Labor/Employment, Entertainment & Sports
Judge won’t force PGA to allow LIV players in playoffs event
By Jonathan Lo
U.S. District Judge Beth L. Freeman said it appeared the players had made a calculated risk in joining up withe Saudi-backed t...
Judge Michelle Tong tries to ‘bridge the gap’ between judicial system and litigants
By Wisdom Howell
San Francisco judge says her study of psychology helps when talking to witnesses and jurors.
Legal Education
Hastings name change bill snagged by estimated price tag
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The Hastings College of the Law estimates General Fund costs of approximately $3.4 million as a result of this measure.
Technology, Law Practice, Appellate Practice
Loeb adds first-ever Web3 manager
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
“While this is a budding industry, Loeb & Loeb is a cutting edge firm with the foundation in place to lead the field,” sai...
The cities of Coronado, Imperial Beach, Lemon Grove and Solana Beach filed the petition Aug. 1 against the San Diego Associati...
Civil Litigation
GC, 5 other executives bilked company of $129M, suit says
By Federico Lo Giudice
The complaint filed by Robertson’s Ready Mix alleges the executives set up shell companies as contractors that billed the cons...
Judges and Judiciary
Few US judges have ‘economic justice’ background, group says
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
“President Biden has taken exceptional steps to add professional and demographic diversity to the federal bench, but there is ...
Dubbed the Cardinal Richelieu of Tinseltown by the Hollywood trade press, Bertram Fields counted amoung his clients DreamWorks...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
StarKist asks high court review of circuit’s OK of ‘oversized class’
By Skyler Romero
“As today’s filing reiterates, the Ninth Circuit’s divided decision upholding class certification contravenes the decisions of...
AB 2571 “impermissibly delegates to ‘a court’ the determination, on an ad hoc and subjective basis, of whether a marketing or ...
Entertainment & Sports, Civil Litigation
LIV Golf players to seek restraining order on PGA Tuesday
By Craig Anderson
On behalf of the PGA Tour, Elliot R. Peters argued that the public interest didn’t favor an injunction, taking swipes at the n...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Labor/Employment
State Bar says white attorneys overrepresented in profession
By Sunidhi Sridhar
“While new entrants to the profession increasingly reflect the rich diversity of our state, we still have a long way to go tow...
Lawyers at Hadsell Stormer Renick & Dai take range of cases but worker rights is a passion.
Insurance, Civil Litigation
Insurer owes $44.5M for failure of 33,000-ton metal press
By Christer Schmidt
“The policy holder experts said, ‘This happened suddenly,’ and the insurance company experts said, ‘No, this happened over a l...
Civil Litigation
Judge pares consultant's lawsuit against Endeavor
By Federico Lo Giudice
Talent agency is accused of stealing consultant's marketing ideas that led to the company being sold for $10.3 billion in 2021.
Environmental & Energy
Lawsuit would hinder plan to protect lizard, agency says
By Federico Lo Giudice
An environmental group sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service over its plan to conserve Temblor legless lizard
Civil Litigation, Banking
Judge decertifies class claims against mortgage lender
By Federico Lo Giudice
Ocwen Financial is accused of improperly marking up property valuations and charging borrowers those costs.
Government, Civil Litigation
LA County OKs $19.5M payment to man paralyzed when car sped off highway
By Christer Schmidt
“For the rest of his life, my client will depend on someone else for survival,” lead plaintiff’s attorney Daniel Balaban of Ba...
Labor/Employment, Government, Civil Litigation
5 prosecutors in Contra Costa County settle bias suit against DA
By Wisdom Howell
The complaint filed more than two years ago accused D.A. Diana Becton of passing over more qualified women for promotions, per...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Administrative/Regulatory, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Bar to seek review of circuit ruling restitution debt is dischargeable
By Skyler Romero
“This decision is in direct conflict with the decisions of every other federal court that has addressed the dischargeability o...
Technology, Civil Litigation
Will product defect lawsuits tame giants of social media?
By Jonathan Lo
"Carnage is being inflicted on our kids and our young people. There's been a 146% increase in suicide among young people. At t...
Government, Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation
LA water bill case ends with $4.49M fee for last class counsel
By Ricardo Pineda
Brian Kabateck, who has not been paid since Judge Elihu M. Berle appointed him three years ago to ensure the plaintiffs had be...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Legal Education
Sniping and name calling as State Bar presses on with alternative legal services plan
By Malcolm Maclachlan
“Is there a reason this meeting is going forward with the substantive issues that seem to be on the agenda, when it appears th...
Technology, Law Practice, Appellate Practice
San Diego biotech company, Genomatica, hires 1st chief legal officer
By Sunidhi Sridhar
“Shawnte has an impressive track record helping companies in the life sciences and biotechnology industries achieve meaningful...
Sacramento judge wants attorneys to be credible and not waste time in his busy courtroom.
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Eastwood gets $2M for ads, articles linking him to CBD
By Sunidhi Sridhar
The actor’s lawyer, Jordan Susman, said the ruling “sends a message to such offenders that they cannot evade judgment simply b...
Banking
After Pornhub ruling, VISA, MasterCard part with MindGeek
By Federico Lo Giudice
U.S. District Judge Cormac Carney said VISA made a decision to facilitate child pornography of porn ‘tube’ sites.
U.S. Supreme Court, Government, Civil Rights
State civil rights law doesn’t apply to public schools, Supreme Court rules
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Attorneys for the petitioner argued the ruling ignores years of court interpretations of the law and undermines protections fo...
Labor/Employment, Government
PGA fight with LIV goes to San Jose, with California lawyers
By Craig Anderson
John Quinn of Quinn Emanuel and Rachel Brass of Gibson Dunn represent LIV golfers who sued PGA. Elliot Peters of Keker Van Nes...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Securities, Discipline
Disbarred, bankrupt lawyer needn’t repay State Bar client security fund
By Skyler Romero
“The case was actually one that goes back to whether or not debt is dischargeable even when a government entity such as the St...