Insurance, California Supreme Court
State high court rules against COVID-19 related business interruption claim
By Craig Anderson
The decision turned aside claims under the illusory coverage doctrine, and follows the nationwide trend of rejecting business ...
Government, Class Action
As veterans' trial continues, HUD makes key housing policy change
By Skyler Romero
The decision to remove a key barrier to veterans' eligibility for housing assistance was a "direct result" of an ongoing trial...
Government, Criminal
Alameda DA must decide whether to retry case after 1991 death sentence overturned
By Wisdom Howell
The death sentence was overturned following an investigation into allegations of historical prosecutorial misconduct in the Al...
Civil Litigation
Judge overseeing Target stabbing case changes mind on access to retailer's security software
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Target's attorneys raised security concerns after Judge Anne Hwang had tentatively ruled to compel the retailer to allow an in...
In Scott Dickinson, attorneys say they find balance, expertise, empathy and effective communication.
Criminal
Ex-Girardi Keese attorney testifies to difficulty getting client paid
By Devon Belcher
Former Girardi Keese attorney Alexa F. Galloway testified in Tom Girardi's $15 million wire fraud trial his explanations for n...
Civil Litigation
Engineered stone companies found partially liable for worker's silicosis
By Jack Needham
Attorney James Nevin said the case "was considered a bellwether case, because it's the first of many hundreds, if not thousands."
Technology, Data Privacy, Corporate
Experts question viability of Delta's claims over cyber outage
By Sunidhi Sridhar
The airline's potential claims could be challenging due to liability disclaimers and a high bar for proving gross negligence o...
Several bills now include portions that lay out how they should be interpreted in scenarios where voters pass -- or reject -- ...
Judge orders $1.6M judgment against pro-Palestinian protesters over antisemitic attack in West Hollywood
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The attackers pleaded no contest to companion criminal charges and since then have faced other legal troubles.
Criminal
Lengthy cross on detective's training wins 2 not guilty verdicts
By Laurinda Keys
Research and more than two hours in cross-examination of a police detective showed the jury that a false confession had been p...
Government, Civil Rights
California effort to crack down on transnational repression opposed by Hindu foundation
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A new bill is mobilizing some of the same groups that opposed a vetoed state law banning caste discrimination.
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Mother denied right to represent children in race bias suit
By Craig Anderson
A 9th Circuit panel cited a 1997 precedent when affirming the dismissal of the lawsuit against a San Marcos school district. T...
Civil Rights, Civil Litigation
Jurist keeps part of injunction on SF homeless camp clearance
By Sunidhi Sridhar
The magistrate judge dismissed most of her original injunction that stopped the city from clearing the streets. She gave the p...
Torts/Personal Injury
North Bay Fires victims reach $4.5M settlement with maintenance company
By Wisdom Howell
Under the terms of the settlement agreement, utility maintenance company Osmoe denies claims that it contributed to the start ...
Civil Litigation
Landlord appeals court ruling that mass eviction breached Ellis Act
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
A Los Angeles County judge ruled in June that the landlord of Barrington Plaza in West LA did not intend to permanently exit t...
Gibson Dunn files racial profiling lawsuit against City of El Segundo
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
According to the lawsuit, data collected under California's Racial and Identity Profiling Act shows that while less than 5% of...
This comes on the heels of a $23 million jury verdict against Babybus for willful copyright infringement.
The first witness in the wire fraud trial, Joseph Ruigomez, testified that Girardi promised him $5 million from a 2013 settlem...
J. Clark Kelso would monitor the use of $100 million in fines against the prisons department.
Civil Litigation
UC, Mattel to settle dispute over $50M children's hospital pledge
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
The UC Regents had accused the toy giant of reneging on the promised donation, and instead offering in-kind contributions such...
Land Use, Government, Class Action
VA accused of 'abject failure' over veterans' housing on first day of class action trial
By Skyler Romero
"Time's up. It's time to actually do something," Roman M. Silberfeld told U.S. District Judge David O. Carter during opening a...
Torts/Personal Injury
Recent ruling on childhood sexual abuse bill could revive lawsuit against SF school district
By Wisdom Howell
The school district's attorneys had previously argued that the "retroactive liability" provided for plaintiffs under AB 218 vi...
Class Action, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
$91.4M Joint Juice verdict may not be dead
By Craig Anderson
"We conclude that awarding statutory damages for each violation, particularly when the violation relates to a low-cost product...
Employment lawyer Guillermo Escobedo leads a team of four attorneys who opened the office.
Criminal
Girardi trial opens with some jurors recounting past lawyers who cheated them
By Devon Belcher
Some jurors told the federal judge in the $15 million wire fraud case against disbarred lawyer Tom Girardi they might be biase...
Environmental & Energy, Class Action
Battle with insurers follows $4.03B Maui fire settlement
By Laurinda Keys
Insurance companies want to be repaid what they paid to their customers from the settlement fund defendants agreed to set up f...
A jury awarded the man $58 million in May over the slip-and-fall.
Judge dismisses insurers' attempt to toss case involving stranded Russian jets
By Jack Needham
Judge Ethan P. Schulman distinguished the facts of the case from a recent high-profile decision by the California Supreme Cour...
Environmental & Energy
Can a city be held liable for its bad boy surfers?
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Palos Verdes Estate went on trial for failing to police residents who menaced outsiders who came to surf its famous break. The...
