Technology, Intellectual Property
Patent holder accuses several copies of infringing communications technology
By Federico Lo Giudice
Communication Interface Technologies brought the lawsuits in the Central District of California.
Judges and Judiciary
CJP urged to ignore special master’s ruling for OC judge
By Don DeBenedictis
Superior Court Judge Michael F. Murray is accused of failing to inquire about or pass on information about a murder case he su...
Government, Civil Litigation
Trump knew voter fraud claims in Georgia were inaccurate, judge says
By Craig Anderson
U.S. District Judge David O. Carter wrote that Trump was "more likely than not engaged in or planning an obstruction of an off...
Health Care & Hospital Law
Sutter Health agrees to pay $13M over allegations of false billing
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Northern District U.S. Attorney Stephanie M. Hinds said the health care provider billed the federal government for tests perfo...
Government
Cash is flowing despite lackluster race for state attorney general
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Rather than ramping up their efforts after the primary, each side also appears to have pulled back since securing a spot on th...
U.S. District Judge Jon S. Tigar granted Sonos’s motion for a stay while the International Trade Commission determines whether...
Real Estate/Development, Land Use, Government
Judge OKs high-density project for single-family-zoned lot
By Skyler Romero
Judge James C. Chalfant wrote that Los Angeles’ “actions were frivolous, without merit and a bad-faith violation of [Californi...
Labor/Employment
Worker’s attorney asks state court of appeal to publish PAGA ruling
By Craig Anderson
The 2nd District Court of Appeal on Monday affirmed a Los Angeles County judge’s decision allowing the case to go to trial, fo...
Intellectual Property, Entertainment & Sports
Cardi B didn’t misappropriate surfer’s tattoo, lawyer says
By Sunidhi Sridhar
Newport Beach surfwear marketer Kevin Michael Brophy Jr. says his tattoo was incorporated in the artwork for the rapper’s debu...
Real Estate/Development, Land Use
Judge OKs high-density project for single-family-zoned lot
By Skyler Romero
Judge James C. Chalfant wrote that Los Angeles’ “actions were frivolous, without merit and a bad-faith violation of [Californi...
Judge Susan Ser had to learn an unfamiliar area of law after joining the bench last year.
Judge uses skills learned in Air Force to make quick and firm decisions
ACLU attorney pushed the San Francisco police to reform
Environmental & Energy
$50M settlement over oil spill ready for judge approval
By Skyler Romero
A pipeline rupture discovered in October 2021 off the coast of Huntington Beach fouled Southern California beaches.
Real Estate/Development, Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation
1st lawsuit filed over Fairview Fire in eastern Riverside County
By Christer Schmidt
The fire began Sept. 5 and burned for 17 days, consuming 28,300 acres, destroying 36 structures and killing two people.
Labor/Employment, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Arbitration ruling for Domino’s drivers must be revisited, U.S. Supreme Court says
By Sunidhi Sridhar
The justices told a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel to take a second look at its ruling against Domino’s Pizza in the ...
Real Estate/Development, Law Practice, Appellate Practice
Willkie Farr expands real estate practice in Los Angeles with 3 new partners
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Misty M. Sanford, Karen Lorang, and Aimee Contreras-Camua moved from Munger, Tolles & Olson.
Law Practice, Appellate Practice
Nonprofit donation pivotal to mediator’s fee structure
By Shane Nelson
A former commercial litigator launched Mediated Resolutions earlier this month, offering clients a fee structure based on an u...
Land Use, Environmental & Energy
Santee development doesn’t consider fire danger, suit says
By Federico Lo Giudice
The lawsuit filed by environmental groups alleges the Fanita Ranch plans ignore fire dangers and lack safe evacuation routes, ...
Labor/Employment, Judges and Judiciary
Retired judges told to provide proof of age discrimination
By Wisdom Howell
At the heart of the litigation is the claim that retired judges were disparately impacted by the Council’s 2018 decision to im...
Torts/Personal Injury
Motorcyclist gets $10.8M for crash caused by Navy vehicle
By Federico Lo Giudice
“The enlisted Navy member suddenly swerved, causing numerous vehicles to crash into each other, including a motorcycle operate...
San Bernardino juvenile judge uses technology to make court easier.
Weinberg Gonser Frost LLP was founded in 2009 as a business and intellectual property transactional firm. Now the Los Angeles ...
Judges and Judiciary, Civil Litigation
Oral agreement doesn’t exist, Santa Barbara county jury decides
By Federico Lo Giudice
Ryan T. Waggoner, Peter A. Griffin and Ross Neglia of Allen Matkins represented the victorious defendant, Dansk Investment Gro...
Ediscovery, Civil Litigation
Historians needed for expert discovery post-Bruen, state AG says
By Craig Anderson
Deputy Attorney General Robert L. Meyerhoff wrote last week that Senior U.S. District Judge Roger T. Benitez’s briefing schedu...
Labor/Employment, Government
US Labor Department classification rule poor imitation of AB5, lawyers say
By Malcolm Maclachlan
“It is not a great comparison,” said Mark Hanna, the National Employment Lawyers Association’s board vice president for public...
Technology, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Meta gets chance to dismiss FTC’s VR fitness monopoly claim
By Wisdom Howell
Mark C. Hansen of Kellogg, Hansen, Todd, Figel & Frederick PLLC in Washington, D.C. argued that the government’s amended c...
Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Lawyer admits retaliation against US judge, marshal
By Sunidhi Sridhar
Perris attorney Thaddeus J. Culpepper admitted to taking out false liens on the property of U.S. Magistrate Judge Frederick F....
James Curry, who tried more than 500 cases as an attorney, enjoys problem solving.
LA family law judge says helping litigants understand is an ethical duty.