Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation
Milwaukee Brewers owner accused of unlawfully taking Malibu beach sand
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Broad Beach property owners are no strangers to a lawsuit. The latest focuses on an alleged breach of the California Coastal A...
Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit panel doubts state's gun-a-month limit is constitutional
By Craig Anderson
Deputy Attorney General Jerry T. Yen argued the 1999 statute was intended to block "straw purchases," in which people buy a lo...
Technology, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Google has 'brain power' to redesign app store, judge says
By Sunidhi Sridhar
Attorneys for Google, led by Munger Tolles & Olson LLP, unsuccessfully petitioned the court for a new trial and have maint...
Petroleum industry reaches deal on California's workplace safety standards
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The Western States Petroleum Association challenged California regulations designed to give unions a bigger role in negotiatin...
US judge allows Hindu group's challenge to caste discrimination claim
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The state claims that Indian managers at Cisco Systems discriminated against other Indian workers they perceived as being from...
Government
Bay Area Housing Authority pulls ballot measure after taxpayer lawsuit
By Wisdom Howell
The lawsuit, filed last week, called the wording of the ballot measure "untrue, partial, argumentative, and/or prejudicial."
Hueston Hennigan persuades US judge to reverse $72M verdict against Boeing
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
U.S. District Judge James L. Robart rejected claims that the aerospace giant stole technology and sabotaged the business prosp...
Girardi claimed poor health, unpaid bills to justify keeping money, witnesses say
By Devon Belcher
Some of the expenses tracked out of the Girardi Keese accounts were traced to diamond jewelry and gems, several golf country c...
Intellectual Property
Judge doubts false advertising claims by one OpenAI company against another
By Sunidhi Sridhar
ChatGPT developer OpenAI, based in San Francisco, filed trademark infringement and unfair competition claims last year against...
Land Use, Environmental & Energy
Gondola opponents say 'zero chance' it will be built by 2028 Olympics
By Skyler Romero
A Los Angeles County judge's decision to dismiss a legal effort to halt the gondola's construction marks the third time a judg...
Criminal
Defense confronts witness with 2020 texts about 'delusional' Girardi
By Devon Belcher
Girardi's defense is that at the time of the alleged wire fraud misconduct, he was in the beginning stages of his 2021-diagnos...
Government, Environmental & Energy
Judge wants attorneys suing over surfer bullies to speed up
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
"How many more hours do you need to put on your case? Please think about that because I'm going to probably have a time limit....
Community News
Supreme Court Historical Society announces Selma Moidel Smith student writing victors
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
This year's entries highlight key issues in California's legal landscape, including racial integration in legal education, dis...
Camille Vasquez gained international fame when she represented the actor in a defamation lawsuit against his former girlfriend...
Technology, Intellectual Property
U.S. judge allows copyright infringement trial against AI companies
By Sunidhi Sridhar
U.S. District Judge William H. Orrick's decision was a notable win for authors, artists, and others suing AI companies for cop...
In cross examination by defense counsel, attorneys and former clients rejected the idea that Tom Girardi's elaborate excuses f...
Civil Litigation, California Supreme Court, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit's Uber ruling differs from Court of Appeal
By Craig Anderson
Having received no reply from the State Supreme Court, the 9th Circuit panel's unsigned majority opinion concluded that the st...
Labor/Employment
Attorneys for woman suing Charles Schwab want notice clarifying confidentiality agreement provisions don't apply
By Wisdom Howell
Attorney Chris Baker told a San Francisco judge that "it's very important" that employees who might be eligible class members ...
Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Objectors say $2.8B NCAA NIL deal leaves some out
By Sunidhi Sridhar
Attorneys for several former and current college athletes told U.S. District Judge Claudia A. Wilken in Oakland the proposed s...
Technology, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
SF judge's Google monopoly ruling slightly differs from DC judge
By Sunidhi Sridhar
Consumers in federal court in San Francisco who accuse Google of illegally brokering an exclusive deal to be the default searc...
Legal Education
Students, alumni file amended complaint seeking to keep Golden Gate University's law school open
By Wisdom Howell
Attorney Ryan C. Griffith said the amended complaint remedied "technical defects" that he claims led to the original being tos...
Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit splits on Meta's free speech obligations
By Craig Anderson
"I perceive no basis for concluding that Meta, in operating such unprecedented legally-hybrid platforms, has any sort of super...
Government
Palos Verdes Estates officials wanted to keep 'riffraff' out, ex-police chief testifies
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Timm Alan Browne told a Los Angeles judge that he saw evidence of an improper dynamic between city officials and residents whi...
Government, Class Action
VA official testifies veteran housing placements are up, but can't recall service areas
By Skyler Romero
Sally Hammitt, chief of the Community Engagement & Reintegration Service at VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare, took the st...
Government
Advocates say Newsom is 'all stick and no carrot' on anti-encampment enforcement
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Gov. Gavin Newsom said on Thursday that he would use next year's state budget cycle to withhold funds from local governments t...
Man sues Derby Room, security provider after violent stabbing at Pomona music event
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The lawsuit alleges that the defendants failed to provide adequate security measures, including proper screening of attendees...
Stockholders claimed Uber's information about its IPO hid plans to expand into new markets despite greater risk to passenger s...
U.S. District Judge Beth Labson Freeman in San Jose was skeptical of the federal agency's argument that the bank's claims deal...
Civil Litigation
Out of state companies' lawsuit against California Franchise Tax Board hits potential snag
By Wisdom Howell
Plaintiffs had argued that the imposition of minimum taxes on companies with only a passing interest in the state was unconsti...
Intellectual Property
Crypto wallet founders seek dismissal of suit accusing them of trade secret theft
By Wisdom Howell
Defense lawyers say the allegedly stolen code had no value because it was open source. Plaintiffs say that its then-novel feat...
