At a panel discussion to encourage more judicial applications, high-profile justices talked about overcoming feelings of inade...
Technology, Class Action
Tesla plaintiffs want ‘self driving’ feature pulled from market
By Wisdom Howell
“Tesla has never been remotely close to developing the self-driving car that Musk keeps promising is just around the corner,” ...
Labor/Employment, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Prosecutor says he’s better than Boudin
By Jonathan Lo
Thomas Ostly, a former assistant district attorney, is suing San Francisco for allegedly inappropriately firing him.
‘Normalcy’ is the watchword as chief justice readies legislature speech
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Chief Justice Patricia Guerrer, sworn in Jan. 1, is expected to outline plan for getting the burden on courts back to “pre-pan...
"Scholar in residence" of 2nd District Court of Appeal believed law was the "noble profession"
Civil Litigation
Former Morgan Stanley broker charged with defrauding NBA players
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Darryl Matthew Cohen was accused by the SEC and federal prosecutors in Manhattan with using the money for upgrades to his Sout...
Real Estate/Development
Real esate broker pleads to misdemeanor in longrunning fight over San Diego city building
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The city entered a lease-to-own arrangement with the help of Jason Hughes and then found the 19-story building was filled with...
Litigation & Arbitration
Judge cuts legal fees by a third, calling request unreasonable
By Skyler Romero
The team led by Culver City sole practitioner Angel J. Horacek initially sought fees of over $3.7 million based on a lodestar ...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Local bars expected to renew objection to non-exam licensure
By Devon Belcher
The group of bar associations being asked to sign the public opposition includes all of those that repeatedly opposed licensin...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Full 9th Circuit panel grills school over ban on Christian club
By Craig Anderson
Pioneer High School barred the Fellowship of Christian Athletes as a student club because its leaders are required to reject s...
If it is approved the settlement, it will rank within the 100 largest settlements for a securities fraud class action.
Labor/Employment
Saliva testing is key for employers under new cannabis law
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The law that will go into effect on Jan., barring employers from penalizing workers for off-duty cannabis use, has caused cons...
Litigation & Arbitration
Plaintiffs’ experts not excluded from Zantac trial
By Skyler Romero
GlaxoSmithKline LLC moved to exclude the testimony under Evidence Code Sections 801 and 802, which allow the court to disquali...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Supreme Court tells bar to speed up conflict of interest guides
By Devon Belcher
The California Supreme Court directed the State Bar to fast-track new, more robust procedures to help identify potential conf...
In addition to dispute resolution, Cantil-Sakauye is expected to continue as president and chief executive officer of the Publ...
Class Action
Volunteer coaches sue NCAA for back pay after rule change
By Skyler Romero
While the association recently abandoned a rule preventing volunteer coaches from being compensated for their work, the propos...
Class Action
Panel reluctant to revive NFL players’ doping class action
By Craig Anderson
The class action, filed in 2014 by Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive end Richard Dent and eight other former NFL players, ha...
Criminal
Senior defense attorney has ‘long road back’ before he can deal with bribery trial
By Sunidhi Sridhar
“He’s tried more cases than all the attorneys here combined, he loves trials and he loves his practice. Obviously, we wish thi...
Litigation & Arbitration, Class Action
Family of teen gunned down at house party sues Airbnb and home owner
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
“It is extremely unlikely that a massive advertised house party would have occurred at the subject property had the ‘host’ act...
Ismail J. Ramsey was sworn in by Senior U.S. District Judge Thelton E. Henderson, front left. Chief Judge Richard Seeborg of t...
Class Action
Lyft and plaintiffs shake up bellwether pool in sex assault cases
By Wisdom Howell
The parties are working to “replenish the bellwether pool” in the wake of Lyft’s recent summary judgment motion attempting to ...
Class Action
Huntington Beach vows to continue fight against housing law
By Sunidhi Sridhar
A federal judge denied the City of Huntington Beach’s request for a temporary restraining order in its housing lawsuit against...
Law school professors at UC Irvine and UC Davis will be partnered with colleagues from other academic specialties to help lead...
SBX1-2 would impose several conditions designed to make it harder for refiners to squeeze extra profits out of the California ...
In addition to dispute resolution, Cantil-Sakauye is expected to continue as president and chief executive officer of the Publ...
Tara K. McGrath is the civilian litigation attorney advisor for the U.S. Marine Corps in the Pacific region.
Judge Maureen Duffy-Lewis takes threats, reversals, setbacks in stride
By Ricardo Pineda
Judge who makes tough decisions dislikes wrong kind of attention.
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
US judge enjoins 1999 state gun safety law, citing Bruen
By Sunidhi Sridhar
“This is the first time a California state gun law has been struck down under the Bruen test,” said Chuck Michel, a lawyer for...
Civil Procedure
Another bill advances to ease time limits on sex abuse allegations
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Committee also advances bill to target ‘crisis pregnancy centers’
Technology
Workers say ‘the sky isn’t falling’ in what Google calls a ‘discovery morass’
By Wisdom Howell
Google says it has already responded to 289 document requests and is trying to end the case over claims of free speech violati...