Labor/Employment, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
$77M verdict for flight attendants is reversed, some claims upheld
By Craig Anderson
A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel on Tuesday affirmed much of U.S. District Judge Jon S. Tigar’s decision, rejecting —...
Judges and Judiciary, Covid Court Ops, California Supreme Court
Neither courts nor Legislature have backlog answers
By Tyler Pialet
Speaking remotely at a joint hearing of the Assembly and Senate judiciary committees on how the pandemic has affected courts a...
Technology, Civil Litigation, Administrative/Regulatory
US judge rejects cable industry challenge to state’s net neutrality law
By Malcolm Maclachlan
U.S. District John A. Mendez also sought to draw attention to the shortage of judges in the Eastern District of California. He...
Technology, Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation
Judge casts doubt on PAGA settlement: ‘an odor of mendacity’
By Jessica Mach
Superior Court Judge Andrew Y.S. Cheng rejected a $4.98 million PAGA settlement agreement that e-scooter company Lime reached ...
Law Practice, Bankruptcy
Deal reached to let Girardi stay in home until it’s sold
By Craig Anderson
Leonard Pena, who represents Tom Girardi’s brother Robert, told Russell there was “no way for the debtor to service the mortga...
Murder charges in such cases have been rare but prosecutors are arguing that the defendants knew the drugs could cause death, ...
Litigation & Arbitration, Civil Litigation
Two law firms win $39.5M settlement for Cal State student
By Gina Kim
Brian Panish of Panish Shea & Boyle LLP, who represented the plaintiff along with Adam Shea, Patrick Gunning and sole prac...
Government, Criminal
OC, LA DAs dispute what made killer accept life in prison deal
By Blaise Scemama
Kenneth Rasmuson, 59, pleaded no contest — equivalent to a guilty plea — in connection with the sexual assault and murder of ...
U.S. Supreme Court
Academics and retired judges debate changes to US Supreme Court
By Craig Anderson
Liberals enraged that Republicans now appear to have a solid voting bloc want an expansion of the court, something conservativ...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Attorneys blame client for discovery misconduct that led to $200K sanctions
By Henrik Nilsson
The client blamed the lawyers, and the junior attorney on the case said she is not responsible for any actions by the lead att...
Judges and Judiciary, Covid Court Ops
OC judge denies halt to some proceedings in LA courts
By Kamila Knaudt
The motion by Public Counsel, the Inner City Law Center and Bet Tzedek Legal Services, argued the threat from COVID-19 is wors...
Civil Litigation
PornHub accused of allowing child pornography on site
By Henrik Nilsson
According to the lawsuit, MindGeek executives never put in place age verification protocols because they feared it would destr...
SB 446 would allow a wrongfully convicted person to show that a reasonable jury would find them not guilty based on the eviden...
Litigation & Arbitration
Judge says JAMS’ amicus brief doesn’t prove arbitrator bias
By Gina Kim
JAMS wanted the U,S. Supreme Court to settle a dispute over professional disclosure rules and, according to U.S. District Judg...
U.S. Supreme Court, Criminal
California case at US Supreme Court could reshape law on warrantless searches
By Tyler Pialet
State and federal courts have long been divided on whether officers in hot pursuit of a misdemeanor suspect qualifies as an ex...
Technology, Judges and Judiciary
Streaming of US court cases should continue, some say
By Ilan Isaacs
The public has had unprecedented access to federal court proceedings throughout the pandemic. Some judges believe it should st...
Technology, Civil Litigation
Class counsel’s $41M in attorney fees is OK’d in Snapchat case
By Gina Kim
The attorneys who helped broker the $154.6 million settlement of an investors’ lawsuit against Snap Inc. said they were entitl...
Intellectual Property, Civil Litigation
Fund is accused of financing patent lawsuit for personal reason
By Winston Cho
Elliott Management’s chief executive, Paul Singer, is in a relationship with a colleague whose son, Stephen Backer, holds a se...
Law Practice, Law Office Management, Bankruptcy
Tom Girardi agrees to move out of his home
By Craig Anderson
Bankruptcy trustee negotiated a deal to sell the property.
Constitutional Law, Civil Rights, Civil Litigation
Irvine and O’Melveny & Myers sue over Orange County’s DNA collection practice
By Henrik Nilsson
The district attorney is requiring DNA samples as part of plea deals in misdemeanor cases, the plaintiffs said, adding the law...
Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Ex-Butte County judge admonished for remarks to litigants, staff, attorneys
By Arin Mikailian
Through her attorney, Judge Barbara Roberts apologized to those whom she may have offended with her comments and said her goal...
Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation
Bay Area herring fishers sue Chevron over oil spill
By Blaise Scemama
The lawsuit alleges some 700 gallons of oil spilled into the waters of San Pablo Bay on Feb. 9, directly into some of the Bay’...
Judges and Judiciary, Government
Legislators look to update court budget to reflect changes
By Malcolm Maclachlan
It quickly became clear Thursday at the first state Senate budget subcommittee hearing on the court's funding that the branch ...
Civil Litigation
Judge won’t dismiss suit against Robinhood over earlier outages
By Winston Cho
U.S. District Judge James Donato called on both sides to settle after calling the case unusual since Robinhood already admitte...
U.S. Supreme Court, Judges and Judiciary, Government
Congress has questions about high court’s ‘shadow cases’
By Craig Anderson
These emergency relief orders are short, occur without oral argument, and sometimes are not accompanied by the names of the ju...
Labor/Employment, Government
Bill to end nondisclosure clauses debated by employers and workers
By Jessica Mach
Employers’ attorneys who have spent the last two years navigating the #MeToo legislation say the bill’s passage could potentia...
Technology, Corporate
Researcher who wrote critically of Uber to guide its marketplace policy
By Jessica Mach
Alex Rosenblat, who was formerly a researcher at New York City-based think tank Data & Society, will be head of marketplac...
Government, Criminal
OC DA to argue in LA County against dropping special circumstances
By Tyler Pialet
The unusual move adds Orange County DA Todd Spitzer to a growing list of county prosecutors who have publicly rebuked LA Count...
Judges and Judiciary, California Courts of Appeal, Appellate Practice
Chief justice asked to reassign delayed 3rd District cases
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Gary E. Strankman, leader of a commission that reviewed appellate court delays in 2000 calls continued lags of up to five year...
Labor/Employment, Government
Union attorney nominated as NLRB general counsel
By Jessica Mach
Jennifer A. Abruzzo most recently was special counsel for the Communications Workers of America, the nation's largest union re...