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Civil Litigation, Government, Criminal


A class of 93,000 women jail inmates will be compensated for dehumanizing strip searches at a Los Angeles jail in the largest ...


Immigration, Government


Civil rights organizations are suing the Trump administration over its new asylum rules, arguing in a federal complaint filed ...


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers said her “intention is to approve” a $49 million settlement in the long-running ant...


Civil Litigation


A group of AT&T wireless customers Tuesday filed a class action against the telecom giant claiming the company sold their ...


Labor/Employment, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday asked California’s high court to consider whether a state law forbidding cont...


Antitrust & Trade Reg., 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a brief in favor of Qualcomm Inc. in an antitrust action brought by the Federal Trade...


Corporate


In preparation for “accelerated growth,” Wedbush Securities hires finance veteran Andrew Druch as general counsel.


Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment


Domestic workers sue union over fee deductions

Jul. 17, 2019
By Glenn Jeffers

Providers receiving Medi-Cal benefits to take care of infirm family members have filed a class action in federal court, claimi...


Civil Litigation


A defamation action related to a joint real estate venture gone sour was dismissed Monday because evidence was manipulated and...


Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property


Google sued for patent infringement

Jul. 17, 2019
By Erin Lee

San Diego-based online advertising company Impact Engine Inc. is suing Google LLC for patent infringement.


Civil Litigation, Health Care & Hospital Law


The first case to go to trial involving a state agency suing Johnson & Johnson Inc. for its pelvic mesh products began Mon...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals voted Monday to resolve en banc an equitable tolling question that, the just-granted reh...


Civil Litigation, Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


The case involves a 2012 patent trial in Texas for electronic ticketing technology used by major companies.


Civil Litigation


A San Francisco federal judge slashed Monday a jury’s verdict for a Bay Area man who claimed Monsanto’s weed killer caused his...


Labor/Employment, Government


The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced Monday it has launched a web-based portal where employers of more t...


Civil Litigation, Law Practice, Government


Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed AB 1821, a narrowly crafted bill designed to restore the ability for plaintiffs to recoup attorne...


Civil Litigation


Honda Acura owners sue over alleged safety issues

Jul. 16, 2019
By Carter Stoddard

Owners of the Honda Acura RDX have filed a proposed class action against the manufacturer alleging it knowingly sold vehicles...


Civil Litigation, Law Practice


An attorney representing an acquitted land development company in its countersuit against San Bernardino County is requesting ...


Criminal, California Supreme Court


In a rare reversal, the state Supreme Court granted relief in a death penalty appeal after a referee’s finding that a witness ...


Civil Litigation


Toyota Motor Sales USA, Inc. must pay $15.8 million to a Southern California dealer who said the company retaliated against hi...


Civil Litigation


In a new lawsuit filed by the Center for Environmental Health, Whole Foods is accused of not disclosing the amount of arsenic ...


Civil Litigation


The team, led by Malcolm A. Heinicke, used expert testimony to counter the plaintiff’s allegation See’s left employees staffed...


Insurance, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel applied “simple contractual interpretation” Friday to decide “war exclusions” in an ...


Law Practice, Alternative Dispute Resolution


Amy F. Solomon has joined Judicate West as a neutral in Los Angeles.


An Orange County judge issued an additional continuance in a criminal case over prosecutors’ objections in light of new eviden...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel pondered Friday whether neutrals were revealing enough about their paychecks to assu...


Immigration, Government, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


The U.S. Department of Justice may favor city governments that participate in immigration enforcement when doling out communit...


Environmental & Energy


Trump administration sued over condors

Jul. 12, 2019
By Steven Crighton

Intent on stopping a logging project they say would destroy prime habitat for endangered California condors, a team of conserv...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


A San Diego police officer must face trial for shooting and killing an apparently unarmed man in 2015, a 9th U.S. Circuit Cour...


The most difficult aspect of the case in Ventura County Superior Court was proving the existence of a contract between the two...