Civil Litigation
Alleged defective airbags in millions of cars bring class action
By Wisdom Howell
The complaint – filed jointly by 10 lawyers from Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy; Newsome Melton; Levin, Papantonio, Rafferty, ...
Law Practice, Judges and Judiciary, Appellate Practice
Retired judge joins Judicate West in Orange County
James J. Di Cesare has broad experience hearing civil litigation, including serving as the supervising judge of the Orange Cou...
Technology, Data Privacy
Twitter will pay $150M civil penalty to settle federal data privacy lawsuit
By Ricardo Pineda
The company also agreed to build a stronger anti-breach system, in deal with FTC
Barstow Commissioner Carrier Halgrimson tries to bring clarity and understanding to proceedings.
Technology, Intellectual Property, Civil Litigation
Trial starts in dispute between Oracle, Hewlett Packard
By Craig Anderson
Oracle claims it suffered $66.8 million in lost profits because Hewlett Packard Enterprise worked with Terix Computer Co. to i...
Technology, Data Privacy, Civil Litigation
Retirement trust sues San Francisco cybersecurity company
By Wisdom Howell
In the wake of the July 2021 Supreme Court decision Goldman Sachs Grp. v. Arkansas Teachers’ Retirement Sys., class actions by...
Civil Litigation
No crying for Boohoo as it scores a $22.4 million settlement
By Federico Lo Giudice
The UK-based fashion company was accused of publishing inflated prices only to pretend to slash them in fake flash sales.
Discipline
Temecula attorney stole from client trust and bar association, prosecutors say
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Edward J. Nowakoski pleaded guilty and was sentenced to probation and ordered to repay the money.
Health Care & Hospital Law, Civil Litigation
$43M award for woman with mesothelioma
By Federico Lo Giudice
The woman said she believes she was exposed to asbestos cleaning clothes of her husband, a general contractor.
Judges and Judiciary, Criminal
3 Bay Area courts may not be following new bail law, says report
By Malcolm Maclachlan
One of these courts counters that the report’s statistics are flawed, yet also concedes they don’t know how well their judges ...
Technology, Criminal, Civil Rights
Tangled civil, criminal cases proceed after Tesla autopilot crash
By Ricardo Pineda
The case, with a hearing in August over the plaintiffs request to file a second amended complaint, already has been tangled by...
Torts/Personal Injury, Judges and Judiciary
Defendant admits fender bender; jury awards plaintiffs 1/10th of demand
By Christer Schmidt
“The jury appreciated that our client accepted full responsibility for a low speed accident which caused the soft tissue injur...
Health Care & Hospital Law, Civil Litigation
UCLA settles last group of sex abuse suits, total nears $700M
By Jonathan Lo
There were two prior rounds of settlements in cases involving Heaps, a $243.6 million settlement of more than 200 lawsuits and...
Stanislaus County judge says good listening skills help on the bench
Labor/Employment, Government
LA County union didn’t honor opt out until federal lawsuit filed, says plaintiff
By Federico Lo Giudice
U.S. District Judge Dale S. Fischer denied a restraining order request on Friday. She said the plaintiff had not established i...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Bar names new administrator for outside counsel on conflict cases
By Christer Schmidt
The change is meant to increase the efficiency of conflict case processing.
Health Care & Hospital Law, Government
Newsom signs law to lift cap on medical malpractice damage awards
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Trial lawyer Nicholas C. Rowley said the law opens the door to collaborations between plaintiffs’ attorneys and medical profes...
Civil Litigation, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Damages against lender were too low, 9th Circuit rules
By Craig Anderson
In 2018, U.S. District Judge John F. Walter ruled that CashCall was charging illegally high interest but, in a victory for the...
Law Practice, Insurance, Civil Litigation
Sheppard Mullin gets 12-0 defense verdict for insurance company
By Wisdom Howell
“I found the jury pool to be very educated and engaged, which was good for both sides. Based on my experience, I’ve never seen...
Civil Litigation, California Courts of Appeal
Second anti-SLAAP motion denied to LA archdiocese
By Ricardo Pineda
“The Archdiocese focused on a handful of allegations from plaintiff’s complaint which could be characterized as speech — or, m...
Intellectual Property, Civil Litigation
Dietary supplements trial will be battle of scientific studies
By Jonathan Lo
The class’ attorney, Eugene G. Iredale of Iredale and Yoo APC, called the defendant’s product “snake oil” in his opening state...
Criminal
Avenatti, facing sentencing, apologizes to Stormy Daniels
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
“Some may view his remorse as too little too late, and that the Court may look skeptically on his contrition given the way in ...
West Coast Trial Lawyers apply prosecutorial approach to plaintiffs’ work
Technology, Data Privacy
Apple suit jump starts facial recognition patent adjudication
By Wisdom Howell
At issue is Apple’s use of a program that allows a user to unlock their iPhone or iPad by storing information related to its f...
Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Appeal panel asked to find whether CJP ever referred a judge for criminal prosecution
By Malcolm Maclachlan
While the current case appears unlikely to succeed, it comes amid growing calls for transparency by the state judicial watchdo...
Banking
SEC fines Wells Fargo Advisors $7M for anti-money laundering malpractice
By Ricardo Pineda
The alert system adopted by the Wells Fargo subsidiary in January 2019, designed to monitor and alert suspicious transactions ...
Labor/Employment, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
EEOC deal with Activision ‘not good enough’ state tells circuit
By Federico Lo Giudice
‘The agency is trying again – for the sixth time – to derail this proceeding and prevent eligible workers from receiving the b...
Civil Litigation
Judge cuts attorney fees in $98M Mattel settlement with investors
By Christer Schmidt
“The court finds persuasive class counsel’s arguments and evidence concerning the excellent value of the results achieved thro...
Health Care & Hospital Law, Government
Governor expected to sign sweeping medical malpractice bill
By Jonathan Lo
The bill, AB 35, was introduced to the legislature late last month and swiftly made its way to the governor’s desk. If he sign...
Judges and Judiciary
Transcript shows judge who recused himself threatened defender with marshals
By John Roemer
"We're done. Seriously, we are done. I am no longer able to dispassionately play this game anymore, because this is like fun a...