Government
US judge orders California to pay $112M for inadequate prison mental health staffing
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The Department of Corrections has been unable to hire sufficient mental health staff due to salary limits, remote prison locat...
Government, Criminal
Negotiations to toughen theft and drug penalties collapse
By Craig Anderson
Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig said Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democratic lawmakers are negotiating in bad faith to keep...
Civil Litigation
Firm accused of mishandling complex divorce by assigning junior attorney
By Skyler Romero
The lawsuit filed on behalf of attorney Jeremy M. Joseph claims that the unnamed junior attorney's mistakes included neglectin...
Workers' Comp., Civil Litigation
Wrongful death claims relating to KISS tour's COVID-19 protocols can proceed
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
A Los Angeles County judge ruled that it was not readily apparent that a separate workers compensation settlement released the...
Intellectual Property
Record labels file first suit over AI music copying
By Sunidhi Sridhar
Major record labels have accused two music generator platforms of using artists' copyrighted work to train their AI models.
The firm's founder, Brian Kabateck, said he would remain involved in cases.
Wrist SP Biotech filed a complaint in the Western District of Texas accusing the Irvine-based tech company of infringing on it...
Law Office Management
"One of our guiding principles is to try and stay ahead of the curve, and I think the remodel itself is ahead of the curve," m...
Civil Litigation
The settlement for the parents of a non-verbal autistic child is believed to be the largest ever paid out by the Clark County ...
Securities, Criminal
Former healthcare CEO convicted of insider trading
By Devon Belcher
The case against former Ontrak CEO Terren Peizer was the first time the DOJ had brought criminal insider trading charges solel...
Jessica Berg has been co-dean of Case Western Reserve University School of Law for 11 years.
Civil Litigation
Plaintiff attorneys miss deadline for PAGA filings
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A flood of recently filed cases suggests attorneys didn't know an overhaul of the law was effective June 19.
Five charter cities successfully challenged the state's law allowing duplexes on single-family zoned lots.
State Bar & Bar Associations
Former LA city attorney will testify in Libman bar proceedings
By Skyler Romero
State Bar Judge Yvette D. Roland denied Feuer's motion to quash the subpoena for his testimony but limited the scope of his te...
Injured firefighters sue manufacturer of natural gas-powered truck
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
The explosion of the truck "caused plaintiffs to suffer severe, agonizing, and life-altering injuries," states the complaint f...
Immigration
Biden administration tells court Flores agreement 'was meant to be temporary'
By Devon Belcher
The U.S. Justice Department is seeking to have the Flores Settlement Agreement partially terminated, relying on a recently pub...
U.S. Supreme Court, Immigration, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Supreme Court rules against attorney, husband in visa denial case
By Craig Anderson
The court concluded that the right to bring her noncitizen spouse to the United States is not a constitutional right.
Frandzel Robins Bloom & Csato has nurtured long-term client relationships for over 40 years.
Military Law, Government, Civil Rights, Civil Litigation
Defense Department must face claims over 'don't ask, don't tell' policy
By Sunidhi Sridhar
U.S. Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Spero said he was not convinced that the government's policies were created without discrimina...
U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law
Supreme Court upholds 1994 domestic violence gun ban
By Craig Anderson
Narrow ruling leaves many more cases to be decided by the Supreme Court or at the appellate court level.
Prosecutors had argued that evidence as to Girardi's current mental state could improperly lead the jury to infer that he wasn...
Securities
Trial featuring novel securities fraud action draws to a close
By Devon Belcher
Throughout the trial, defense counsel argued Terren Peizer and the rest of Ontrak executives "had no reason to believe" its ma...
Civil Litigation
Punitive damages struck from dispute involving two brothers and an iconic SF retail property
By Wisdom Howell
The company at the center of the dispute, Bonds Land Investment Co. LTD or "Bonds USA," is equally owned by brothers Johnson C...
Education Law, Data Privacy
LAUSD sued over app allowing students to report peers
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
The plaintiffs seek a court order forcing the school district to turn over records related to the funding, development, and op...
U.S. Supreme Court, Tax, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
U.S. Supreme Court upholds Mandatory Repatriation Tax
By Craig Anderson
The provision is part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, which was passed by Congress and signed into law by then-President...
The commissioner told the committee her agency has an annual budget of $239 million, with $112 million of that going to person...
Civil Litigation
Judge dismisses racial bias claims brought by Sonoma County court official
By Sunidhi Sridhar
U.S. District Judge William H. Orrick ruled that there was no evidence to support these claims.
Judge Lucy Armendariz of LA County Superior Court will serve as chair and Judge Monica Wiley as vice chair.
Attorneys say neutral Janet Fields brings kindness and understanding to her mediations.
