Civil Litigation
‘False representations’, not conflicts, doomed lateral, McDermott says
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Entertainment litigator Jeffery D. McFarland, who joined Eisner LLP this week, has sued former firm McDermott Will & Emery.
Pence’s lawyer set to testify on first day of in Eastman discipline trial
By Craig Anderson
State Bar Court Judge Yvette D. Roland issued an order Tuesday saying the hearing “will be viewable remotely on Zoom.”
Technology, Law Practice
Discover the power of ChatGPT and generative AI in legal processes. These disruptive technologies will revolutionize the way y...
Civil Litigation
Porter Ranch minors sue over gas leak as maturity deadline looms
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
The allegations are similar to the cases that settled for $1.8 billion in 2021. However, the plaintiffs now were minors at the...
Health Care & Hospital Law
Google accused of collecting patient information
By Jonathan Lo
The plaintiffs claimed that in a random analysis of just over 6,000 health provider websites, was unlawfully obtaining health ...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Election officials set to testify against Eastman fear for safety, bar says
By Craig Anderson
“They have asked if this [disbarment hearing] will be livestreamed on the internet. They would rather it not be,” State Bar Su...
Steven M. Shatz will specialize in resolving disputes involving private equity, insurance coverage, M&A and securities.
Civil Litigation
Newport Beach attorney pleads guilty to stealing millions
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Sara Jacqueline King has agreed to replay more than $8 million in restitution.
Litigation & Arbitration
Proposed law would let cases proceed as arbitration is considered
By Malcolm Maclachlan
State Sen. Scott Wiener said SB 365 addresses a “procedural loophole” and would not run afoul of the Federal Arbitration Act.
Government
Senate confirms judge for Central District after long delay
By Craig Anderson
Hernan D. Vera headed Public Counsel and worked at law firms before joining the Los Angeles County Superior Court.
Civil Litigation
Woman sues to know why ex-husband was allowed to buy gun
By Wisdom Howell
Joseph M. Alioto Jr. of Alioto Legal, representing plaintiff Christy Camara Gomes, asked a San Francisco judge Tuesday to impo...
Civil Rights
EEOC complicated Activision investigation, state tells circuit
By Sunidhi Sridhar
A legal clash ensued between the California Civil Rights Department and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and attor...
Civil Litigation
$40M settlement reached for children abused by Sacramento elementary school employee
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Joshua Vasquez was convicted in 2016 of sexually abusing the young girls and sentenced to 150 years to life in prison
The budget is laid out in two bills amended on Sunday, AB 101 and SB 101. Each bill calls for the state’s Legal Services Trust...
Law Practice, Judges and Judiciary
Retired LA County judge joins Judicate West
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Monica Bachner served on the Superior Court for over 20 years, and presided over a variety of cases, including commercial, emp...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Turf war between EEOC and state agency goes to 9th Circuit
By Sunidhi Sridhar
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission reached an $18 million settlement with Activision Blizzard in March 2022, which t...
Health Care & Hospital Law
Kaiser website code shares data with 3rd parties, lawsuit says
By Wisdom Howell
According to the complaint, the type of information that was compromised included, “patient status, identifying information, m...
State Bar & Bar Associations
State Bar board prepares to lobby for $107 fee hike
By Devon Belcher
Active California attorneys, who pay the nation’s highest license fee at $510 per year, would see that increase to $617 if the...
Civil Litigation
Girardi is competent to stand trial, government expert says
By Craig Anderson
Dr. Diana Goldstein’s report was provided to Girardi’s defense attorneys so it could be redacted for any privileged informatio...
The new lawsuit, seeking a temporary restraining order and a preliminary injunction against the California-based technology an...
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Energizer overcharges for batteries not sold at Wal-Mart, suit says
By Jonathan Lo
Daniel H. Silverman of Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC was nominated as interim lead class counsel for plaintiffs who s...
“Defendant’s effort to enforce a 10-year minimum contractual noncompetition provision against plaintiff is improper and unenfo...
Civil Litigation
Firm has brought 20 crash cases against helicopter company
By Skyler Romero
“Robinson helicopters seem to crash far too often,” said plaintiffs’ attorney Timothy A. Loranger of Wisner Baum LLP. “We thin...
Labor/Employment
‘Check in the mail’ won’t keep arbitration alive
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
The plaintiff was awarded sanctions of just over $118,000, and the matter is back in trial court after an employer was late on...
Tax
San Francisco public defenders’ case backlog challenge is revived
By Wisdom Howell
San Francisco Public Defender Manohar Raju’s lawsuit, filed on behalf of a group of taxpayers, seeks to compel the court to pr...
Civil Litigation
Company accused of $10M fraud by Cisco seeks time for new lawyer
By Jonathan Lo
InESS, an independent contractor for an approved vendor for Cisco, contends it was not a co-conspirator, and had its business ...
Community News
CAALA inducts titans of plaintiffs’ bar into Hall of Fame
By David Houston
Recent scandals in the Southern California legal community cast a pall over what was otherwise an occasion for celebration.
Government, Civil Litigation
Choice of judge and trial date loom in Trump prosecution
By Craig Anderson
Marc S. Harris, a former federal prosecutor who was senior investigative counsel for the House Select Committee to Investigate...
The complaint refers to name change legislation, not free speech rights, an appellate panel wrote, denying the anti-SLAPP moti...
Chevron said it strongly disagrees with the Santa Barbara jury’s awarding of compensatory and punitive damages and will appeal.