Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Attorneys awarded $56M for work in chicken antitrust litigation
By Jonathan Lo
Attorneys from Pearson, Simon & Warshaw LLP of Sherman Oaks and Lockridge Grindal Nauen PLLP of Minneapolis “invested mass...
Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
State high-capacity magazine law doesn’t violate 2nd amendment, panel says
By Craig Anderson
The outcome was not a surprise as the 9th Circuit en banc panel’s outnumbered conservatives filed dissents aimed at the U.S. S...
Law Practice, Government, Criminal
NY lawyer pleads guilty to bribery in LA water bill case
By Blaise Scemama
Paul O. Paradis, of the New York law firm Paradis Law Group, admitted to additional bribery schemes involving high-level Depar...
Corporate, Civil Rights
Some women on corporate boards disagree with quotas
By Gina Kim
Several lawsuits in the Eastern District of California and the Los Angeles County Superior Court are challenging state laws th...
“Fencing and organized retail theft rings operate across jurisdictional boundaries,” said Contra Costa County District Attorne...
Education Law, Civil Rights, Civil Litigation, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
School vaccine mandate must apply equally, panel rules
By Blaise Scemama
As long as the school district allows pregnant students to attend in-person schooling unvaccinated, it cannot require religiou...
Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Circuit stays order for forced prison staff vaccinations
By Kamila Knaudt
“Ultimately, there is no support in the record or the law for the district court’s extraordinary finding of deliberate indiffe...
Judges and Judiciary, Government
Assemblyman, ex-public defenders on governor’s new judge list
By Craig Anderson
The governor’s superior court choices include Assemblyman Edwin P. Chau, D-Monterey Park, a sole practitioner since 1994 and s...
Intellectual Property, Civil Litigation
Lululemon sues Peloton over sportswear patents
By Gina Kim
Lululemon sues Peloton over alleged copycat sportswear after the exercise equipment company filed its own lawsuit in New York ...
“You don’t have to do 20 or 30 hours to make a huge difference in someone else’s life,” Crystal Hayes Hill said.
Real Estate/Development, Law Practice, Alternative Dispute Resolution
Unlawful detainer online resolution program goes live next week
By Skyler Romero
The program will provide litigants and attorneys with online access to virtual negotiation spaces, links to housing resources ...
Judges and Judiciary, Government
As midterms loom, Democrats worry Biden is running out of time to fill judge positions
By Craig Anderson
History does not favor the Democrats. Since World War II, the party that holds the White House has lost seats in the Senate du...
The lawsuit names the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange as a co-defendant. The complaint was filed by Greenberg Gross LLP along...
Civil Litigation
Liability applied classwide in $11.5M BofA settlement
By Skyler Romero
“Because the claims arise from the defendant’s uniform practices applied to employees with the same job opportunities, liabili...
Civil Litigation
Arbitrator dismisses defamation complaint against Tesla
By Craig Anderson
Richard J. McAdams, a JAMS mediator and former 6th District Court of Appeal justice, ruled that the plaintiff’s claims against...
Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation
LA firefighters ask about pay if they are suspended over vaccine
By Blaise Scemama
More than 500 city firefighters individually named in a lawsuit brought by a group called the Firefighters 4 Freedom Foundatio...
Interview subjects include actor Dick Van Dyke, civil rights attorney Fred Gray, and drag queen performer Darcelle XV. The sen...
Civil Litigation
4 drugmakers seek to cement Orange County opioid win
By Blaise Scemama
In a tentative bench ruling handed down earlier this month, Orange County Judge Peter Wilson said he would not make four opioi...
Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation
Tesla faces accusation it knowingly benefited from alleged forced labor
By Jonathan Lo
U.S. District Judge Lucy H. Koh ruled that plaintiffs have adequately alleged that Tesla violated the California Trafficking V...
Torts/Personal Injury, Civil Litigation
Family claims $20M from Anaheim over death of man
By Skyler Romero
Dale K. Galipo of Woodland Hills and attorney Vicki I. Sarmiento of Alhambra filed the claim on behalf of family members of Br...
Labor/Employment, Corporate, Civil Rights, Civil Litigation
Lawsuit seeks to block 2nd corporate boards diversity mandate
By Malcolm Maclachlan
“National Center opposes the adoption of quotas for board spots that are based on immutable characteristics such as race, sex,...
Entertainment & Sports, Civil Litigation
Baldwin hires Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman for civil cases from movie shooting
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Aaron S. Dyer will lead the Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP defense team for the actor and producer to deal with civil law...
Insurance, Civil Litigation
Car insurance customers sue over rates during lockdown
By Gina Kim
The state insurance commissioner issued an order on April 13, 2020 which required insurers to make a premium refund to policyh...
Intellectual Property, Civil Litigation
Pfizer says ex-employee stole COVID, cancer trade secrets
By Gina Kim
U.S. District Judge Cathy A. Bencivengo of the Southern District of California granted Pfizer's request for a temporary restra...
Immigration, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Circuit revives asylum bid because petitioners are evangelical Christians
By Craig Anderson
U.S. District Judge Sharon L. Gleason of Alaska, an appointee of President Barack Obama sitting by designation, ruled the boar...
Criminal
DA charges Louis Vuitton looters with felonies as he faces criticism
By Kamila Knaudt
On Tuesday, San Francisco DA Chesa Boudin followed through on promises he made over the weekend via Twitter regarding filing f...
Civil Litigation
Ohio jury finds pharmacy chains fueled opioid crisis
By Blaise Scemama
“Today’s verdict represents a milestone victory for the Lake County and Trumbull County communities, and the entire country, i...
Technology, Data Privacy, Civil Litigation
Apple sues Israeli company over spyware
By Winston Cho
The lawsuit follows the lead of Facebook, which has sued NSO, alleging it targeted WhatsApp users, and signals that rival tech...
Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation
Sony Interactive sued by proposed class of all female employees
By Skyler Romero
“Female employees are subjected to continuing unlawful disparate treatment in pay and work opportunities,’’ attorney Stephen N...
Labor/Employment, Entertainment & Sports, Civil Rights
Kevin Spacey must pay studio $31M after firing
By Blaise Scemama
MRC, represented by Santa Monica attorneys Michael Kump and Gregory Korn of Kinsella Weitzman Iser Kump Holley LLP, asked a Lo...