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...
According to the trial counsel, Dr. Jim Brewer was not paid stock options he was promised by the Impact executives, for his co...
In the 2018 tweet, Musk said he had secured funding to take the automaker private.
Intellectual Property
Judge mulls ban on vulgarities in copyright trial
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
U.S. District Judge David Selna gave MGA’s attorneys from Keller Anderle LLP two weeks to show the admissibility of the defend...
Neutral Margo Hoy is sharp on the law and is not easily fooled, attorneys say.
Law Practice, Appellate Practice
Nossaman opens Arizona offices with prominent eminent domain attorney
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Christopher Kramer, most recently with the Arizona Attorney General’s Office, has worked on some of the largest public works p...
Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation
PG&E to stand trial over Zogg Fire
By Wisdom Howell
Pacific Gas & Electric Co. will be arraigned Feb. 15 on four counts of involuntary manslaughter and three counts of reckle...
Judges and Judiciary
2 nominees for federal courts in California move forward
By Craig Anderson
The Senate Judiciary Committee backed Sacramento County Superior Court Judge Daniel J. Calabretta for a seat on the Eastern Di...
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Civil lawsuits follow FTC actions in agriculture sector
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Attorneys say a more active federal response on the issue has emboldened private companies to sue more aggressively. One of th...
The National Judicial College is celebrating its 60th anniversary in 2023 with special programs scheduled in Miami, New York ...
Law Practice, Appellate Practice
Latham & Watkins snags partner from Gunderson Dettmer
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Brian Patterson will serve as global vice chair of the firm’s Emerging Companies Practice.
