“While the award against the district was just over 1% of what his lawyers asked the jury to award, there are no winners in th...
Judges and Judiciary
4 women defenders form slate to seek LA County judgeships
By John Roemer
The four Los Angeles women — three of them public defenders — have joined forces as The Defenders of Justice to run for open s...
Judges and Judiciary, California Courts of Appeal
Ex-public defender, plaintiffs’ attorney confirmed to appeal courts
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The commission confirmed Justice Maria E. Stratton as presiding justice of the 2nd District Court of Appeal, and Martin N. Buc...
Judges and Judiciary, Government
2 California judges advance to Senate Judiciary vote expected Wednesday
By Craig Anderson
In a cloture vote, Alameda County Superior Court Judge Trina L. Thompson was approved 51-46 for a Northern District of Califor...
California Courts of Appeal
2nd District Court of Appeal resumes in-person orals Thursday
By Federico Lo Giudice
The 1st, 3rd and 4th District Courts of Appeal have also announced dates for the return of in-person appearances, while allowi...
Technology, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Circuit mulls Robert Kennedy Jr. request to revive suit against Meta
By Craig Anderson
“The White House told Facebook to censor him, to deplatform him,” said Kennedy’s co-counsel, Jed Rubenfeld, who represented Ch...
Technology, Criminal
30-year-old murder solved thanks to tech advancements, DA says
By Jonathan Lo
The crucial piece of evidence that led to the killer was fingernail scrapings on the victim’s body, and the crime lab was able...
Judges and Judiciary, Covid Court Ops, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Public presence important for trials, despite COVID, circuit rules
By Wisdom Howell
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Sandra S. Ikuta, writing for the three-judge panel, opined that the defendant’s Sixth ...
Law Practice, Banking
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP adds venture capital attorney Andrew T. Hill as partner in Silicon Valley
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Hill has extensive experience working with private companies on venture financings and other strategic transactions
Torts/Personal Injury, Government, Environmental & Energy
“I placed Edison on notice on behalf of my clients, and I expect there to be litigation on the Coastal Fire against Edison,” s...
Law Practice, Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation, Appellate Practice
Potter Handy reveals how it selects ADA cases
By Ricardo Pineda
“Not all or our clients are testers. … When our firm believes that the client does not have a standing, we do not pursue the c...
Government, Environmental & Energy
Poseidon Water won’t appeal denial of desalination plant plans
By Christer Schmidt
“Poseidon is trying to capitalize and make 50 million gallons of water per day and then sell that to ratepayers. They’re tryin...
Government, Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation
Pipeline company to pay $230M in Santa Barbara oil spill settlement
By Federico Lo Giudice
“It took seven years of extensive litigation, but with the hard work of federal District Court Judge Philip S. Gutierrez, who ...
Government
Huntington Beach council gets proposal to change how city attorney is chosen
By Christer Schmidt
Huntington Beach revises its charter around every 10 years. Changing the city attorney role from elected to appointed has been...
Labor/Employment, Constitutional Law
Quotas for women on corporate boards found unconstitutional
By Craig Anderson
“The lack of any effort to limit the remedial scheme to those who suffered such discrimination is fatal to the scheme,” wrote ...
Government, Environmental & Energy
17 states sue EPA over California emissions waiver
By Wisdom Howell
The lawsuit, filed on Friday, stems from a March 9 announcement by the EPA that the California waiver – eliminated under Presi...
Government, Environmental & Energy
Environmental group sues Paramount City over expanded refinery
By Ricardo Pineda
"The city's environmental review process was extremely comprehensive and included input from experts as well as the public. B...
Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation
Trial begins Tuesday in dispute over fatal PG&E pipeline explosion
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The sides agree that in November 2015, a man employed by Big N Deep Agricultural Development Inc. was operating a bulldozer th...
Labor/Employment, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Lifeguards take their union dues case to 9th Circuit
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The case is one of many that seek to build on Janus v. AFSCME 2018 DJDAR 6308, a U.S. Supreme Court decision that found nonmem...
Intellectual Property, Civil Litigation, Banking
Irell wins $218M jury verdict in patent case against bank
By Craig Anderson
The jury also ruled PNC Bank willfully infringed the four patents, which leaves open the possibility that damages could be tre...
Government, Environmental & Energy
2 agencies in trial over water distribution in San Diego County
By Jonathan Lo
Yet another trial opens between Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, a regional water wholesaler, and San Diego...
Trial defense boutique Yukevich Cavanaugh isn’t afraid to take cases to court.
Judges and Judiciary
San Diego’s historic Whaley House will hear court cases again for one day
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
San Diego Superior Court is returning to the historic courthouse known as the Whaley House. It’s a place where some believe gh...
Civil Rights, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit split ruling used to support gun owners’ privacy lawsuit
By Ricardo Pineda
Michael B. Reynolds of Snell Wilmer LLP filed a memorandum in his San Diego federal court case, asking U.S. District Judge Lar...
Judges and Judiciary, Government, Administrative/Regulatory
Newsom calls for $200M judicial spending boost in budget proposal
By Wisdom Howell
The proposed revision increases the original price tag for the state judicial branch by $200 million in total and adds nearly ...
Law Practice, Appellate Practice
New management structure announced at Quinn Emanuel
By Craig Anderson
John Quinn, who will turn 71 next month, will remain as the firm’s chairman and downplayed the change, saying it formalizes an...
Technology, Litigation & Arbitration, Banking
Crypto crash to bring uptick in tech, commodities litigation
By Federico Lo Giudice
“We may well see an uptick in crypto-related litigation, just as we might see securities class actions arising from the drop i...
Government, Civil Rights
Jewish parents, teachers sue over “racist, anti-Semitic” curriculum
By Jonathan Lo
The complaint says the defendants were unhappy with the Legislature’s decision to remove Israel and Palestine from the Ethnic ...
U.S. Supreme Court, Technology
Social media companies ask U.S. High Court to stay Texas law
By Craig Anderson
The Texas law would force social media companies to publish Holocaust denials, ISIS propaganda, or posts encouraging children ...
US Judge Stanley Blumenfeld Jr. is a critical thinker who enjoys legal challenges
By David Houston
US judge in LA uses motion hearings to test his thinking.