U.S. Supreme Court
US Supreme Court agrees to hear new gun rights case
By Craig Anderson
The decision will mark the first time the Supreme Court will decide how its June 2022 decision, New York State Rifle and Pisto...
Health Care & Hospital Law
New Zantac suit filed in state court in Los Angeles
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
More than 77,000 people have sued GlaxoSmithKline in Delaware state court with the same allegation. And some 144 Zantac cases ...
“Reading his description of the enforcement action the California Civil Rights Department filed in Santa Clara County Superior...
A team of lawyers in San Diego has worked with Casa Cornelia Law Center since the fall of Kabul.
Mark D. McPherson said that plaintiffs have not made any allegations in their complaint that the company ever gave advice to P...
Law Practice
Verily hires McKesson’s former chief compliance officer as GC
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
At McKesson, Laura O’Donnell formed a COVID-19 executive response team to ensure the company was prepared and proactive in tac...
Civil Litigation
State’s attorneys will take work from home dispute to arbitration
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Since 2021, the union representing 4,500 attorneys has been battling several state departments who have tried to force staff a...
Probate specialist wrote and lectured widely
Criminal
Testimony on difference between ‘protesters’ and ‘criminals’ marks discipline hearing
By Devon Belcher
Under cross examination by defense attorney Christopher Brizzolara, a commanding LAPD officer in 2020 said videos showing arso...
Judges and Judiciary
LA judge admonished for drunken driving conviction
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Judge Lillian Vega Jacobs “was immediately cooperative with the court and commission and deeply regrets the incident,” said he...
“Using stolen and misappropriated personal information at scale, defendants have created powerful and wildly profitable AI and...
Data Privacy
L’Oreal collects data when users try makeup, suit says
By Sunidhi Sridhar
The complaint, filed in Los Angeles on behalf of an Illinois resident, accuses the cosmetics company of violating Illinois’ Bi...
Environmental & Energy
Opinions vary on whether CEQA changes will matter
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s ideas got a hearing this week when the Assembly Natural Resources Committee debated SB 149. The bill conta...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Eastman testifies that he wanted to convey something was “deeply amiss” with 2020 election results
By Skyler Romero
Attorney for John C. Eastman, facing disbarment for actions after the 2020 elections, objects to prosecution presenting TV new...
Civil Litigation
High court didn’t settle race preferences debate, some say
By Craig Anderson
“It will be a Wild West for admissions as this gets sorted out,” said Mitchell Chang, a UCLA professor of education.
Technology
FTC lawyer reveals secret number in Microsoft-Activision closing
By Jonathan Lo
Closing arguments were disorganized at the end of the hearing to decide if the FTC can pause the Microsoft-Activision merger.
Mediator Monique Ngo-Bonnici works the facts and the law to find different angles.
Closing arguments scheduled Thursday in FTC’s attempt to halt merger.
Government
$5B courts budget intact for now, as legislative year nears end
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders announced the deal on Monday night. On Tuesday, Newsom signed SB 101, the State Budg...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit queries law barring advertising to minors
By Craig Anderson
“Advertisements for firearms are not statements about the Second Amendment,” said Deputy Attorney General Gabrielle D. Boutin.
State Bar & Bar Associations
2 attorneys testify against LA lawyer who tweeted 'shoot the protestors'
By Devon Belcher
Marla A. Brown is accused by the State Bar of misrepresenting herself as an LAPD union attorney and responded to tweets from t...
Judges and Judiciary
Justice Marsha Slough announces plan to retire
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
“Her legacy of excellence, fairness, and commitment to justice has made a lasting impact on the lives of Californians and will...
Real Estate/Development
Nixon Peabody adds 10 attorney real estate team from Kaufman Dolowich & Voluck
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Labor/Employment
State Supreme Court to review Prop 22 constitutionality
By Craig Anderson
The initiative passed by voters says drivers for companies like Uber and Lyft are contractors.
Litigation & Arbitration, Health Care & Hospital Law, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
HIV drug antitrust case against Gilead, Teva goes to jury
By Skyler Romero
The plaintiffs accused Gilead of forging a deal with Teva, which had challenged many of Gilead’s vulnerable patents, to delay ...
Civil Litigation
J&J expert says plaintiff got mesothelioma spontaneously
By Wisdom Howell
After settling multiple lawsuits for $8.9 billion Johnson & Johnson is defending itself in San Francisco against a single ...
Intellectual Property
Defense attorneys seek $6.1M for IP win against pop group
By Sunidhi Sridhar
Umberg Zipser partner Mark A. Finkelstein highlighted to the court a question on the jury verdict form that was unanimously in...
Environmental & Energy
Budget deal gives Newsom some of his CEQA changes
By Malcolm Maclachlan
SB 149 would extend rules requiring that court challenges of the environmental impact report for certain projects “shall be re...
Civil Rights
Mistrial for class saying Cognizant has pro-Indian bias
By Sunidhi Sridhar
Attorneys at Kotchen & Low LLP represented a plaintiff class that said Cognizant discriminates against non-Indian candidat...
California Supreme Court
State high court hears arguments against at-large elections
By Craig Anderson
Santa Monica, despite being just 13.6% Latino, has a majority of Latinos on the city council. Theodore J. Boutrous Jr. of Gibs...