Community News
Riverside DA incentive awards honor 21 attorneys and staff
By Kamila Knaudt
Deputy District Attorney Marcus R. Garrett was named prosecutor of the year for his coordination work during the pandemic and ...
Technology, Civil Litigation
Instagram accused of letting images be embedded off app
By Jessica Mach
The lawsuit was filed Wednesday by Woodland Hills sole practitioner Todd M. Friedman, and attorneys from Cera LLP, Duncan Firm...
Government, Civil Litigation
DeVos ordered to testify June 3 on actions as Cabinet member
By Blaise Scemama
While U.S. District Judge William Alsup recognized that the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals cautioned “heads of government a...
Health Care & Hospital Law, Civil Litigation
State’s expert admits bias against opioids
By Blaise Scemama
An attorney for opioid manufacturers on Wednesday played a recording of the state’s star witness acknowledging she was biased ...
Criminal, California Supreme Court
State Supreme Court takes of the question of counsel in felony murder resentencings
By Tyler Pialet
The case, which involves a petition that was denied by a superior court judge without granting the convicts’ request for legal...
Law Practice, Law Office Management
Intellectual property firm Merchant & Gould opens in LA
By Kamila Knaudt
The firm’s other offices are in Atlanta, Denver, Knoxville, Minneapolis, New York and Washington, D.C.
Civil Litigation
Grubhub accused of violating LA’s COVID-19 restaurant fee cap rule
By Gina Kim
Popular Japanese eatery Shibumi, owned by Za-Zen Enterprises, filed complaint against the popular food delivery service app in...
Technology, Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Apple made at least $100 million on Fortnite app
By Winston Cho
The figure was disclosed on the third day since Apple formally opened its defense in a trial over the App Store’s fees and pay...
Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Size of malpractice payouts rose in 2020, survey finds
By Henrik Nilsson
Insurance brokerage Ames & Gough’s annual legal malpractice claims survey asked 11 insurance companies about their busines...
Torts/Personal Injury, Civil Litigation
State GOP pays $11M to settle car accident claim
By Kamila Knaudt
The settlement, which was announced by plaintiffs’ counsel Aitken Aitken Cohn on Tuesday, ends five years of litigation.
Judges and Judiciary, Government
Legislative analyst question’s Newsom’s budget projections
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Legislative Analyst Anita Lee asked for more details and better legislative oversight. This applied to the $60 million in one-...
Judges and Judiciary, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit Judge William Fletcher will take senior status
By Craig Anderson
The decisions by Fletcher and other judges won’t change the makeup of the court, which is nearly evenly split between appointe...
Labor/Employment, Government, Civil Litigation
DAs seek injunction against Handy over worker classification
By Tyler Pialet
The motion, filed by San Francisco and Los Angeles county district attorneys, accuses the company of circumventing state law b...
Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Employee arbitration pact doesn’t extend to government, 9th Circuit rules
By Jessica Mach
Although U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh did not sign onto the arbitration agreement between the employer, Larry Browne, and ...
Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Administrative/Regulatory
Judges OK’d to serve on Access to Justice Commission or Child Welfare Council
By Kamila Knaudt
Justice Douglas P. Miller of the 4th District Court of Appeal said the question regarding the commission and the council were ...
The first female district attorney to serve Alameda County, O’Malley’s announcement clears the field somewhat for an election ...
Technology, Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Suits, investigations prompted commission cuts, App Store chief says
By Winston Cho
Undercutting his testimony that the Small Business Program was implemented to help developers impacted by the pandemic, Apple ...
Litigation & Arbitration, Law Practice, Civil Litigation
Toll road systems agree to pay $216M to end 2 class actions
By Gina Kim
U.S. District Judge Otis D. Wright II of the Central District of California granted preliminary approval of the settlements on...
LA Judge Denise McLaughlin-Bennett helps change lives.
Health Care & Hospital Law, Civil Litigation
Quarter of patients addicted after opioid pain prescription, doctor testifies
By Blaise Scemama
Messages that “no dose of opioids for the treatment of pain is too high,” “physiologic opioid dependence is benign and easily ...
The charges will be dismissed if David Lacey completes 100 hours of community service, 13 anger management classes and a firea...
U.S. Supreme Court, Environmental & Energy
High court’s climate change ruling could impact California cases
By Craig Anderson
The decision does not address the merits of the case but could have a big impact on major litigation by cities and counties ar...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Law Practice
Legal service groups, plaintiffs’ lawyers oppose paraprofessionals plans
By Henrik Nilsson
Six organizations sent a letter arguing that the proposed program would lead to individuals who cannot afford an attorney rece...
Technology, Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Apple opens defense with testimony from App Store executive
By Winston Cho
Phil Schiller, who was involved in the conception of Apple’s core products, is the first company executive to testify as Epic ...
Shartsis Friese founder was securities law expert and civic leader
Education Law, Constitutional Law, Civil Rights, Civil Litigation
Settlement signed to end UC’s use of standard admission tests
By Kamila Knaudt
Under the terms of the settlement, signed Friday, admissions officers at the university’s nine campuses will no longer see tes...
Government, Criminal
Newsom signs bill moving his juvenile justice vision nearer
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The governor made waves after he took office two years ago when he pledged to “end the juvenile justice system as we know it.”
State Bar & Bar Associations, Judges and Judiciary
San Joaquin County Bar names new Unity Bar for 3rd District Justice Murray
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The San Joaquin County Bar Association announced Monday it has created a Unity Bar In Honor of Justice William J. Murray, Jr.
U.S. Supreme Court, Criminal
High court to hear cases on inadequate counsel evidence
By Craig Anderson
In both cases, attorneys representing the defendants say the clients — convicted of murder — received inadequate assistance of...
U.S. District Judge R. Gary Klausner struck the passengers’ jury demand, writing, “There is no right to jury trial for a suit ...