Government, Criminal, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
DA challenges Newsom’s naming of law firm to review murder conviction
By Malcolm Maclachlan
San Bernardino County District Attorney Jason M. Anderson challenged the authority of anyone outside a court of law reviewing ...
Judges and Judiciary, Government
Legislative budget leaders offer more court funds than prior years
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The Legislature’s $4.5 billion budget plan for the judicial branch is slightly below Gov. Gavin Newsom’s number but much highe...
Commissioner Laura Cohen steers parties through restraining orders.
Criminal, California Supreme Court
Juries shouldn’t rely on eyewitness testimony, state high court says
By Craig Anderson
The court, in a unanimous opinion Thursday, directed lower courts to omit a jury instruction that they should consider a witne...
Judges and Judiciary, Community News
Statewide judicial mentor program planned on LA model
By Blaise Scemama
In an effort to expand diversity on the bench, the governor’s judicial appointments secretary, Luis Céspedes, formed an execut...
Law Practice
$25M is largest law firm claim yet against Girardi Keese
By Henrik Nilsson
Owen, Patterson & Owen LLP, a personal injury law firm in Los Angeles, filed the $25 million claim in Girardi Keese’s bank...
Law Practice, Intellectual Property
Finnegan’s 80% diverse summer associate class part of IP practice drive
By Kamila Knaudt
Of the 20 summer associates participating in Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP’s nine-week program, 80% a...
Criminal, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Defenders seek review of panel’s reinstatement of doctor’s opioid trial
By Gina Kim
U.S. District Judge Cormac J. Carney of the Central District of California dismissed defendant Dr. Jeffrey Olsen’s 34-count in...
Riverside County District Attorney Mike Hestrin will have to prove defendant Jesse Rodriguez intended to kill three people who...
Labor/Employment, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Walmart freed from $100M meal break class award
By Jessica Mach
The opinion by 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Patrick J. Bumatay concluded the former employee plaintiff lacked stand...
California Supreme Court
State high court orders review of gun enhancement case from LA
By Tyler Pialet
Petitioner Rehan Nazir was charged in 2019 by then DA Jackie Lacey, who filed dozens of criminal counts alleging he used his p...
Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation
Judge OKs $2.2M settlement in joint employer litigation
By Jessica Mach
Three hundred and seventy-seven former workers at Koji’s Japan, a now-shuttered restaurant chain, will recover the money.
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Barry Russell granted a request by trustee Elissa D. Miller to transfer 92 clients in litigation against...
Judges and Judiciary, California Courts of Appeal
Justice Jon Streeter to join Access to Justice Commission
By Henrik Nilsson
State Supreme Court Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye, appointed the 1st District Court of Appeal justice on Thursday. Stre...
DA Chesa Boudin who ran on a platform of reducing incarceration and cracking down on police misconduct is preparing four separ...
Environmental & Energy, Administrative/Regulatory
PG&E pays net $20M fine for website breakdown during power shut-off
By Winston Cho
“PG&E’s violations put the health of many customers at risk and made an already stressful and fraught situation significan...
Government, Constitutional Law, Civil Litigation
Plaintiffs in suit over FBI raid of safety deposit boxes identify themselves
By Kamila Knaudt
Plaintiffs in other cases said they remained anonymous because the government had indicated criminal investigations would comm...
Securities, Health Care & Hospital Law, Criminal
More charges in 1st DOJ COVID securities fraud prosecution
By Winston Cho
The Department of Justice estimates that over $143 million in false billings were generated in the schemes they are investigat...
Entertainment & Sports, Civil Litigation
Major League Baseball seeks no class certification for minor leaguers
By Craig Anderson
The minor league retired and current players are seeking damages for minimum wage and overtime pay violations.
Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Complaint filed over judge who extended recall signature time
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Howard Herships stated Sacramento County Superior Court Judge James P. Arguelles failed to disclose a previous partnership wit...
Judges and Judiciary, Government
Assembly budget subcommittee says no to $60M for court backlogs
By Malcolm Maclachlan
This does not mean the proposal is dead, but Gov. Gavin Newsom and the judicial branch will probably need to present a more de...
Law Practice
Other counsel OK’d for 86 former Girardi Keese clients in talc cases
By Henrik Nilsson
Thomas Girardi’s estate, now in bankruptcy, will collect 20% of any contingency fees earned, plus costs, stemming from the lit...
Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation
PG&E agrees to pay public entities $43M over 2 wildfires
By Doug Sherwin
The Kincade fire was in 2019 and the Zogg fire was in 2020.
Judges and Judiciary, Government, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Defense attorney with special prosecutor job removed from client’s case
By Tyler Pialet
Lawrence S. Middleton argued that because his title is “special prosecutor” and not “deputy district attorney,” the findings t...
Technology, Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
In antitrust suit, heart rate app says Apple sabotaged its product
By Craig Anderson
"Faced with AliveCor's tenacity, Apple next resorted to behind-the-scenes acts of sabotage, consisting primarily of undocument...
Criminal
44 DAs sue state for rules to free 76,000 prisoners early
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A prisons department spokeswoman said the rules are allowed under Proposition 57, a 2016 voter initiative designed to reduce t...
Health Care & Hospital Law, Civil Litigation
US judge rejects $2B Roundup deal, cites 'glaring flaws'
By Winston Cho
“The settlement proposed by these attorneys would accomplish a lot for Monsanto,” U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria wrote. “I...
Civil Litigation
Judge warns he’ll revive order to remove homeless from near LA freeways
By Gina Kim
U.S. District Judge David O. Carter issued two injunctions, one forcing the immediate cleanup near freeways and a second, more...
California Supreme Court
Free speech groups hail ending ‘rigid rule’ of clemency secrecy
By Craig Anderson
The state Supreme Court decided requests will be decided on a case-by-case basis, considering factors including "legitimate pr...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Entertainment & Sports
After failing test, Kim Kardashian vows to retake baby bar
By Henrik Nilsson
The reality star said in a recent episode of "Keeping Up With the Kardashians" she had failed the baby bar. Statistics show sh...
