California Supreme Court
High court justices (regretfully) nix suits by businesses over gas leak
By Brian Cardile
The state Supreme Court on Thursday closed the courthouse door to business-owner plaintiffs seeking to recover revenue lost wh...
Civil Litigation, Government, Environmental & Energy
LA County sues Monsanto, says it polluted waterways
By Blaise Scemama
Less than three weeks after an Oakland jury ordered Monsanto to pay over $2 billion when it found the company’s top-selling Ro...
Civil Litigation, Law Practice
Prior pitch meeting gets Quinn Emanuel booted from wildfire litigation
By Gina Kim
Quinn Emanuel disqualified from representing Woolsey fire plaintiffs, judge rules
Labor/Employment, Government
Assembly vote on test to determine an employee could impact gig economy
By Glenn Jeffers
The state Assembly’s 55-11 vote to pass AB 5 could install a multi-part test that distinguishes between employees and independ...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Criminal
Attorney, already facing criminal charges, accused of wrongdoing by State Bar
By Meghann Cuniff
An attorney accused of being part of a criminal worker’s compensation fraud ring has been charged by the State Bar with seven ...
Civil Litigation
Monsanto attorneys ask federal judge to avoid California in next phase of Roundup cases
By Winston Cho
Monsanto attorneys urged a federal judge to avoid California during the next phase of litigation over allegations the Bayer AG...
California Supreme Court
Lawyer’s discrimination suit at high court turns on standing
By Brian Cardile
Advocates squared off Thursday over whether an online credit card payment processor’s restrictive terms of service provide the...
The Muslim Bar Association of Southern California and Office of the Los Angeles City Attorney co-host second annual Iftar event.
When attorney Jason Gordon skydives with friends, gravity is the only law that matters.
As receivership draws to a close for beleaguered Argosy University, Western State College of Law is hammering out a deal to be...
Civil Litigation
City’s request to temporarily seal depositions in ratepayer case opposed
By Justin Kloczko
The city of Los Angeles is accused by lawsuit opponents of seeking to have key depositions sealed from public view in order to...
Civil Litigation
Facebook lawyers said users had ‘no reasonable expectation of privacy’ in bid to dismiss suit
By Winston Cho
The federal judge overseeing allegations that Facebook Inc. illegally shared vast amounts of users’ personal information consi...
Civil Litigation, Judges and Judiciary
Recusal motion cites judge’s own order in support
By Meghann Cuniff
A rare bid to disqualify a federal judge cites 12 cases, including one written by the judge himself.
The state Assembly has overwhelmingly passed a compromise version of a bill to change the police use of force standard.
Civil Litigation, Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
In combative cross-examination, witness acknowledges suing multiple law firms over fee estimates
By Carter Stoddard
After a combative cross-examination Wednesday, the defense attorney for Edward Wildmans Palmer LLP extracted testimony before ...
Government, State Bar & Bar Associations
State Bar fee bill passes Senate, with some dissent
By Erin Lee
The Senate passed the State Bar’s fee increase 32-4, but some skepticism remains among some legislators.
San Diego-based chip maker Qualcomm Inc. is seeking a stay on a federal judge’s anti-trust order pending appeal to the 9th U.S...
Civil Litigation, Judges and Judiciary, Government
Jones Day seeks recusal of federal judge, cities allege he has become advocate for homeless
By Meghann Cuniff
A major law firm is trying to recuse a federal judge from a new homeless civil rights case in Orange County, arguing his 18-mo...
Civil Litigation, Law Practice, Entertainment & Sports, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
NCAA attorneys blast student-athletes’ attorney fee request as ‘excessive’
By Winston Cho
Attorneys for the National Collegiate Athletic Association called the $45 million bill by the student-athletes’ legal counsel ...
Civil Litigation, Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Disbarred British lawyer testifies against Edwards Wildman Palmer
By Carter Stoddard
A disbarred British solicitor testified in superior court Tuesday that when he questioned a bill, attorneys at Edwards Wildman...
Knobbe Martens co-founder Don Martens is remembered as a principled attorney and a friend first.
Three iTunes customers claim Apple Inc. disclosed iTunes listening data to third parties without customers’ consent.
Labor/Employment, Government
State Senate approves bill attacking mandatory arbitration agreements
By Malcolm Maclachlan
SB 707 is opposed by business groups coordinated by the California Chamber of Commerce, which object to specifics of the bill,...
Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Santa Cruz County judge is censured for trying to dodge traffic violation
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The Commission on Judicial Performance has issued a severe public censure to a judge who tried to avoid responsibility for run...
U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Supreme Court places limits on retaliatory arrest claims brought under First Amendment
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday shot down First Amendment claims advanced by an Alaskan partygoer who said police officers a...
Civil Litigation, Constitutional Law
$15M settlement for construction firm in dispute with college district
By Nicole Tyau
A team of Hunt Ortmann Palffy Nieves Darling & Mah Inc. attorneys secured a $15 million settlement in binding arbitration ...
U.S. Supreme Court, Civil Litigation
Split high court limits counterclaim defendant’s ability to remove class action to federal court
By Paula Lehman-Ewing
A split U.S. Supreme Court limited some defendants’ ability to remove class actions to federal court.
Civil Litigation
Prominent attorney who resolves tough cases has challenges in settling Monsanto lawsuits
By Winston Cho
Legal observers praise attorney Kenneth R. Feinberg as “the perfect guy” to mediate settlement discussions in litigation betwe...
Labor/Employment, Government
Assembly approves bill to protect workers who make sexual harassment claims
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Employers would be barred from firing a worker without cause within 90 days of a sexual harassment claim under a bill passed b...
Labor/Employment
Caltech engineer defends expertise in wrongful termination trial
By Glenn Jeffers
On the third day of testimony in a wrongful termination case, the chair of the California Institute of Technology’s engineerin...