations
After pushback, bill to pare mediation confidentiality stalls
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A wide diverse coalition against the bill emerged after amendments were added to require that information be shared with the ...
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Christine Varney once talked tough about antitrust enforcement; now she sings different tune
By Craig Anderson
“I wonder whether all of the speeches by Biden enforcers about how former enforcers were wrongheaded, and they are pushing the...
Judges and Judiciary
Judge shortage cited in freeing of machete attacker
By Skyler Romero
“I fear the opinion could be read to suggest that all that is needed to support the trial court’s finding here is that the cou...
The lawsuit is just the latest to be filed against AI companies. Some claim copyright infringement and others claim privacy vi...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit OKs $185M deal for minor leaguers
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
This case has had a huge impact on minor leagues all over and minor leaguers. We are pleased that the settlement has been appr...
Judges and Judiciary
US judge dismisses challenge to trans identification policy
By Sunidhi Sridhar
Judges and Judiciary
Retired LA County judge joins Signature Resolution
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Zaven V. Sinanian managed the Mandatory Settlement Conference program since 2018.
Law Practice
Former AUSA joins Ropes & Gray white collar practice
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Ryan H. Weinstein spent seven years in private practice before joining the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Los Angeles in 2012.
Technology, Labor/Employment
Ex-Twitter workers sue for $500M in severance under ERISA
By Wisdom Howell
The proposed class action, filed in federal court in San Francisco, claims that the company's severance plan operated as an "e...
State Bar & Bar Associations
State Bar proposes big fee hikes for 2024 exam
By Devon Belcher
Bar staff stated in the proposal that the fee increases would reduce the agency's structural deficit to a little more than $1 ...
Litigation & Arbitration
Disability lawsuit against Uber sent to arbitration
By Wisdom Howell
Superior Court Judge Richard B. Ulmer found that the plaintiffs’ claims fell under the delegation clause of the app’s user agr...
The departure of longtime Irell & Manella LLP partner Andrei Iancu, along with a former U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fede...
Criminal
Murder conviction of fentanyl dealer is legal milestone, DA says
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
In response to the overdose crisis, several prosecutors have vowed to bring murder charges against dealers, but the cases may ...
Technology, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Microsoft-Activision win not a surprise, legal experts say
By Jonathan Lo
U.S. District Judge Jacqueline S. Corley refused the FTC’s request to delay the merger while the agency completes an antitrust...
In a tentative ruling and subsequent hearing, Superior Court Judge David S. Cunningham III said he was inclined to quash a sub...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Assembly committee OKs State Bar bill that carries no fee increase
By Devon Belcher
“The Supreme Court has the ability to raise fees should they decide to do so, but this is our attempt to provide for greater a...
Law Practice
Womble Bond Dickinson merges with San Francisco litigation boutique
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The team defends creditors, finance companies, debt buyers, law firms, and collection agencies against individual and class cl...
California Supreme Court
Court of Appeal lawyer joins Complex Appellate Litigation Group
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
"I had a 30-year career in law, 25 of which was in the state appellate court system, and I really missed practicing law on a d...