Judges and Judiciary, Administrative/Regulatory
Criminal court delays, budget worries raised at Judicial Council meeting
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Budget worries after record funding, criminal case delays, farewell to the Chief, mark Judicial Council meeting.
Civil Litigation
Girardi related case sent to LA against plaintiff firm’s motion
By Craig Anderson
U.S. District Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley said the concern about disbarred attorney Thomas V. Girardi’s perceived influence ...
Real Estate/Development, Judges and Judiciary, Government
Judge to review his ‘or’ in San Diego unusable city building case
By Skyler Romero
Attorney Michael Aguirre, on behalf of a plaintiff tax payer, took issue with a tentative ruling Superior Court Judge Joel R. ...
James Emerson puts people at ease to quickly get to the crux of disputes.
Tax, Government
Windfall profits tax? Penalty? Fee? Courts might decide.
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Would an oil windfall profits tax go to consumers?
Labor/Employment, Government
LA DA’s demoted chief of staff latest to sue, claims retaliation
By Skyler Romero
The plaintiff, Assistant D.A. Victoria L. Adams “has been banished onto an island where she has no meaningful work to perform,...
Judges and Judiciary, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Judiciary Committee OKs 9th Circuit, 2 District Court judges
By Craig Anderson
Thursday’s vote advanced to the Senate floor Montana professor Anthony D. Johnstone for the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals;...
Labor/Employment
Robins Geller seeks OK of $141M settlement for pension fund
By Sunidhi Sridhar
A complaint filed four years ago alleged that McKesson executives participated in an unlawful price-fixing scheme with manufac...
Judges and Judiciary
Lawyers deny Girardi influence over California federal judges
By Craig Anderson
“The point is not that any federal judge in the Central District of California would have any actual bias in this case; it’s ...
Judges and Judiciary
Unusual opposition speech as 3 appellate justices are confirmed
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The new justices are Therese M. Stewart, confirmed as presiding justice of the 1st District Court of Appeal, Division 2 in San...
Fresno family law judge learned legal management skills from her dad.
Entertainment & Sports, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Volunteer baseball coaches sue NCAA in antitrust case
By Skyler Romero
“These coaches generally perform many of the same job duties as the paid coaches and work alongside the paid coaches with the ...
Government, Banking
Political attorneys want input on new finance reporting system
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The Legislature authorized the California Automated Lobbyist and Campaign Contribution and Expenditure Search System, better k...
Environmental & Energy
US judge reluctantly pauses state’s suit against energy groups
By Wisdom Howell
U.S. District Judge William Alsup denied the initial request by the parties for a 180-day extension, calling that time line “f...
Judges and Judiciary
Senate Judiciary questions US judge nominees for California
By Craig Anderson
San Francisco County Superior Court Judge Rita F. Lin and San Diego County Superior Court Judge James E. Simmons Jr. were ques...
Law Practice, Appellate Practice
Joseph J. Minioza was attracted to Tyson & Mendes’ growth mode when he joined as a partner in Northern California.
Technology, Government
Objections, but no lawsuits yet over 'killer robot' approval
By Jonathan Lo
The San Francisco Police Department acquired the robots — which are not armed — between 2010 and 2017 and officers have been o...
Entertainment & Sports, Civil Litigation
Paramount accuses 'Top Gun' plaintiffs of trying to monopolize historical facts
By Ricardo Pineda
In the lawsuit filed by the original author's widow and son, the nature of the action stated that the "iconic 1986 film all st...
Litigation & Arbitration, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Appellate ruling for the ages: widow, mistress, sperm bank, twins
By Malcolm Maclachlan
“In all my years of handling appeals, I’ve never seen a stranger story than this one,” said Myron Moskovitz, who represented w...
Government, Civil Litigation
$25M suit against LA County over police sergeant’s murder
By Skyler Romero
“Justin Flores was using drugs, was in possession of a gun and … he had beaten a woman — all probation violations that were ne...
Judges and Judiciary
Judicial Council director to retire with chief justice
By Craig Anderson
The timing of Hoshino’s departure is not ideal for incoming chief justice Patricia Guerrero. She has never served on the Judic...
Technology, Ediscovery
Meta accused again of delaying discovery tactics
By Wisdom Howell
“After numerous lengthy emails and two separate meet-and-confers — on Sep. 1 and Sep. 22, respectively — Facebook still has no...
Class Action, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Class of 21M consumers certified to sue Google over alleged opp distribution monopoly
By Craig Anderson
The ruling by U.S. District Judge James Donato, is a big win for a group of plaintiffs’ attorneys representing consumers in si...
LA judge is strict on procedures, but not impatient, attorneys say
Judges and Judiciary
Trellis Law founders to start with mini-openings
By Sunidhi Sridhar
Superior Court Judge Michael P. Linfield was reluctant to allow more than 15 minutes each for opening statements, saying they ...
Legal Education, Government
Law degree less useful for legislators in getting bills passed
By Malcolm Maclachlan
California legislators with law degrees from both parties and both houses did only slightly better than nonattorneys in gettin...
Health Care & Hospital Law, Government
AIDS nonprofit wins preliminary injunction against health agency
By Sunidhi Sridhar
The AIDS Healthcare Foundation accuses the state’s health department of violating the First Amendment rights of patients for c...
Technology, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Meta didn’t misrepresent ad charges, circuit affirms
By Skyler Romero
A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel affirmed in an unpublished ruling that “Facebook never represented it would not char...
Technology, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Circuit panel rejects suit over ‘pressure’ on YouTube
By Craig Anderson
In a per curiam opinion, the panel — dominated by judges appointed by Republican presidents — turned away arguments by plainti...
Government, Civil Rights
Oakland cannabis-using church sues over police raid
By Wisdom Howell
The church said the police violated the city council’s policy that enforcing anti-cannabis laws should be law enforcement’s lo...
