Native Americans, Civil Litigation
Hueston Hennigan helps Navajos secure $10M settlement for mine flood
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Tribal Attorney General Doreen N. McPaul and Assistant Attorney General Paul Spruhan worked with Hueston Hennigan LLP partners...
Intellectual Property
Inventors urge block of patent reviews until rulemaking process is completed
By Winston Cho
Despite claims that an injunction would bring an essential cog in the patent review system to a halt, U.S. Inventor argued tha...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Criminal
Nearly 70 OC cases dismissed over mishandled evidence
By Tyler Pialet
The dismissals by Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer come in response to a series of internal audits conducted by th...
Legal Education
Chapman professor retires amid anger over remarks at Trump rally
By Henrik Nilsson
Chapman University President Daniele C. Struppa announced that John C. Eastman and the school have agreed that Eastman would r...
Education Law, Civil Litigation
Sovereign immunity protects university against students’ claims for refunds
By Gina Kim
Cal State University has broad regulatory discretion to set refund policies that cannot be superseded by alleging a constituti...
Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation, California Supreme Court
Dynamex is retroactive, state Supreme Court rules
By Jessica Mach
The question has been a subject of debate since Dynamex established the “ABC” test as California’s standard for determining wh...
Technology, Civil Litigation
Investors’ counsel ask $41M in attorney fees for Snap settlement
By Gina Kim
Counsel for investors who settled securities fraud litigation against Snap Inc. seek $41 million in attorney fees.
Administrative/Regulatory
Uber asks utility commission to drop $59M fine for keeping assault victims’ IDs private
By Gina Kim
“The draconian and illegal fine sends a dangerous message to anyone who stands up for the privacy and autonomy of sexual assau...
Mergers & Acquisitions
Survey: M&A leaders bullish on future of technology deals
By Kamila Knaudt
The annual Tech Merger & Acquisition Leaders’ Survey published by Morrison & Foerster LLP said 66% of respondents anti...
Civil Litigation
OC restaurateurs sue for state, county fees paid while they were closed
By Blaise Scemama
Class counsel Brian Kabateck of Kabateck LLP, who filed similar class actions last month on behalf of restaurant owners in Los...
Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation
1st Paycheck Protection plan fraud settlement is reached
By Malcolm Maclachlan
“The defendants made false statements to multiple banks in order to obtain a Paycheck Protection Program loan that should have...
Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation
State law on arbitration fees debated in US court
By Jessica Mach
The hearing in litigation between Postmates and thousands of driver considered whether California’s SB 707 on timely arbitrati...
Government, Constitutional Law, California Supreme Court
Free speech groups asks high court to open clemency records
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The Reporters Committee for the Freedom of the Press and the First Amendment Coalition sent letters urging the state Supreme C...
Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Bankruptcy
Girardi ordered into Chapter 7, brother claims he’s incompetent
By Craig Anderson
Earlier on Wednesday, Robert Girardi filed a motion seeking to serve as his brother's guardian while asking Russell to postpon...
Government, Criminal
Gascón appears to back down on enhancements policy as other DAs in California rebuke him
By Tyler Pialet
But in a striking move in an apparent response to the state DA association now challenging his directives, Los Angeles County ...
Labor/Employment, California Supreme Court
Prop 22 opponents ask state high court to overturn it
By Jessica Mach
This strategy was key to Proposition 22's popularity among California voters, the petition contends, claiming voters did not u...
Government, Criminal
Domestic violence murder case prompts proposed Legislation
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Madera County District Attorney Sally O. Moreno alleges Julio Garay was able to find out the time and place of his estranged w...
Real Estate/Development, Civil Litigation
Online real estate marketplace and its sales rep reach $1.1M settlement
By Gina Kim
Santa Ana federal judge OKs $1.1M settlement between Zillow and employees
Law Practice, Law Office Management
Hanson Bridgett names diversity, equity, inclusion officer
By Kamila Knaudt
Partner Jennifer Martinez’s responsibilities will include spearheading diversity, equity and inclusion programming and develop...
U.S. District Judge William Alsup ruled a “prior order restricted deposition of the secretary” but that it “imposed no such re...
U.S. Supreme Court, Securities, Constitutional Law
SEC administrative law judge can’t handle fraud case
By Craig Anderson
The Monday decision was an attempt to expand a challenge to the authority of SEC administrative law judges to decide securitie...
tanford legal ethics expert viewed law as a public service.
Civil Litigation
Class action accuses Tesla of failing to honor warranty claims for its defective car batteries
By Gina Kim
Attorney sues Tesla for refusing to honor warranties to replace defective lithium ion batteries that charge electric vehicles
Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Criminal
DA, state AG appeal disqualification of prosecutor’s office
By Tyler Pialet
On Dec.11, 2020, San Luis Obispo County Superior Court Judge Matthew G.Guerrero disqualified DA Dan Dow’s office from a felony...
Government
Newsom is pressured to appoint a woman or minority as AG
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Lobbying around the job began shortly after president-elect Joe Biden announced Dec. 6 he would nominate California Attorney ...
Criminal, Covid Court Ops
LA county sets up courtroom time schedule, public audio access
By Tyler Pialet
Starting Monday, criminal calendars were divided into morning and afternoon sessions.
Health Care & Hospital Law, California Courts of Appeal
Jury to decide when man suspected tumor was misdiagnosed
By Gina Kim
In an opinion published Jan. 8, the justices reversed Contra Costa County Superior Court Judge Susanne Fenstermacher's judgmen...
Immigration, Civil Litigation
DACA students get $18.7M from Wells Fargo
By Jessica Mach
Of the amount finalized last week, $5 million will go toward attorney fees. Six plaintiffs will receive $17,000 each, and the ...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Bar passage doubles after lowered score and online testing
By Henrik Nilsson
The State Bar published the results on Friday and 5,292 people passed, or 60.7% of test-takers. It is the highest pass rate si...
Law Practice, Law Office Management, Government
Former US attorney in Los Angeles returns to Gibson Dunn
By Kamila Knaudt
“It was an easy decision for me,” said Hanna. “Gibson Dunn is a fantastic firm with a world-class, white collar defense and in...