Served as a justice on the California Supreme Court.
The attack occurred in the early hours of Friday morning and is unrelated to the global IT outage caused by CrowdStrike softwa...
Class Action, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit appears inclined to reinstate class action over Chrome browser
By Craig Anderson
Plaintiffs argue that the company violated its promise that any personal information provided while using Chrome would not be ...
Judge Bernard C. Barmann Jr.'s ruling on Thursday said Wonderful was likely to prevail in its claims that United Farm Workers ...
Marathon Digital Holdings was found to have violated its contract with the individual after failing to compensate him for prov...
Community News
San Diego attorney honored for pro bono work with nonprofit and entrepreneurial organizations
By Diana Bosetti
Erik T. Johnson was recognized by the California Lawyers Association with a Labor and Employment Law Pro Bono Achievement Awar...
Technology, Labor/Employment
Growing scrutiny for bias in AI hiring software
By Sunidhi Sridhar
A novel discrimination lawsuit against Workday Inc.'s applicant screening software has been filed by Derek Mobley, a 50-year-o...
Criminal, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Appeals court reinstates rioting charges against white supremacist group leader
By Craig Anderson
The decision is a sharp rebuke of now-retired U.S. District Judge Cormac J. Carney of Santa Ana.
Civil Litigation
Southwest accused of failing to protect minor against in-flight assault
By Devon Belcher
The lawsuit claims the airline's staff knew the industry had a growing problem with reported in-flight sexual assaults, and th...
Civil Litigation
Outed priest sues gay dating app developer over privacy violations
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Attorneys for Jeffrey Burrill claim that Grindr LLC concealed from him that his data would be sold to third parties and that i...
Transactional attorneys at Styskal, Wiese & Melchione LLP enjoy bringing people together.
Several state courts have advised that their operations have been impacted by the outage, caused by an issue with Microsoft an...
Government
LA reaches settlement with street vendors banned near iconic sites
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
"We got everything that we asked for from the court and more," said Katherine J.G. McKeon, an attorney with Western Center on ...
Insurance, California Supreme Court
State Supreme Court rules in favor of plaintiff in insurance code dispute
By Sunidhi Sridhar
The court overturned a divided appellate court, stating that the one-year deadline outlined by Sec. 2071 of the California Ins...
U.S. District Judge Josephine L. Staton granted the disgraced lawyer's motion to sever himself and co-defendant Christopher Ka...
Criminal, Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit to reconsider handgun possession conviction under Bruen
By Craig Anderson
The court will reconsider the case following a U.S. Supreme Court decision last month reversing a 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Ap...
Obscure federal act at center of challenge to LGBTQ+ parental notification ban
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 allows parents to access and challenge school records. It could be in li...
Real Estate/Development
Shoe brand Allbirds accused of failing to pay rent on SF headquarters
By Wisdom Howell
The lawsuit claims that Allbirds' back rent payments amount to $51,486 but seeks damages of more than $1 million.
Labor/Employment
Bridgestone subsidiary accused of racial discrimination, labor violations
By Wisdom Howell
Plaintiff, Richard Cong Phan alleges that he was discriminated against for his Vietnamese ancestry and forced to perform "emba...
Neutral Steven Kleifield believes sharing key info at the last minute can scuttle settlement.
Civil Litigation
Man who says he invented Flamin' Hot Cheetos sues Frito-Lay
By Skyler Romero
Richard Montañez said the company's statements to the media denying his involvement in the creation of Flamin' Hot Cheetos hav...
9th Circuit rules judge erred in ordering release of accused white supremacist
By Craig Anderson
A federal judge in Santa Ana was found to have erred in ordering the release of accused white supremacist Robert Rundo, who wa...
Law Practice, Government
Prosecutors say no justification for delaying Girardi trial
By Devon Belcher
On Saturday, Federal Defender Charles J. Snyder filed an application to delay the Aug. 6 trial to October on the basis that th...
Real Estate/Development, Class Action, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Realtors update forms following DOJ questions
By Skyler Romero
The revisions reflect changes stemming from a settlement agreement reached with the National Association of Realtors over its ...
US judge allows lawsuit against Build-A-Bear over Squishmallows
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The case centers on allegations that Build-A-Bear's "Skoosherz" product line infringes on Kelly Toys' popular Squishmallows.
Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit panel questions constitutionality of California social media law
By Craig Anderson
AB 587, signed by Governor Gavin Newsom in 2022, requires companies with more than $100 million in gross annual revenues to fi...
Stephen A. Cazares defended Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani, the former president of Theranos Inc.
Civil Rights
Judge rejects EEOC request to limit communication between Tesla and employees
By Sunidhi Sridhar
A class of workers claim there was an antagonistic environment toward Black employees at the automaker's Freemont plant.
Real Estate/Development
Nonprofit developer accused of improperly using project funds
By Wisdom Howell
A Mission Housing subsidiary is accused of using joint funds to pay for costs associated with other properties it owned.
Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit panel takes skeptical view of California law to protect children online
By Craig Anderson
The panel questioned whether the law's provision requiring companies to complete a Data Protection Impact Assessment for each ...