Government, California Courts of Appeal
District attorneys and AG say bail bonds are under consumer law
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Counsel for the bond company plaintiff in the case argued in their filings that the legislative history of the consumer law ne...
Government, Criminal
Other DAs upbraid LA’s Gascón for neutrality on Sirhan parole
By Kamila Knaudt
“The parole board’s sole purpose is to objectively determine whether someone is suitable for release. If someone is the same p...
Law Practice, Law Office Management
Morgan Stanley call for lawyers in offices gets some resistance
By Henrik Nilsson
Clients with big commercial real estate portfolios have cause to be worried. Law firms have shown that it is possible to be ef...
Constitutional Law, California Supreme Court
Death penalty upheld, leaving hundreds of sentences intact
By Craig Anderson
The high court asked whether the California Constitution requires that juries determine factually disputed aggravating factors...
Real Estate/Development, Civil Litigation, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Contracts clause doesn’t mean what it used to, 9th Circuit panel says
By Blaise Scemama
The Apartment Association of Los Angeles County sought to enjoin key provisions of the moratorium, arguing that it violates th...
Native Americans, Government
Tribes suing Newsom say recent compacts violate federal law
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The tribes say the administration has attempted to force them to enforce state labor and environmental law and agree to revenu...
Technology, Data Privacy, Civil Litigation
Class status denied for advertisers who said Facebook misled them
By Winston Cho
The ruling gives Facebook some breathing room in the lawsuit claiming it misrepresented to advertisers that it would deliver a...
Health Care & Hospital Law, Civil Litigation
6 states not yet in national opioid settlement
By Blaise Scemama
The proposed deal, so far approved by 44 states, would provide $26 billion to be distributed among thousands of communities ov...
Law Practice, Law Office Management
Plaintiffs’ litigator Mary Alexander opens LA office
By Kamila Knaudt
The new office coincides with the firm’s expansion into clergy sexual abuse cases and the talcum powder cases that are taking ...
Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Bankruptcy
Girardi Keese owes more than $101M, trustee says
By Henrik Nilsson
According to the court document, Girardi Keese’s assets amount to $4,130,773, while the firm owes $101,007,652.
Technology, Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Google denied ‘do-over’ to seal app store information in antitrust suits
By Winston Cho
“Google had an ample opportunity to demonstrate a compelling reason for sealing, and squandered it,” U.S. District Judge James...
Land Use, California Courts of Appeal
Lake Tahoe development blocked by 3rd District panel
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The court ruled against Placer County and developer Alterra Mountain Co. The company wanted to develop 1,500 new hotel and con...
Environmental & Energy, Education Law
Judge freezes UC Berkeley enrollment, halts development
By Craig Anderson
Superior Court Judge Brad Seligman, in an order dated Monday, handed a temporary victory to a neighborhood group that sued the...
Labor/Employment, Health Care & Hospital Law
Delta Air Lines plans surcharge on unvaccinated workers, but no mandate
By Jessica Mach
“What they’re saying is, this costs us a lot of money when you don’t get vaccinated, and we don’t want to pay for all that. Bu...
Law Practice, Law Office Management, Intellectual Property
Hires, relocations augment Dechert’s California expansion
By Kamila Knaudt
The most recent additions in the Bay Area are Hartley West, a former federal prosecutor, Richard Horvath, who litigates corpor...
California Supreme Court, California Courts of Appeal, Appellate Practice
ACLU, attorneys say fear prevents complaints about 3rd District
By Malcolm Maclachlan
“Most of the attorneys with whom I spoke expressed an unwillingness to provide personal declarations about their experiences,”...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Criminal
Newly found data prompts mistrial in Avenatti fraud case
By Gina Kim
U.S. prosecutors failed to turn over data from accounting software Avenatti’s law firm used, the judge found.
Intellectual Property, Civil Litigation
Archer denied dismissal of Wisk’s flying car patent theft suit
By Winston Cho
The two companies are embroiled in litigation that could determine the leader in the markets for electric planes and self-flyi...
Education Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Disparate impact claims enforceable, split panel rules
By Craig Anderson
The rulings are a mixed bag which left attorneys for two blind plaintiffs and a community college district claiming partial vi...
Health Care & Hospital Law, Civil Litigation
Vaccine suit against CalState dropped after accommodations
By Craig Anderson
Peter Gibbons, a Nevada attorney who represents the plaintiffs, wrote in an email Tuesday that two of his clients applied for ...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Criminal
Mistrial declared in Michael Avenatti's wire fraud case
By Gina Kim
Michael J. Avenatti granted new trial over missing financial data that federal judge agrees was material to his case in chief.
Insurance, Civil Litigation
LA judge addresses ‘every major insurance defense’ to asbestos liability coverage
By Craig Anderson
“For policyholders that are facing massive product liability losses that are going to stretch for decades, this coverage actio...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Criminal
Judge seeks report on Avenatti accounts to consider mistrial
By Gina Kim
“I just need that piece of the puzzle to fully consider the motion and invite argument,” U.S. District Judge James V. Selna sa...
Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation
Opinion that Prop 22 is unconstitutional to be appealed
By Craig Anderson
“The trial court judge has refused to acknowledge that the voters have coequal authority as the Legislature,” said Kurt R. One...
Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Tom Girardi barred from practice in federal court
By Henrik Nilsson
Chief Judge Philip S. Gutierrez of the Central District of California barred Girardi from practicing in federal court on Frida...
Intellectual Property, Entertainment & Sports, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
State law doesn’t let artists control performance of their music
By Winston Cho
Members of 1960s rock band The Turtles brought their case in 2013 against Sirius XM, stating they are owed payment for the bro...
Law Practice, Health Care & Hospital Law
Vaccine approval means more mandates and lawsuits
By Blaise Scemama
A recurring argument in lawsuits challenging vaccine mandates pointed to the fact that vaccines were not fully FDA-approved. B...
Criminal, California Supreme Court
State high court reverses conviction, death sentence over lack of competency hearing
By Kamila Knaudt
"Given the passage of time and the corollary difficulty of reconstructing defendant's mental state at the time of trial, none ...
Government, California Supreme Court
California redistricting commission asks for second delay in drafting map
By Craig Anderson
The state Legislature sought a four-month postponement earlier this year due to delays in the federal census caused by the COV...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Top State Bar trustees named by Supreme Court
By Jessica Mach
Ruben Duran, an Ontario partner at Best Best & Krieger LLP, will chair the board of trustees. Kern County Deputy District ...