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Los Angeles County misdemeanor court judge ensures defendants are suitable, not just eligible, for diversion.


Civil Litigation


Hemp group sues state over emergency THC ban

Sep. 26, 2024
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

Gov. Gavin Newsom and the California Department of Public Health on Sept. 6 unveiled emergency regulations aimed at curbing he...


Lyte Inc. closed its doors without public warning earlier this month and several festivals have alleged it still owes them mon...


Officials said the man tossed a small bag past the weapons screening station that detonated when it hit the floor on Wednesday...


The firm has grown from four to 23 attorneys and opened a second office in New York.


Technology, Mergers & Acquisitions, Antitrust & Trade Reg.


Rumors of the proposed "friendly takeover" became public last week but neither company has confirmed that a proposal is on off...


Entertainment & Sports


Former Trojan sues NCAA over NIL use

Sep. 25, 2024
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

Reggie Bush, the former running back, accuses USC, the NCAA and Pac-12 conference of making millions using his name image and ...


Baba Nadimpalli, former CEO of SKAEL Inc., faces securities and wire fraud charges for allegedly misleading investors about th...


An attorney for the plaintiffs told the jurors not to be swayed by the defense's attempt to shift blame to the flight attendan...


Environmental & Energy


The project is serving as something of a pilot for new laws streamlining the environmental approval process. Plaintiffs had cl...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


To bring its caselaw into alignment with the U.S. Supreme Court, an en banc 9th Circuit panel overruled its own precedents and...


Entertainment & Sports, Antitrust & Trade Reg.


Pac-12 sues Mountain West over 'poaching penalty'

Sep. 25, 2024
By Sunidhi Sridhar

Mountain West Commissioner Gloria Nevarez said the Pac-12 was challenging a contractual provision that it expressly agreed to ...


Civil Litigation


Poppi denies its popular pop isn't good for guts

Sep. 25, 2024
By Sunidhi Sridhar

One of the leading nonalcoholic beverages on the market, Poppi contains less sugar and artificial flavors than traditional sod...


Judges and Judiciary


Judge Jeffrey Ferguson, who was charged with murdering his wife last year, violated his bail by consuming alcohol.


Government


Gov. Gavin Newsom rejected a bill requiring judges to automatically review bail decisions they had already made and one to fun...


An Orange County health care organization has challenged Santa Ana's zoning ordinances regarding how it regulates non-profit h...


Government, Constitutional Law


SB 976, a bill signed into law Friday by Gov. Gavin Newsom, is one of several bills in California to impose requirements on so...


Technology, Securities


$110M in fees for attorneys who sued Apple

Sep. 24, 2024
By Sunidhi Sridhar

The lawsuit claimed the iPhone maker misled stockholders about the economic impacts of the U.S.-China trade war.


Government, Constitutional Law


SB 976, a bill signed into law Friday by Gov. Gavin Newsom, is one of several bills in California to impose requirements on so...


Environmental & Energy, Class Action


Plaintiffs who use Toyota forklift engines claim the company fabricated important emissions numbers for certification testing ...


Environmental & Energy


California is again targeting an oil major for what it describes as deceptive conduct, this time over ExxonMobil's alleged dec...


John Wilson's conviction in the bribery scandal known as "Operation Varsity Blues" was mostly reversed. Now he claims USC was ...



Skadden adds high-profile litigator to Palo Alto office

Sep. 24, 2024
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Quyen L. Ta headed the trade secrets practice at King & Spalding.


Intellectual Property


The jury unanimously found MGA infringed on $17.8 million worth of trade dress claims - the whole profit MGA's attorneys say w...



Judges and Judiciary


The grand jury indicted Adolfo Corona, a 20-year Fresno County judge, on charges of committing two sex assault crimes weeks be...


Intellectual Property


MGA counsel told jurors the attorney for a defunct girl group "cherrypicked" fans to prove shoppers would be confused about an...


Government, Criminal


Incumbent George Gascón and his challenger, former federal prosecutor Nathan Hochman, each point to their legal and public ser...


Technology, Government


Several states, including California, have passed laws to regulate content that uses the images and voices of real people, usu...


Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


C.D. "Chuck" Michel, a senior partner at Michel & Associates PC, argued in a motion that a 9th Circuit panel defied a key ...


Securities


In their responses to a putative class action investor fraud lawsuit, the former partners gave different replies. One said the...