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California voters appear set to overwhelmingly pass a ballot initiative increasing penalties for drug and retail theft crimes.


Environmental & Energy


Nearly a decade after the Refugio State Beach oil spill, Santa Barbara County property owners who held easements contracts wit...


Technology, Intellectual Property


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


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


Real Intent's defense team from Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP lauded the verdict as a "sweeping victory." Attorneys for pla...


Civil Litigation


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


When she's not leading the Southern California Chinese Lawyers Association, Nadine Tan is teaching legal writing to first-year...


Government, Civil Litigation


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


The case, dropped on Friday, centered on audit work that preceded a $109 million financial restatement by the toymaker.


Law Practice


The firm's Silicon Valley office will be led by Managing Partner Lindsey M. Romano, who has extensive experience in the region...



Government


Golf course plaintiffs get one more swing

Nov. 5, 2024
By Skyler Romero

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 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


Attorneys for Google, an Alphabet Inc. subsidiary, filed an emergency motion seeking a stay, but no action has been taken whil...


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

Nov. 5, 2024
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


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


Proposition 36, on Tuesday's ballot, allows more crimes to be charged as aggravated felonies, meaning immigration judges would...


State Bar & Bar Associations


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


Author R. Lance Hill claimed that his 1986 "Road House" screenplay was used without his authorization to produce a remake of t...


Labor/Employment


Attorneys for the former employee claim she was fired after requesting accommodation for health problems caused by alleged mol...


Civil Litigation


Sony accuses CBS of mismanaging game show licensing

Nov. 4, 2024
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

Attorneys for Sony claim CBS prioritized less popular shows that it owned at the expense of the two famous game shows.


The agreement addresses La Habra Heights' previous non-compliance, including missed housing targets and failure to meet an Oct...


Contracts, Civil Litigation


A text messaging company is suing the businessman and former candidate for Los Angeles mayor over an alleged failure to pay f...


Class Action


The VA says it will have to cut back on helping veterans in other areas to comply with judge's order that covers only the West...


The number of lemon law cases filed in California state courts has increased in recent years. In Los Angeles County, lemon law...


Government, Environmental & Energy


Attorney General Rob Bonta's complaint claimed Exxon polluted, caused a public nuisance and engaged in false advertising "thro...