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Government


California gaming tribes sue cardrooms under new law

Jan. 3, 2025
By Malcolm Maclachlan

The complaint filed in Sacramento escalates a decades-old battle over casino games.


In a closely watched legal battle, California business groups have sued to overturn SB 399, a new law aimed at curbing employe...


Government


Following the misuse of COVID-19 relief funds by the former county supervisor, state lawmakers and county officials have intro...


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


Law restricting messages to minors mostly upheld

Jan. 3, 2025
By Craig Anderson

Senior U.S. District Judge Edward J. Davila allowed most of California's new law regulating social media notifications to mino...


Health Care & Hospital Law


Novartis sued in LA over drug's link to autism 

Jan. 2, 2025
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

Novartis is sued for promoting terbutaline for preterm labor, despite known brain development risks. Singleton Schreiber filed...


Class Action


The judge said the putative class members failed to file claims with the city before suing, a legal requirement the plaintiffs...


Labor/Employment


The Kern County case is so important to some farm employers that it became the rare superior court case to receive amicus curi...


State Bar & Bar Associations, Criminal


Thomas V. Girardi, once a celebrated lawyer, was convicted of wire fraud in 2024 after a failed defense of mental incompetence...


Labor/Employment, California Courts of Appeal


A 2nd District Court of Appeal panel ruled Christina Leeper's PAGA lawsuit must go to arbitration, ending the 'headless' case ...


Criminal, Civil Litigation


"I think the plaintiff lawyer could use that as further negligence against the bar," City of Orange trial attorney Aaron T. H...


The firm's expansion aligns with its commitment to serving Southern California's growing Russian-speaking population and recen...


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


Senior U.S. District Judge Edward J. Davila of San Jose allowed most of California's new law regulating social media notificat...


Judges and Judiciary


These are the judicial officers who were elected, appointed, retired, left the bench or died in California in 2024.


Civil Litigation


Multiple lawsuits in LA filed over PIH Health cyberattack

Dec. 31, 2024
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

Over a dozen lawsuits filed against PIH Health in LA County Court over a Dec. 1 cyberattack, allegedly exposing 17 million pat...


Civil Litigation


The lawsuit claimed that Tides Foundation violated a 2020 agreement to receive donations to Black Lives Matter by refusing to ...


Government, Antitrust & Trade Reg.


Nelson & Fraenkel LLP filed a lawsuit challenging California's Alcoholic Beverage Control Act for discriminating against o...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Long Beach Bar Association names Lawyer of the Year

Dec. 31, 2024
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Robin D. Perry specializes in personal injury litigation, criminal defense, and business law.


Immigration, Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


California and other states prepare for legal clashes with Trump's deportation plans, facing challenges due to a constitutiona...


Government


Gov. Newsom signed more than 1,000 new laws this year, significantly impacting legal practices. Key changes include arbitratio...


Torts/Personal Injury, Entertainment & Sports


Citing inherent risk assumption, an appellate court unanimously upheld the NCAA's position against a widow claiming her husban...


Investors accused Caribou Biosciences Inc. of causing a 25% stock drop by misleading about cash flow and treatment efficacy. A...


Civil Litigation


USC professor sues over anonymous online smear campaign

Dec. 30, 2024
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

Courtney Pade, a USC Annenberg professor, filed suit to unmask anonymous creators of websites, videos and podcasts that she sa...


Administrative/Regulatory


California's sheriffs have long resisted accountability for suspected misbehavior. A 2021 statute that gives counties new tool...


The maker of Jelly Belly jelly beans wants to amend its federal complaint against David Klein, who sold the company the tradem...


Sanctuary school bills face uncertain future amid shifting political dynamics.


Four new attorneys who just joined Legislature are all Democrats. They also all have courtroom experience.


Labor/Employment


Judge named in relation to workers' comp scheme

Dec. 27, 2024
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Orange County Superior Court Judge Israel Claustro owns the company at the center of the fraud investigation, court documents ...


Technology, Environmental & Energy


States don't have standing to sue against EPA allowing California to enforce higher vehicle emission standards than the federa...


Data Privacy


The putative class action complaint, filed on Dec. 20 in the Northern District of California, claimed that IP addresses can be...


Administrative/Regulatory, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


The case is among the first to be decided after the U.S. Supreme Court's June ruling that ended Chevron deference, where court...