Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation
LADWP sued over gas leak in San Fernando Valley
By Gina Kim
San Fernando Valley area communities file class action in LA Superior Court against city’s Department of Water and Power over ...
Judges and Judiciary, Covid Court Ops
Largest counties get most of extra backlog clearance funds
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The money seems to go toward three main types of expenditure: staff, technology and protective gear.
Government
LA city attorney says judge can't usurp elected officials' role
By Blaise Scemama
LA City Attorney Mike Feuer told U.S. District Judge David O. Carter, "You've asked, 'Is it really appropriate for a court to ...
Legal Education
JAMS founder joins faculty at Pepperdine’s Straus Institute
By Kamila Knaudt
Daniel Weinstein will teach advanced mediation at the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine University Caruso ...
Criminal
LA sheriff’s officers will attend parole hearings if DAs won’t
By Tyler Pialet
Prosecutors say Sheriff Alex Villanueva’s decision to send his investigators to appear in their absence is unprecedented.
U.S. District Judge William Alsup suggests “it was reckless, maybe criminally reckless” for the utility to have not cut down a...
State Bar & Bar Associations, California Supreme Court
Supreme Court again tells State Bar to look at bias against Black male attorneys
By Henrik Nilsson
Gregory Harper is challenging his disbarment citing two studies that show Black male attorneys in California are more likely t...
Health Care & Hospital Law, Civil Litigation
$2B Roundup settlement modeled on other major cases
By Craig Anderson
Elizabeth J. Cabraser, a San Francisco-based partner with Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP, filed the deal Wednesday...
While employers are being forced to grapple with and interpret yet another set of shifting rules -- some of which attorneys sa...
Labor/Employment, California Supreme Court
State high court won’t hear unions challenge to Proposition 22
By Jessica Mach
The high court indicated the plaintiffs could refile the petition "in an appropriate court."
Real Estate/Development, Government, Civil Litigation
Former judge fights state’s rental properties lockdown
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Former judge Steven C. Bailey and San Diego attorney Martha E. Romero represent Mammoth Lakes vacation property owners who sue...
“Congress can give us direct penalty authority to deter deception aimed at workers in the Internet-enabled gig economy and rul...
Government, Criminal
Governor reverses parole for murderer granted clemency
By Tyler Pialet
Gov. Gavin Newsom reviewed the convict’s parole hearing testimony and the objections of a board member who had voted against r...
Government, Criminal, Civil Litigation
LA DA’s counsel argues in court against his deputies
By Blaise Scemama
With 400 people listening in, Superior Court Judge James C. Chalfant heard arguments for and against a preliminary injunction ...
Judges and Judiciary, Government
California’s new US senator assigned to Judiciary Committee
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Alex Padilla is not a lawyer, but is no stranger to litigation. As California’s secretary of state from 2015 until last month,...
Judges and Judiciary, Civil Rights
US judge considers drastic steps to address LA homelessness
By Gina Kim
U.S. District Judge David O. Carter ordered attorneys to submit papers outlining the limit of his power to remedy the problems...
Labor/Employment
United pilots, attendants get lawsuit revived over home base
By Craig Anderson
United Airlines persuaded two district judges to dismiss the employees' lawsuits, but a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals pane...
Law Practice, Civil Litigation, Bankruptcy
Law firm can’t solicit Girardi Keese gas leak clients
By Jessica Mach
Frantz Law Group APLC, which previously worked with Girardi Keese in the Porter Ranch class action, will proceed with the case...
Labor/Employment
Union gets 1st virus injunction against meat processing plant
By Jessica Mach
The tentative ruling issued Jan. 29 by Merced County Superior Court Judge Brian L. McCabe said new variants of the COVID-19 vi...
Judges and Judiciary, California Courts of Appeal, Appellate Practice
Judicial Council report shows 3rd District lags in resources and issued opinions
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Workload issues in the appellate courts may partially mirror similar problems seen in the superior courts. According to the Ju...
Law Practice, Civil Litigation, Bankruptcy
Temporary conservator appointed for Tom Girardi
By Henrik Nilsson
Famed trial lawyer, facing bankruptcy and possible professional discipline, is said to suffer from short-term memory loss.
Judges and Judiciary, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Parade of US judges to senior status continues
By Craig Anderson, Gina Kim
The exodus of district judges is not surprising, and the list of vacancies is expected to grow in the coming weeks.
Law Practice, Law Office Management
Holland & Knight opens OC office with litigators from Enterprise Counsel Group
By Kamila Knaudt
The new office, located in Irvine, is led by executive partner David A. Robinson, the former president and founding shareholde...
Law Practice, Law Office Management
Heather Rosing takes Klinedinst helm
By Kamila Knaudt
Rosing is the second person to lead the firm in its 37 years, succeeding founder John D. Klinedinst, who became chair emeritus...
Law Practice, Judges and Judiciary, Covid Court Ops, Civil Litigation
OC courts begin civil jury trials again
By Blaise Scemama
Criminal and probate jury trials have also resumed in Orange County, at judicial discretion.
Constitutional Law, Civil Litigation
US judge blocks some state caps on church attendance
By Winston Cho
Following growing precedent of fashioning pandemic policies to safeguard constitutionally protected activities, U.S. District ...
Civil Rights, Civil Litigation
BLM protesters facing trials seek malicious prosecution damages
By Tyler Pialet
The administrative claims accuse San Luis Obispo County District Attorney Dan Dow of charging the protesters “based on bias an...
Health Care & Hospital Law, Criminal
Inmate transfers by state prisons was flawed, inspector general report finds
By Gina Kim
Office of the Inspector General report calls state prison system’s COVID-19 inmate transfer protocol “a public health disaster”
Technology, Securities, Civil Litigation
Investors suing Robinhood face long odds, lawyers say
By Winston Cho
At least six lawsuits were filed against the Menlo Park-based company in federal courts across California Friday for restricti...
Constitutional Law, Civil Litigation
San Jose church found in contempt for violating orders
By Gina Kim
Santa Clara County judge finds Calvary Chapel in contempt, but suspends fine against church pastors as long as they adhere to ...