Civil Litigation
Avenatti loses $250M defamation suit against Fox News
By Malcolm Maclachlan
“News outlets are not liable for minor mistakes, especially when reporting on public figures and matters of public concern,” s...
Law Practice, Community News
Biggest consumer lawyers confab is back, with changes
By Kamila Knaudt
Masks, social distancing ribbons, fewer parties, COVID requirements and a new venue await 2,500 expected attendees at the Cons...
Constitutional Law, Civil Litigation
San Diego County to repay half of restaurant permit fees from shutdown
By Kamila Knaudt
The county was sued by a restaurant group in January, seeking the return of operational fees paid during the months they were ...
Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation
Uber drivers say they were employees before Prop 22
By Craig Anderson
Shannon Liss-Riordan, an attorney with Lichten & Liss-Riordan PC who represents the class of 4,800 drivers, wants U.S. Dis...
“We agree with a general observation that drug abuse can contribute to homelessness. But no evidence supports such a link here...
Scott Markus is great with clients, but no pushover, lawyers say.
Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Bankruptcy
Trustee's lawyer seeks footage from 'Housewives' about Girardi spending
By Blaise Scemama
Attorney Ronald Richards told Bravo and EFT Productions LLC that they are legally required to preserve any and all footage or ...
Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Bankruptcy
Attorney Ronald Richards told Bravo and EFT Productions LLC that they are legally required to preserve any and all footage or ...
Real Estate/Development, Law Practice, Government
Landlords’ lawyers busy again, but laws have changed the work
By Malcolm Maclachlan
While many used to be chiefly litigators, filing unlawful detainer cases, much of their time now is spent advising clients on ...
Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation
McDonald’s restaurant OKs employee health and safety committee
By Jessica Mach
Under the agreement, for 12 months the restaurant will provide workers with paid sick leave, instruct them to stay at home if ...
Real Estate/Development, Government
Landlords’ attorney says it’s easier now to evict renters
By Malcolm Maclachlan
“Our firm is doing so many evictions at this point in time even though most people think the Tenant Relief Act means you can’t...
Civil Rights, Civil Litigation, California Supreme Court
Both sides respond to many amici in voting rights case
By Blaise Scemama
Attorney General Rob Bonta filed an amicus brief for neither side, saying it was important for the Supreme Court to clarify fo...
Intellectual Property, Civil Litigation, Appellate Practice
Affirming San Jose judges, circuit upholds patent defeats
By Craig Anderson
A panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit rejected two appeals by the Texas company over patents on data pr...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Criminal
Avenatti ex-client: He didn’t say her money was used for his bankruptcy
By Gina Kim
Michelle Phan was the last of the five clients to testify in the trial. All of them told similar stories of being kept in the ...
The Jazz vocal quartet of lawyers and a former court reporter will sing an a cappella arrangement of the national anthem.
Health Care & Hospital Law, Government
LA city council expects to be sued for indoor ban on unvaccinated
By Jessica Mach
The city council unanimously voted to ask City Attorney Mike Feuer to prepare an ordinance to “require eligible individuals to...
California Supreme Court, California Courts of Appeal, Appellate Practice
3rd District says attorney has no standing to challenge backlog
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Raymond A. Cardozo of Reed Smith LLP wrote that appellate attorney Jon B. Eisenberg failed to “demonstrate eligibility for rel...
Health Care & Hospital Law, Criminal
Potential COVID-19 exposure delays Avenatti trial
By Gina Kim
“I simply propose we take the day off. I simply prefer we be safe than sorry,” U.S. District Judge James V. Selna said. “If th...
Real Estate/Development, Law Practice, Law Office Management
Winston Strawn enhances real estate practice
By Kamila Knaudt
“Coming out of the pandemic, the real estate transaction market is more robust than I’ve ever seen, with an enormous amount of...
U.S. Supreme Court, Labor/Employment, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Truckers ask US Supreme Court to review worker classification
By Jessica Mach
9th Circuit law is at odds with 1st Circuit law, they argue.
Constitutional Law, California Supreme Court
Writ petition uses Newsom’s words to try to end emergency
By Kamila Knaudt
“The basis for our petition is the fact that Gov. Newsom’s own words and arguments in court establish that the conditions warr...
Entertainment & Sports, Civil Litigation
Nolan Heimann wins defamation lawsuit for funk musician
By Nicole Tyau
The case centered around 20 statements George Clinton made in his 2014 autobiography, “Brothas Be, Yo Like George, Ain’t That ...
Insurance, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
US panel asks businesses what insured harm they incurred
By Craig Anderson
A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel considered three appeals, two by California businesses and a third by minor league b...
Law Practice, Bankruptcy
Judge slaps Erika Girardi's new attempt to get trustee's investigator out
By Blaise Scemama
"I find the motion totally without merit," U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Barry Russell wrote in an order denying Erika Girardi's motio...
U.S. Supreme Court, Technology, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Competitor’s Lanham Act claims against Malwarebytes dismissed
By Craig Anderson
Malwarebytes’ characterization of Enigma Software Group USA’s competing product as a “threat,” “malicious,” and a “potentially...
Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation
Grocers’ suit against Long Beach hazard pay dismissed
By Jessica Mach
Monday’s order by U.S. District Judge Otis D. Wright II in Los Angeles dismissed with prejudice the grocery association’s laws...
Criminal, Civil Litigation
Deputies sheriffs shot on patrol sue ‘ghost’ gunmaker
By Nicole Tyau
“These do-it-yourself gun kits allow anyone — including those looking to do harm — to build deadly weapons at home with no que...
Shortly after Attorney General Rob Bonta’s announcement, Riverside County District Attorney Mike Hestrin issued a news release...
Civil Litigation, California Courts of Appeal
Split circuit panel OKs $87.5M verdict against Monsanto
By Craig Anderson
“The enormity of the amounts awarded by the jury here — $52 million in noneconomic damages; $2 billion (!) in punitives — resu...
Labor/Employment, Health Care & Hospital Law, Government
LA County mulls requiring vaccine for contractors, indoor spaces
By Jessica Mach
Contractors and people in some public spaces would require proof of vaccine.