Native Americans, Government
State AG digs in on compact fight gaming tribes
By Malcolm Maclachlan
On Monday, Bonta’s office filed a reply to the tribes’ opposition motion. The state is seeking to stay an order in favor of tr...
Litigation & Arbitration, Alternative Dispute Resolution
FedArb launches new mass arbitration program
By Gina Kim
The approach aims to streamline and settle consumer and employment cases in a more efficient and cost-effective manner, ensuri...
Law Practice, Civil Litigation
$6.9M in attorney fees awarded to class counsel in engine defect case
By Gina Kim
Last year, Hyundai and Kia agreed to put aside $760 million to settle the claims but that number could rise as claims are stil...
The sold out three-day trial college in Cabo San lucas is one of largest in-person legal events to be held in the era of the p...
U.S. judge says county of LA can’t duck out of homelessness litigation
Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Bankruptcy
Lawyers say they aren’t responsible for missing Girardi funds
By Craig Anderson
David R. Lira and Keith D. Griffin worked for prominent plaintiff’s attorney Thomas V. Girardi and all three are accused of mi...
Technology, Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Judge probes expert theories in Apple antitrust trial
By Winston Cho
Tuesday marked the seventh day of an antitrust trial over Apple barring marketplaces for apps aside from its own and other pol...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Bar exam pass rate improves but falls short of highs
By Henrik Nilsson
37.2% passed the February exam this year, or 1,151 people, the State Bar reported late on Friday. The results come after an al...
Constitutional Law, Civil Litigation
County: homeless case lacks Article III case in controversy
By Gina Kim
LA County tells Judge David O. Carter of the Central District of California that while he might do a better job than the gover...
Criminal
Boudin will personally prosecute man accused of stabbing Asians
By Tyler Pialet
Superior Court Judge Brian L. Ferrall gave Patrick Thompson’s attorney two days to respond to District Attorney Chesa Boudin’s...
Obituaries, California Supreme Court
Justice Reynoso remembered as humble but fierce
By Kamila Knaudt
Reynoso died Friday at the Angel Lite Elder Care facility in Oroville just a few days after his 90th birthday.
Labor/Employment, Constitutional Law, Administrative/Regulatory
Law pros urge feds to ban caste-based discrimination
By Jessica Mach
The logic that a landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling used last June to extend Title VII protections to LGBTQ workers seems to ...
Health Care & Hospital Law, Civil Litigation
Expert says California in midst of opioid crisis
By Blaise Scemama
Dr. Randall Stafford of the Stanford School of Medicine, said Monday an opioid epidemic not only existed but overly-prescribed...
Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Epic Games expert says Apple approach led to higher prices
By Winston Cho
The testimony opened a pivotal phase of the trial before U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers that will focus on establi...
Criminal, Constitutional Law, Civil Rights
1st Central District jury trial of the pandemic starts in Santa Ana
By Gina Kim
First jury trial commences without a hitch in Central District of California after 14-month hiatus in U.S. District Judge Corm...
Why does the law seem to act so often against poor people? Justice Cruz Reynoso became visibly agitated as he pondered his own...
The Mitzel Group steers business clients away from problems.
Judges and Judiciary, California Courts of Appeal
Justice Richard Aronson will retire from 4th District
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The 4th District Court of Appeal justice has been a bench officer in California for 32 years.
Government, Criminal
DA appears for arraignment in stabbing of elderly Asians
By Tyler Pialet
The defendant refused to be transported from jail to court, so the arraignment was postponed. DA Chesa Boudin asked the judge ...
Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Criminal
2 Hemet attorneys arrested on charges of stealing deceased client’s funds
By Kamila Knaudt
Trent Wayne Thompson and Quinton Ray Swanson of the Law Offices of Thompson & Swanson LC were charged with identity theft,...
Technology, Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Judge asks if non-Apple app stores would mean less fraud and privacy problems
By Winston Cho
“One problem with limiting competition is that you don’t get innovation,” U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers said duri...
Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation
Plaintiffs oppose SoCal Edison settlement protocol
By Gina Kim
Los Angeles County Judge William F. Highberger, who is presiding over the litigation, has stayed until the fall trials and dis...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Tom Girardi ‘will never practice law again,’ State Bar is told
By Blaise Scemama
Sheppard Mullin partner Nicholas Van Brunt, who represents Robert Girardi in his brother’s probate case, told the State Bar la...
Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
CalSavers not preempted by US law, circuit panel says
By Craig Anderson
The lawsuit by the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association was the first to challenge a program like CalSavers on ERISA preemption...
Judges and Judiciary, Covid Court Ops
All Imperial County main court hearings are in person as of Monday
By Blaise Scemama
The El Centro Courthouse will continue screenings and visitors will be asked if they have been exposed to someone who has test...
Native Americans
Gaming tribes oppose state’s stay request for completing compacts
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The tribes’ attorneys rejected the state’s arguments that a stay would preserve the status quo while litigation plays out, not...
Government, Civil Litigation
Prosecutors suing Contra Costa County DA call dismissal motion ‘frivolous’
By Tyler Pialet
The plaintiffs allege they were demoted and denied opportunities for growth after Diana Becton was elected district attorney i...
Civil Litigation, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
LA County says US judge’s order not based on facts
By Gina Kim
“The county saw the district court’s ‘evidence’ and learned about its novel legal arguments for the first time on April 20, 20...
Judges and Judiciary, Government
Legislative Analyst’s Office has lots of questions on remote courts
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Anita Lee, principal fiscal and policy analyst with the Legislative Analyst’s Office, said, “The Legislature may want to consi...
Technology, Civil Rights, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Judge objects to Epic Games counsel’s suggestion rulings aren’t fair
By Winston Cho
U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers will decide whether Apple maintains a monopoly over its App Store, and if so, the r...