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Government, Civil Litigation


A woman who filed a proposed class action accusing the government of denying her family stimulus checks because of her husband...


Intellectual Property, Civil Litigation


Tesla says nascent rival incited secrets theft

Jul. 28, 2020
By Winston Cho

The world's leading electric vehicle maker alleged that four of its 178 former employees who now work at Rivian were directed ...


Obituaries


Bruce R. Geernaert (1928-2020)

Jul. 28, 2020
By Blaise Scemama

Former judge, JAMS mediator believed every problem had a good solution.


Real Estate/Development, California Supreme Court


The Judicial Council voted to hold back $25 million to help courts deal with COVID-19 related backlogs.


Government, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


A State Bar ethics committee charged with raising questions about a proposal to prohibit elected district attorneys from accep...



Agility

Jul. 27, 2020

When the pandemic hit, DTO Law bolstered its transactions and restructuring practices.


State Bar & Bar Associations, Legal Education


Nineteen law school deans asked the state Supreme Court to allow admission to the bar for graduates who failed to get a passin...


Judges and Judiciary


All Northern District of California jury trials are postponed until October, Chief Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton ordered, citing g...


Intellectual Property, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


The Association for Accessible Medicines, a nonprofit that represents generic drug manufacturers, alleged the bill unconstitut...


Judges and Judiciary


"Cases are memorable because of the conversations that you have with your colleagues about their respective views," said the j...


Civil Litigation


Cases on calendar from Aug. 3 and thereafter can be scheduled via the LACourtConnect program.


The state high court reversed a 125-year sentence for five enhancements the judge told the jurors they could assume had been p...


Government, Environmental & Energy


15 cities sue PG&E over electricity tax accounting

Jul. 24, 2020
By Malcolm Maclachlan

The complaint claims customers are required to pay taxes on the full value of electricity they use. But it alleges the utiliti...


Civil Litigation, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


The lower court should have decertified the class in a lawsuit against Kimberly-Clark Corp. and a co-defendant over faulty med...


State Bar & Bar Associations


ABA to release report on ‘legal deserts’

Jul. 24, 2020
By Kamila Knaudt

The American Bar Association announced plans to release its second annual Profile of the Legal Profession Report on July 28.


The city of Los Angeles, a creditor in both bankruptcy proceedings, moved for the cases to be jointly administered, arguing th...


Judges and Judiciary, Government


John W. Holcomb, a Costa Mesa-based partner with Greenberg Gross LLP; Shireen Matthews, a Jones day partner; and Todd W. Robi...


Data Privacy


Facebook agreed to pay an additional $100 million to secure approval of what was already the largest settlement of a class act...


Labor/Employment


By making it easier for employers to fire workers who speak profanely, the decision could significantly undermine union and ot...


In his announced efforts to overhaul the county’s criminal justice system, Boudin placed an emphasis on holding law enforcemen...


Law Practice, Health Care & Hospital Law


The proposed Fairness for Injured Patients Act would raise the cap for non-economic damages from $250,000 to more than $1.1 mi...


Judges and Judiciary


The opinion interprets the canons of the state’s Code of Judicial Ethics for judges who “may feel a moral obligation to suppor...


Roy Den Hollander, who died of a self-inflicted gunshot, is the primary subject in the shooting of the husband and son of U.S....


Criminal


U.S. District Judge Jon Tigar agreed to implement the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s recommendation...


Labor/Employment


NDAs covering race bias claims bring questions

Jul. 23, 2020
By Jessica Mach

Toni J. Jaramilla says she represents workers who feel they face racial discrimination at companies that publicly support Blac...


Civil Litigation


As the personal injury asbestos trial proceeds with remaining defendant MetalClad Insulation in Alameda County, all witnesses ...


Civil Litigation, Banking


The lawsuit claims several major banks conspired to keep $4.2 billion in agent fees for themselves. The banks say the new rule...


Law Practice, Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation


Former paralegal at major media, entertainment law firm files PAGA lawsuit.


State Bar & Bar Associations


Bar exam results expected mid-January

Jul. 23, 2020
By Henrik Nilsson

The bar is working to expedite the grading time line, it said in a “frequently asked questions” posting to explain the procedu...


Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation


Porter Ranch plaintiff can pursue trespass claim

Jul. 23, 2020
By Justin Kloczko

The plaintiff, Kevin Dodge Jr., sued the utility, arguing his Granada Hills home was invaded by the 2015 gas leak at Aliso Can...