Labor/Employment
Rideshare companies begin submitting ballot measure signatures
By Jessica Mach
The initiative, funded by Uber, Lyft and DoorDash, proposes allowing some rideshare drivers to remain independent contractors...
Judges and Judiciary
Civil attorneys praise governor’s lifting of limits on electronic filing and remote video depositions
By Malcolm Maclachlan
“What we have is statutes of limitations running during the time the courts are closed, we have trial dates coming and going, ...
Criminal
Video arraignments protect against virus, but provide no privacy
By Blaise Scemama
“I would say the biggest problem has been any degree of confidentiality of conversation between the client and the attorney. T...
Decisions by two federal judges allowing the release of detainees from a California immigration detention facility are prompti...
Law Practice, Corporate
Reed Smith slows partner cash distributions
By Carter Stoddard
The firm says it is taking a cautious approach in light of global events.
Judges and Judiciary
Defense bar ‘outraged’ over Judicial Council changes
By Meghann Cuniff
Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye OKs extended deadlines for arraignments, preliminary hearings
The coronavirus pandemic has forced American businesses to a skidding halt. With nationwide quarantines and closures, COVID-19...
Jails could breed virus but officials don’t agree on course of action.
Health Care & Hospital Law
King & Spalding helps health care providers navigate concerns with Covid-19
By Steven Crighton
Hospitals struggling to find the space and supplies they need to treat an anticipated influx of COVID-19 sufferers understanda...
Cody Pfister filmed himself in a Missouri Wal-Mart on March 11 licking 10 containers of deodorant after making a statement abo...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Legal Education
California attorneys wary of graduates practicing without bar exams during virus crisis
By Henrik Nilsson
“I believe the proposal ignores the basic purpose of a bar examination, which I believe to be the protection of the consuming ...
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act extended unemployment benefits to independent contractors when Presiden...
Law Practice
Criminal defense lawyer joins as partner at Cohen Williams
By Morgan Keith
Michael V. Schafler will make the 11th lawyer at Cohen Williams, a Los Angeles firm that has grown steadily, increasing its at...
Civil Litigation
Volkswagen lawyers say mistrial claims are last-ditch, baseless
By Winston Cho
Awarded a fraction of what they were seeking, plaintiffs’ attorneys “now throw mud at a highly respected federal judge to try ...
Constitutional Law, Civil Litigation
NRA sues governor, LA sheriff over gun store closures
By Malcolm Maclachlan
“Californians cannot exercise their Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms without such businesses,” the complaint argued.
California Supreme Court
State high court writ seeks partial overturn of LA County court closure
By Justin Kloczko
A Long Beach toxic torts attorney said Los Angles County’s presiding judge closed the courts without making a constitutional f...
Criminal
LA city prosecutors appear by phone, while defendants and their attorneys are present in court
By Blaise Scemama
The policy, part of a pilot program to comply with the Los Angeles County presiding judge’s orders to conduct proceedings tele...
Intellectual Property, Civil Litigation
Monster Energy sues over REIGN trademark
By Gina Kim
Monster Energy Co. sues small Orange County-based bottled water manufacturer for trademark infringement over popular REIGN brand
Government, California Supreme Court
Charter cities offer Huntington Beach support in sanctuary state battle
By Nicole Tyau
City attorney Michael E. Gates said four charter cities -- Vernon, Gilroy, Needles and Marysville -- have submitted formal ami...
Insurers and businesses may have opposing views on virus coverage
Criminal, Civil Rights
Prisoner mental health case plaintiffs seek thousands of early releases
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The plaintiffs in a decades-old case over state prison mental health care filed an emergency motion Wednesday night seeking in...
Labor/Employment
Business group calls for PAGA claim moratorium amid pandemic
By Nicole Tyau
In a letter sent to the governor Wednesday, the California Business and Industrial Alliance said 167 PAGA claims were filed la...
Labor/Employment, California Supreme Court
Cashier seat trial against Ralphs first since 2016 state high court ruling
By Jessica Mach
“Ralphs didn’t want to settle,” Andre E. Jardini, who represented the cashier, said in an interview Thursday. “Most every othe...
Entertainment & Sports, Civil Litigation
Class action may be first of many filed over event cancellations
By Steven Crighton
Planners for the Lightning in a Bottle music festival, held annually in or around May, were forced like many to cancel due to ...
Health Care & Hospital Law, Bankruptcy
Swab kits from San Francisco biotech company donated for coronavirus testing
By Morgan Keith
On Thursday, the Chapter 7 trustee in the bankruptcy of San Francisco-based uBiome Inc. received the green light to donate 40,...
Law Practice, Government
Civil defense and plaintiffs’ groups ask governor for sweeping changes
By Carter Stoddard
Lobbying groups representing both sides of California’s civil law bar have asked Gov. Gavin Newsom to make three sweeping exe...
Government
Rights restrictions under national emergency will lead to litigation, experts predict
By Blaise Scemama
Under most state orders, those with essential jobs — doctors, grocery store workers, police and firefighters — have been allow...
Civil Rights
US judge praises progress in Los Angeles homeless lawsuit
By Meghann Cuniff
Judge David O. Carter has enlisted Judges André Birotte Jr. and Philip S. Gutierrez to help with his unusual approach
Law Practice, Health Care & Hospital Law, Bankruptcy
Bankruptcy is a last resort: here are other steps to take during the coronavirus pandemic
By Ilan Isaacs
The ability of businesses (large and small alike) to weather this storm and rebound will depend on the severity and duration o...
Government, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Antitrust attorneys supportive but cautious about new federal collaboration guidance
By Blaise Scemama
Antitrust attorneys are supporting federal enforcement agencies plan to ensure pro-competitive collaborations can take place t...