Technology, International Law, Environmental & Energy
French energy giant sues Chinese solar panel maker over price hikes
By Wisdom Howell
TotalEnergy Renewables alleges Trina Solar demanded an extra $40 million on top of the parties’ agreed upon $300 million contr...
Judges and Judiciary, Government
Intervener tries to scuttle deal on Los Angeles homelessness
By Federico Lo Giudice
Los Angeles Community Action Network and Los Angeles Catholic Worker have said that a federal judge does not have standing to...
Civil Rights, California Supreme Court
State high court depublishes ruling on Brady error in infraction
By Ricardo Pineda
“The Appellate Division opinion was mistaken in its conclusion, and its discussion of the Brady obligation was flawed,” Locher...
Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Given that Judge Michael Murray is accused of misconduct solely when he was a DDA years ago, and the evidence regarding his be...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Legal Education
Groups detail possible problems with State Bar’s non-exam pathway
By Christer Schmidt
“If you look at the State Bar’s website there’s very little information about what they’re proposing,” Los Angeles County Bar ...
Technology, Ediscovery, Civil Litigation
Google's, Quinn Emanuel's discovery misconduct brings nearly $1 million sanction
By Skyler Romero
“Plaintiffs now know that Google withheld data that it should have produced pursuant to the Court’s Order, on the basis of Goo...
Remedy Law Group attorneys get results through tenacity and professionalism.
Judges and Judiciary
With a record budget, court system is ‘dog who caught the bus’
By Malcolm Maclachlan
‘Unprecedented’ court budget is result of state’s bulging coffers
Entertainment & Sports
$185M settlement between MLB and minor league players is reached
By Skyler Romero
"This is likely one of the largest wage and hour settlements in the United States," Daniel L. Warshaw of Pearson Simon & W...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit conference begins today
By Craig Anderson
The program, which takes place in Big Sky, Montana, includes several sessions focusing on how technology popularized during th...
Remedy Law Group attorneys get results through tenacity and professionalism.
9th Circuit Judge Ryan Nelson has proven to be persuasive to US Supreme Court
“This was always going to be close, but we are right in line with the verification rate we need to qualify according to the Re...
Civil Rights, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Couple wants return of guns seized after a restraining order
By Craig Anderson
9th Circuit considers another gun case following Bruen decision
The trial between Juul and the San Francisco Unified School District is set to begin on Nov. 4
Law Practice, Appellate Practice
Cipollone’s lawyer talks about getting subpoena withdrawn
By Sunidhi Sridhar
“We negotiated to have his subpoena withdrawn because the executive branch has taken the position for decades that close advis...
Former federal magistrate judge John Leo Wagner had developed fun exercises that he uses as tools to mediate disputes.
Data Privacy, Civil Rights
Leak of gun owners’ personal information no reason to relitigate case, AG Bonta says
By Ricardo Pineda
“The incident involved a public-facing platform that has nothing to do with sharing gun-violence data with qualified researche...
The decision comes the same week that DA George Gascón dropped his opposition to the release.
Entertainment & Sports
LA County deputy public defender wins $84k during a 4-day star turn on Jeopardy!
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
But his colleagues in the courthouse might want a sidebar with Yungsheng Wang about why he missed one question.
Judges and Judiciary, California Supreme Court
Praising her stability, lawyers hope chief stands for retention
By Malcolm Maclachlan
“The court needs a farsighted leader, and the judicial branch needs an experienced administrator’s steady hand,” said David A....
Land Use, Civil Litigation
Lawsuit seeks to block plan to overhaul L.A. River
By Skyler Romero
“What we saw in this master plan is that there was no clear vision,” Benjamin Harris, a lawyer with L.A. Waterkeeper said.
Judges and Judiciary
Biden nominates 2 judges to federal court in San Diego, and another judge exits
By Craig Anderson
The president has yet to nominate anyone to fill seven other California district court vacancies, including three in the North...
Insurance, Civil Rights
Gun insurance ordinance not impacted by Bruen, San Jose says
By Jonathan Lo
The first-of-its-kind ordinance requiring gun owners to purchase liability insurance and donate to a gun injury prevention non...
Health Care & Hospital Law, Civil Litigation
Walgreens denies it ignored opioid crisis in San Fransisco in search of profits
By Wisdom Howell
‘Your honor, you were presented a picture of Walgreens that just doesn’t reflect the pharmacy that’s been servicing San Franci...
State Bar & Bar Associations
State Bar gets extra $105M to distribute to legal aid organizations
By Christer Schmidt
The money will be in addition to the more than $50.5 million in legal aid the agency expects to dole out in 2023 from interest...
Judges and Judiciary, Government, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
GOP grills 9th Circuit nominee on election cases
By Craig Anderson
Roopali H. Desai has represented Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs in defending that state’s election laws.
Plaintiffs want authorities to declare a state of emergency whenever temperatures reach 90 degrees, and open 20 cooling center...
State Bar & Bar Associations
San Francisco lawyer is next president of South Asian bar
By Jonathan Lo
Charanjit Brahma wants to get members into positions of power in law firms and on state and federal courts.
Intellectual Property, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Circuit reverses ruling on fine over Picasso art reproduction
By Skyler Romero
The fine stemmed from a dispute between Wofsy and Yves Sicre de Fontbrune, former director of French art journal Cahiers d’Art...