Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Tentative deal reached in Google Play antitrust case
By Sunidhi Sridhar
Lawyers for Google, the putative class of 21 million consumers, and the State of Utah told U.S. District James J. Donato that ...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Eastman waived 5th Amendment, State Bar judge says
By Skyler Romero
Former President Trump’s lawyer, John Eastman, can fight criminal and bar discipline trials at same time, judge says
Labor/Employment
LA court reporter hiring is stagnant, incentives hiked
By Devon Belcher
Despite the first round of incentives in February, court reporter vacancies “have remained relatively unchanged, with the numb...
Law Practice
Securities litigator joins Norton Rose Fulbright in Los Angeles
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Helen B. Kim defends clients in shareholder derivative suits, nationwide securities class actions, and securities and commodit...
Litigation & Arbitration
Men claim women-only self-defense class are illegal
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Newark-based attorney Greg Adler sued on behalf of two men who claimed they paid $80 each for a “Women Only Basic Pistol/Revol...
Law Practice
Former Silicon Valley Bank senior counsel joins Venable’s Los Angeles office
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Adrienne Gurley has also been a federal prosecutor and enforcement counsel at the SEC.
Government
Challenge to LA city's vendor restrictions scheduled for trial
By Devon Belcher
“Hopefully we get to a spot where the city realizes its mistakes and repeals the ‘no-vending zones’ ordinance,” said Katherine...
U.S. District Judge Susan Illston dismissed the plaintiff’s claim related to infringement of other sites’ data and also denied...
Tax
Adverse ruling points up ‘flawed’ administrative law system, Intuit says
By Sunidhi Sridhar
“You can’t make this stuff up — it’s a flawed system and a groundless ruling,” Intuit spokesperson Tania Mercado said.
Gov. Gavin Newsom, who as San Francisco mayor sponsored a successful ballot initiative in 2010 that restricted sitting or lyin...
Stuart G. Gross of Gross Klein PC argued that Tesla failed to meet its burden of establishing the consumers clearly and unmist...
Judges and Judiciary
Judge shortages will get worse, Jessner predicts
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
“There are public sector positions that pay in excess of what judges make. Some deputy DAs make more money than judges,” said ...
Government
Fentanyl murder verdict sends message to lawmakers, senator says
By Devon Belcher
“I think that the verdict highlights the danger of fentanyl and the danger of any sort of distribution of it that it is differ...
Judges and Judiciary
CJP admonishes retired Orange County judge for incivility
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
“From his many decades of experience as a judge presiding over complex matters, it was his belief that understanding how and w...
Los Angeles County Judge Randolph M. Hammock rejected ReactX’s claim that the document, written by a head staffer at the compa...
In May, Superior Court Judge David Cunningham ruled that, “Specific conduct by LA City — conduct showing causation — is not al...
The complaint says that some of the plaintiffs were trapped in elevators; there was smoke and people had to be evacuated when ...
Labor/Employment
Activision Blizzard offers data to prove women workers are treated well
By Sunidhi Sridhar
The state has had access to this “irrefutable” evidence for years before the Civil Rights Department filed a lawsuit against t...
Government, Environmental & Energy
US sues Edison, tree contractor over Bobcat Fire
By Skyler Romero
The complaint states, “In spite of vegetation maintenance being part of SCE’s 2020-2022 Wildfire Mitigation Plan, the tree whe...
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
FTC ends block to Amgen merger, settles claims
By Sunidhi Sridhar
Amgen said it is disappointed by the FTC’s decision to file the claims, denied wrongdoing, and said it remains committed to co...
Counsel for the defendant company denied liability, arguing that the plaintiff could not establish causation because there was...
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Gamers can depose Microsoft, Activision executives in antitrust action
By Jonathan Lo
A federal judge in San Francisco tentatively set a bench trial date of Feb. 5, 2024, notably much later than the self-imposed ...
Six Flags’ attorneys pushed back, saying that the plaintiff’s attorneys had not alleged specific wrongful conduct that warrant...
Entertainment & Sports
Ex-cop says director owes him for help with ‘The Equalizer’
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
The complaint filed by attorney Philip J. Kaplan in Los Angeles County Superior Court says director Antoine Fuqua arranged an ...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Bar needs more ethics rule revisions, Supreme Court says
By Devon Belcher
The Board of Trustees’ Conflict of Interest Codes proposal “fails to provide reasonable assurance that all foreseeable potenti...
Law Practice
In Latham boycott, Musk raises issues between a firm’s clients and pro bono work
By Wisdom Howell
Companies and in-house counsel rarely allow a firm’s pro bono work to influence their decisions when choosing legal representa...
Litigation & Arbitration
Court: Trial rights of violent sex predators not violated
By Sunidhi Sridhar
Convicts facing involuntary civil commitment for being a sexually violent predator after their prison term ends have a due pro...
Consumer Watchdog President Jamie Court said he recorded a lobbyist on a plane predicting a last minute “gut and amend” insura...
Labor/Employment
Federal higher pay rule could affect California companies
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
California firms could be pressured to increase their wages if they have employees in other states who start earning as much a...
Labor/Employment
Bill aims to let strikers collect unemployment benefits
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Witnesses speaking in favor of the bill included officials of the Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA, which represents act...
