Government
DOJ lists reforms for Orange County after informant scandal
By Sunidhi Sridhar
The Department of Justice issued a 63-page report of recommendations to the sheriff’s and district attorney’s offices in the w...
Government, Criminal
LA school district settles suit over coach’s sex assaults for $52M
By Federico Lo Giudice
“I believe the settlement was the right amount at the right time for these kids,” said Morgan A. Stewart, who represented the ...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Legal Education
Blue ribbon bar commission delays decision on non-exam paths
By Christer Schmidt
Three motions that were proposed did not pass, including recommendations to the Supreme Court that it adopt an alternative pat...
Real Estate/Development, Government
Landlords waited too long to challenge eviction moratorium, judge rules
By Malcolm Maclachlan
“As rental housing providers keeping Californians housed, we could no longer stand by and tolerate California placing the fina...
Technology
Class asks that Facebook tracking case proceed with lead plaintiff
By Wisdom Howell
The underlying dispute arose from the plaintiffs’ allegations that Facebook’s tracking pixel was being used to monitor their o...
Health Care & Hospital Law, Government
Kaiser asks for dismissal of DOJ false medical claims case
By Jonathan Lo
Kaiser argued that after so many years, subpoenas and reviews of records, the government’s narrow complaint focused on after-v...
Law Practice, Environmental & Energy, Appellate Practice
Holland & Knight adds former Bay Area air management legal chief
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
“After practicing air quality and climate-related environmental law primarily in the government sector for many years, I am ex...
Law Practice, Labor/Employment, Appellate Practice
Rimon names Latino partner to lead the law firm
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
“I want us to be the trendsetter at Rimon. I want us to be the vanguard, to be the best firm for diversity in the industry,” J...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Validity of thousands of removal orders threatened, 9th Circuit dissenters say
By Christer Schmidt
“The panel’s erroneous decision casts doubt on the validity of potentially tens of thousands of in absentia removal orders tha...
LA judge skips hobbies, takes cases home instead
Government
Bonta, past and present, looms large over LA city council scandal
By Malcolm Maclachlan
AG Rob Bonta’s office will investigate Los Angeles “2021 redistricting efforts, and will seek to determine whether there were ...
Law Practice, Appellate Practice
Durie Tangri merger with MoFo followed departures, uncertainty
By Craig Anderson
Several attorneys and recruiters familiar with the firms said they were surprised the deal was announced Wednesday, as it leav...
Civil Litigation
Bakersfield jury awards $8.1M for mild traumatic brain injury in crash
By Federico Lo Giudice
“The jury understood that our client had significant residual problems that required substantial future medical care,” said pl...
Law Practice, Labor/Employment, Appellate Practice
Rutan & Tucker grows employment practice in Palo Alto and Irvine
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
“Our employment team is in high demand, and we are excited to expand our capabilities and reach with the addition of these exp...
He “should be sentenced based on his life as a whole across the last 51 years, not his notoriety; the desire of the government...
Law Practice, Appellate Practice
Baum Hedlund attorney in LA among lead counsel for Gardasil plaintiffs
By Federico Lo Giudice
Bijan Esfandiari of Baum Hedlund Aristei & Goldman will serve as colead counsel for the plaintiffs. He will be accompanied...
Law Practice, Appellate Practice
GERALD "GERRY" MILTON SALLUS, 1927 - 2022
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
A latecomer to the legal profession, Sallus championed small bar associations. "One could count on him for thoughtful discussi...
Whether or not the company’s technical service bulletins to dealers showed prior knowledge of the defect was a central topic o...
Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation
$550M Monsanto deal with 2,500 cities over PCBs ready for OK
By Wisdom Howell
Mark D. Anstoetter and Brent Dwerlkotte of Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP, lead counsel for Monsanto, notified the court that Mo...
Judges and Judiciary, Government
Senate committee holds rare recess hearing on California judge nominees
By Jonathan Lo
Chairman Richard Durbin, D-IL, said mid-recess committee hearings are rare but have happened multiple times in the past, inclu...
Law Practice, Appellate Practice
Durie Tangri to join Morrison & Foerster
By Craig Anderson
The announcement is a coup for Morrison & Foerster, as the firm - led by partner Daralyn A. Durie and her husband, Ragesh ...
Government
AG renews focus on eradication efforts in legalized cannabis era
By Malcolm Maclachlan
“In 2022, there is simply no excuse for any of this. With the largest legal cannabis market in the world right here in Califor...
Judges and Judiciary, California Courts of Appeal
New 4th District justice praised by colleagues
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Gov. Gavin Newsom nominated Thomas A. Delaney in August to replace Justice David A. Thompson, who retired one year ago. Delane...
Labor/Employment
Bird & Bird names new co-leader for San Francisco office
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Pattie Walsh, a member of the firm’s international employment group, has been the team leader for the firm’s Asia Pacific netw...
Labor/Employment, Government, Civil Litigation
LA County librarian wins $2.1M for bullying by co-workers
By Federico Lo Giudice
Katherine J. Siew and Tomas A. Guterres of Collins + Collins LLP represented the county, which initially offered $15,000 to se...
Technology, Civil Litigation
Gopuff grocery app sued for failure to disclose auto-renewal
By Sunidhi Sridhar
“By signing up for Fam and providing us with your payment account information, you expressly acknowledge and agree that you ar...
Intellectual Property, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Apple can seal 93% of documents in trade secrets lawsuit
By Wisdom Howell
The plaintiff, Envirodigm Inc., argued that it must see Apple’s manufacturing processes in order to verify its claims that the...
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court seems divided over effects of California’s pig treatment law
By Craig Anderson
The lengthy argument featured a number of questions pondering California’s outsize market influence and the possibility of oth...
Antitrust & Trade Reg., 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Intel asks 9th Circuit to reinstate antitrust suit against Fortress
By Jonathan Lo
U.S. District Judge Edward M. Chen of San Francisco ruled last year that Intel “failed to allege that supracompetitive pricing...
Civil Litigation
Google’s COVID contact tracing settlement delayed by fee questions
By Jonathan Lo
Plaintiffs alleged that Google said its Google-Apple Exposure Notification System would not collect any data on users but peop...
