Civil Litigation
Judge: publishers have no duty to investigate accuracy of books
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
The targeting of publishers would "impose an unprecedented duty to verify the factual accuracy of every book" and would threat...
U.S. Supreme Court, Civil Rights, Administrative/Regulatory
Use of facial recognition by police could 'make it to the Supreme Court'
By Skyler Romero
Reports of the use of facial recognition data by police departments, in breach of local rules, could lead to a national reckon...
Criminal
LA attorney secures acquittal in Honolulu bribery case
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The case was prosecuted by a team from the U.S. attorney's office in San Diego.
Litigation & Arbitration
Instagram and Activision abet gun makers, Uvalde families claim
By Craig Anderson
A lawsuit filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court seeks to skirt a federal law that shields online platforms from actions b...
Entertainment & Sports, Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
$2.8B settlement paves way for student-athlete compensation
By Sunidhi Sridhar
The agreement, which is not yet approved by the court, could mark the end of the NCAA's lucrative amateur framework as thousan...
Criminal
Central District responds to dearth of post-conviction review requests
By Devon Belcher
U.S. Attorney E. Martin Estrada has issued a call for defense attorneys to help identify cases suitable for post-conviction re...
Civil Litigation
Greenberg Glusker accused of negligence in investor dispute
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
The firm is accused of sharing a draft complaint with opposing counsel and making inappropriate attacks on the plaintiff.
Judges and Judiciary, Discipline
Solano County judge admonished for treatment of lawyers
By Wisdom Howell
Judge Daniel J. Healy's misconduct was made even more egregious because he was once before admonished for similar behavior in ...
Insurance, California Supreme Court, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
State Supreme Court rules against COVID-19 insurance coverage for concert promoter
By Craig Anderson
The ruling follows a pattern of all but one state court across the nation.
U.S. Supreme Court, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Coinbase loses bid to force consumers to arbitrate
By Craig Anderson
The case is an unusual one because it involves two different agreements between consumers.
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
CoStar accused of 'hacking and scraping' competitor's data
By Devon Belcher
The allegations are contained in an amended countersuit filed as part of an ongoing copyright dispute between CREXi and Costar...
Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
US should target those who are 'actually responsible' for high ticket prices, Live Nation says
By Sunidhi Sridhar
The U.S. Department of Justice and 30 attorneys general sought Thursday to break up Live Nation and Ticketmaster.
Civil Litigation
Families of US Marines killed in aircraft crash sue Bell, Boeing
By Jack Needham
Defendants did not "truthfully, properly, adequately, and timely" inform the government of problems involving the V-22 Osprey,...
Orange County Fire Authority settles gender-based harassment lawsuit for $580K
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The agency faces a similar lawsuit that was filed in March.
Neutral Nancy Zeltzer applies an empathetic approach to dispute resolution.
Immigration, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit rejects Republican states' bid to intervene in asylum rule case
By Craig Anderson
The states had sought to intervene in the case to participate in the settlement discussions and to object, if necessary, to an...
Judges and Judiciary, Government
Senate confirms Sacramento County judge for federal bench
By Craig Anderson
Meanwhile, the Senate Judiciary Committee quizzed three of President Joe Biden's nominees to the Central District of Californi...
Immigration, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit rejects Republican states' bid to intervene in asylum rule case
By Craig Anderson
The states had sought to intervene in the case to participate in the settlement discussions and to object, if necessary, to an...
Land Use
San Mateo signed off on its housing element this week. It's already facing a lawsuit.
By Jack Needham
A housing group backed by a pro bono team at Farella Braun + Martel alleges that the city inaccurately estimated the number of...
Intellectual Property
Paramount attorneys seek $500k in fees after beating 'frivolous' Top Gun claim
By Devon Belcher
The plaintiff "did not even attempt" to satisfy a key prong of the test applied in copyright claims, defense attorneys argued,...
Environmental & Energy
Zero emission bus company accused of fraud denies ducking subpoenas
By Wisdom Howell
One of Greenpower's attorneys, Christopher T. Johnson of Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP, criticized the state's investigati...
Government, Criminal
State Senate passes anti-crime package to combat fentanyl and retail theft
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The Senate is in talks to remove an initiative to overhaul Proposition 47
Civil Litigation
Former LA County DA sues insurer over defense of gun case
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
The husband of the now-former Los Angeles County DA was sued after he brandished a gun at Black Lives Matter protesters who sh...
Environmental & Energy
Plaintiff wins first federal jury verdict under RCRA private right of action
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
"It's a novel case for the entire country," said Jad T. Davis of Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP.
Torts/Personal Injury
Railyard worker awarded $58M for injured foot
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Alexander R. Wheeler of Parris Law firm represented the worker. He said the defendants rejected a $3 million pre-trial settlem...
Labor/Employment, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Proposed AI rules could see developers liable for employment discrimination
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
The public has until July 18 to comment on the new rules, which would make it a violation of California employment regulations...
Labor/Employment, California Supreme Court
State Supreme Court skeptical of challenge to Prop. 22's classification of app workers
By Craig Anderson
The plaintiffs argue that the state Constitution grants the Legislature unlimited power to enforce a workers compensation syst...
Leilei Shan, a former senior manager of Corporate Engineering at Google, claims that he was fired in retaliation for reporting...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Retired LA County judge joins ADR Services
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Gregory Keosian retired from the bench May 15.
The city's conduct in "unilaterally revoking" a decision reversing the hotel's residential designation "made a mockery of the ...