Government, Criminal
Judge says San Diego DA can take case back from LA DA
By Blaise Scemama
San Diego DA Summer Stephan and Sacramento DA Anne Marie Schubert said they will not allow LA DA George Gascón to prosecute th...
Technology, Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Video platform sues Google, chat site sues Amazon
By Winston Cho
Rumble's lawsuit seeking over $2 billion from Google was filed the same day as social media site Parler sued Amazon for effect...
Real Estate/Development
Property owners dispute claims of eviction wave
By Henrik Nilsson
Despite government efforts to halt evictions, legal aid organizations say they have seen an uptick in what they term nuisance ...
Civil Litigation
Western Digital’s $7.75M settlement with female workers is OK’d
By Gina Kim
The settlement agreement provides $2.38 million in attorney fees. The class was represented by Sanford Heisler Sharp LLP, Medi...
U.S. Magistrate Judge Carolyn K. Delaney cited the “rationale of protecting highly visible public servants from becoming targe...
Law Practice, Government
New LA County Counsel named to head 300-attorney office
By Kamila Knaudt
Rodrigo Castro-Silva succeeded Mary Wickham, who was appointed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court as a commissioner in N...
Government, Covid Court Ops
$4.1B state courts budget includes funds for backlogs
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The budget includes $381.1 million in new funding, “including critical new investments to support the essential services provi...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Law Practice
Bar OKs provisional license for grads back to 2015
By Henrik Nilsson
The program allows 2020 law school graduates to practice under the supervision of an attorney. After two years, provisional at...
Government, Criminal
San Diego DA doesn’t want LA DA to prosecute her cases
By Blaise Scemama
San Diego DA Summer Stephan filed a motion to revoke authorization for the LA DA George Gascón's office to prosecute a defenda...
Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Trustee seeks firm to take on Girardi Keese cases
By Jessica Mach
Elissa D. Miller, a partner at SulmeyerKupetz APC who was appointed by the U.S. Trustee last week to handle Girardi Keese's fi...
U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law
Supreme Court to hear appeal of California’s charity donors law
By Craig Anderson
Attorneys for two conservative nonprofits argued disclosure of donors' identities violates their freedom of association under ...
Judges and Judiciary, Covid Court Ops
US courts in state extend halt to jury trials, in-person proceedings
By Gina Kim
All courthouses in the Central District are closed to the public except for criminal matters, which can be conducted remotely ...
Technology, Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
US courts set up new security after cyberattack
By Winston Cho
The Northern District of California court said Thursday in an emailed statement that it’s “working to update protocols for hig...
Criminal
Felony charges have been filed against convicts in unemployment scam
By Tyler Pialet
“Given the magnitude of the fraud within the state prisons, county jails, other detention facilities and in our communities, i...
Labor/Employment
Non-union workers push for post-pandemic right of recall
By Jessica Mach
While a handful of major jurisdictions issued ordinances last summer and in the early fall requiring certain employers to rehi...
Judges and Judiciary, Government, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Democratic Senate gives Biden leeway to name US judges
By Craig Anderson
California attorneys involved in vetting judges said the Democratic majority in the Senate, with the help of a tie-breaking vo...
Construction
New construction law practice to serve US, European clients
By Henrik Nilsson
The alliance will serve the construction and infrastructure industry's "need for multinational excellence in construction lega...
Government, Criminal
Mendocino DA papers judge over animal cruelty, gun rulings
By Tyler Pialet
In a memo sent to all prosecutors in his office Monday, District Attorney Charles D. Eyster. He said it’s now office policy to...
Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation
SoCalGas must face punitive damages over gas leak, judge rules
By Gina Kim
SoCalGas loses summary adjudication bid to toss out punitive damages in gas leak litigation
Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation
Motion says dismissed LA water case counsel should lose $1.65M in fees
By Blaise Scemama
San Fernando Valley personal injury attorney Michael J. Libman was liaison counsel to the ratepayers class in its suit against...
Judges and Judiciary
Chief justice seeks vaccine priority for courts
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye did not ask for priority over front-line medical workers, but that court staff be given pre...
Labor/Employment
New Labor Department contractor rule likely to be challenged
By Jessica Mach
The rule, which the Department of Labor finalized Wednesday, simplifies the test for determining whether a worker is an indepe...
Law Office Management, Appellate Practice
Veteran appellate lawyer joins California Appellate Law Group
By Kamila Knaudt
Heinke and Weisel joined the boutique as of counsel, moving from Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, where Heinke co-led t...
Health Care & Hospital Law, Government, Constitutional Law, Civil Litigation
State drug price law doesn’t affect interstate commerce, judge rules
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The law requires manufacturers to report price increases of 16% or more over a two-year period, and to provide a 60-day notice...
Criminal, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Bail company must face antitrust class action, judge rules
By Winston Cho
While he dismissed every other defendant, U.S. District Judge Jon S. Tigar on Tuesday allowed claims against the American Sure...
Criminal, Constitutional Law, California Supreme Court
State high court weighs conflicting bail provisions in Constitution
By Tyler Pialet
The California Supreme Court’s decision in the Humphrey case could effectively eliminate cash bail schedules statewide,
Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Bankruptcy
Girardi and counsel no show at bankruptcy hearing
By Jessica Mach
Russell issued an order late Tuesday afternoon authorizing the move, and said at the hearing he hoped the U.S. Trustee would a...
Technology, Judges and Judiciary
Northern District judges may keep virtual hearings after pandemic
By Winston Cho
The district was among the first in the nation to begin remote proceedings following state government lockdown orders imposed ...
Chief Deputy Legal Affairs Secretary Analea J. Patterson took over from Catherine E. Lhamon on New Year’s Eve.
State Bar & Bar Associations, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Judge says she’ll likely refer Girardi to State Bar
By Henrik Nilsson
Girardi is accused of stealing millions of dollars from several clients. The case discussed on Monday involved a victim of the...