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Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation


LA jury awards $12.2M for slip and fall brain injury

Apr. 25, 2022
By Federico Lo Giudice

“I’m tremendously proud of the fact that the jury saw Jessica Vu as she was, and how an injury like this requires such a high ...


Labor/Employment, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel certified questions for the California Supreme Court about a lawsuit by a couple who...


Technology, Civil Litigation


Tesla shareholders denied gag on Elon Musk

Apr. 25, 2022
By Craig Anderson

But U.S. District Judge Edward M. Chen also confirmed what plaintiffs’ attorneys had stated in their brief, that Elon Musk’s t...


Entertainment & Sports, Civil Litigation


“I represent Alec in all matters related to “Rust.” Aaron Dyer no longer represents Alec. The other producers are represented ...


Technology, Civil Litigation


$85M settlement OK’d over Zoombombing

Apr. 25, 2022
By Jonathan Lo

As part of the settlement, Zoom agreed to enact sweeping reforms, including implementation of a user report system, addition o...



Next Best Thing

Apr. 22, 2022

Judge Thomas Clark, a longtime litigator, said he loves to watch good lawyering



Bridging the Gap

Apr. 22, 2022

Douglas deVries works hard to get disputants headed in a positive direction


State Bar & Bar Associations, Administrative/Regulatory


Gregory Fortescue, lead attorney at the state Supreme Court, said during a Wednesday meeting: “Paraprofessionals can be employ...


Technology, Law Practice, Judges and Judiciary


Judge who decided Oracle/Google cases joins Irell & Manella

Apr. 22, 2022
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Judge Kathleen O’Malley wrote major opinions in the long-running battle between Oracle and Google over Java


“With the generous support of the San Diego County Bar Foundation, Voices for Children is providing crucial support to youth i...


Judges and Judiciary, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


Judge Johnnie B. Rawlinson told reporters she should step down if President Biden picks her former clerk to fill the slot.


International Law, Entertainment & Sports, Civil Litigation


State law takes precedence in Nazi art loot case

Apr. 22, 2022
By Federico Lo Giudice

The painting was bought and sold several times since its theft, and ended up in the hands of Swiss billionaire Baron Hans Hein...


Government, Environmental & Energy


Desert Survivors, Center For Biological Diversity, WildEarth Guardians and Western Watershed Project accuse the service of vio...


Jodi Linker has worked in the office since 2007. The San Francisco Federal Defender’s Office is the second oldest in the nation.



The Sponge

Apr. 21, 2022

Judge Brian Ferrall likes to absorb information, and relies on lawyers’ knowledge


Judges and Judiciary


The law requires the judges of the district to reappoint an interim U.S. attorney until a permanent replacement is confirmed.


Technology, Civil Rights


Elon Musk has continued to make public statements about taking Tesla public, which is the subject of a sharehold complaint.


Technology, Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation


US judge dismisses shareholder lawsuit against Activision

Apr. 21, 2022
By Federico Lo Giudice

The complaint did not specify statements Activision Blizzard executives made that are alleged to have misled shareholders, or ...


Government, Environmental & Energy


The Natural Resources Defense Council petitioned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to cancel the registration of tetrac...


State Bar & Bar Associations, Administrative/Regulatory


“This has been an incredibly, interesting, difficult and complicated process,” 1st District Court of Appeal Justice Iona Petro...


Civil Litigation


WellPet LLC agreed to pay the plaintiff’s attorneys $2 million in fees and $545,000 in costs.


Health Care & Hospital Law, Government


With Endo International now removed, the group of corporate defendants will be: Walgreens, Allergan, Teva, and Anda, opposing ...


Technology, Intellectual Property


“The district court read our precedent as applying a bright-line rule that patent infringement notice letters and related comm...


Law Practice, Appellate Practice


An appellate panel ordered a writ be issued for Riverside County District Attorney Mike Hestrin’s deposition in connection wit...


Technology, Civil Litigation


The complaint filed Monday alleges Lilium issued public documents and statements that were false and misleading.


Law Practice, Antitrust & Trade Reg.


Maureen Forsyth moved from Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP


Health Care & Hospital Law, Government


Costa Mesa wins another fight with rehab facilities

Apr. 20, 2022
By Federico Lo Giudice

Monday’s decision was the second favorable court outcome Costa Mesa has achieved in its ongoing attempt to regulate the number...


Government


“This is not a new concept. There are more than 400 homeless courts and other collaborative courts across the state of Califor...


State Bar & Bar Associations, Real Estate/Development


The bar retained Cushman & Wakefield, its current commercial real estate advisory and brokerage manager, for the anticipat...


Environmental & Energy, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


“It is time to go to trial to hold these defendants accountable for deceiving consumers about the dangers associated with the ...