Entertainment & Sports, Civil Litigation
Spacey must pay $31M to ‘Cards’ producers, judge says
By Ricardo Pineda
“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
‘Mole’ or ‘scapegoat’? Arguments in Twitter spy trial wrap
By Wisdom Howell
The impassioned battle of competing narratives presented in closing arguments marked the end of the trial against Ahmad Abouam...
Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Judge asked to OK $90M deal in Google Play antitrust litigation
By Jonathan Lo
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
Circuit nominee sails through confirmation, with powerful ally
By Craig Anderson
Litigator Roopali H. Desai had the most powerful politician in America — at least for the moment — on her side: U.S. Sen. Kyrs...
Mediator Patrick Walsh’s personable approach gets results, attorneys say.
Technology, Data Privacy
Spy trial nears end with dispute on whether Twitter owns user data
By Wisdom Howell
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
A judge signed warrants while visiting Canada. Now no one knows what to do
By Federico Lo Giudice
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
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
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
Can parent company counsel answer for subsidiary in bias lawsuits?
By Sunidhi Sridhar
"In all three cases, counsel who previously had indicated several times that he represented General Dynamics Ordnance & Ta...
Government, Civil Rights
New challenge to state’s Handgun Act quotes Bruen
By Jonathan Lo
“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
Former federal prosecutor returns to Munger Tolles in Los Angeles
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Victoria Degtyareva most recently was a member of the U.S. attorney’s Cyber and Intellectual Property Crimes Section.
Civil Litigation
Furniture rental chain, sued repeatedly in state, to pay $15.5M settlement
By Ricardo Pineda
“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
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 who testified justice harassed her settles suit
By Wisdom Howell
Trooper Tatiana Sauquillo was one of 17 women inside and outside the 2nd District Court of Appeal whom the Commission on Judic...
Government, Criminal
Former civil litigation chief for LA city attorney cooperating with FBI
By Ricardo Pineda
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
Attorneys who supervise provisional licensees report great success
By Skyler Romero
“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
Disappearing DOJ witness testifies in Twitter spy case, gets impeached
By Wisdom Howell
“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
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
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
Greenberg Glusker adds 3 partners to real estate and litigation practices
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
“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
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
Deal puts 1 million acres off limits to new oil and gas leases
By Federico Lo Giudice
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
Hagens Berman takes on Apple for French developers after US clients’ win
By Sunidhi Sridhar
“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?
By Malcolm Maclachlan
"The currently proposed project differs significantly from DWR'S [the Delta Water Agency's] 2010 Drilling Project. ... Accordi...
Civil Litigation
Spontaneous combustion of 3-wheeled motorcycle brings suit
By Christer Schmidt
“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
Companies failed to warn prenatal dangers of pain medication, lawsuits say
By Jonathan Lo
“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
Qualcomm asks 9th Circuit to block pared down antitrust claim
By Craig Anderson
Several plaintiffs’ firms, including Susman Godfrey LLP and Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy LLP, filed a slimmed-down complaint...