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Judges and Judiciary


With results of the primary election expected to be certified next week, most judicial races have clear outcomes, while others...


Labor/Employment, Civil Rights


The lawsuit seeks documentation that could prove the agency’s misbehavior and a pattern of rogue behavior.


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


It is the latest antitrust action launched against major tech firms, with Amazon, Google and Meta Platforms all facing antimon...


Labor/Employment, Judges and Judiciary


U.S. District Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley made her statement in a lawsuit filed by Twitter employees who refused to take Elo...



BakerHostetler makes new home in Century City

Mar. 22, 2024
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Eric E. Sagerman, BakerHostetler’s office managing partner, said the minute he stepped into the Anderson Towers office he said...


Former judge Dennis Landin finds satisfaction in helping others make decisions


Obituaries


Larry H. Parker, 1948 — 2024

Mar. 21, 2024
By Skyler Romero

Loud but private, attorney changed personal injury law


Civil Litigation


Judge halts proceedings in COVID-19 test kits fraud case

Mar. 21, 2024
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

Judge Stuart M. Rice hopes to reach a stipulation and proposed order that would allow for certain discovery. Disruptive Nanote...


Intellectual Property


The leaks were carried out using an encrypted messaging app to journalists from prominent media outlets, including the Wall St...


During Wednesday’s argument, 9th Circuit judges questioned Theane D. Evangelis, who represents Uber, and attorneys for the sta...


Judges and Judiciary


Eumi K. Lee’s confirmation, delayed due to the death of U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein and opposition from Republicans on the Sena...


Civil Litigation


Whistleblower specialists open boutique law firm

Mar. 21, 2024
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Whistleblower Partners LLP will have offices in San Francisco, Washington, D.C. and New York, but the partners said they expec...


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


The maker of the popular video game Fortnite filed an antitrust lawsuit four years ago, saying Apple collected exorbitant fees...


Labor/Employment


“At the time he joined the defendant firm, plaintiff had no idea that the very partners that hired him (John Barber and Jeffre...


Government


Suit over LA DA recall is dismissed

Mar. 20, 2024
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

The Recall DA George Gascon Committee said that its claim for fees associated with successful litigation over "insufficient ac...


Technology, Litigation & Arbitration


Michael Lynch, who co-founded Autonomy, is accused of inflating the company's worth before the sale and misleading the auditor...


Judges and Judiciary, Administrative/Regulatory


California Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero delivered her annual State of the Judiciary speech Tuesday, highlighting the challe...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


One judge even wondered if the matter should be heard by the entire 29-member court, something that has never been done.


The judge granted X Corp’s motion to stay the lawsuit in the interests of judicial economy, citing the proposed class action f...


Environmental & Energy


Sterigenics accused of emitting cancer causing chemical

Mar. 20, 2024
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

Sterigenics, which has operated the facility in Vernon, has agreed to pay hundreds of millions of dollars to settle similar al...


Mattias Luukkonen, a life sciences attorney, is in Orange County and Michael J. Gorback, a startup specialist, is in Palo Alto.


Alternative Dispute Resolution


Rosemarie Drohan, the ADR company’s executive vice president of business development, said the scholarship program was conceiv...


Labor/Employment


The truckers’ renewed motions for preliminary injunction were denied, but plaintiffs could focus on the business-to-business e...


Law Practice


Musick, Peeler & Garrett announces leadership change

Mar. 20, 2024
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Steven J. Elie and Richard A Galofaro said their professional background will complement each other’s skills.


Criminal


Robert Alvin Justus Jr. drove a van vehicle while an accomplaice shot Protective Services Officer Dave Patrick Underwood on Ma...


Community News


Laurie Levenson to be honored by LA County Law Library

Mar. 20, 2024
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Capri Maddox, general manager of the Los Angeles Civil, Human Rights and Equity Department, will also be honored at the April ...


Obituaries


Ronald Anthony DiPietra, 1976 – 2024

Mar. 19, 2024
By Jack Needham

Entertainment lawyer was formidable opponent, ‘absolutely hilarious’


Criminal


An annual meeting to mark the anniversary of Gideon v. Wainwright was marked by bitterness and pessimism.


Tax


The plaintiff, represented by Haffner Law, disagreed with the ruling and plans to appeal. The city argued that the increase di...


Law Practice, Construction


"Being a part of Cozen O'Connor and being able to access its many legal resources -- including its government relations, finan...