Government
No duty to provide cool shelter for homeless, judge in Sacramento rules
By Malcolm Maclachlan
U.S. District Judge Troy L. Nunley’s order appears to add another link to a series of rulings finding judges can order governm...
Legal Education, Labor/Employment
Hiring and pay for 2021 law graduates hits record, report finds
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The National Association for Law Placement warns Class of 2023 might face serious headwinds entering the job market as many ec...
Criminal, Banking
US judge says Visa facilitated child porn distribution on adult websites
By Federico Lo Giudice
“Plaintiff adequately alleges that Visa knew that MindGeek’s websites were teeming with monetized child porn from its own due ...
Labor/Employment
Proposed class says Amazon doesn’t accommodate breastfeeding workers
By Sunidhi Sridhar
The request for class certification was filed by Bradley/Grombacher LLP on behalf of a woman who said the warehouse in Riversi...
Technology, Data Privacy, Civil Litigation
TikTok will pay $92M to settle biometric data collection claims
By Christer Schmidt
The deal comes as TikTok and its Chinese parent ByteDance face increased scrutiny over how it handles U.S. user data.
Civil Litigation
Bioscience firm lied about founders’ credentials, shareholder lawsuit says
By Federico Lo Giudice
Co-founder and inventor Serhat Gumrukcu was also involved in several criminal activities including a murder-for-hire plot, acc...
Technology, Civil Litigation
$58M deal settles class privacy claims against fintech firm Plaid
By Federico Lo Giudice
“A reasonable fee is 19% of the common fund, or $11,000,000, which is a 2.66 multiplier. Accordingly, the court awards $11,000...
Government, Civil Litigation
FBI agent appears to undercut case against accused Twitter spy
By Wisdom Howell
A spokesman for the U. S. Attorney’s Office of the Northern District of California declined to comment Monday regarding the re...
Civil Litigation
Repeated ‘critical’ errors leads judge to decertify class action
By Ricardo Pineda
"Time and time again," wrote Judge William Alsup, "plaintiff's counsel have made missteps, and we have found ways to excuse th...
Litigation & Arbitration
Orrick partners must comply with arbitrator’s subpoena in Jones Day dispute
By Craig Anderson
The decision reversed a ruling by a federal trial judge in Oakland who concluded he lacked the authority to compel attendance ...
Technology, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Rumble, conservative competitor to YouTube, can sue for antitrust
By Jonathan Lo
Rumble accused Google of using its market power in the search engine field to give YouTube preferential treatment in search re...
Complex Appellate Litigation Group is new name for boutique that is marking its 10th year.
Bankruptcy appellate judge in Arizona praised for legal writing skills
Civil Litigation
Witness with possible exculpatory testimony is missing from Twitter trial
By Wisdom Howell
“The proper thing to do would have been to inform the defense immediately of the exculpatory material, and to give the defense...
Environmental & Energy, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Judge dismisses blue state effort to retrieve EPA case from circuit
By Wisdom Howell
U.S. District Judge William Alsup called the blue states’ motion “gamesmanship” in “the war between the states.”
Civil Litigation
Class claims Rivian underpriced electric vehicles are consolidated
By Sunidhi Sridhar
Shareholders sued Rivian, which counts Amazon among its investors, in March, saying investors were swindled when the prices of...
Government
Lawmakers ‘gutted like a fish’ lawsuit to stop Capital annex
By Malcolm Maclachlan
“In light of what we saw on Jan. 6 and have been learning in the hearings, I think we’d want to be able to conceal where we’re...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Legal Education
Billing clients for training touted by some foes of bar exams
By Skyler Romero
“It would certainly take time and supervision to make sure that the clients are getting adequate representation and I don’t se...
Technology, Civil Litigation
Educational software breach brings class action, other lawsuits
By Christer Schmidt
“This is a case about the important privacy rights of students who have had to provide sensitive personal information in order...
Civil Litigation
States deal with Allergan follows Teva for total $6.62B
By Jonathan Lo
The companies are in negotiations led by 13 states. Teva and Allergan still need to reach agreements on business practice chan...
Judges and Judiciary
Biden nominates 3 to seats on US courts in California
By Craig Anderson
The Senate Judiciary Committee is not expected to start considering Biden’s new nominees until September, after the August rec...
FairClaims neutral Julie Weber offers hourly rates, which she says helps parties not waste time.
LA County Judge Terry Smerling says his arraignment calendar is like a collaborative mental health court.
By David Houston
Pasadena arraignment judge touts diversion over jail for most defendants he sees.
Labor/Employment, California Supreme Court
PAGA plaintiff asks state high court to quickly reconcile Viking
By Sunidhi Sridhar
“Until this Court clarifies how state law actually applies to these issues, the lower courts will be required to devote cons...
Civil Litigation
Chimney inspector sues over exploding lithium-ion battery
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The lawsuit contends that the Eagtac lithium-ion flashlight battery was defectively designed and manufactured, and that the de...
Technology, Labor/Employment
Judge skeptical of summary judgment in Activision case
By Federico Lo Giudice
Lawyers for the game creator say state Department of Fair Employment and Housing hasn’t investigated enough to justify case
‘Dean’ of real estate law in Los Angeles mentored many top attorneys
Labor/Employment, Government
New labor leader targets former colleagues in Legislature
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Lorena Gonzalez, the fiery author of California’s gig worker law AB5, is now head of California Labor Federation. In a speech ...
The RealReal lied about its process for authenticating consigned merchandise, shareholders said.
State Bar & Bar Associations, Legal Education
Bar official outlines opposition to no-exam, asks other states how they handled it
By Skyler Romero
“Even if the exam itself were completely free of bias, the fact remains that the disparate outcomes of the bar exam are perpet...