Real Estate/Development, Land Use
Judge OKs high-density project for single-family-zoned lot
By Skyler Romero
Judge James C. Chalfant wrote that Los Angeles’ “actions were frivolous, without merit and a bad-faith violation of [Californi...
Judge Susan Ser had to learn an unfamiliar area of law after joining the bench last year.
Judge uses skills learned in Air Force to make quick and firm decisions
ACLU attorney pushed the San Francisco police to reform
Environmental & Energy
$50M settlement over oil spill ready for judge approval
By Skyler Romero
A pipeline rupture discovered in October 2021 off the coast of Huntington Beach fouled Southern California beaches.
Real Estate/Development, Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation
1st lawsuit filed over Fairview Fire in eastern Riverside County
By Christer Schmidt
The fire began Sept. 5 and burned for 17 days, consuming 28,300 acres, destroying 36 structures and killing two people.
Labor/Employment, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Arbitration ruling for Domino’s drivers must be revisited, U.S. Supreme Court says
By Sunidhi Sridhar
The justices told a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel to take a second look at its ruling against Domino’s Pizza in the ...
Real Estate/Development, Law Practice, Appellate Practice
Willkie Farr expands real estate practice in Los Angeles with 3 new partners
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Misty M. Sanford, Karen Lorang, and Aimee Contreras-Camua moved from Munger, Tolles & Olson.
Law Practice, Appellate Practice
Nonprofit donation pivotal to mediator’s fee structure
By Shane Nelson
A former commercial litigator launched Mediated Resolutions earlier this month, offering clients a fee structure based on an u...
Land Use, Environmental & Energy
Santee development doesn’t consider fire danger, suit says
By Federico Lo Giudice
The lawsuit filed by environmental groups alleges the Fanita Ranch plans ignore fire dangers and lack safe evacuation routes, ...
Labor/Employment, Judges and Judiciary
Retired judges told to provide proof of age discrimination
By Wisdom Howell
At the heart of the litigation is the claim that retired judges were disparately impacted by the Council’s 2018 decision to im...
Torts/Personal Injury
Motorcyclist gets $10.8M for crash caused by Navy vehicle
By Federico Lo Giudice
“The enlisted Navy member suddenly swerved, causing numerous vehicles to crash into each other, including a motorcycle operate...
San Bernardino juvenile judge uses technology to make court easier.
Weinberg Gonser Frost LLP was founded in 2009 as a business and intellectual property transactional firm. Now the Los Angeles ...
Judges and Judiciary, Civil Litigation
Oral agreement doesn’t exist, Santa Barbara county jury decides
By Federico Lo Giudice
Ryan T. Waggoner, Peter A. Griffin and Ross Neglia of Allen Matkins represented the victorious defendant, Dansk Investment Gro...
Ediscovery, Civil Litigation
Historians needed for expert discovery post-Bruen, state AG says
By Craig Anderson
Deputy Attorney General Robert L. Meyerhoff wrote last week that Senior U.S. District Judge Roger T. Benitez’s briefing schedu...
Labor/Employment, Government
US Labor Department classification rule poor imitation of AB5, lawyers say
By Malcolm Maclachlan
“It is not a great comparison,” said Mark Hanna, the National Employment Lawyers Association’s board vice president for public...
Technology, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Meta gets chance to dismiss FTC’s VR fitness monopoly claim
By Wisdom Howell
Mark C. Hansen of Kellogg, Hansen, Todd, Figel & Frederick PLLC in Washington, D.C. argued that the government’s amended c...
Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Lawyer admits retaliation against US judge, marshal
By Sunidhi Sridhar
Perris attorney Thaddeus J. Culpepper admitted to taking out false liens on the property of U.S. Magistrate Judge Frederick F....
James Curry, who tried more than 500 cases as an attorney, enjoys problem solving.
LA family law judge says helping litigants understand is an ethical duty.
Government
DOJ lists reforms for Orange County after informant scandal
By Sunidhi Sridhar
The Department of Justice issued a 63-page report of recommendations to the sheriff’s and district attorney’s offices in the w...
Government, Criminal
LA school district settles suit over coach’s sex assaults for $52M
By Federico Lo Giudice
“I believe the settlement was the right amount at the right time for these kids,” said Morgan A. Stewart, who represented the ...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Legal Education
Blue ribbon bar commission delays decision on non-exam paths
By Christer Schmidt
Three motions that were proposed did not pass, including recommendations to the Supreme Court that it adopt an alternative pat...
Real Estate/Development, Government
Landlords waited too long to challenge eviction moratorium, judge rules
By Malcolm Maclachlan
“As rental housing providers keeping Californians housed, we could no longer stand by and tolerate California placing the fina...
Technology
Class asks that Facebook tracking case proceed with lead plaintiff
By Wisdom Howell
The underlying dispute arose from the plaintiffs’ allegations that Facebook’s tracking pixel was being used to monitor their o...
Health Care & Hospital Law, Government
Kaiser asks for dismissal of DOJ false medical claims case
By Jonathan Lo
Kaiser argued that after so many years, subpoenas and reviews of records, the government’s narrow complaint focused on after-v...
Law Practice, Environmental & Energy, Appellate Practice
Holland & Knight adds former Bay Area air management legal chief
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
“After practicing air quality and climate-related environmental law primarily in the government sector for many years, I am ex...
Law Practice, Labor/Employment, Appellate Practice
Rimon names Latino partner to lead the law firm
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
“I want us to be the trendsetter at Rimon. I want us to be the vanguard, to be the best firm for diversity in the industry,” J...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Validity of thousands of removal orders threatened, 9th Circuit dissenters say
By Christer Schmidt
“The panel’s erroneous decision casts doubt on the validity of potentially tens of thousands of in absentia removal orders tha...