Antitrust & Trade Reg.
States win bid to intervene in review of HPE-Juniper deal
By Craig Anderson
Despite objections from Hewlett Packard Enterprise and the U.S. Department of Justice, a federal judge allowed states - includ...
San Francisco reaches $5M settlement over diesel-spill cleanup dispute
By James Twomey
San Francisco settled for $5 million with Pilot Thomas Logistics, ending litigation over a diesel spill. The company dropped i...
Civil Litigation
Judge signals contempt risk for LA over homeless shelter progress
By Skyler Romero
A federal judge signaled he may hold Los Angeles in contempt for failing to meet settlement reporting obligations on homelessn...
Advocates say the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is more than two years overdue in acting on a 2023 proposal to list the owl a...
Jurors found Equinox discriminated against a trainer with a hip condition, awarding him $32.2 million in one of this year's la...
LA DA investigating several firms for possible false sex abuse claims
By Devon Belcher
Los Angeles County DA Nathan Hochman said Downtown LA Law is among firms under aggressive investigation for allegedly facilita...
The 4th District Court of Appeal ordered sanctions against attorney Gerard Fox, his client, or both, after he cited unpublishe...
Criminal
Stanford project files 18 petitions, citing racial bias in Three Strikes sentences
By Craig Anderson
Claiming fresh data shows significantly longer Three Strikes sentences for people of color, Stanford lawyers filed habeas peti...
Civil Litigation
Ford denied use of federal discovery material in state cases
By Skyler Romero
Ford argued for the right to use discovery from its federal RICO suit in related state lemon law cases, but a magistrate judge...
Judge keeps out-of-state executives in California franchise lawsuit
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Finding extensive California contacts and rejecting reliance on the fiduciary shield doctrine, Judge David A. Hoffer held that...
A federal judge signaled she may sanction plaintiff Neelam Sandhu for late witness disclosure and incomplete texts in her $10 ...
Social media giants relaunch fight against state's personalized-feed ban
By Craig Anderson
Meta, YouTube, and TikTok filed new federal lawsuits challenging California's SB 967 after the 9th Circuit ruled NetChoice lac...
Judge Jessner questions city bid to delay firefighter testimony in fire case
By Devon Belcher
Judge Samantha P. Jessner signaled she may allow narrow firefighter depositions to preserve fading memories in litigation over...
Civil Litigation
Uber faces unified push to dismiss RICO claims targeting injury firms
By Skyler Romero
Defense firms and medical providers hit back at Uber's federal racketeering, filing motions to dismiss based on anti-SLAPP, li...
Commission confirms 3 new justices to California Courts of Appeal
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The Commission on Judicial Appointments on Monday unanimously confirmed three new justices to California's Courts of Appeal, i...
Litigation & Arbitration
Former acting U.S. attorney to lead new litigation unit at McNicholas & McNicholas
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Joseph McNally's move to a contingency-fee practice is unusual for a senior leader from one of the nation's major U.S. attorne...
The combined firm will anchor major hubs in Seattle, London, Sydney and New York. The merger is subject to partner approval.
Intellectual Property
OpenAI faces restraining order over 'cameo' feature, judge says
By Craig Anderson
A San Jose federal judge said she is likely to issue a temporary restraining order barring OpenAI from using the word "Cameo" ...
Immigration
Immigration agents in LA ordered to ensure detainee access to counsel
By Skyler Romero
A federal judge in Los Angeles issued a preliminary injunction requiring immigration officials to give detainees reliable, pri...
L.A. County opens probe into State Farm over delays, claim denials following 2021 fires
By Craig Anderson
With thousands of policyholders alleging delays and inadequate payments after major January fires, L.A. County Counsel has dem...
Criminal
Criminal defense attorneys to get paid as memo dispute intensifies in LA
By Laurinda Keys
Federal CJA attorneys will finally receive delayed payments, but defenders warn staffing won't rebound quickly. A memo dispute...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Firm sanctioned $1.4M for 'frivolous suit, evidence manipulation'
By James Twomey
U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria found Womble Bond Dickinson and ALC Medical Holdings willfully continued a meritless case o...
Judge orders Edison to produce key discovery by year's end in Eaton Fire litigation
By Devon Belcher
With thousands of plaintiffs alleging Edison's power lines sparked the January Eaton Fire, Judge Laura Seigle has mandated yea...
Environmental & Energy
Trial set to open in Carson odor event case; warehouse owner, tenants face liability claims
By Skyler Romero
With jury selection complete, attorneys for Prologis, its tenant businesses, and 24 plaintiffs laid out sharply differing acco...
Consumer Law
Trial lawyers launch 'Every Eight Minutes' campaign targeting Uber assault reports
By Diana Bosetti
With billboards, targeted digital outreach and high-visibility video ads, the CAOC's new "Every Eight Minutes" campaign seeks ...
Torts/Personal Injury
Consumer attorneys plan new push to make survival action damages permanent
By Diana Bosetti
At their annual San Francisco meeting, California consumer attorney advocates announced plans to reintroduce SB 29 next year, ...
Intellectual Property
Masimo wins $634 million verdict against Apple in high-stakes patent fight over Apple Watch
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
With hundreds of millions of dollars at stake, jurors must decide if Apple misused Masimo's pulse-oximetry technology in the A...
Consumer Law
Consumer attorneys warn 'billboard attorneys' are damaging public trust
By Diana Bosetti
At their annual meeting in San Francisco, consumer attorneys urged colleagues to push back against misleading or gaudy legal a...
Labor/Employment
9th Circuit reverses judge, orders arbitration in janitors' wage case
By Craig Anderson
The panel held that Township's multistate operations brought its contracts within the FAA's scope, directing the lower court t...
Litigation & Arbitration
Johnson & Johnson faces LA talc ovarian cancer bellwether trial in LA
By Devon Belcher
Opening statements began in Los Angeles County's first talc ovarian cancer bellwether trial, with plaintiffs alleging Johnson ...
