Civil Litigation
Ex-Sheriff Villanueva gears up for lawsuit against L.A. County Board of Supervisors
By Jack Needham
A tort claim filed with the Board of Supervisors Wednesday claims an oversight panel's investigation breached the former sheri...
Civil Litigation
Non-compete covenants leave sports betting executive idle
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Non-compete covenants that Michael Hermalyn signed while working for Draftkings continue to restrain his activities at his new...
Law Office Management, Corporate
2 Silicon Valley dealmakers join Sullivan & Cromwell
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Mike Ringler and Peter Jones have represented major companies and individuals in M&A transactions including Elon Musk's pu...
Civil Litigation
Claims against Secret Service agents dropped from Girardi lawsuit
By Devon Belcher
The judge agreed with the agents' arguments that the designer plaintiff failed to state a valid Bivens claim against them.
According to lawsuit, Wells Fargo executives were aware of an alleged company culture that resulted in male employees being "w...
Consumer Law, Class Action, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Full 9th Circuit panel to consider data privacy
By Craig Anderson
The case involves the extraction of the plaintiff's personal data when making a purchase at a retailer that used the company's...
Tax
Attorney claims tax firm fired him over unlicensed law practice claims
By Skyler Romero
Robin Park raised concerns with Baker Tilly management that a partner there was practicing without being admitted to the Calif...
Technology, Consumer Law, Civil Litigation
Tesla must face lawsuit over self-driving technology, judge rules
By Sunidhi Sridhar
The plaintiff alleged that Tesla and Elon Musk made false statements about the company's advanced driver assistance technology...
Dario J. Frommer once chaired the Assembly Health Committee and the California Transportation Commission.
Civil Litigation
Lawsuit accuses former Tyson & Mendes lawyer of mishandling toy store case
By Skyler Romero
The attorney's failure to notify the plaintiff of a settlement offer by his client, Tom's Toys, led to costly and unnecessary ...
Data Privacy, Class Action
AT&T faces another class action over data breach
By Wisdom Howell
The new lawsuit, filed in Santa Clara Superior Court by Mark D. Potter and James M. Treglio of Potter Handy LLP, comes a few w...
Environmental & Energy
Tesla accused of hazardous emissions at Fremont factory
By Jack Needham
The primary source of the pollutants is believed to be two paint shops located at the factory.
Judges and Judiciary
Senators want return of 'blue slip' − or maybe not
By Craig Anderson
But U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, a Democrat, is in no position to bind a future committee chair, who has the sole responsibility for...
Technology, Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation
Workday asks judge to reject claims over applicant screening software
By Sunidhi Sridhar
The company argues that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act does not cover software vendors, and that employers are not liable f...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Retired LA County judge joins ADR Services
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Margaret L. Oldendorf has been a superior court judge since 2005.
Banking
Bank accused of helping FTX fraud scheme fights to dismiss class complaint
By Devon Belcher
Silvergate Bank's counsel argued U.S. District Judge Ruth Bermudez Montenegro erred in her negligence law analysis that denied...
Judges and Judiciary
Commission on Judicial Appointments confirms 3 justices to courts of appeal
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
They are Justice Gonzalo C. Martinez, Judge Natalie P. Stone and Judge Tara Desautels.
Environmental & Energy
17 states challenge California's Clean Fleet regulations
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The lawsuit argues that the regulations could make it more difficult for people to move to other states.
Labor/Employment
Bill allowing injunctive relief in PAGA cases passes California Assembly
By Malcolm Maclachlan
AB 2288 is sponsored by a coalition including the Consumer Attorneys of California, the California Employment Lawyers Associat...
Labor/Employment
Secretive Bohemian Club sued again for wage and hour violations
By Wisdom Howell
The lawsuits were filed by workers at the Bohemian Grove sister property, which were dismissed by a federal judge earlier this...
Intellectual Property
Dispute between F1 team and former leader comes to California
By Devon Belcher
The parent company of Haas Formula LLC is accusing former team principal Guenther Steiner of trademark infringement.
Technology
Social media companies argue against public nuisance claims
By Skyler Romero
"It is nearly universally true that public nuisance is limited spatially," Ashley W. Hardin of Williams & Connolly LLP tol...
Criminal
DA transfers Grossman murder case after internal conflict allegation
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
The day after the state Attorney General filed criminal charges against a key aide to the District Attorney, prosecutors in th...
Immigration, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Appeals court panel appears puzzled by arguments in asylum seeker case
By Craig Anderson
The case is one of several that is percolating through the court system about the administration's requirement that asylum see...
U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
California prison officials lose bid for qualified immunity in COVID-19 case
By Craig Anderson
The transfer of inmates from the California Institution for Men to San Quentin led to an outbreak of COVID-19, resulting in mo...
Judge Judy sues tabloid publisher over false claim she supports Menendez brothers
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The article published on InTouch Weekly's website on April 10 damaged Sheindlin's reputation as a no-nonsense judge, the laws...
Class Action, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Apple defends iCloud service against antitrust claims
By Sunidhi Sridhar
Apple Inc. asked a federal judge in San Jose to dismiss a putative class action against its iCloud service, arguing that consu...
Environmental & Energy
CEQA streamlining works, lawyers say. But can California's courts keep up?
By Skyler Romero
As the number of projects subject to expedited judicial review increases it could create a "traffic jam" in the courts, one at...
Constitutional Law
Political tweets had 'nothing to do' with Disney's free speech, lawyers argue
By Devon Belcher
"Nothing in the complaint suggests that Carano is seeking to modify defendants' speech or the message defendants desire to exp...
$10M settlement proposed after investigation into cell company marketing practices
By Wisdom Howell
According to three complaints and a proposed settlement order filed in San Francisco Superior Court, Bonta's office accused th...