Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation
Judge walks out as Uber and Lyft lawyers seek answer
By Jessica Mach
Judge Ethan P. Schulman left the telephonic hearing while Rohit K. Singla, a partner at Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP and Lyf...
Civil Rights
Demand has increased for cities to hire law firms to investigate police shootings
By Tyler Pialet
Attorneys familiar with the practice of cities tapping private firms to do these investigations say there is a long precedent ...
Criminal
Judge likely to order new protections for disabled prisoners
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The case concerns the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility near San Diego, which houses one of the largest concentrations ...
Real Estate/Development, Government, Civil Litigation
Assembly Judiciary Committee passes bill on evictions and foreclosures, but it will be amended
By Malcolm Maclachlan
SB 1410 seeks to create a process to help replace two emergency rules put in place by the Judicial Council in April blocking u...
Civil Litigation, Alternative Dispute Resolution
FedArb launches multidistrict litigation advisory board
By Gina Kim
Federal Arbitration has officially launched an advisory board Wednesday with multidistrict litigation experts, former Article ...
Labor/Employment
San Francisco DA Chesa Boudin seeks to enjoin DoorDash from misclassifying its delivery workers
By Gina Kim
San Francisco DA Chesa Boudin seeks to enjoin DoorDash from misclassifying its delivery workers
Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation
Ex-employees of Pinterest, Wells Fargo file gender discrimination suits
By Jessica Mach
Former employees at Pinterest and Wells Fargo have filed gender discrimination lawsuits alleging the companies' public proclam...
Appellate Practice
LA trial court begins remote appearances for appellate division
By Kamila Knaudt
Remote oral argument appearances using Webex are now available for the Los Angeles County Superior Court's appellate division....
Criminal, Constitutional Law
Justice ‘baffled’ and ‘stunned’ over San Quentin outbreak
By Tyler Pialet
A state appellate justice on Wednesday said a convicted Orange County murderer who contracted the coronavirus at San Quentin S...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Attorney sues bar in federal court over discipline for criticizing jurists’ competence
By Henrik Nilsson
The bar alleged attorney Benjamin Pavone’s use of the word “succubistic” in an appeal was a case of gender bias against the co...
Law Practice, Judges and Judiciary, Government
Bill to curb civil backlogs now and in the future passes committee
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The Assembly Judiciary Committee analysis stated the bill would accelerate a preexisting trend "to digitize many aspects of th...
Civil Litigation
Citing diversity concerns about the choice of a monitor, judge delays Sutter Health settlement approval
By Craig Anderson
Preliminary approval of a major antitrust settlement between state and private plaintiffs with Sutter Health was postponed Wed...
Labor/Employment
Uber CEO’s benefits plan models worker-administered ones
By Jessica Mach
A benefits fund for gig workers proposed by Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi echoes a model that already exists in union contexts, b...
Health Care & Hospital Law
Judge won’t let state prisons manage own virus testing
By Winston Cho
After months of sparring over the issue, plaintiffs' attorneys seek a court order to force the agency to modify its plan. They...
Insurance, Civil Litigation
Denial of coverage cases too varied for coordination, multidistrict litigation panel rules
By Justin Kloczko
The five-judge panel in Washington, D.C. held back on combining what would have been the largest coordinated multidistrict lit...
Intellectual Property, Civil Litigation
Patent holding company wins $506.2M verdict against Apple for infringement
By Craig Anderson
The verdict is big win for Irell & Manella LLP and McKool Smith PC, which tried the case for the plaintiff, a holding comp...
San Diego County Superior Court Judge Earl H. Maas III
Government
Group says charter cities can pass new soda taxes despite legislated moratorium
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Gov. Jerry Brown signed the Keep Groceries Affordable Act in 2018, which banned all new local taxes on beverages with added su...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Government, Criminal
State Bar considers ban on police donations to DA races
By Henrik Nilsson
El Dorado County District Attorney Vern Pierson, who is president of the California District Attorneys Association, opposed th...
Law Practice, Civil Litigation
No face shields required on witnesses in Southern District trial
By Gina Kim
Witnesses began testifying Tuesday in the second day of trial before Chief Judge Larry A. Burns of the Southern District of Ca...
Real Estate/Development, Government
Judicial Council voting this week on rescinding foreclosure and eviction bans
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Voting was ordered to take place by Thursday, after the chief justice cautioned the judiciary should not legislate and Democra...
Intellectual Property, Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg., 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit reverses antitrust ruling against Qualcomm
By Winston Cho
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found Qualcomm’s dominant market position is the result of superior products and practic...
Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation
Ruling on Uber, Lyft could impact other gig apps, lawyers say
By Jessica Mach
Monday’s ruling explicitly rejected an argument the companies have long made: They do not employ drivers, but are rather techn...
Government
Kamala Harris, presumptive Democratic VP nominee, rose through the party ranks in California
By Justin Kloczko
If nominated at the Democratic party convention Harris will the first Black woman on a major presidential ticket.
Law Practice
Civil rights lawyer sees courts as antidote to dysfunctional government
By Blaise Scemama
Mark Rosenbaum has been utilizing the judiciary to further causes he believes in since he began his career helping to defend D...
Health Care & Hospital Law, Government
Coffee labeling case appears headed for another trial
By Justin Kloczko
A Los Angeles judge denied remaining plaintiff's motions seeking to invalidate a new state regulation stating coffee doesn't p...
Government
Translation problems found in all 9 state ballot languages, writs say
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The translation problems affected several initiatives on the November ballot, said a writ filed by the attorney general agains...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Criminal
Disbarred Beverly Hills lawyer admits bilking client
By Henrik Nilsson
Alan F. Broidy stole $512,526 from his client and used the money to pay off personal debt, according to U.S. Attorney Nicola T...
California Supreme Court
Award wrongly cut in case of Black man killed by police, justices say
By Craig Anderson
The state Supreme Court reversed a Court of Appeal decision that had reduced a jury’s $8 million noneconomic damages award bec...
Labor/Employment, Government
Business groups want private right of action deleted from labor bills
By Jessica Mach
Groups like the California Chamber of Commerce have long pushed to strike private right of action clauses from proposed bills,...