State Bar & Bar Associations, California Supreme Court
State Supreme Court asks LA Times, State Bar to show cause in Girardi discipline suit
By Nicole Tyau
The Times' petition asked the Supreme Court to force the State Bar to release details about investigations into Tom Girardi, a...
Judge Michael Stern is a stickler for the rules, attorneys say.
Civil Litigation
Mistrial requested in theatre magnate inheritance dispute
By Henrik Nilsson
Robert A. Naify owned the movie theater chain United Artists Theaters, and his family started fighting over the billion-dollar...
Civil Litigation
Former Costco lawyer isn’t disqualified from suing company, judge rules
By Jessica Mach
Anthony Werbin has represented Costco in 21 matters, but the relationship between these matters and the personal injury case i...
Criminal, Civil Rights, Civil Litigation
Tourists accuse Beverly Hills of wrongful arrest, racial profiling
By Kamila Knaudt
The plaintiffs are Jasmine Williams and Khalil White, who say they were wrongfully arrested in September 2020 while visiting R...
Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Chief Judge Dana Sabraw takes over multidistrict tuna price fixing conspiracy litigation
By Gina Kim
U.S. District Judge Janis L. Sammartino recuses herself from tuna antitrust litigation, citing conflict
State Bar & Bar Associations, Law Practice
State Bar group votes on paraprofessional oversight
By Nicole Tyau
The proposed oversight committee would consist of 13 members responsible for making recommendations for or directly approving ...
Health Care & Hospital Law, Civil Litigation
Challenge to pharmacy’s opioid control is dismissed
By Winston Cho
The lawsuit was brought by chronic pain patients, people in nursing home care and people undergoing cancer treatment, alleging...
Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation
Trial begins in Pomona water supply pollution dispute
By Henrik Nilsson
Pomona is attempting to recover $30 million in damages for the alleged contamination of its groundwater supply caused by the N...
Civil Rights, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Panel affirms magistrate judges ruling in ‘unconscious racism’ case
By Craig Anderson
Idaho State University Jun Yu’s attorney relied on expert testimony by Dr. Leslie Wade Zorwick, a psychology professor at Hend...
Judges and Judiciary, Alternative Dispute Resolution
Retired justice Tricia Bigelow joins Signature Resolution
By Nicole Tyau
Bigelow served on the appellate bench for 13 years before stepping down at the end of June.
Securities, Civil Litigation
Hyperbolic comments did not mislead children’s network investors, judge rules
By Gina Kim
In August 2020, investors of Genius Brands International Inc. sued the company for violating federal securities laws by making...
Law Practice, Law Office Management
Fenwick & West adds office and new partners in Washington, D.C.
By Kamila Knaudt
The office is Fenwick’s second on the East Coast and will position the firm to advance the business strategies of its technolo...
Judges and Judiciary, Health Care & Hospital Law
Los Angeles court observers will need to show proof of vaccine or COVID test
By Henrik Nilsson
The court issued a news release Monday saying people who plan to observe court proceedings at the Spring Street Courthouse wil...
Civil Litigation, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit reverses $60M BladeRoom verdict, vacates $18M attorney fee ruling
By Jessica Mach
The appellate panel overturned a jury verdict and fees rulings made by U.S. District Judge Edward J. Davila in 2019 and remand...
Criminal, California Supreme Court
The justices remanded petitioner Jeffrey Walker’s case back to the Court of Appeal with instructions to remand the case to the...
Technology, Criminal
Holmes claims ex’s abuse impacted her role in Theranos misconduct
By Winston Cho
Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes is expected to introduce evidence that psychological, emotional and sexual abuse by ex-boyfr...
Law Practice, Judges and Judiciary, Health Care & Hospital Law
Will courts mandate jurors receive COVID vaccines?
By Malcolm Maclachlan
For the moment, it appears few courts require prospective jurors to receive an inoculation. But rising COVID cases may tempt s...
Judges and Judiciary, California Courts of Appeal
Judicial confirmations swear in diverse collection of appointees
By Craig Anderson
The group sworn in Monday include a Black former prosecutor from East Palo Alto, the daughter of Korean immigrants who worked ...
Labor/Employment
State high court meal break rulings mean changes for employers
By Jessica Mach
For some defense attorneys, the impact of the high court’s recent opinions is harder to pinpoint.
Health Care & Hospital Law, Civil Litigation
Sutter Health settles government lawsuits for $90M
By Craig Anderson
The U.S. attorney’s office announced a $90 million settlement Monday with the health care provider over the alleged mischargin...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit judge not afraid to name names in dissents that often turn personal
By Craig Anderson
In two recent dissents in cases involving immigration and death penalty appeals, Judge Lawrence VanDyke fired away at Senior U...
Securities, Civil Litigation
Class action claims HyreCar executives mislead investors
By Gina Kim
The putative class alleges company execs took part in a fraudulent scheme to inflate stock prices.
Law Practice, Civil Litigation
Trial date set on claims bank abetted a Girardi fraud
By Henrik Nilsson
Nano Banc relied on a one-page partnership agreement, signed only by Tom Girardi, according to attorneys for Robert M. Keese.
Government, Criminal
Bill requiring DA, AG recusals for law enforcement contributions dies in Assembly
By Kamila Knaudt
SB710 would have required an attorney general or a district attorney who accepts contributions from law enforcement to recuse ...
Government
Housing bills draw threats of lawsuits from opponents
By Malcolm Maclachlan
“Both SB 9 and SB 10 will destroy local control of use decisions guaranteed in the CA State Constitution,” according to a news...
George S. Cardona, a longtime federal prosecutor in Los Angeles, will lead the bar’s attorney discipline efforts starting Oct. 4.
Technology, Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
$100M Apple settlement clears some restrictions on app makers
By Winston Cho
Some app developers were displeased, calling the deal a “sham settlement” and a “desperate attempt to avoid the judgment of co...
Criminal, Civil Rights, Civil Litigation
Santa Rita jail inmate conditions lawsuit settled
By Jessica Mach
The settlement would require the jail to limit the use and duration of restrictive housing; significantly increase the amount ...
Intellectual Property, Health Care & Hospital Law, Civil Litigation
Juno Therapeutics’ $1.2B cancer treatment patent infringement victory reversed
By Gina Kim
A federal circuit scrapped Juno Therapeutics’ $1.2B cancer treatment patent victory against Kite Pharma.