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Erik T. Johnson was recognized by the California Lawyers Association with a Labor and Employment Law Pro Bono Achievement Awar...


Technology, Labor/Employment


Growing scrutiny for bias in AI hiring software

Jul. 22, 2024
By Sunidhi Sridhar

A novel discrimination lawsuit against Workday Inc.'s applicant screening software has been filed by Derek Mobley, a 50-year-o...


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


The decision is a sharp rebuke of now-retired U.S. District Judge Cormac J. Carney of Santa Ana.


Civil Litigation


The lawsuit claims the airline's staff knew the industry had a growing problem with reported in-flight sexual assaults, and th...


Civil Litigation


Attorneys for Jeffrey Burrill claim that Grindr LLC concealed from him that his data would be sold to third parties and that i...



The Dealmakers

Jul. 22, 2024

Transactional attorneys at Styskal, Wiese & Melchione LLP enjoy bringing people together.


Several state courts have advised that their operations have been impacted by the outage, caused by an issue with Microsoft an...


Government


"We got everything that we asked for from the court and more," said Katherine J.G. McKeon, an attorney with Western Center on ...


Insurance, California Supreme Court


The court overturned a divided appellate court, stating that the one-year deadline outlined by Sec. 2071 of the California Ins...


U.S. District Judge Josephine L. Staton granted the disgraced lawyer's motion to sever himself and co-defendant Christopher Ka...


Criminal, Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


The court will reconsider the case following a U.S. Supreme Court decision last month reversing a 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Ap...


The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 allows parents to access and challenge school records. It could be in li...


Real Estate/Development


The lawsuit claims that Allbirds' back rent payments amount to $51,486 but seeks damages of more than $1 million.


Labor/Employment


Plaintiff, Richard Cong Phan alleges that he was discriminated against for his Vietnamese ancestry and forced to perform "emba...



No Surprises

Jul. 19, 2024

Neutral Steven Kleifield believes sharing key info at the last minute can scuttle settlement.


Civil Litigation


Richard Montañez said the company's statements to the media denying his involvement in the creation of Flamin' Hot Cheetos hav...


A federal judge in Santa Ana was found to have erred in ordering the release of accused white supremacist Robert Rundo, who wa...


Law Practice, Government


On Saturday, Federal Defender Charles J. Snyder filed an application to delay the Aug. 6 trial to October on the basis that th...


Real Estate/Development, Class Action, Antitrust & Trade Reg.


Realtors update forms following DOJ questions

Jul. 18, 2024
By Skyler Romero

The revisions reflect changes stemming from a settlement agreement reached with the National Association of Realtors over its ...


The case centers on allegations that Build-A-Bear's "Skoosherz" product line infringes on Kelly Toys' popular Squishmallows.


Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


AB 587, signed by Governor Gavin Newsom in 2022, requires companies with more than $100 million in gross annual revenues to fi...



Former federal prosecutor joins Foundation Law Group

Jul. 18, 2024
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Stephen A. Cazares defended Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani, the former president of Theranos Inc.


A class of workers claim there was an antagonistic environment toward Black employees at the automaker's Freemont plant.


Real Estate/Development


A Mission Housing subsidiary is accused of using joint funds to pay for costs associated with other properties it owned.


Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


The panel questioned whether the law's provision requiring companies to complete a Data Protection Impact Assessment for each ...


Judges and Judiciary


Four of the appointments were made to the Los Angeles County court.


Other claims brought by homeless veterans against the federal government are set to be considered at trial next month.


Civil Litigation


The matter concerns the compensation structure used by The Cochran Firm for business that originates via its advertised teleph...


Constitutional Law, Civil Litigation


UC antisemitism cases draw on recent rulings

Jul. 17, 2024
By Craig Anderson

The cases regarding antisemitism at UC Berkeley and UCLA are at different stages, but plaintiffs in both actions are citing re...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


Video gamers target Sega's arbitration agreement

Jul. 17, 2024
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

Lawyers for nearly 20,000 claimants have asked a Los Angeles court to enforce a previous arbitration agreement the company had...