Civil Litigation
Judge halts proceedings in COVID-19 test kits fraud case
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Judge Stuart M. Rice hopes to reach a stipulation and proposed order that would allow for certain discovery. Disruptive Nanote...
Intellectual Property
Apple accuses former engineer of leaking private information
By Wisdom Howell
The leaks were carried out using an encrypted messaging app to journalists from prominent media outlets, including the Wall St...
Labor/Employment
Judges skeptical of Uber’s equal protection claim against state gig worker law
By Craig Anderson
During Wednesday’s argument, 9th Circuit judges questioned Theane D. Evangelis, who represents Uber, and attorneys for the sta...
Judges and Judiciary
Senate confirms appointment to federal court in San Jose
By Craig Anderson
Eumi K. Lee’s confirmation, delayed due to the death of U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein and opposition from Republicans on the Sena...
Civil Litigation
Whistleblower specialists open boutique law firm
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Whistleblower Partners LLP will have offices in San Francisco, Washington, D.C. and New York, but the partners said they expec...
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Major tech companies back Epic Games in antitrust fight against Apple
By Sunidhi Sridhar
The maker of the popular video game Fortnite filed an antitrust lawsuit four years ago, saying Apple collected exorbitant fees...
Labor/Employment
Lawyer cites racist emails in bias suit against Lewis Brisbois
By Devon Belcher
“At the time he joined the defendant firm, plaintiff had no idea that the very partners that hired him (John Barber and Jeffre...
The Recall DA George Gascon Committee said that its claim for fees associated with successful litigation over "insufficient ac...
Technology, Litigation & Arbitration
Trial of British tech mogul begins over 'inflated' Autonomy value
By Sunidhi Sridhar
Michael Lynch, who co-founded Autonomy, is accused of inflating the company's worth before the sale and misleading the auditor...
Judges and Judiciary, Administrative/Regulatory
Chief justice addresses budget and partisan attacks in state of the judiciary speech
By Malcolm Maclachlan
California Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero delivered her annual State of the Judiciary speech Tuesday, highlighting the challe...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th circuit panel debates authority to hear California’s large capacity magazine ban
By Craig Anderson
One judge even wondered if the matter should be heard by the entire 29-member court, something that has never been done.
Class Action
Judge halts state claim against X, US court action takes precedence
By Wisdom Howell
The judge granted X Corp’s motion to stay the lawsuit in the interests of judicial economy, citing the proposed class action f...
Environmental & Energy
Sterigenics accused of emitting cancer causing chemical
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Sterigenics, which has operated the facility in Vernon, has agreed to pay hundreds of millions of dollars to settle similar al...
Corporate
K&L Gates strengthens life sciences and corporate practices with 2 new partners
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Mattias Luukkonen, a life sciences attorney, is in Orange County and Michael J. Gorback, a startup specialist, is in Palo Alto.
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Judicate West offers free training to diversify neutral panel
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Rosemarie Drohan, the ADR company’s executive vice president of business development, said the scholarship program was conceiv...
Labor/Employment
No injunction for truckers challenging gig worker law
By Devon Belcher
The truckers’ renewed motions for preliminary injunction were denied, but plaintiffs could focus on the business-to-business e...
Law Practice
Musick, Peeler & Garrett announces leadership change
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Steven J. Elie and Richard A Galofaro said their professional background will complement each other’s skills.
Criminal
'Boogaloo' activist sentenced for killing of court security officer
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Robert Alvin Justus Jr. drove a van vehicle while an accomplaice shot Protective Services Officer Dave Patrick Underwood on Ma...
Community News
Laurie Levenson to be honored by LA County Law Library
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Capri Maddox, general manager of the Los Angeles Civil, Human Rights and Equity Department, will also be honored at the April ...
Entertainment lawyer was formidable opponent, ‘absolutely hilarious’
Criminal
Budget cuts and hardened opinions on crime sour public defenders
By Malcolm Maclachlan
An annual meeting to mark the anniversary of Gideon v. Wainwright was marked by bitterness and pessimism.
The plaintiff, represented by Haffner Law, disagreed with the ruling and plans to appeal. The city argued that the increase di...
Law Practice, Construction
Cozen O’Connor expands construction law practice to California
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
"Being a part of Cozen O'Connor and being able to access its many legal resources -- including its government relations, finan...
Litigation & Arbitration
Judge and attorney trade barbs over motion to disqualify
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
The attorney, Rick L. Richmond of Larson LLP, accuses the judge of judicial misconduct and bias against his client, a real est...
Civil rights lawyer specialized in police abuse litigation
The ruling reversed a dismissal of the case on the grounds of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, a partial win for...
Constitutional Law
Judge orders special master to address conditions at women’s prison
By Sunidhi Sridhar
U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers also granted class certification and a partial preliminary injunction against the F...
Constitutional Law, Civil Rights
LA and homelessness advocates seek delay in sanctions hearing
By Devon Belcher
The coalition requested a $6.4 million penalty, but the parties are uncertain about the sufficiency of the stipulated facts. T...
Civil Litigation
State gets jury trial against 8 financial services companies
By Wisdom Howell
The state accuses the banks of conspiring to artificially inflate bond interest rates through a “robo-resetting” scheme. The d...
Larry H. Parker, whose 50 years of work made him a household name in Southern California, was reported to have died, by entert...