Land Use, Environmental & Energy
Annex to state Capitol doesn't violate CEQA, Court of Appeal rules
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The 72-year-old Capitol Annex, which housed most legislative offices, has already been demolished.
Entertainment & Sports, Class Action
$2.8B NCAA athletes' settlement gets preliminary OK
By Devon Belcher
The settlement would resolve three antitrust lawsuits filed against the NCAA. It would be the largest antitrust payout for stu...
Attorneys for defendant Haresh Jogani had contended that the practice of block billing by some of the firms involved in the pl...
Circuit asked to answer Digital Millenium Copyright Act 'exact copy' question
By Devon Belcher
"This appeal presents an unresolved and critical question of statutory interpretation under the Digital Millennium Copyright A...
The latest lawsuit, filed in Santa Clara County, accuses the genetic testing company of failing to implement adequate security...
California leads multi-state lawsuit against TikTok over youth safety
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in Santa Clara County Superior Court, accuses the popular video-sharing platform of deliberately de...
Labor/Employment, Civil Rights
Jury rules Cognizant discriminated against non-Indians, company to appeal
By Devon Belcher
The company, founded in 1994 in Chennai, India and headquartered in Teaneck, N.J., was accused of discriminating against non-I...
The hacker behind the attack claimed it was motivated by Disney's alleged poor treatment of its artists and disregard for its ...
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 ...
