Judges and Judiciary, Community News
6 California judges honored by National Judicial College
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Several judges were honored for adhering to the law and Constitution despite opposing public opinion, political pressure and p...
Criminal, Community News, California Supreme Court
California Supreme Court Historical Society publication casts sharp gaze on recent criminal justice reforms
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The article "describes the extent to which the state's realignment legislation and the subsequent initiative measures in the p...
Law Practice, Alternative Dispute Resolution
After 30 years in California, Judicate West vows to continue to grow and evolve
By Shane Nelson
Home today to a roster of just over 100 neutrals and about 85 employees, Judicate West operates offices in Santa Ana, downtown...
Litigation & Arbitration
Judge OKs $150M fees in JUUL MDL, but urges lawyer diversity
By Jonathan Lo
Plaintiffs’ attorney Sarah R. London of Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP responded that because there was so much wo...
“Defendants weaponized addiction and pushed relapse to prevent recovery,” the complaint reads. “Far from performing services f...
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Illumina will divest Grail after 5th Circuit rejects challenges
By Craig Anderson
Federal Trade Commission Bureau of Competition Director Henry Liu hailed the company’s decision as “a major win for the FTC as...
Constitutional Law
Federal judge irked by attempt to fight constitutionality of law soon to be repealed
By Malcolm Maclachlan
If the state is allowed to avoid an “adverse ruling” by “voluntary cessation” of a law that attempted to restrict doctors’ fre...
Intellectual Property
Deadline for Apple Watch buyers in US after ITC ruling
By Sunidhi Sridhar
“Apple strongly disagrees with the order and is pursuing a range of legal and technical options to ensure that the Apple Watch...
The plaintiff’s attorneys — Jon T. King in Walnut Creek and Dawn Ceizler in Concord — argued in their motion that the NCAA’s d...
Environmental & Energy
New CEQA report sought for LA’s Harvard-Westlake River Park Project
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
“The oversized project for a private high school, with significant financial, organizational and availability of public use, w...
Entertainment & Sports
University of San Diego wants athlete’s hazing charges dismissed
By Devon Belcher
The plaintiff “does not allege that any University of San Diego coach, assistant, volunteer, or employee participated in the h...
Health Care & Hospital Law
Contaminated culture media killed embryos, lawsuit says
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
The complaint by Tracey B. Cowan of Clarkson Law Firm PC says that CooperSurgical did not sufficiently test the embryo culture...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Mediators’ weekly webinars aim at reducing global hunger
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The idea for “New Possibilities Hour: Will Work for Food Project” was conceptualized by Natalie Armstrong-Motin. She and her h...
Labor/Employment
Sanders campaign settles employee discrimination suit
By Malcolm Maclachlan
“Sadly, he and his campaign failed to live up to not only her ideals but also the Senator’s own stated beliefs and policies he...
Corporate
Bleich fired as chief legal officer of embattled Cruise
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Cruise fired nine executives in total and said it would lay off 900 workers following an investigation into an accident in San...
Over the past month, almost every county in the state has voted to wait to enforce a key piece of legislation designed to supp...
Litigation & Arbitration
Google may be unable to compel arbitration in wiretapping case, judge says
By Jonathan Lo
Google’s attorneys, who are from Perkins Coie LLP, asserted that absent members of the class agreed to arbitrate their claims ...
Government
Congressional candidate wants 'counterterrorism attorney' ballot designation
By Malcolm Maclachlan
“Real Party is a private attorney working for a Los Angeles limited liability law partnership, which provides a broad range of...
Torts/Personal Injury
$17.5M verdict reached over disabled man’s death
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
“Following Decedent’s injuries, [Driver] Juarez refused to offer any assistance to Decedent, leaving Decedent’s family members...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Criminal
Lawyer threatens to sue over San Mateo County’s privatized public defender
By Wisdom Howell
The county has an agreement with the San Mateo County Bar Association’s Private Defender Program where private attorneys repre...
State Bar & Bar Associations
State Bar defends effort to disbar Girardi’s son-in-law
By Devon Belcher
“The Rules of Procedure of the State Bar of California, Rule 5.225(D), permit the State Bar to file an application after it ha...
Real Estate/Development
California joins litigation against Florida real estate company accused of scam
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
MV Reality signed at least 1,443 Homeowner Benefit Agreements with California residents and recorded illegal liens on most of ...
Civil Rights
Federal judge warns VA to settle case over homeless veterans
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
“I think this is the most important legal victory for veterans in our nation’s history,” Mark Rosenbaum of Public Counsel said.
Civil Rights
Activision agrees to pay $50M to settle state civil rights claims
By Craig Anderson
“California remains deeply committed to promoting and enforcing the civil rights of women in the workplace,” said Kevin Kish o...
State Bar & Bar Associations
State Bar to seek protective order if liability case moves forward
By Devon Belcher
Attorneys for the State Bar said they anticipate a protective order to be necessary during the discovery process of a class ac...
“I recognize it’s rare to deny enforcement of an SEC subpoena but … the SEC has to be reasonable. The SEC has crossed the line...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Trial lawyer sues San Diego bar association over rumors of sexual harassment
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The lawsuit attorney John H. Gomez filed in San Diego County Superior Court mentions some big names in the Southern California...
Civil Litigation
Jewelers target Brink’s worker over undervalued shipment
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
A judge allowed plaintiffs to file claims against a Brink’s employee, saying she concealed facts when telling them what amount...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
State asks 9th Circuit to revive law on children’s online data
By Craig Anderson
The state is appealing a September ruling by U.S. District Judge Beth Labson Freeman of San Jose, granting a preliminary injun...
Intellectual Property
Photographer wins $6.3M for unauthorized use of pictures
By Wisdom Howell
“The jury’s verdict … holds broader societal significance for all creatives by affirming the gravity with which the law will t...
