Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Erika Girardi questions reassigning husband’s law firm’s cases
By Henrik Nilsson
The motion, filed late Wednesday stated she could also have a personal stake in making sure that the value of the cases is max...
Law Practice, Judges and Judiciary, Health Care & Hospital Law
Los Angeles County Court to appeal any Cal/OSHA COVID fines
By Blaise Scemama
The court’s Executive Officer Sherri R. Carter said in a statement the identified violations, including “failure to report a C...
Technology, Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Google tried to pay strongest competitor to bow out, AGs’ suit says
By Winston Cho
The attorneys general said new claims were uncovered through internal company documents that showed Google attempted to buy of...
Law Practice, Law Office Management, Intellectual Property
Irell & Manella opens a D.C. office, bolstering IP focus
By Jessica Mach
Andrei Iancu, who left the firm to head the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office during the Trump administration, will open the ...
The prisons department put the credit scheme in place on May 1 to try to ease a budget crunch, and they are set to expire in F...
Health Care & Hospital Law, Civil Litigation
Attorneys in Theranos case spar over lost database
By Winston Cho
Federal prosecutors have argued they were intentionally given a nonviable copy of the evidence, and Theranos executives then i...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Civil Litigation
Dentons’ CEO steps away and fired partner claims vindication
By Blaise Scemama
Last week, the firm said the CEO, Mike McNamara, would step away from his leadership role. The firm denied any connection betw...
Civil Litigation, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit gets an earful about judge’s LA homeless ruling
By Craig Anderson
Lawyers for city and county and even the homeless say Judge David O. Carter overstepped
Government
Recall backers oppose Newsom’s ballot designation suit
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A petition filed Tuesday on behalf of recall organizers by a legal team led by attorney general candidate Eric P. Early allege...
Law Practice, Law Office Management
Troutman Pepper’s San Diego leader joins Sheppard Mullin
By Kamila Knaudt
Wynter L. Deagle specializes in business litigation, privacy and cybersecurity. In addition to leading the Troutman Pepper San...
Labor/Employment, Government, Administrative/Regulatory
Farmworkers, US agree to pause trial, await new rules
By Jessica Mach
Filed by the United Farm Workers, the lawsuit looks to follow the same path as several other court challenges to rules establi...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Blue Ribbon Commission on bar exam future holds 1st meeting
By Henrik Nilsson
Some members said they wanted to continue exploring alternatives and hear from other states, such as Wisconsin, that have impl...
California Courts of Appeal
Presiding judge defends 3rd District against delay complaints
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Attorney Jon B. Eisenberg filed a petition Tuesday asking the California Supreme Court to compel the appellate court to give c...
Law Practice, Bankruptcy
Girardi’s bankruptcy estate, ex-clients, can seek money from his wife
By Craig Anderson
An attorney for Erika Girardi, who is best known as one of the stars of the TV reality series, “The Real Housewives of Beverly...
Health Care & Hospital Law, Civil Litigation
Former J&J medical consultant testifies in OC opioid trial
By Blaise Scemama
Dr. Bruce Moskovitz said under cross examination, “I knew there were issues around misuse, abuse and diversion and the frequen...
Native Americans, Civil Litigation
Tribe’s suit alleging firm’s bad investing advice to be tried
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians in 2019 sued Fredericks Peebles & Morgan LLP, which specializes in offering finan...
Education Law, Civil Litigation
Charter school students say they are disadvantaged in state funding
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A law passed during the school shutdowns set complex funding formulas based on a school’s average daily attendance. The plaint...
Data Privacy, Civil Litigation
Claims of Google eavesdropping, recording can proceed, judge rules
By Winston Cho
The lawsuit was filed by owners of smartphones and other devices running voice-activated Google Assistant software, which come...
Family, Civil Litigation
Stepdaughter can’t prove tycoon promised her a golf course
By Henrik Nilsson
Christina Cortese’s “‘weakest and most unsatisfactory’ evidence is moreover uncorroborated by evidence that would be expected ...
Labor/Employment, Government, Civil Litigation, Administrative/Regulatory
EEOC settles case, states get full data to fight workplace violations
By Jessica Mach
Under the settlement, the EEOC will give state agencies including the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing — w...
U.S. Supreme Court, Government
Justice Thomas wades into cannabis law. Now what?
By Craig Anderson
Thomas questioned whether federal government policy — which once allowed Congress to prohibit the cultivation and use of marij...
Intellectual Property, Entertainment & Sports
LA court wrong to claim copyright of Britney Spears’ testimony, experts say
By Blaise Scemama
The YouTube video was blocked for several days, then restored on Friday. However the question still remained whether the court...
Antitrust & Trade Reg., Administrative/Regulatory
FTC no longer must prove public harm in antitrust actions
By Winston Cho
The decision will allow the FTC to pursue claims that may not constitute violations of the two major antitrust laws, the Sherm...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
San Diego bar chides Newsom for personal attacks on US judge
By Henrik Nilsson
Newsom made the remarks during a news conference after Senior U.S. District Judge Roger T. Benitez of the Southern District ru...
Judges and Judiciary
2 Central District magistrate judges reappointed for second terms
By Kamila Knaudt
Magistrate Judges Douglas F. McCormick and Alka Sagar have been reappointed for their second terms, the court announced Wednes...
Government, Criminal
US judge orders SpaceX to comply with DOJ subpoenas
By Jessica Mach
The Justice Department is investigating allegations the company discriminated against a job candidate because of citizenship s...
Civil Litigation
Defunct Paragon Coin must pay $12.5M to defrauded investors, judge says
By Winston Cho
The lawsuit alleged that now-defunct Paragon Coin violated securities laws during its 2017 initial coin offering of “PRG token...
Judges and Judiciary, Community News
California Judicial Mentor Program to create more diversity
By Malcolm Maclachlan
“This mentor program supports our efforts to identify the best and brightest judicial candidates from throughout the state, co...
Government, Civil Litigation
Katyal to defend DA in fight with prosecutors over sentencing policy
By Blaise Scemama
Former U.S. acting Solicitor General Neal Katyal, now a partner at Hogan Lovells LLP in Washington, D.C., has argued more than...
U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law
California donor disclosure law unconstitutional on its face, high court says
By Craig Anderson
“I don’t think the world of campaign finance disclosure will come crashing down as a result of this decision,” said Sterling M...