Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Google to appeal order opening Play Store to all developers
By Craig Anderson
The ruling, which goes into effect Nov. 1, is a sweeping victory for Epic Games, which won a jury verdict last year that found...
Torts/Personal Injury, Consumer Law
Fighting cancer 101: A great team, strong faith, and baseball?
By Jack Needham
An obsession with baseball and a coach who wouldn't take any excuses helped get personal injury attorney Joseph Barrett throug...
Three intellectual property specialists joined the firm.
Environmental & Energy, Consumer Law, Business Law
SF judge skeptical of oil majors' jurisdiction arguments
By Wisdom Howell
San Francisco County Superior Court Judge Ethan P. Schulman said that arguments in favor of defendants' motion to quash claims...
The ruling stems from litigation surrounding claims that solar power supplier company DC Solar Solutions Inc. engaged in a sch...
Government, Civil Litigation
Judge again dismisses lawsuit seeking Chiquita Canyon closure
By Skyler Romero
Judge Stephen I. Goorvitch found that Los Angeles County has discretion when it comes to addressing environmental problems at ...
Evidence, Civil Litigation
Neurosurgeon sues association that sanctioned him for expert testimony
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The case highlights the question of when it is appropriate for a medical trade association to act against a healthcare profess...
Class Action
UCLA pleads with federal judge to reopen baseball stadium
By Devon Belcher
Veterans have received no benefit from the federal judge's order to close Jackie Robinson Stadium and it's been "really rough"...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Huntington Beach appeal aims to block Newsom's housing laws
By Craig Anderson
The city will ask a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel this month to reverse a decision that said elected municipal offic...
U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Emergency stay application against gun show law to be refiled
By Craig Anderson
C.D. "Chuck" Michel, senior partner at Michel & Associates PC who represents B&L Productions Inc., which has operated ...
Torts/Personal Injury, State Bar & Bar Associations, Education Law, Business Law
Law graduate sues college after bar denies exam eligibility
By Wisdom Howell
The plaintiff claims Lincoln Law School of San Jose repeatedly assured her she was eligible to begin and complete her legal ed...
Cannabis, Administrative/Regulatory
Hemp businesses seek TRO against state Health Dept
By Sunidhi Sridhar
"This draconian regulation alone will essentially devastate an emerging industry that consists largely of small business owner...
Civil Litigation, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Part of investor's suit against AT&T Mobility for teen hacker theft revived
By Craig Anderson
Pierce H. O'Donnell, of counsel with Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger LLP who represents the plaintiff, said h...
Attorneys at Scali Rasmussen PC have been navigating the legal hazards for auto dealers for decades.
Judges and Judiciary
Courthouse bombing sparks security reviews
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
While some courts were already enhancing security protocols, others have stepped up patrols following the attack inside the Sa...
Civil Litigation
City largely denied summary judgment against utility in wildfire litigation
By Skyler Romero
Judge Elihu M. Berle ruled that a jury must decide whether the Creek Fire was caused by a DWP power line or one owned by Edison.
Technology, Intellectual Property, Contracts
Music streamer uses YouTube sound, sues Apple for removal from app store
By Devon Belcher
Apple's highest grossing app in North America, Musi Inc., sues over removal from app store after "unsubstantiated" third-party...
Constitutional Law
Deepfake law blocked, 'You were warned,' free speech advocates say
By Malcolm Maclachlan
"The ruling in many ways tracked the very issues that we raised in our letters both opposing the bill and urging the governor ...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Does this attorney's voice sound familiar? You may have heard him on Netflix.
By Jack Needham
When he's not working his day job as an attorney for the State Compensation Insurance Fund, Asian Pacific American Bar Associa...
Civil Litigation
Stem cell company accuses FisherBroyles of malpractice
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
alifornia Stem Cell Treatment Center claims its lead attorney made a series of mistakes which forced it to settle a patent inf...
Judges and Judiciary, Civil Litigation
Companies seek rule for disclosure of litigation funders' agreements
By Craig Anderson
A letter to the U.S. Courts from presidents and chief legal officers of 124 companies said such disclosure is needed so they k...
Purported shareholder claims Rocket Lawyer wrongly denied him access to internal records linked to a "disparaging" demand for ...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
With new leadership and new technologies, JAMS looks to the future
By David Houston
Kimberly Taylor, JAMS new CEO, has spent 25 years at the company and is confident about navigating the opportunities and uncer...
Neutral David Rosen doesn't get riled up while engaging in the merits of a dispute, attorneys say
Immigration
San Diego judge lets most claims against Biden asylum app proceed
By Craig Anderson
With the political environment growing chillier for asylum seekers and illegal immigration during the presidential campaign an...
Technology, Intellectual Property
9th Circuit's reply to AI identicality question might alter copyright playing field
By Sunidhi Sridhar
Acknowledging there is no controlling law on the question, a federal judge has asked the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal if A...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Neutrals may have a chance to influence new certification program
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Some independent mediators have raised concerns that the program - to be administered by the State Bar -- could speed up a tre...
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Credit union is the latest plaintiff to claim Google is a monopoly
By Wisdom Howell
A lawsuit filed in Santa Clara County accuses the tech giant of using monopolistic power to "exercise unfettered authority to ...
The lawsuit alleges violation of California's Proposition 65, which requires businesses to warn consumers if a product contain...
Class Action
Homeless vets are 'letting' private school use VA land, judge says
By Devon Belcher
U.S. District Judge David O. Carter said there needed to be language in the agreement that made clear the property belonged to...