Health Care & Hospital Law, Civil Litigation
Expert says California in midst of opioid crisis
By Blaise Scemama
Dr. Randall Stafford of the Stanford School of Medicine, said Monday an opioid epidemic not only existed but overly-prescribed...
Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Epic Games expert says Apple approach led to higher prices
By Winston Cho
The testimony opened a pivotal phase of the trial before U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers that will focus on establi...
Criminal, Constitutional Law, Civil Rights
1st Central District jury trial of the pandemic starts in Santa Ana
By Gina Kim
First jury trial commences without a hitch in Central District of California after 14-month hiatus in U.S. District Judge Corm...
Why does the law seem to act so often against poor people? Justice Cruz Reynoso became visibly agitated as he pondered his own...
The Mitzel Group steers business clients away from problems.
Judges and Judiciary, California Courts of Appeal
Justice Richard Aronson will retire from 4th District
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The 4th District Court of Appeal justice has been a bench officer in California for 32 years.
Government, Criminal
DA appears for arraignment in stabbing of elderly Asians
By Tyler Pialet
The defendant refused to be transported from jail to court, so the arraignment was postponed. DA Chesa Boudin asked the judge ...
Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Criminal
2 Hemet attorneys arrested on charges of stealing deceased client’s funds
By Kamila Knaudt
Trent Wayne Thompson and Quinton Ray Swanson of the Law Offices of Thompson & Swanson LC were charged with identity theft,...
Technology, Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Judge asks if non-Apple app stores would mean less fraud and privacy problems
By Winston Cho
“One problem with limiting competition is that you don’t get innovation,” U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers said duri...
Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation
Plaintiffs oppose SoCal Edison settlement protocol
By Gina Kim
Los Angeles County Judge William F. Highberger, who is presiding over the litigation, has stayed until the fall trials and dis...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Tom Girardi ‘will never practice law again,’ State Bar is told
By Blaise Scemama
Sheppard Mullin partner Nicholas Van Brunt, who represents Robert Girardi in his brother’s probate case, told the State Bar la...
Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
CalSavers not preempted by US law, circuit panel says
By Craig Anderson
The lawsuit by the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association was the first to challenge a program like CalSavers on ERISA preemption...
Judges and Judiciary, Covid Court Ops
All Imperial County main court hearings are in person as of Monday
By Blaise Scemama
The El Centro Courthouse will continue screenings and visitors will be asked if they have been exposed to someone who has test...
Native Americans
Gaming tribes oppose state’s stay request for completing compacts
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The tribes’ attorneys rejected the state’s arguments that a stay would preserve the status quo while litigation plays out, not...
Government, Civil Litigation
Prosecutors suing Contra Costa County DA call dismissal motion ‘frivolous’
By Tyler Pialet
The plaintiffs allege they were demoted and denied opportunities for growth after Diana Becton was elected district attorney i...
Civil Litigation, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
LA County says US judge’s order not based on facts
By Gina Kim
“The county saw the district court’s ‘evidence’ and learned about its novel legal arguments for the first time on April 20, 20...
Judges and Judiciary, Government
Legislative Analyst’s Office has lots of questions on remote courts
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Anita Lee, principal fiscal and policy analyst with the Legislative Analyst’s Office, said, “The Legislature may want to consi...
Technology, Civil Rights, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Judge objects to Epic Games counsel’s suggestion rulings aren’t fair
By Winston Cho
U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers will decide whether Apple maintains a monopoly over its App Store, and if so, the r...
Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Judges told to treat family members as pro se litigants when giving legal advice
By Jessica Mach
The California Supreme Court ethics committee opinion advised judges to explain to family members that they are prohibited fro...
Civil Litigation, Administrative/Regulatory
Utility commission can’t make rules for low-cost phone service
By Blaise Scemama
U.S. District Judge Maxine M. Chesney said the Public Utility Commission’s rule requiring certain service plans be available t...
Data Privacy, Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Google fights class action over users’ data collection
By Craig Anderson
The complaint says Google LLC, while selling advertising space in its proprietary auction process, shares personal information...
Land Use, Civil Litigation
Santa Barbara ban on short-term rentals invalid, appellate panel says
By Jessica Mach
Under a California law that aims to protect coastal natural resources and enhance public access, actions that impact how coast...
Corporate, Civil Litigation
Judge finds $2.12M fees for Illumina securities class action reasonable
By Gina Kim
While a lodestar could be adjusted to increase a fee award, U.S. District Judge M. James Lorenz of the Southern District of Ca...
California Courts of Appeal
Newsom’s mail ballot for all order upheld by 3rd District Court of Appeal
By Malcolm Maclachlan
“The 3rd District Court of Appeal rejected Governor Newsom’s attempt to dismiss our case as moot, recognizing that it raises ‘...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Criminal, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Ex-lawyer’s compassionate release must await appeal outcome, district judge rules
By Tyler Pialet
Responding to a request from federal prosecutors to reconsider her April 28 order, U.S. District Judge Susan Illston on Tuesda...
Labor/Employment, Administrative/Regulatory
Labor Department withdraws Trump gig worker rule
By Jessica Mach
The rule streamlined the test for classifying workers as either independent contractors or employees.
Technology, Civil Litigation
Apple defense challenges Microsoft witness over app competition
By Winston Cho
The defense strategy aimed to impugn the credibility of Xbox Game Studio’s parent company, which failed to secure approval fro...
Civil Litigation
State expert’s data questioned by defense in Orange County opioid trial
By Blaise Scemama
In cross-examination of the state’s analytical expert, the defense brought out her admission that her calculations of billions...
Tax, Civil Litigation, Administrative/Regulatory
San Francisco cryptocurrency exchange summoned in tax probe
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The latest order is part of a wider effort to catch people who hide transactions using virtual currencies such as Bitcoin.
State Bar & Bar Associations, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
State Bar prosecutor seeks default in Tom Girardi’s discipline action
By Henrik Nilsson
The famed plaintiffs’ lawyer is accused of stealing millions of dollars from clients. Neither he nor any representative has re...