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Civil Litigation, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


U.S. District Judge Edward J. Davila of San Jose trimmed the plaintiffs’ attorney fee request from $87.73 million to $80.6 mil...


Civil Litigation


This San Francisco federal trial, which will be the first that Juul faces under these general allegations, will serve as eithe...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


“California’s legal position has no logical stopping point and would ultimately erode fundamental rights enumerated in our Con...


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


U.S. District Judge Salvador Mendoza Jr. of the Eastern District of Washington, nominated by President Joe Biden to a seat on ...


Law Practice, Entertainment & Sports


“Having him as a team player we have the potential to become the leading challenge firm in the entertainment industry. His add...


Criminal


Man shot while dating CHP officer’s wife settles case

May 11, 2022
By Malcolm Maclachlan

The plaintiff claimed the CHP was negligent and violated his civil rights because higher ups with the Patrol knew the officer ...


Entertainment & Sports, Civil Litigation


Pop culture inventory hidden, claims stock drop suit

May 11, 2022
By Federico Lo Giudice

“Defendants concealed the true state of Funko’s excess inventory situation from investors by misrepresenting that the accumula...


Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation


Defendant in ADA suit by Potter Handy speaks up

May 11, 2022
By Ricardo Pineda

“I was shocked,” recalls bed-and-breakfast owner Janice Lupien when she opened the mail box to find she had been sued. “We are...


State Bar & Bar Associations, Government


State senator, law professor, passes California bar

May 11, 2022
By Malcolm Maclachlan

“I’m proud to be an active member of the California bar,” said state Sen. Dave Min, D-Irvine. “I really do feel like the proce...


Judges and Judiciary, Criminal


During the brief proceedings, Deputy Public Defender Anne C. Gillam asked the judge to consider preventing TV and still camera...


Technology, Contracts


Onscreen Dynamics filed a complaint in 2021 on similar allegations that was resolved by a voluntary dismissal. Volvo, represen...


Labor/Employment, California Courts of Appeal


Panel mulls caste argument for anonymity

May 11, 2022
By Wisdom Howell

“This is an unusual case where proceeding anonymously is necessary to protect the safety of Doe and his family and to further...


Technology, Antitrust & Trade Reg.


“Ten years ago, Match Group was Google’s partner,” Hueston Hennigan LLP partner Douglas J. Dixon wrote in the complaint, filed...


Labor/Employment, Entertainment & Sports


“The parties are pleased to inform the court that they have reached a settlement of the matter in principle,” wrote Elise M. B...


Labor/Employment


“For too long, banquet and other hospitality employers in California have deceived customers into paying service charges, whic...


Judges and Judiciary, Government


A ballot notation that a candidate is the incumbent is "virtually impossible to overcome ..., even though in this case people ...


State Bar & Bar Associations, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Discipline


“While details of this investigation must remain confidential to give it the greatest chance for success, this stipulation is ...


Health Care, Pharmaceuticals, Biotech


On cross-examination, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP partner Wendy West Feinstein pointed out a publication by Lembke that ad...


Technology, Intellectual Property, Entertainment & Sports


“As we describe in the complaint, Moonton’s strategy is blatant copying; over the years, as Riot has updated Wild Rift, Moonto...


Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation


“This case raises very important issues for the tech industry, Silicon Valley and the semiconductor industry especially. Retal...


Civil Litigation


In the lawsuit, Joseph P. Costa of CostaLaw wrote that defendant Southern Telecom “is using plaintiff’s Gliding mark to manufa...


Judges and Judiciary, Criminal


“With reproductive rights under attack across the nation, the dismissal … is a victory for justice and the rule of law,” said ...


Judges and Judiciary, Government, Administrative/Regulatory


Tami Fisher replaced Steven Rosenberg, who retired after nine years on the job.


State Bar & Bar Associations


The cohort most likely to pass were first-time test takers from California law schools accredited by the American Bar Associat...



Government


“We hold that the sales ban is neither preempted nor unconstitutional and that the specified transactions are out-of-state sal...


Labor/Employment, Civil Rights


Unlike other protected classes that are often defined by skin color or gender, people from lower castes are identified by thei...


Technology, Civil Litigation


Fitbits burn skin, not calories, lawsuit says

May 9, 2022
By Federico Lo Giudice

Google, which acquired Fitbit for $2.1 billion in 2021, said in March that the overheating was “very rare” and limited to the ...


Discipline


Paul O. Paradis pleaded guilty to bribery in the Central District of California 11 days after seeking a nondisciplinary New Yo...


State Bar & Bar Associations, Data Privacy


The website indicated that some 1,300 names appeared in the 1,034 confidential records that showed evidence of a page view. Am...