Real Estate/Development
For the third time in six years, a rent control ballot initiative fails
By Jack Needham
California voters have roundly rejected another rent control proposition, despite the high cost of rent. Legal experts weigh i...
Government, California Supreme Court
Attorney says appellate ruling risks 'rogue development'
By Craig Anderson
A 1st District Court of Appeal panel's ruling on a subdivision risks taking planning power away from cities, an attorney for ...
San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins has won her first election, two years after she was appointed to the role in th...
Price had faced criticism from opponents who accused her of being too lenient with criminals. Her exit comes two years after t...
Los Angeles County District Attorney-elect Nathan Hochman plans to take a "hard middle" approach to prosecuting cases, he told...
Navy contractor 'Fat Leonard' sentenced to 15 years for $35M bribery scheme
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Fred Sheppard characterized the scale of Navy corruption in this case as historically unprecedented.
California voters appear set to overwhelmingly pass a ballot initiative increasing penalties for drug and retail theft crimes.
Environmental & Energy
Long battle over Refugio oil pipeline spill comes to an end
By Skyler Romero
Nearly a decade after the Refugio State Beach oil spill, Santa Barbara County property owners who held easements contracts wit...
Technology, Intellectual Property
Masimo v Apple retrial begins over oxygen readings on watches
By Devon Belcher
Opening statements in Masimo's suit claiming Apple improperly lured a top engineer with trade secrets began in a second trial ...
Government, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Circuit: Biden order on federal contractor pay exceeds authority
By Craig Anderson
9th Circuit Judge Ryan D. Nelson's wrote for a 2-1 majority that implementation of President Joe Biden's executive order boost...
Intellectual Property, Contracts
After $550K jury verdict, attorneys tussle over 'nominal' damages claim
By Wisdom Howell
Real Intent's defense team from Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP lauded the verdict as a "sweeping victory." Attorneys for pla...
Civil Litigation
Stolen sand lawsuit paused while Coastal Commission investigates
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Earlier this year billionaire investor James A. Kohlberg accused neighbor Mark Attanasio of taking sand from the beach behind ...
The case stems from a 2022 settlement discharging debt from 200,000 borrowers who attended one of more than 200 schools. One o...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Writing and leading with purpose: SCCLA president's service-driven ethos
By Jack Needham
When she's not leading the Southern California Chinese Lawyers Association, Nadine Tan is teaching legal writing to first-year...
Government, Civil Litigation
LA High School for the Arts named in child molestation suit
By Laurinda Keys
The teacher named in the case worked at the school for another 10 years after the boy's uncle reported the abuse to the princi...
Securities
SEC drops case against former PwC auditor in Mattel matter
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The case, dropped on Friday, centered on audit work that preceded a $109 million financial restatement by the toymaker.
Law Practice
GRSM establishes footprint in Silicon Valley with new Palo Alto office
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The firm's Silicon Valley office will be led by Managing Partner Lindsey M. Romano, who has extensive experience in the region...
Bay Area law firm acquires IP boutique, deepens bench expanding resources
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The city of Los Angeles appears to have prevailed, for now, in a lawsuit accusing it of failing to enforce fairness of the tee...
Technology, Labor/Employment
Musk's motion to dismiss Twitter executives' benefits lawsuit denied
By Devon Belcher
Musk argued the equitable relief the plaintiffs sought was not available as a matter of law because he was acting as an employ...
Antitrust & Trade Reg., 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Microsoft: 9th Circuit should reject stay of injunction against Google to boost Xbox game
By Craig Anderson
Attorneys for Google, an Alphabet Inc. subsidiary, filed an emergency motion seeking a stay, but no action has been taken whil...
Constitutional Law
Killing of California goat, NY squirrel is government overreach, attorneys say
By Laurinda Keys
In both cases, said Ryan Gordon of Advancing Law for Animals, who represents the family whose goat was killed, the issues appe...
Civil Litigation
AG sues city in LA County over homeless shelter ban
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
The state's lawsuit comes after Norwalk adopted an urgency ordinance imposing a moratorium on the approval of shelters and oth...
Government
SF police union sues to halt limitations on 'pretext stops'
By Wisdom Howell
The San Francisco Police Officers' Association claims that a local order limiting the stops violates the California Constituti...
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District has reached a settlement agreement with the Valero Refining Co. over emissions fr...
Immigration, Criminal
Prop 36 could see more criminals deported, immigrant advocates say
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Proposition 36, on Tuesday's ballot, allows more crimes to be charged as aggravated felonies, meaning immigration judges would...
State Bar & Bar Associations
San Diego Bar event honors legal community leaders
By Doug Sherwin
Attendees included managing partners in the 100 Percent Club, an exclusive group of law firms whose entire roster of attorneys...
A federal judge approved a $35 million settlement of a 2019 case against Apple over claimed iPhone 7 audio defects, saying cla...
Intellectual Property, Entertainment & Sports
Screenwriter appealing anti-SLAPP denial over 'Road House' counterclaim
By Devon Belcher
Author R. Lance Hill claimed that his 1986 "Road House" screenplay was used without his authorization to produce a remake of t...
Labor/Employment
SpaceX sued for alleged retaliation against disabled employee
By Skyler Romero
Attorneys for the former employee claim she was fired after requesting accommodation for health problems caused by alleged mol...