Judges and Judiciary, Government
June ballot raises old concerns about contested judicial elections
By John Roemer
A ballot notation that a candidate is the incumbent is "virtually impossible to overcome ..., even though in this case people ...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Discipline
Will bar’s probe of its Girardi handling ever be public?
By Craig Anderson
“While details of this investigation must remain confidential to give it the greatest chance for success, this stipulation is ...
Health Care & Hospital Law
Stanford expert testifies against drugmakers, stores
By Wisdom Howell
On cross-examination, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP partner Wendy West Feinstein pointed out a publication by Lembke that ad...
Technology, Intellectual Property, Entertainment & Sports
Chinese game copies ‘League of Legends’ characters, art, suit says
By Federico Lo Giudice
“As we describe in the complaint, Moonton’s strategy is blatant copying; over the years, as Riot has updated Wild Rift, Moonto...
Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation
Judge drops several retaliation claims against semiconductor company
By Jonathan Lo
“This case raises very important issues for the tech industry, Silicon Valley and the semiconductor industry especially. Retal...
Civil Litigation
Lomi gliding Discs for workout machines infringe, says lawsuit
By Federico Lo Giudice
In the lawsuit, Joseph P. Costa of CostaLaw wrote that defendant Southern Telecom “is using plaintiff’s Gliding mark to manufa...
Judges and Judiciary, Criminal
Kings County DA dismisses criminal charges of stillborn death
By Ricardo Pineda
“With reproductive rights under attack across the nation, the dismissal … is a victory for justice and the rule of law,” said ...
Judges and Judiciary, Government, Administrative/Regulatory
New state high court Capital Central Staff director is veteran attorney
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Tami Fisher replaced Steven Rosenberg, who retired after nine years on the job.
State Bar & Bar Associations
February bar exam pass rate drops 3.3%, mostly due to repeaters doing worse
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The cohort most likely to pass were first-time test takers from California law schools accredited by the American Bar Associat...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Government
Foie gras can cross state line despite California law, panel finds
By Federico Lo Giudice
“We hold that the sales ban is neither preempted nor unconstitutional and that the specified transactions are out-of-state sal...
Labor/Employment, Civil Rights
Plaintiff’s ID should be secret because of caste, state argues
By Wisdom Howell
Unlike other protected classes that are often defined by skin color or gender, people from lower castes are identified by thei...
Technology, Civil Litigation
Fitbits burn skin, not calories, lawsuit says
By Federico Lo Giudice
Google, which acquired Fitbit for $2.1 billion in 2021, said in March that the overheating was “very rare” and limited to the ...
Paul O. Paradis pleaded guilty to bribery in the Central District of California 11 days after seeking a nondisciplinary New Yo...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Data Privacy
State Bar will email most whose records were made public
By Christer Schmidt
The website indicated that some 1,300 names appeared in the 1,034 confidential records that showed evidence of a page view. Am...
The root issue in this case, a government’s inefficiency in the administration of rental assistance, is a pertinent theme in t...
Discipline, California Courts of Appeal
Chief Justice should be disciplined, says attorney who complained about 3rd District delays
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Appellate attorney Jon B. Eisenberg says Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye and others knew about productivity problems with...
Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Bristol-Myers gets final OK for settlement with end-payors
By Jonathan Lo
The class claimed Gilead Sciences Inc. and its alleged co-conspirator, Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., violated antitrust and consum...
Government, Civil Litigation
DOJ, San Bernardino sheriff return $1.05M seized from armored car group
By Craig Anderson
Empyreal Enterprises LLC had accused the government agencies in January of unconstitutional seizures of cash from cannabis dis...
Technology, Government, Civil Litigation
Frontier agrees to pay $69M over data speed advertising
By Federico Lo Giudice
The lawsuit, filed by the FTC and counties of LA and Riverside, alleged that digital subscriber line (DSL) internet speeds wer...
Securities, Civil Litigation
Shareholder sues Netflix after disclosure of subscriber loss
By Ricardo Pineda
“Clearly the senior executives knew something about their empirical data,” Erwin Shustak, a securities specialist at Shustak R...
Obituaries, Judges and Judiciary
Retired L.A. County judge could ‘read the room like no other’
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
“He would bore into it right away and he wasn’t a diplomat. He didn’t care what you thought. This is the way it was and if you...
Technology, Law Practice
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP in San Francisco hires tech litigation attorney Joshua Lerner
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Lerner frequently serves as lead counsel for some of the world’s leading technology companies in trade secret, class action, a...
Technology, Government
Telecom groups abandon challenge to California’s net neutrality law
By Craig Anderson
State legislators passed SB 822 in 2018 after the FCC, dominated by appointees of President Donald Trump, rescinded the 2015 f...
Government
Huntington Beach prepares to ask voters again to make city attorney appointed
By Christer Schmidt
“I guess different political agendas or ambitions have created friction between my office and certain members of the city coun...
Fresno County judge applies team skills from football to his legal career.
George Rosenberg relies on 40 years of trials experience to steer parties toward resolution.
Judge Julia Alloggiamento loves a good story — but it’ll only get you so far
Health Care & Hospital Law, Government, Civil Litigation
Patient sues medical provider for delays, painkiller addiction
By Ricardo Pineda
"I think this case is important and unique for two main reasons: bad faith from the company by misrepresenting its provider ne...
Civil Litigation
Habeas petition seeks 'right to liberty' for Fresno Zoo elephants
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The Nonhuman Rights Project Inc. “seeks this court’s recognition of Amahle, Nolwazi, and Vusmusi’s common law right to bodily ...