Government
LA, homeless alliance tussle over data on addresses for rehousing
By Devon Belcher
The city of Los Angeles says the L.A. Alliance for Human Rights' request for exact addresses where homeless people are being m...
Litigation & Arbitration
Coinbase can't compel arbitration for plaintiffs seeking injunction
By Wisdom Howell
An appellate court has upheld a San Francisco Superior Court decision drawing a distinction between cases where plaintiffs see...
AB 3279 will raise the annual costs of an active bar license by more than $40 when including all fees.
Probate
Trust and estate lawyers sound alarm over change to bar exams
By Malcolm Maclachlan
"There could eventually be a lack of estate planning attorneys to handle the aging population in the United States," said Mich...
Government, Administrative/Regulatory, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit ruling leaves wireless industry, cities claiming a win
By Craig Anderson
Robert C. May III, a partner with Telecom Law Firm PC who represents the League of California Cities as well as many cities in...
Domb & Rauchwerger partners use interests in music and the mind to help harmed employees.
Bankruptcy
Federal court in Riverside blocks bankruptcy escape for drug dealer
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
This judgment stems from the death of 20-year-old Alexandra Capelouto, who died after taking fentanyl-laced pills.
Government
The consulting division allows the firm to serve clients in a broader way than just legal services, backed by a strategic know...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Bar charges one more attorney in LA water billing litigation scandal
By Laurinda Keys
The latest attorney the bar charged in the case is former Chief Deputy City Attorney James Patrick Clark.
Health Care & Hospital Law
Amid takeover battle, rural health care district urges Newsom to veto SB 1070
By Malcolm Maclachlan
SB 1070 would give the Imperial Valley Healthcare District two more years to seek funding. It is in litigation with the Pionee...
Government
Federal judge dismisses COVID-era case against California restrictions
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The case dates to 2020, when plaintiffs led by a Nevada City restaurant challenged emergency orders issued by Gov. Gavin Newso...
Entertainment & Sports
Coppola lawsuit accuses Variety of 'false, reckless' reporting
By Skyler Romero
Francis Ford Coppola has sued the publishers of Variety magazine over its reporting of alleged inappropriate behavior on the "...
The Parris Academy for Excellence in Law and Leadership will teach Southwestern Law School students communication and business...
Environmental & Energy
Challenge to Napa groundwater well limits 'too early
By Sunidhi Sridhar
Winemaker Jason Woodbridge's companies -- Double Vee Properties LLC, Caldera Ranch, LLC, Hundred Acre LLC, and Hundred Acre Wi...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Incoming WLALA president wants to put caregivers in the spotlight
By Jack Needham
Incumbent Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles President Noelle Natoli has committed to putting a lifelong passion for div...
Labor/Employment, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit told federal Judge Carter made series of errors
By Craig Anderson
An attorney for Skye Bioscience Inc. said U.S. District Judge David O. Carter erred by allowing the company's fired vice presi...
Civil Rights, Civil Litigation
Boudin-led Berkeley center sues state over gate money
By Wisdom Howell
UC Berkeley's Criminal Law & Justice Center, headed by former San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin, claims the sta...
H. Chester Horn is firm but not overbearing, attorneys say
Labor/Employment, Intellectual Property
California courts handle most US trade secrets cases, data shows
By Devon Belcher
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP partners Debra L. Fischer and Seth M. Gerber defended the second-most trade secrets cases in th...
Government, Criminal
Pilot to pay jurors more will aid diversity, defense attorneys say
By Malcolm Maclachlan
AB 1981 authorized a pilot program to raise the pay for some lower income jurors from $15 to $100 per day. The pilot program k...
Contracts
Mars says contract voided by snackmaker's health violations
By Devon Belcher
Attorneys for the confectionery giant argued that their agreement with snack maker Taste of Nature does not require any cure p...
Class Action
Veteran litigator John Hueston to oversee federal judge's VA housing order
By Skyler Romero
A monitor was needed "to ensure timely and comprehensive compliance" with a federal judge's order to vacate leases the VA made...
Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation
Kirkland & Ellis must defend against former associate's claims
By Sunidhi Sridhar
Zoya Kovalenko accused the law firm of sex discrimination and wrongful termination.
Labor/Employment, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Public nurses can prove they deserve overtime pay, 9th Circuit rules
By Craig Anderson
San Francisco says nurses at municipal hospitals are exempt as professional employees, but the city and county's win in distri...
"This verdict is particularly noteworthy given Costco's typically strong defense record," said the plaintiff's lawyer, Jeremy...
The case against Palos Verdes Estates that sought to hold a municipality liable for surfer localism ends with a promise of new...
Environmental & Energy, California Courts of Appeal
Oil well conversion has 'negligible' environmental risk, panel rules
By Skyler Romero
The ruling reversed the Contra Costa County Superior Court's finding that the project fell outside environmental exemptions.
The initiative aims to roll back some of the changes made by Proposition 47 a decade ago, including making it easier to charge...
Cannabis
Pot fight? State's hemp limits may cause tension with cannabis industry, lawyers say
By Sunidhi Sridhar
Under the proposed rules, people under 21 cannot buy hemp dietary products and these cannot have traceable amounts of THC or i...
Class Action
SF city attorney's office seeks reconsideration of elder abuse class certification
By Wisdom Howell
Superior Court Judge Andrew Y.S. Cheng granted class certification on July 26, but government attorneys argue "new declaration...