Civil Litigation
Microchip must turn over federal investigation documents in $100M fraud suit
By Nicole Tyau
Jeffrey H. Reeves, the senior attorney for Costa Mesa-based Theodora Oringher PC representing Microsemi's executives, said the...
Civil Litigation
NoonanLance achieves $65M SeaWorld settlement for stockholder class
By Carter Stoddard
SeaWorld will pay a class of stockholders $65 million to settle litigation alleging the company’s senior leadership ignored an...
Law Practice, Alternative Dispute Resolution
FedArb brings aboard regulatory expert Ted Ullyot
By Carter Stoddard
Federal Arbitration has added Ted Ullyot, the monitoring trustee for T-Mobile's $26 billion merger with Sprint, to its panel o...
Government, Constitutional Law, Civil Litigation
Amici weigh in on Votings Rights Act case
By Justin Kloczko
Municipalities, councilmembers, and voting advocates have weighed in via amicus briefs on the appealed Santa Monica voting rig...
Civil Litigation, California Courts of Appeal
Monsanto claims federal conflict in $78M verdict appeal
By Winston Cho
Monsanto said it's impossible to comply with state law labeling requirements because the Environmental Protection Agency would...
U.S. District Judge Edward J. Davila agreed to narrow the DOJ’s claims against Elizabeth Holmes but only in relation to allege...
Labor/Employment
Judge denies Teamsters motion to lift AB 5 injunction
By Jessica Mach
U.S. District Judge Roger T. Benitez said the Teamsters failed to demonstrate how the preliminary injunction, which bars the s...
Government, Environmental & Energy
Bill would make utilities share information on vulnerable customers during shut-offs
By Malcolm Maclachlan
AB 2179, from Assemblyman Marc Levine, D-Marin County, would require electric utilities to share information about which homes...
Government, Criminal
LA DA’s race at center of ‘progressive prosecution’ debate
By Blaise Scemama
As this wave hits the Los Angeles County district attorney race via challenger George Gascon, who has received many progressiv...
Government, Environmental & Energy
Edison pays $900K to US for 2014 fire
By Carter Stoddard
Southern California Edison was accused of negligence in what has become known as the “Way Fire.” In its complaint, the federal...
Orange County Superior Court judge Gregory W. Jones wants more information from prosecutors and defense attorneys before he ru...
Labor/Employment
Judge orders DoorDash to arbitrate 5,010 courier claims
By Jessica Mach
"The employer here, DoorDash, faced with having to actually honor its side of the bargain, now blanches at the cost of the fil...
Civil Litigation
Some of former FBI director’s testimony irrelevant in VW trial, judge rules
By Winston Cho
U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer found Freeh’s testimony, claiming the Detroit federal judge who approved the fine did not c...
Entertainment & Sports
Sign-signaling suit against MLB unlikely to score, experts say
By Steven Crighton
Former Dodgers pitcher Michael Bolsinger faulted a recently discovered sign-signaling scheme for prompting a disastrous career...
Health Care & Hospital Law, Government
Drug makers seek to block drug price reporting law
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America has filed a motion for summary judgment to block enforcement of SB 17...
Judges and Judiciary
US District Judge James Otero to retire in April
By Blaise Scemama
On the bench for 30 years, Otero plans to go into the private sector as a neutral in alternative dispute resolution.
Civil Rights, Civil Litigation
Attorney warns colleges of Title VI consequences for alleged anti-Semitism
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Harmeet Dhillon’s client, the conservative David Horowitz Freedom Center, specifically cited the college’s failure to “take ac...
Corporate, Civil Litigation
Monsanto appeals $87 million Roundup verdict
By Winston Cho
The May verdict was the third consecutive loss for Monsanto on accusations its glyphosate-based weed killer can cause non-Hodg...
The law, which was supposed to take effect Jan. 1, bans employers from making mandatory arbitration agreements a precondition ...
Labor/Employment
Uber, Postmates are denied an injunction of gig worker law
By Jessica Mach
A federal judge on Monday formally denied Uber and Postmates' motion for a preliminary injunction against Assembly Bill 5, the...
Intellectual Property, Civil Litigation
Man suing Uber for stealing his idea argues his lawsuit isn’t too late
By Craig Anderson
Plaintiff Kevin L. Halpern, who claims his trade secrets were stolen by Uber Technologies Inc., testified Monday he was unawar...
Criminal
Orange County attorney arrested for selling firearms, methamphetamine
By Nicole Tyau
The Fountain Valley lawyer allegedly sold a .40-caliber pistol and a .45-caliber rifle as well as a quarter-pound of methamphe...
Entertainment & Sports
Tennis pro reinstated after a positive anti-doping test
By Steven Crighton
Attorneys for Robert Farah said the positive result was likely due to steroids in beef he ate the night prior.
Law Practice, Communications Law
Hueston Hennigan marks 5 years with dinner and the governor
By David Houston
Gov. Gavin Newsom was among 150 attorneys and judges who attended the event.
Labor/Employment
Teamsters protest AB 5 injunction in truckers spat with AG
By Jessica Mach
“Even though the preliminary injunction is against the State, the only party moving to stay the order is the Teamsters,” accor...
Government, Civil Litigation
Riverside County city on the hook for $25.6 million
By Justin Kloczko
A Riverside County Superior Court jury has delivered a $25.6 million verdict against the city of Hemet, finding it was neglige...
Labor/Employment, Entertainment & Sports
Musicians voice displeasure with state’s new gig worker law
By Jessica Mach
In January, multiple bills were introduced to provide exemptions to the law for alarm service workers, freelance journalists, ...
Government, Criminal
LA DA drops out of debate, says organizer is linked to challenger
By Blaise Scemama
According to a Lacey campaign statement released Friday, Lacey dropped out after her campaign discovered that one of the coali...
Intellectual Property, Civil Litigation
Uber lawyer says trade secrets claim barred by statute of limitations
By Craig Anderson
It was a frustrating Friday afternoon for Greenberg Gross LLP partner Alan A. Greenberg, who complained his client — plaintiff...
Google’s cloud-based photo service failed to secure consumer consent required under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy...