Health Care & Hospital Law, Government
State to get $215M from Centene Corp. over Medi-Cal claims
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
California’s agreement is the latest for the insurer, which has settled about a dozen similar accusations.
Government, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Congress favors antitrust enforcement, but what kind?
By Malcolm Maclachlan
“There’s strong feelings against Big Tech, really on both sides of the aisle,” said Vanderbilt Law School professor Rebecca Al...
Insurance, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit has another COVID coverage query
By Craig Anderson
Most court rulings in California and around the country have gone in favor of insurance companies, but the 9th U.S. Circuit Co...
Government, Civil Litigation
Bay Area hit with lawsuit over increased housing regulations
By Wisdom Howell
“These new lawsuits build on our work to enforce housing element law in Southern California,” said Matthew Gelfand, counsel fo...
International Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit mulls whether Yahoo aided Chinese torture
By Skyler Romero
The complaint was heavily informed by a 2007 House Foreign Affairs Committee investigation into Yahoo where the company acknow...
Technology, Litigation & Arbitration, Labor/Employment
Fired Twitter workers answer arbitration demand
By Jonathan Lo
“Twitter is attempting to use arbitration to keep this case out of court, but does not intend to participate in arbitration wi...
Law Practice, Environmental & Energy, Community News, Appellate Practice
Disaster Legal Assistance Collaborative seeks lawyer volunteers
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Founded two years ago to assist with disaster recovery amid the dual crises of COVID-19 and devastating wildfires, California ...
LA Judge Larry Fidler recounts highlights of long career as criminal trial court legend.
Labor/Employment
$53.5M would resolve dispute over United flight attendants' pay stubs
By Sunidhi Sridhar
The deal includes a Private Attorney General Act, PAGA, settlement of $300,000 — 75% of which will be distributed to the Calif...
Real Estate/Development
Survey is cautiously optimistic on California's commercial real estate market
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
According to the research, new multifamily development will be fueled by two reasons between 2023 and 2025 – a number of state...
During his 20-year tenure as administrative director of the Judicial Council, Vickrey collaborated with chief justices, the Ju...
Intellectual Property, Contracts
Contempt hearing set in Suicidal Tendencies royalty lawsuit
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Bassist Louis “Louiche” Mayorga sued Frontier Records’ founder Lisa Fancher alleging unpaid royalties for the band’s self-titl...
Civil Litigation
Defendants added in complaint over warehouse fire in Carson
By Skyler Romero
The amended master complaint alleged that Gordon Laboratories, along with previously named defendants Prologis Inc., Liberty P...
Securities, Banking
Wells Fargo agrees to pay $300M to end securities lawsuit
By Craig Anderson
The bank previously settled a consumer lawsuit involving hundreds of thousands of people who took out car loans from the bank ...
Environmental & Energy
Environmentalists sue EPA over ship discharge rules
By Jonathan Lo
“EPA was given an exceedingly generous timeline to comply with the law and issue meaningful regulations on vessel discharge. I...
Labor/Employment, Civil Rights
Hindu group can't sue over caste bias probe, state AG argues
By Wisdom Howell
The Hindu American Foundation Inc. does not represent all Hindu Americans and anyway, the Foundation’s efforts to intercede in...
LA independent calendar Judge Holly Fujie wants proof if you think she’s wrong
AB452, if it becomes law, would remove all time limits for plaintiffs who allege they were sexually abused as minors to sue th...
Law Practice, Entertainment & Sports, Appellate Practice
Pryor Cashman adds 3 partners to entertainment practice in Los Angeles, New York
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Briana Hill, Simon Pulman and Amy Stein Simonds moved from Cowan, DeBaets, Abrahams & Sheppard.
Disgrace attorney Thomas V. Girardi did not say a word during an arraignment hearing. U.S. Magistrate Judge Karen L. Stevenson...
Tax, Real Estate/Development
Opponents call tax on property transfers unconstitutional
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
The lawsuit argues that the documentary transfer tax, Measure ULA, is invalid because its focus on housing and homeless servic...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Assembly Judicary chairman vows ‘firm hand’ on State Bar
By Malcolm Maclachlan
“I think the bar has had a really long list of failures,” Assemblyman Brian Maienschein said. “They have spent their money unw...
Labor/Employment, Class Action
Claims against Trader Joe’s over retirement plan dropped
By Skyler Romero
The agreement ended the individual plaintiffs’ claims but a component class action was dismissed without prejudice nearly a ye...
Securities
Amici pour in as Supreme Court sets date to hear Slack securities case
By Craig Anderson
Joseph A. Grundfest, a former Securities and Exchange Commission member who is now a Stanford Law School professor, expressed ...
Environmental & Energy
US agencies appeal judgment over wildlife in ship lanes
By Jonathan Lo
“The lower court correctly held that the Endangered Species Act requires the Coast Guard and NOAA to conduct an honest assessm...
Environmental & Energy
Environmentalists says Butte County project violates CEQA
By Wisdom Howell
Attorneys for the Center for Biological Diversity, Sierra Club, and AquAlliance highlighted the fire risks they said are assoc...
Antitrust boutique MoginRubin LLP squares off regularly against big corporations.
Real Estate/Development, Land Use, Government
Newsom wants to change CEQA to fast-track housing
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Newsom has signed some 20 laws changing aspects of CEQA during his time in office. Many of these exempt certain kinds of proje...
Judges and Judiciary
‘Queen of traffic court’ in San Francisco ends her reign
By Wisdom Howell
Superior Court Judge Gail Dekreon retired after 20 years on the bench.
Real Estate/Development, Government
2nd judge recuses from Orange County transitional home suit
By Skyler Romero
Orange County Judges Nick A. Dourbetas and John C. Gastelum have recused themselves from further proceedings in a case allegin...