Government
State high court denies immunity to Riverside County sheriff’s deputies
By Craig Anderson
The unanimous ruling only addressed one of the county’s defenses, but one that has been successfully employed by state governm...
Microsoft’s attorney, Beth A. Wilkinson of Wilkinson Stekloff LLP, said of the deal in her opening remarks, “By definition it’...
Real Estate/Development
Renters’ advocate lacks standing to challenge zoning regulations, county says
By Wisdom Howell
Santa Clara County claims that the regulations have not reduced the “residential capacity” of an area near Stanford University.
Herbert Hoffman gives clients a clear picture of their chances at trial or settlement.
The rule, opposed by many California attorneys, will go into effect Aug. 1.
First Republic misled on portfolio’s rate hike vulnerability, suit says
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
A proposed class action says the bank downplayed the risks that rising interest rates posed to First Republic’s interest earni...
Civil Rights
Class action filed against Orange school alleges unfair discipline process
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The complaint alleges Black and brown children are disciplined at 2 to 3 times the rate of white students.
Civil Litigation
Decision on clergy abuse bellwether cases due this week
By Sunidhi Sridhar
Attorneys for plaintiffs and Catholic dioceses disagreed about whether having well-known accused offenders would make the case...
BSD Crown Ltd. alleged that despite Amazon’s prior knowledge, its subsidiaries Amazon Web Services Inc. and Twitch Interactive...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit rules 26 COVID cases belong in state court
By Craig Anderson
Adam R. Pulver, an attorney with Public Citizen Litigation Group, said plaintiffs in other cases have been waiting for months ...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Pence’s lawyer says Trump’s counsel helped incite riot
By Skyler Romero
Greg Jacob, testifying against John Eastman in a State Bar trial, said he was offended “by the advice that I had seen given, a...
Labor/Employment
New suit says Musk hasn’t paid bonuses to ex-employees
By Wisdom Howell
Elon Musk’s attorneys have argued in previous lawsuits that the sale agreement requires employee actions be arbitrated and pro...
Civil Litigation, Bankruptcy
Girardi trustee receives $25M check for his work on gas leak cases
By Craig Anderson
The check is the “first installment” of payments that will help pay the now-defunct law firm’s creditors, said Kyra E. Andrass...
Litigation & Arbitration
San Francisco wins $1,631 sanction for delayed discovery
By Wisdom Howell
San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu argued that Dow W. Patten of Forthright Law PC had failed to comply with a March 9 orde...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Dog toy ruling may help stuffed bear trademark fight
By Craig Anderson
The Supreme Court referred to its Jack Daniel's dog chew toy ruling in vacating the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals stuffed ...
Law Practice
Former SEC assistant director joins Jenner & Block
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
At the SEC, Jennifer Lee was responsible for supervising attorneys and accountants in complex investigations and enforcement a...
Judges and Judiciary
Bill to add 26 judges heads to appropriations committee
By Jonathan Lo
The Judiciary Committee passage sends the bill to the Appropriations Committee. If it passes there it will go to Gov. Gavin N...
Civil Litigation
Alleged metals in baby food case remains in witness battle
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Both sides are gearing up for a jury trial over allegations that baby food produced by Gerber and six other companies contains...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Eastman takes stand to defend himself in State Bar Court
By Skyler Romero
John Eastman’s attorney, Randall A. Miller of Miller Law Associates APC in Los Angeles, said his client’s legal theory was ten...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
College football video game fight moves to US court
By Wisdom Howell
The Brandr Group claims that the recent wave of states passing name, image, and likeness laws has spurred EA to revisit the co...
Environmental & Energy
Railroads oppose new state engine emission limits
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The California Air Resources Board regulations single out one of the cleanest transportation systems in the country, argued Ha...
Law Practice
Troutman Pepper in Los Angeles honored by Inner City Law Center
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
More than $810,000 was raised to support Inner City Law Center's fight against homelessness in Los Angeles at the luncheon.
Civil Litigation
Resident sues for copy of city’s settlement with plaintiff
By Skyler Romero
The lawsuit says Huntington Beach violated the law by declining to give a taxpayer a copy of a $7 million settlement over an a...
“Horrifically, when defendants opened the vault to bury their parents together it was empty with Sidney Cooper missing,” state...
Environmental & Energy
DUI, environment lawyers to be paid under new legislation
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The California DUI Lawyers Association alleged nearly a decade ago that the Department of Motor Vehicles’ administrative per s...
Criminal
ACLU, Los Angeles County reach provisional agreement in a decadeslong lawsuit over jail conditions
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The county has agreed to a series of restrictions on how long detainees can be held in various areas of the jail, ensuring mor...
“It’s a systemic issue that’s been present for decades,” said plaintiffs’ attorney Douglas A. Rochen of Abir Cohen Treyzon Sal...
Health Care & Hospital Law
Waymaker wins 8-0 verdict in penile implant dispute
By Wisdom Howell
“As we were heading to trial, we realized that under the California Uniform Trade Secrets Act, a reasonable royalty damages mo...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Eastman faces a State Bar judge attorneys say is unafraid to make tough calls
By Craig Anderson
Judge handling discipline hearing for former President Donald Trump attorney indicates fewer witnesses needed, but hearing mig...
Health Care & Hospital Law
FTC, San Francisco genetic testing company agree on privacy order
By Devon Belcher
According to the FTC complaint, 1Health left sensitive genetic and health data unsecured and “deceived consumers” about their ...