Labor/Employment, Government
Legislature’s new procedures draw 181 workplace misconduct complaints in the past year
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The Legislature reported just 33 staff complaints in 2017 and 17 in 2018.
Not just his career, but his demeanor reminds attorneys of Judge Paul Delucchi's father.
San Diego County judge Kevin A. Enright has relieved defense attorneys from representing two pornography site operators but no...
Government, Criminal
Rising prison costs may hinder governor's revamp plans
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Last week the Legislative Analyst’s Office reported prison costs have continued to rise even though the state’s prison populat...
Legal Education, Law Practice
Low pay, high debt chases attorneys out of legal aid work
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A new report commissioned by Legal Aid Association of California has found that low pay and high law school debt are key facto...
Judges and Judiciary
Justice Jeffrey Johnson, Commission on Judicial Performance trade opening argument briefs
By Carter Stoddard
In their attempt to keep him from being removed from the appellate bench, Johnson’s attorneys accused the special masters of b...
Civil Litigation
Judge OKs evidence of VW settlements in forthcoming trial
By Winston Cho
Evidence relating to fines, settlements and other actions the German automaker was ordered to take after admitting it cheated ...
Early Latham & Watkins partner helped to build the firm's trial practice.
A Malaysian comedian accused the Laugh Factory comedy club of failing to pay him a $100,000 prize for winning a comedy contest...
Labor/Employment, Government, Civil Rights
State legislative staffer gets $310K for retaliation
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Adriana Ruelas was the legislative director for a now-former senator, Tony Mendoza, D-Buena Park. In 2017, she and two other s...
Civil Litigation
Plaintiffs: All GirlsDoPorn content transferred abroad should be void
By Gina Kim
Lawyers for 22 women who won $13M from an amateur porn company after being duped into filming content for the site are seeking...
Michael Diliberto of ADR Services reconnected the 'Reunited' soul singers Peaches & Herb.
Judges and Judiciary
‘Judicial emergency’ rules issued in Eastern District
By Malcolm Maclachlan
“The emergency procedures ... are not conducive to the fair administration of justice,” wrote U.S. District Judge Dale A. Drozd.
Entertainment & Sports, Civil Litigation
Attorneys ask panel to consider history in Comic Con row
By Steven Crighton
Lawyers representing Salt Lake Comic Con argued before a 9th Circuit panel that early adapters have been using the term “comic...
Civil Litigation
VW seeks reliance standard guidance on omitted information
By Blaise Scemama
Volkswagen asked the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to weigh in on a district court’s denial of a motion to dismiss claims ...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
State bar prosecutor’s ask judge to let license case against Avenatti stand
By Steven Crighton
Micahael Avenatti, already on the verge of standing trial in the first of two criminal matters at the time of his Jan. 14 arre...
Government, Civil Litigation
Salesforce.com hit with early privacy act class action
By Winston Cho
Plaintiffs alleged Hanna Andersson, a children’s clothing store, and its online payment services provider Salesforce failed to...
Labor/Employment, Intellectual Property, Civil Litigation
Judge denies preliminary injunction in trade secrets case
By Craig Anderson
A Santa Clara County judge has denied a preliminary injunction in a trade secrets theft case against a solar company and the p...
Environmental & Energy, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Panel mulls whether oil nuisance suit belongs in state or federal court
By Brian Cardile
Counsel for Oakland and San Francisco described the public nuisance suit against BP P.L.C., Chevron Corporation, Exxon Mobil C...
Civil Litigation, California Supreme Court
Company accused of unfair practices asks state high court for a jury trial
By Craig Anderson
State Supreme Court justices peppered attorneys with questions Monday in a case raising the question of whether a company accu...
Law Practice, Labor/Employment
Sheppard Mullin snags 2 labor lawyers from Vedder Price
By Jessica Mach
Brendan Dolan and Lucky Meinz started working as partners in Sheppard Mullin’s labor and employment practice group on Tuesday.
Civil Litigation, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Fee award trimmed 90% needs greater explanation, split panel rules.
By Brian Cardile
Pegging a lawyer’s compensation precisely to a plaintiff’s damage recovery would “create perverse incentives” in civil rights ...
Health Care & Hospital Law, Environmental & Energy
Role of SoCalGas consultant and attorney questioned
By Justin Kloczko
Was a consultant hired by Southern California Gas Company to speak with those affected by the 2015 Aliso Canyon gas leak there...
Native Americans, Civil Litigation
Indian tribe invokes sovereign immunity in complaint against financial advisor
By Carter Stoddard
The immunity claim against counterclaims filed by the Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians on Tuesday in the Eastern D...
Government
Judge rejects injunction over homeless shelter in dispute over city transfers
By Meghann Cuniff
U.S. District Judge David O. Carter said the issue is for policymakers, asking ‘Isn’t this a political question?’
Irell & Manella, long regarded as one of the premier law firms in Southern California, said it is shifting its business s...
Tax, Civil Litigation
Investor sues Mattel, PwC regarding $109M in understated tax
By Blaise Scemama
The New Orleans Employees Retirement System represented by Jonathan Daniel Uslaner of Bernstein Litowitz Berger and Grossmann ...
Environmental & Energy, Bankruptcy
Federal judge OKs PG&E reorganization plan
By Winston Cho
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Dennis Montali allowed a restructuring agreement laying out a tentative reorganization plan for PG&E...
Civil Litigation
Wrongful death suit filed against makers of opioid blocker
By Craig Anderson
The complaint asserts Vivitrol does not wean patients off opioids and leaves them more vulnerable to an overdose.
Law Practice, Civil Litigation
Pomerantz, Rosen lawyers appointed to lead case against PG&E
By Winston Cho
The lawsuit alleges PG&E misled shareholders about its wildfire safety efforts and its preparedness in introducing a progr...