Law Practice, Government, Criminal
LA DA slashes gang, narcotics divisions
By Tyler Pialet
Prosecutors in the Hardcore Gang Unit and Major Narcotics Division attended virtual meetings Wednesday, when they were told bo...
Judges and Judiciary, Government
San Joaquin County judge appointed
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The San Joaquin County Superior Court now has a full complement of judges.
Technology, Civil Litigation
Lawyers resist working together to lead Google ad class action
By Winston Cho
U.S. District Judge Beth L. Freeman directed the lawyers “back to the drawing board to work something else out” on who will se...
Judges and Judiciary, Civil Litigation
LA courts ramp up in-person civil jury trials
By Blaise Scemama
Presiding Judge Eric Taylor laid out several factors each judge must now address before a civil case is deemed ready for a cou...
Labor/Employment, Administrative/Regulatory
NLRB to ‘vigorously prosecute’ retaliation for employee ‘concerted activity’
By Jessica Mach
Acting General Counsel Peter S. Ohr said the board will also clarify what types of conduct is protected by federal law.
U.S. Supreme Court, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
High court OKs Facebook texts to non-customer
By Craig Anderson
Attorneys familiar with the Telephone Consumer Protection Act say the high court’s Thursday ruling will limit lawsuits — commo...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Some think Girardi downfall could tarnish the profession
By Henrik Nilsson
Thomas V. Girardi’s national stature allowed the alleged wrongdoing to penetrate into popular culture in a way most attorney s...
Judges and Judiciary, Admiralty/Maritime
New judge to handle dive boat fire mass tort case
By Gina Kim
Plaintiffs removed the previous LA County judge from the Conception case on a peremptory challenge.
The approval Tuesday comes as the high court is working through a backlog of nearly 20 other requests, the most recent of whic...
Civil Rights, Civil Litigation
Nestle defeats mislabeling claim of child slave labor
By Gina Kim
“Nowhere in the operative complaint does plaintiff identify the product she purchased,” U.S. District Judge M. James Lorenz wr...
Law Practice, Law Office Management
21 Dentons litigators join Husch Blackwell in LA, Bay Area
By Kamila Knaudt
The mass tort litigation team will be the foundation of Husch Blackwell’s two new offices in California.
A recent audit found the statewide fraud has cost taxpayers more than $11 billion since the emergency pandemic payments were i...
U.S. Supreme Court, Entertainment & Sports
Justices ask tough questions on student athletes’ pay
By Craig Anderson
Seth P. Waxman, a partner with Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP who represents the NCAA, was hit with hostile questio...
‘People’s lawyer’ helped hippies, rockers in Summer of Love
Technology, Civil Litigation
Robinhood says lawsuits over stock transactions are securities actions
By Gina Kim
Robinhood argues its move to block certain stock purchases directly affected users’ trading decisions.
Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
State Bar files formal disciplinary charges against Tom Girardi
By Henrik Nilsson
The famed plaintiffs’ lawyer is accused of stealing millions of dollars from clients.
Health Care & Hospital Law, Civil Litigation
State DOJ must stop filing suits over acrylamide
By Jessica Mach
The California Chamber of Commerce sued Attorney General Xavier Becerra in 2019, alleging the state was violating the First Am...
Longtime Gibson Dunn 1st Amendment expert was ‘tour de force’
Constitutional Law, Civil Litigation
Split circuit says government can limit in-home religious meetings
By Winston Cho
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals denied plaintiffs’ request to halt state limits on religious meetings in homes such as B...
San Diego County ordinance banning sale of flavored tobacco products does not preempt federal authority by setting manufacturi...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
State Bar files formal disciplinary charges against Tom Girardi
By Henrik Nilsson
The famed plaintiffs lawyer is accused of stealing millions of dollars from clients.
Law Practice, Civil Litigation, Bankruptcy
San Francisco litigation fund expands to bankruptcy cases
By Kamila Knaudt
The debtor-in-possession fund, Legalist DIP Fund I, closed in early March and has so far raised $50 million, which will be use...
Civil Litigation
LA County asks to be dismissed from skid row alliance lawsuit
By Gina Kim
The lawsuit by people who live, work and own businesses in skid row state the city and county made homelessness worse by faili...
Intellectual Property, Health Care & Hospital Law
Companies say patent action could hamper vaccine work
By Gina Kim
“This court should dismiss Allele’s amended complaint ... before this lawsuit becomes another burden on Pfizer and BioNTech as...
Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Civil Litigation
Court of Appeal reinstates malpractice claims against Greenberg Traurig and former shareholder
By Henrik Nilsson
Celebrity fitness trainer Jillian Michaels claims lawyer negotiated conflicting contracts with different companies.
Health Care & Hospital Law, Civil Litigation
Judge rejects $53M settlement of false advertising lawsuit
By Winston Cho
U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria noted some ambiguity regarding the amount that would be deducted from the nonreversionary s...
Labor/Employment, California Supreme Court
State high court clarifies meaning of ‘public works’
By Jessica Mach
The court aimed to clarify the types of labor that fall under the state’s definition of “public works” for the purposes of det...
Attorneys at the Law Offices of Brian J. Breiter turn improv skills into courtroom success.
U.S. Supreme Court, Law Practice
Churches’ attorneys see a way to get fees for pro bono cases
By Gina Kim
In an 8-1 decision, the Supreme Court recently affirmed nominal damages for a past violation of civil rights satisfied the red...
“These orders do not promote safety; they keep our clients, mostly from Black and Brown communities, in jail when they are pre...