Civil Litigation
Santa Barbara oil spill case hangs on subclass certification
By Blaise Scemama
After a state court found Plains All American Pipeline LP criminally negligent last year on charges relating to a massive 2015...
Government, Environmental & Energy, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Jurisdictional uncertainty dogs nuclear plant dispute
By Gina Kim
Wary of entering the jurisdictional fray over the decommissioning of a San Diego nuclear power plant, U.S. District Judge Jani...
Labor/Employment
$10M in fees sought in $26M McDonald’s labor settlement
By Justin Kloczko
McDonald’s has agreed to pay $26 million to California workers to resolve unpaid wage claims, about $10 million of which is re...
Criminal, California Supreme Court
State high court affirms death penalty with 2 justices’ dissents
By Craig Anderson
The state Supreme Court affirmed the death penalty in two cases Monday despite pointed dissents from Justice Goodwin H. Liu an...
Government, Civil Litigation
Getty Fire claim alleges LA uses antiquated power lines
By Gina Kim
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power and the city of Los Angeles are facing legal action arising from a wildfire spar...
Criminal, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Prosecutors, defense attorneys spar over letter in tuna CEO criminal trial
By Winston Cho
Defense attorney Elliot Peters accused Department of Justice attorneys of knowingly ignoring rulings barring examination over ...
Labor/Employment
Ricoh USA agrees to $2.2M deal in wage and hour suit
By Glenn Jeffers
The complaint alleged the printer giant failed to pay plaintiffs for meal and rest breaks, sick leave, and expenses, among oth...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Task force has 4 months for final report on practicing non-lawyers
By Lyle Moran
A State Bar task force studying whether to broadly open the legal marketplace to nonlawyers has been given an additional three...
Sports fan, music lover and bar junkie 'wanted it all'
Labor/Employment
‘Cloud workers’ could be come under AB5, attorneys say
By Glenn Jeffers
Media reports highlighting the discontent of remote transcribers might have revealed another group of independent contractors ...
Entertainment & Sports
Erratic billionaire screams at jury, apologizes, then rants anew
By Steven Crighton
Plaintiff's counsel wrapped up their sexual harassment and assault case Friday against Hologram USA CEO Alki David.
Labor/Employment
AB 51 seems primed for a court challenge but who will do it?
By Glenn Jeffers
Foes of the law, which takes effect Jan. 1 and bans employers from mandating arbitration as part of new or continuing employme...
Civil Litigation
SoCal Gas needn't face permanent nuisance claims for well blast
By Gina Kim
SoCalGas, Sempra Energy secure victory barring plaintiffs from pursuing permanent nuisance claim in Porter Ranch gas rupture l...
Intellectual Property, Civil Rights
Apple earns mixed victory in patent infringement case
By Craig Anderson
Apple Inc. scored a partial victory in its long-running battle to eliminate or at least slash a $503 million patent infringeme...
Civil Litigation
Ford’s settlement with 2 million consumers is questioned
By Blaise Scemama
After a series of unfortunate events, Ford Motor Co. finds itself in a precarious situation where a $35 million settlement wit...
Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment, California Supreme Court, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
State high court asked to decide if Dynamex applies retroactively
By Glenn Jeffers
The California Supreme Court has agreed to hear Vazquez v. Jan-Pro Franchising International, a case the 9th Circuit initially...
Government, Criminal
Gascon’s campaign dismisses San Francisco officials’ endorsement of Lacey in LA DA race
By Jessica Mach
Noting that San Francisco voters recently elected public defender Chesa Boudin as district attorney instead of Mayor London Br...
Facing criminal charges, the seafood packaging company's former chief said those working for him colluded in a price-fixing sc...
Judges and Judiciary
Only state courthouse dedicated to mental illness cases reopens
By Carter Stoddard
The Hollywood Courthouse closed in 2013 due to statewide budget cuts but reopened in October and had an official opening Frida...
Government, Criminal
Iniguez drops out of LA DA race, urges other progressive candidates to evaluate their “limitations”
By Jessica Mach
Deputy DA Joseph Iniguez urged other candidates to continue their efforts to unseat the incumbent, Jackie Lacey.
Intellectual Property
San Francisco law firm scores defense win for Netflix in patent suit
By Craig Anderson
A San Francisco intellectual property attorney has persuaded a federal judge to dismiss an infringement complaint against Netf...
Government, California Supreme Court, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
California surrenders bid to threaten Trump ballot access after state high court loss
By Craig Anderson
State officials gave up their effort to try to force President Donald J. Trump to disclose his tax returns in order to be plac...
Mediator Don Morrow is happy to give each party a chance to tell their story.
Law Practice
Greenberg Traurig celebrates 15 years in Orange County
By Alexandra Applegate
Greenberg Traurig LLP hosted an event to commemorate its move to a new office and to celebrate its 15-year presence in Orange ...
Intellectual Property, Entertainment & Sports
Perry has ‘chutzpah’ to appeal infringement verdict, rappers say
By Steven Crighton
A bid by the makers of the Katy Perry song "Dark Horse" to annul an adverse $2.8 million verdict for infringement requires "a ...
Government
Fraud tentatively found in LADWP, but paper trail is still unclear
By Justin Kloczko
The court-appointed special master in Los Angeles Department of Water & Power litigation tentatively found fraud related t...
Judges and Judiciary, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Two more 9th Circuit nominees advance by party-line committee votes
By Brian Cardile
Nominees slated for two upcoming 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals vacancies advanced through committee Thursday on party-line...
Civil Litigation, Constitutional Law
California constitutional claims removed to defeat state’s legal challenges
By Gina Kim
Plaintiffs challenging the constitutional validity of Assembly Bill 1054 are seeking to amend their complaint proceeding on cl...
International Law, Government, Environmental & Energy
Border water pollution dispute heads into another year
By Carter Stoddard
A nearly two-year dispute over polluted ocean water flowing from Mexico onto California beaches pits two cities and the San Di...
Intellectual Property
San Francisco law firm scores defense win for Netflix in patent suit
By Craig Anderson
A San Francisco intellectual property attorney has persuaded a federal judge to dismiss an infringement complaint against Netf...