Government
Suit says LA Public Defender Ricardo Garcia is biased against Latinos
By Wisdom Howell
The plaintiff, who has been a deputy public defender since 1995, claims he has been passed over for a promotion to head deputy...
Litigation & Arbitration
Lawsuit filed over LAPD detonation of fireworks in 2021
By Jonathan Lo
They accused the bomb squad personnel of lacking training on disposal using the containment vessel as well as deliberate indif...
If the lawsuit is successful, a judge could order the recall election to be held sometime between this fall and March 2024, at...
For 100 years, Hill, Farrer & Burrill has made its mark on the city of Los Angeles.
Civil Rights
LA County Public Defender Ricardo Garcia is biased against Latinos, MALDEF claims
By Wisdom Howell
The plaintiff, who has been a deputy public defender since 1995, claims he has been passed over for a promotion to head deputy...
Government
Presiding judge, DA plead with Sacramento leaders to do something about homeless
By Malcolm Maclachlan
In separate letters to a city council member and the mayor, the officials said employees of the court have been threatened and...
Kirkland & Ellis and Disability Rights Legal Center challenged the ordinance they said was aimed at ridding the streets of...
Native Americans
Former Arizona chief justice to mediate between California and tribes
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The tribes claim Gov. Gavin Newsom violated the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act in negotiations over renewing their casino gaming...
Class Action
Judge allows amended shareholder complaint against Rivian over pricing
By Sunidhi Sridhar
A putative class action was filed as a consolidated complaint in July 2022, alleging that Rivian intentionally underpriced its...
Real Estate/Development
Bill would unbundle parking and rent to reduce housing costs
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Sen. Angelique Ashby, D-Sacramento, was skeptical, though she ultimately voted yes. “I’m going to guess that the reason we don...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Latest version of bar bill lists no fee increase for 2024
By Devon Belcher
SB 40 currently also directs the bar to prepare proposed rules of conduct that would require attorneys to report colleagues wh...
Hours after Meta launched Threads, Quinn Emmanuel Urquhart & Sullivan partner Alex Spiro accused Meta of hiring dozens of ...
Labor/Employment
Employers aren’t liable for nonworkers’ COVID infection
By Craig Anderson
“Although it is foreseeable that an employer’s negligence in permitting workplace spread of COVID-19 will cause members of emp...
Litigation & Arbitration
Family of pipefitter killed by CO2 fumes at LAX files suit
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
“Cris was trapped inside the room with the carbon dioxide fumes as the door locked behind when others barely escaped. He was l...
Litigation & Arbitration
City is stalling lawsuit, Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting victims say
By Wisdom Howell
According to the plaintiffs’ motion to compel, the defendants are attempting to prejudice them by refusing to comply with thei...
Government
DOJ appeals ban on government talking to social media platforms
By Craig Anderson
A federal judge in Louisiana enjoyed the government and the Biden administration from flagging third-party posts it finds prob...
The defunct biotechnology company claims the firm’s “professional negligence” led to its demise and liquidation, with financia...
Judges and Judiciary
Former federal prosecutor sworn in as U.S. magistrate judge in LA
By Sunidhi Sridhar
Stephanie S. Christensen was acting U.S. attorney for the Central District of California in 2022.
Health Care & Hospital Law
Arnold & Porter welcomes new health care fraud and compliance partner
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Litigation & Arbitration
Surf access plaintiffs seek discovery, appellate costs
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
The plaintiffs, who say they were bullied by local surfers trying to block outsiders, want access to a city-owned phone they s...
Law Practice
Some lawmakers want to ban caste without using the word caste
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Sen. Aisha Wahab, D-Hayward, began by downplaying the bill’s most contentious aspect: the belief that it specifically targets ...
Litigation & Arbitration
JAMS halts Twitter labor arbitration over fee demand, plaintiffs say
By Jonathan Lo
Former employees alleged that after months of insisting on arbitration, Twitter told JAMS that the company wants all arbitrati...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
17 judges criticize circuit colleagues over homeless ruling
By Craig Anderson
“With this decision, our Circuit’s jurisprudence now effectively guarantees a personal federal constitutional ‘right’ for indi...
Civil Litigation
Edison, Bobcat Fire plaintiffs disagree on executives’ deposition
By Skyler Romero
Individual plaintiffs filed the lawsuit against Edison in November 2020, two months after the Bobcat Fire burned approximately...
The path to trial was paved by an April decision from U.S. District Judge Michael Kaplan who allowed the plaintiff to pursue h...
At the heart of the litigation is Meta’s pixel technology, a piece of code that other companies attach to their URL as an adve...
Health Care & Hospital Law
Healthcare providers pay $68M over Medicaid fraud
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
“Health care systems and providers are on notice that the False Claims Act provides us with a powerful tool to ensure that tax...
Demurrer on foul odor case denied because it’s a master complaint
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
“This is a master complaint; requiring the same level of specificity that would be required in an individual complaint would d...
Government
State missed deadlines for privacy law rules, judge says
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The judge found the state agency missed a July 1, 2022 deadline to produce regulations for much of the law — and that this sho...
“In defending the charges, Medtronic makes arguments that have broad implications for antitrust enforcement in the health care...
