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Government, Administrative/Regulatory


“The controller seeks to expand the scope of his authority under the charter beyond all reasonable bounds in a politically mot...


Intellectual Property


WheelImage Corp. claimed two of its former employees violated a nondisclosure agreement and shared confidential manufacturing ...


Environmental & Energy


The lawsuit is the latest to claim that the city adopted a handful of ordinances related to the airport for the purpose of low...


Corporate



Criminal, Civil Rights


Jury selection notes released by District Attorney Pamela Price indicate prior administrations systematically excluded Black a...


U.S. Supreme Court, Labor/Employment


Supreme Court hears baristas' reinstatement case

Apr. 23, 2024
By Craig Anderson

Eric S. Beane, an attorney with the Foundation Law Group in Los Angeles who represents employers, said he believed Starbucks w...


Labor/Employment


Tesla faces class action over global layoffs

Apr. 23, 2024
By Wisdom Howell

The group of employees suing the electric automaker may have difficulty meeting the notification requirements under California...


Insurance


"This verdict sends a clear message that bad faith practices will not be tolerated, and victims will be rightfully compensated...


Civil Rights


Judge OKs transgender notification initiative language

Apr. 23, 2024
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Attorneys with the Protect Kids California campaign argued the materials Attorney General Rob Bonta's office wrote describing ...


Administrative/Regulatory


A pair of court rulings appear to have sparked a backlash in Sacramento.



Unpasteurized milk purveyor faces fresh allegations

Apr. 23, 2024
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Medical officer Karl C. Klontz also wrote that testing "strongly" indicates a February E. coli outbreak was linked to Raw Farm...


Government, Contracts


Sacramento pension system sues software provider

Apr. 23, 2024
By Malcolm Maclachlan

The county claims the botched implementation caused it to rely on its original legacy software system for several more years a...


Intellectual Property


Google trade secrets trial slated for November

Apr. 23, 2024
By Skyler Romero

ReactX sued Google in 2018 on claims that the tech giant misappropriated and misused its confidential information, platform an...


Entertainment & Sports


Marc E. Mayer, who represents Aylo, argued his motion to dismiss many of the claims that beneficiary claims should survive, no...


Labor/Employment


Julie W. O'Dell claims she was treated as an employee despite her promotion to equity partner on Jan. 1, 2022.


Torts/Personal Injury


Tesla confidentially settled with the family of a man who perished in a 2018 car accident while using the auto pilot feature o...


Government, Criminal


An attorney for Andrew Heglund called it "much exaggeration over some people who got upset at a Chick-fil-A."


Judges and Judiciary


The Federal Judiciary Stabilization Act was introduced by U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, both membe...


U.S. Supreme Court, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


The court's Republican majority seemed unpersuaded by arguments made by lawyers for the homeless plaintiffs.


The municipal law specialists at the OMLO firm celebrate diversity and inclusion in practice.


Civil Litigation


Trial dates set in clergy abuse cases

Apr. 19, 2024
By Skyler Romero

The proceedings cover lawsuits filed against the Catholic Church in California since the 2019 approval of AB 218, which extend...


Civil Rights


Proponents of the measure claim Attorney General Rob Bonta’s title for the measure is prejudicing prospective signatories agai...


U.S. Supreme Court, Litigation & Arbitration, Administrative/Regulatory


Judge shopping battle rages in SpaceX's NLRB case

Apr. 19, 2024
By Craig Anderson

The case has been the subject of an increasingly common struggle over venue and is not done even after Wednesday's 5th Circuit...


Civil Litigation


Lawyers representing consumer plaintiffs in the case accusing the manufacturers of selling cars with substandard anti-theft fe...


The company allegedly withheld some orders to extract a higher price from customers.


Consumer Protection Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Litigation


The first trial of dozens of lawsuits is scheduled for October 2025. The companies argue that the plaintiffs' claims are barre...


Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation


Casting website accused of exploiting actors

Apr. 19, 2024
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

Casting Networks' fee model is in breach of state law and exploits actors, according to a new class complaint.


Civil Litigation


Lawsuit over 'Yesterday' trailer dismissed with prejudice

Apr. 19, 2024
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

The suit was filed in relation to a scene appearing in a trailer for the 2019 film which did not ultimately make it into the f...


Superior Court Judge Stephen P. Acquisto wrote that AG Rob Bonta's title of "Restricts Rights of Transgender Youth" was "accur...


Health Care & Hospital Law


IVF firm faces multiple suits over lab accident

Apr. 19, 2024
By Skyler Romero

The accident is alleged to have killed embryos which were then transferred to patients who didn’t become pregnant.