Government
Legislators with law degrees to head several key Senate committees
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Among the most important changes was Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, who will head the Senate Budget Committee as the stat...
Real Estate/Development
Brother accused of taking family's wealth in final arguments
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
According to his lawsuit, Shashikant Jogani used loans from his brothers to purchase and rehabilitate hundreds of apartment un...
Law Practice
Former AUSA joins Greenberg Traurig white-collar defense practice
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Ivy A. Wang joined the firm as a shareholder, reunited with Thomas P. O'Brien, the former U.S. attorney in Los Angeles.
Neutral Joseph Lovretovich draws on 40 years in employment law to connect with parties.
Real Estate/Development
Brother never intended to honor verbal agreement, jury told
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Shashi Jogani used loans from his four brothers to purchase and rehabilitate hundreds of apartment units on their behalf, expe...
Torts/Personal Injury
DoorDash faces punitive damages for accident that killed Chinese tourist
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Driver testified in a deposition that he was distracted by the DoorDash navigation app on his phone when he slammed into a Chi...
Government
San Francisco judge is asked to reconsider motion for sanctions
By Wisdom Howell
"Who would like to tell me why I am wrong?" the judge said, opening a hearing on his tentative ruling. The moving attorney spo...
Insurance
William Shernoff marks 50 years as father of bad faith insurance law
By Laurinda Keys
“It’s a living, breathing new tort that is not so new anymore,” William Shernoff said of bad faith insurance, which was born w...
Family, Community News
Buhai Center family law nonprofit names new leader
By David Houston
The nonprofit said Stacy Horth-Neubert’s background in pro bono legal service and equal justice advocacy positions her well to...
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Apple prevails in antitrust suit over heart rate app
By Sunidhi Sridhar
AliveCor’s lawsuit challenged Apple’s ability to improve important capabilities of the Apple Watch that consumers and develope...
Law Practice, Judges and Judiciary
Retired Napa County judge joins ADR Services Inc.’s panel of neutrals
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
“Clients seem to really appreciate the simplicity and transparency of ADR Services’ business model,” retired Judge Victoria Wo...
Government, Administrative/Regulatory
Fired Oakland police chief sues city for ousting him
By Wisdom Howell
LeRonne Armstrong’s attorneys accused the mayor of firing him after he publicly criticized an investigation led by federal mon...
Labor/Employment
Musk gets nothing for funding lawsuit against Disney, lawyer says
By Devon Belcher
“They’re not taking a percentage of the recovery and they’re, you know, not demanding that the legal expenses that they devote...
Government
Biden nominates Sacramento County judge for seat on Eastern District
By Craig Anderson
Judge Dena Coggins, who is presiding judge of juvenile court in Sacramento County, was picked to fill the position being vacat...
Judges and Judiciary
Humboldt County judge accused of groping, anti-Semitic comments
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Judge Gregory J. Elvine-Kreis has denied the Commission on Judicial Performance accusations. His attorney said most of them da...
Data Privacy
Browser opt-out signals could shift California business models
By David Houston
Companies may adopt policies that offer the option to override a Global Privacy Control signal or pay a subscription fee, acco...
Real Estate/Development
Tenant advocates prevail in libel lawsuit over mocking tweets
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
A Pasadena jury rendered a complete defense verdict for BASTA Inc. and its founder, Daniel J. Bramzon, in the lawsuit over a p...
A Pasadena jury rendered a complete defense verdict for BASTA Inc. and its founder, Daniel J. Bramzon, in the lawsuit over a p...
Santa Barbara County judge kept working, even after 26 years on bench
Real Estate/Development
Office real estate is in crisis, Allen Matkins survey finds
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The office sector is not expected to fully recover until the end of 2026 as underperforming buildings are redeveloped. San Fra...
Technology, Data Privacy
Fertility center exploited patient information, suit says
By Devon Belcher
“Simply put, defendants put their desire for revenue over their patients’ privacy rights,” John R. Parker Jr. of Almeida Law G...
UC Irvine School of Law professor set standard for internet law scholarship
Constitutional Law, Civil Rights
Berkeley Law says it can’t discipline anti-Semitic free speech
By Sunidhi Sridhar
The Louis D. Brandeis Center sued the UC Regents and UC Berkeley last fall, claiming that various campus organizations have en...
California Supreme Court
Should pretrial detainees be paid minimum wage for work?
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Their complaint, filed by Dan Siegel with Siegel, Yee, Brunner & Mehta in Oakland, demanded relief from involuntary servit...
Contracts, Constitutional Law
State made no contract with Hastings Law founder, judge rules
By Wisdom Howell
Superior Court Judge Richard B. Ulmer issued a final order sustaining a demurrer without leave to amend brought by attorneys f...
Labor/Employment, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
States argue Biden can't impose national minimum wage
By Craig Anderson
“Defendants’ federal contractor minimum wage imposes billions of dollars in new costs … all on the assertion that nebulous mo...
Health Care, Pharmaceuticals, Biotech
Lawsuit filed over recalled Medtronic insulin pumps
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
The company initiated a recall in October 2019 and replaced the pumps with versions that have more durable black retainer ring...
Arcsoft accused of misleading shareholders about finances and planning to go public in China.
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Constitutional Law
Circuit panel stays judge’s order on background checks to buy bullets
By Craig Anderson
The 2-1 decision reverses, pending appeal, a decision by Senior U.S. District Judge Roger T. Benitez that the law is unconstit...
Litigation & Arbitration, Judges and Judiciary
Judges’ age bias case dismissed, appeal promised
By Wisdom Howell
Superior Court Judge Joseph M. Quinn wrote in his order that the plaintiff judges had failed to show that the time limit on pa...