Former California Supreme Court Justice Ming Chin takes direct route to dispute resolution, say attorneys.
LA writs and receivers Judge James Chalfant relishes complicated mandamus petitions.
This agreement is one of the 10 largest data privacy class actions settlements ever. As part of the agreement, Meta also agree...
Government, Covid Court Ops
Consolidation mulled for restaurants’ suits over fees under shutdown
By Skyler Romero
The lawsuits were brought by restaurants that were charged fees for various business licenses while at the same time county an...
Entertainment & Sports, Ediscovery, Civil Litigation
Dispute over expert witness in NCAA brain damage trial
By Sunidhi Sridhar
The NCAA is accused by Alana Gee, the widow of a former USC linebacker, of failing to adequately inform and safeguard athletes...
Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Discipline
San Joaquin County judge censured over drunken driving accident
By Christer Schmidt
The Commission on Judicial Performance determined Judge Michael J. Mulvihill had driven under the influence of alcohol, caused...
Ediscovery, Data Privacy
Google, DOJ resolve search warrant dispute over lost data
By Wisdom Howell
According to the government, the agreement also requires Google to create better methods of processing and retrieving data tha...
Labor/Employment, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Full 9th Circuit will rehear suit over diversity of Gap’s board
By Craig Anderson
The plaintiffs argued that en banc review was needed because the panel’s decision conflicts with a 7th U.S. Circuit Court of A...
Entertainment & Sports, Education Law
AG, Title IX supporter, is ‘silent’ defense counsel for Fresno State in bias suit
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Bonta — a vocal Title IX supporter and father of a female college athlete — has played no role in the case, which is embroiled...
9th Circuit Judge Johnnie Rawlinson spoke publicly to advocate the nomination of a specific potential successor and wished she...
Government, Civil Litigation
No en banc review of acrylamide injunction denial, split court decides
By Craig Anderson
The injunction will stand — a victory for the California Chamber of Commerce. The legal battle between the chamber, the state,...
Real Estate/Development, Land Use
Lifetime tenant lease for condo conversion not unconstitutional taking, judge rules
By Jonathan Lo
Chief U.S. District Judge Richard Seeborg granted in part and denied in part the city and county of San Francisco’s motion to ...
“I have always thought highly of Stradling’s culture and commitment to its clients and since I have maintained relationships w...
Dovel & Luner represent a potential class of consumers who purchased Jeeter products with allegedly inaccurate labels that...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Tire marking not illegal search, 2-1 circuit panel rules
By Wisdom Howell
“No matter how well meaning, modest, or long-standing the intrusion into personal effects, the Fourth Amendment commands that ...
Criminal
Avenatti calls 18-year prison recommendation ''vindictive, personal'
By Sunidhi Sridhar
In his response to the government’s opposition to his sentencing memorandum, in which he wrote that three years in prison and ...
Civil Litigation
After 3 defense wins to modify complaint, plaintiffs get a victory
By Skyler Romero
In May, the helmet manufacturers won a motion to remove punitive damages from the first amended complaint, as well as language...
Obituaries
Quinn Emanuel arbitration expert, praised for expertise and inclusiveness, dies at 76
By David Houston
Fred Bennett, an expert in arbitration who headed the alternative dispute resolution practice at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & ...
Juvenile court Judge Robert Totten worries about the ‘pull of the streets’
Judges and Judiciary, Government
LA County registrar must justify limits on DA recall campaign’s signature review
By David Houston
In a lawsuit, the committee to recall District Attorney George Gascón challenged the conclusion by Dean C. Logan, the registra...
Law Practice, Appellate Practice
IP litigator who represented Google in Oracle fight joins Cooley
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Christa Anderson moved from Keker, Van Nest & Peters, where she had practiced since the mid-1990s.
Civil Litigation
County sues McKinsey over marketing advice to Purdue Pharma
By Wisdom Howell
McKinsey had stated in a 2021 motion to dismiss that the lawsuits by municipalities such as Contra Costa County were barred by...
State Bar & Bar Associations, California Supreme Court
Supreme Court strengthens State Bar’s new client account rules
By Christer Schmidt
Attorneys or their law firm will be required to report whether they are responsible for managing a client trust account, and a...
Intellectual Property
Vizio encourages streamers to violate patents, suit claims
By Federico Lo Giudice
DivX LLC is a San Diego video technology company behind three codecs for compressing video for local playback and streaming. T...
Labor/Employment, California Courts of Appeal
Appeals panel calls for review of employee time rounding
By Skyler Romero
The 6th District Court of Appeal agreed with the plaintiff’s argument that federal regulations, such as those allowing roundin...
Environmental & Energy
Oakland, San Francisco get climate change suit back in state court
By Sunidhi Sridhar
Oil companies say the case belongs in federal court as the issues are global.
Tech ties aren’t driving support for changes to bar, Stanford group says
By Malcolm Maclachlan
“The Closing the Justice Gap Working Group … and the California Paraprofessional Program Working Group are no longer operation...
"This is where my mind is, where my heart is," Los Angeles County Superior Court Commissioner Gabriela H. Shapiro said of Indi...
Real Estate/Development, Land Use, Government
Developers cite ‘builder’s remedy’ in housing disputes with cities
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A version of the idea goes back at least to the Housing Accountability Act. It states that if cities don’t comply with the sta...
Entertainment & Sports, Civil Litigation
Last-minute attorney dispute before testimony in NCAA trial
By Sunidhi Sridhar
Despite taking extra days to hammer out which evidence would be admissible, Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP partner Davi...