Civil rights lawyer specialized in police abuse litigation
The ruling reversed a dismissal of the case on the grounds of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, a partial win for...
Constitutional Law
Judge orders special master to address conditions at women’s prison
By Sunidhi Sridhar
U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers also granted class certification and a partial preliminary injunction against the F...
Constitutional Law, Civil Rights
LA and homelessness advocates seek delay in sanctions hearing
By Devon Belcher
The coalition requested a $6.4 million penalty, but the parties are uncertain about the sufficiency of the stipulated facts. T...
Civil Litigation
State gets jury trial against 8 financial services companies
By Wisdom Howell
The state accuses the banks of conspiring to artificially inflate bond interest rates through a “robo-resetting” scheme. The d...
Larry H. Parker, whose 50 years of work made him a household name in Southern California, was reported to have died, by entert...
Labor/Employment
Judge lifts stay of PAGA claims against Adecco confidentiality agreements
By Wisdom Howell
The decision allows the plaintiffs to pursue their claims against a temporary staffing agency for allegedly violating state la...
San Francisco employment boutique Rudy Exelrod Zieff & Lowe champions worker's rights
Superior Court Judge Marla O. Anderson is also leaving the Judicial Council.
U.S. Supreme Court, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Supreme Court sets new rule for social media blocking cases
By Craig Anderson
The justices heard a case involving two school board members who blocked parents who criticized them on Facebook and Twitter.
Civil Litigation
Pepperdine points to new case authority on COVID refunds
By Devon Belcher
The university’s attorneys argue that a new California 1st District Court of Appeal opinion, Berlanga v. University of San Fra...
Real Estate/Development, Labor/Employment
Conflicts, defamation cited to disqualify counsel in talent agency suit
By Skyler Romero
The motion claims that plaintiffs’ counsel Bryan J. Freedman is simultaneously representing plaintiff Brian Cho in a Californi...
Data Privacy
Hickory Farms’ win shows how to defend consumer privacy claims
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
The ruling is significant because it points the way forward for hundreds of businesses defending themselves from nearly identi...
Real Estate/Development
Realtors association resolves broker commission lawsuits
By Jack Needham
A news release from the realtors group stated that the agreement “would end litigation of claims brought on behalf of home sel...
Criminal
Judge struggles to keep track of California’s many prison rape cases
By Malcolm Maclachlan
“Our case management system we use in normal cases I don’t think is going to be sufficient here,” Sacramento County Judge Laur...
Law Practice
Merger of 2 Black-owned firms aims to create lasting institution
By David Houston
Sanders Roberts LLP in Southern California and Lafayette & Kumagai LLP in Oakland will complete their tie-up on April 1.
Civil Litigation
Honda’s win in personal injury case shows limits of consumer expectation test
By David Houston
Defense attorney James Yukevich said the standard laid out in Romine is so restrictive auto manufacturers aren’t allowed to te...
Torts/Personal Injury
Trial to begin over Apple engineer’s death while using Tesla Autopilot
By Wisdom Howell
The engineer’s family is suing Tesla over its promises of safety and CalTrans over alleged dangerous road conditions. The defe...
Corporate
Juniper Networks accused of misleading investors in sale to HPE
By Wisdom Howell
The lawsuit alleges that the executives breached their fiduciary duties by authorizing the sale agreement for a price that und...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Judiciary Committee chair wants State Bar to regulate ADR firms
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Sen. Tom Umberg inserted the language into an unrelated bill on Tuesday.
Labor/Employment
Accept punitive award cut or face retrial, judge says
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Kaiser argued that the fired plaintiff jury did not prove the hospital acted with oppression, fraud or malice.
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Antitrust plaintiffs seek TRO to stop layoffs at Activision
By Sunidhi Sridhar
“They’ve replaced the president and the CEO and these things have compounded upon themselves to a point here, your honor, wher...
Labor/Employment
HSBC seeks dismissal of $1B claim of worker poaching
By Sunidhi Sridhar
The lawsuit alleges that Silicon Valley Bank executive David Sabow targeted high-ranking employees who resigned after First Ci...
The complaint states that Hillcrest’s bylaws state that the club is exclusively private, but the plaintiff claims that they ar...
Data Privacy
Vivint accused of using TikTok to violate trap and trace Law
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
The home security company’s software uses fingerprinting to collect data from website visitors and matches it with data TikTok...
The indictment alleges that funds from the convict’s drug trafficking were stored in cryptocurrency accounts at the time of hi...
Judges and Judiciary
Reelection bid of LA County judge cited for misconduct lags
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Judge Emily T. Spear was dealt a setback after the LA Times endorsed her opponant.
State Bar & Bar Associations, Administrative/Regulatory
Suit seeks to replace San Mateo County Bar indigent counsel
By Wisdom Howell
The lawsuit argues that a proper public defender’s office should be created and taxpayers’ dollars should not be used to compe...
Judges and Judiciary
Policy to curb judge shopping is ‘Democrats’ bidding,’ McConnell says
By Craig Anderson
The pushback against the policy marks a split with Republican-appointed judges who advanced the policy to bar litigants from f...
Mediator Cynthia Aaron resolves cases with a respectful, honest approach, lawyers say.