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Entertainment & Sports, Civil Litigation


“Even in a close case, the arbitrator’s award must stand,” Judge Mel Recana wrote. “Here, respondents fail to demonstrate that...


Technology, Data Privacy, Civil Litigation


The impassioned battle of competing narratives presented in closing arguments marked the end of the trial against Ahmad Abouam...


Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg.


The settlement class includes all U.S. Android developers who earn $2 million or less annually through the Google Play store, ...


Judges and Judiciary, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


Litigator Roopali H. Desai had the most powerful politician in America — at least for the moment — on her side: U.S. Sen. Kyrs...



The Velvet Hammer

Aug. 5, 2022
By Shane Nelson

Mediator Patrick Walsh’s personable approach gets results, attorneys say.


Technology, Data Privacy


For two weeks Ahmad Abouammo, a former media partnerships manager at Twitter, stood trial in San Francisco on charges he consp...


Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Jones Day looked at the situation, and told the Orange County Superior Court the matter is complicated and needs more investig...


Judges and Judiciary, California Courts of Appeal


New justices for 2nd, 3rd District Courts of Appeal

Aug. 4, 2022
By Malcolm Maclachlan

The Commission on Judicial Performance confirmed the appointments of Judge Stacy E. Boulware Eurie to the depleted 3rd Distric...


Legal Education, Civil Litigation


Whatever Hastings’ new name, a lawsuit seems assured

Aug. 4, 2022
By Malcolm Maclachlan

The law school board will meet again Aug. 10. The agenda includes a “renaming update” during its open session, followed by a c...


Civil Litigation


"In all three cases, counsel who previously had indicated several times that he represented General Dynamics Ordnance & Ta...


Government, Civil Rights


“Plainly and simply, California’s requirement that handguns, semiautomatics especially, be equipped with specific technologica...


Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Orange County Judge Michael F. Murray is accused of ignoring exculpatory evidence in a murder case he prosecuted years ago.


Law Practice, Appellate Practice


Victoria Degtyareva most recently was a member of the U.S. attorney’s Cyber and Intellectual Property Crimes Section.


Civil Litigation


“Consumers often hope rent-to-own agreements will lessen the cost, not realizing the total price they pay will end up being mu...


State Bar & Bar Associations, Civil Litigation


Dunn prosecution may hinge on 1990s rule

Aug. 4, 2022
By Craig Anderson

The bar filed a complaint last month against Dunn, accusing him of misrepresentation and breach of fiduciary duty over his sta...


Judges and Judiciary, Civil Litigation


Trooper Tatiana Sauquillo was one of 17 women inside and outside the 2nd District Court of Appeal whom the Commission on Judic...


Government, Criminal


Thomas H. Peters, once chief of the Los Angeles city attorney’s Civil Litigation Branch, had pleaded guilty to one count of ai...


Legal Education


“Some people are perfectly good attorneys that just maybe can’t pass the bar for some reason,” said Brian H. Nomi, a sole prac...


Data Privacy, Civil Litigation


“These developments demonstrate that the government continues to engage in gamesmanship,” the defense wrote its statement to t...


Law Practice, Appellate Practice


Former PayPal lawyer returns to Perkins Coie

Aug. 3, 2022
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Chris Grogan led Honey Science through its $4 billion acquisition by PayPal in 2020.


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


Nicotine pouch maker is monopolistic, competitor says

Aug. 3, 2022
By Federico Lo Giudice

Dryft Sciences sued Swedish Match in federal court in Los Angeles. The company is asking for $1.2 billion in damages


Real Estate/Development, Law Practice, Appellate Practice


“After 28 years, we were looking for the teamwork and camaraderie we had at our former firm and a platform that would enhance ...


Land Use, Environmental & Energy


Massive development near Lake Tahoe is blocked

Aug. 3, 2022
By Malcolm Maclachlan

“The County committed a prejudicial abuse of discretion by failing to comply with CEQA when it approved the project and certif...


Land Use, Environmental & Energy


Environmental groups sued the U.S. Bureau of Land Management to protect public lands in the Central Valley and Central Coast.


Technology, International Law, Civil Litigation


“Apple is facing pending litigation on many fronts, as the walls of its antitrust behavior slowly crumble,” said plaintiffs’ c...


Land Use, Government, Environmental & Energy


Is plan for a giant water tunnel one project or many?

Aug. 3, 2022
By Malcolm Maclachlan

"The currently proposed project differs significantly from DWR'S [the Delta Water Agency's] 2010 Drilling Project. ... Accordi...


Civil Litigation


“The vehicle caught on fire while our clients were on the freeway down in San Diego,” said plaintiffs lawyer John P. Kristense...


Law Practice, Judges and Judiciary, Appellate Practice


Russell Hom spent a little more than 20 years on the court hearing civil and criminal matters of all kinds. His colleagues sel...


Health Care & Hospital Law, Civil Litigation


“Scientific and epidemiological research shows that prenatal exposure to APAP alters fetal development significantly increasin...


Antitrust & Trade Reg., 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


Several plaintiffs’ firms, including Susman Godfrey LLP and Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy LLP, filed a slimmed-down complaint...