Government
In LA district attorney race, Gascón faces 11 challengers
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
The challengers disagree with the district attorney's policies, including his charging guidelines and curtailing of sentencing...
Government
State loses ability to regulate 5 casino tribes due to US law violation
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Attorney General Rob Bonta agreed the state will bide by a 2023 federal court order that leaves the tribes dealing directly wi...
Technology
Zuckerberg’s liability in social media addiction suits debated
By Sunidhi Sridhar
The plaintiffs’ claims against Zuckerberg are based on personal statements, not his actions as a corporate officer, the plaint...
Criminal
Discovery disputes with bankruptcy trustee may delay Girardi fraud trial
By Devon Belcher
Disbarred plaintiffs’ attorney Thomas V. Girardi’s defense team is facing potential delays in his Los Angeles wire fraud trial...
Data Privacy
Suit claims Mattress Firm privacy violation with third-party software
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
The plaintiff claims that NICE monitors, records, and analyzes communications between consumers and Mattress Firm agents witho...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Homeless suit to await high court anti-camping ruling
By Craig Anderson
The Supreme Court will hear arguments in the case, filed by Grants Pass, Oregon, on April 22, challenging a 9th U.S. Circuit C...
Data Privacy
YouTube’s channel owners liable for collecting data on children, lawyers say
By Sunidhi Sridhar
Google’s attorney argued that the YouTube channel owners could not be found liable under the Children’s Online Privacy Protect...
Immigration
Judge accuses Biden administration of politically motivated asylum rule defense
By Craig Anderson
In a vividly written dissent, 9th U.S. Circuit Judge Lawrence VanDyke criticized the Biden administration’s delay in ruling on...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit grants stay, but accused white supremacist already freed
By Devon Belcher
Prosecutors lack the power to detain a defendant in such circumstances since the federal judge ordered his release forthwith, ...
Civil Rights
Hertz accused of discriminating against disabled renters
By Wisdom Howell
The lead plaintiffs, who use wheelchairs, claim that Hertz discriminated against them and other disabled renters by only offer...
Criminal, California Supreme Court
Supreme Court makes gang enhancements harder to apply
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The court’s unanimous opinion reversed and remanded a case that stemmed from a 2015 crime in which a gang member unlawfully en...
Torts/Personal Injury
Deputy sheriff left paralyzed from a training exercise gets $10M
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Law enforcement from throughout the state come to train at the Emergency Vehicle Operations Center in Devore in San Bernardino...
Government
City and county attorneys form alliance to pressure state lawmakers
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
“Our partnership will make it possible to further protect workers’ rights and tenants’ rights; prohibit predatory lending; sec...
Immigration
Judge accuses Biden administration of politically motivated asylum rule defense
By Craig Anderson
In a vividly written dissent, 9th U.S. Circuit Judge Lawrence VanDyke criticizes the Biden administration's delay in ruling on...
Caroline Vincent: From transactions attorney to mediator, perfecting the art of finding solutions.
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit blocks release of alleged white supremacists
By Devon Belcher
U.S. District Judge Cormac J. Carney ordered their release Wednesday on the grounds of unequal prosecution because far-left gr...
Real Estate/Development
Developers seizing ‘supersized’ density bonus opportunity
By Jack Needham
At least four projects in San Francisco have applied for increased density under AB 1287. No applications for increased densit...
Litigation & Arbitration
Corsair Gaming says GizPromo falsely advertised on Amazon
By Devon Belcher
The complaint filed in federal court in Los Angeles accused GizPromo of false advertising, unfair competition, and false desig...
Apple’s attorneys argue that Epic breached its contract, known as a Developer Program License Agreement, that included an inde...
Law Practice
Presiding judge warns of famine-like budget year for Sacramento
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Sacramento County Superior Court Presiding Judge Bunmi O. Awoniyi warned that the state will face a $73 billion budget deficit...
Environmental & Energy
Judge lets environmental groups intervene in LA County oil wells lawsuits
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Bridgeland Resources, Matrix Oil Corp., Native Oil Producers, and The Termo Company opposed the motions, arguing that they had...
Law Practice, Judges and Judiciary
Retired Los Angeles County judge joins Signature Resolution
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Amy M. Pellman spent most of her years in family court with a brief stint in children’s court.
The complaint alleges that SVB Financial provided false and misleading statements in the offering materials given to Boston Pr...
Data Privacy
Google fights class certification for data auctioning litigation
By Sunidhi Sridhar
The consolidated complaint alleges that although Google promises users that their data will not be sold to third parties or us...
Law Practice, Intellectual Property
English Barrister to co-lead San Francisco office of Bird & Bird
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Chris de Mauny will lead the San Francisco office, which Bird & Bird opened in 2018, with Pattie Walsh, who recently moved...
Criminal
US judge again drops case against alleged white supremacists citing unequal targeting
By Devon Belcher
"The government cannot prosecute RAM members such as defendants while ignoring the violence of members of Antifa and related f...
Intellectual Property
Startup sued by 120-year-old fruit company over patented strawberry varieties
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A former UC Davis professor is accused of using varieties without permission.
Appellate Practice
Supreme Court refuses to reinstate $500m verdict against Apple
By Craig Anderson
The decision denied review of decisions by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit that the two key patents, coverin...
Data Privacy
Sex assault victims settle with law firm over data breach
By Devon Belcher
The lawsuit claimed that information from 523 clients of Zalkin Law Firm including Social Security numbers and sexual abuse ca...
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