Environmental & Energy
Suit says PacifiCorp utility poles are treated with toxin
By Jonathan Lo
SUMMARY/TEASE: The complaint specifically targets Pacific Power’s Crescent City facility, claiming it discharges harmful chemi...
Law Practice
Drake University in Iowa names center after Ron and Jane Olson
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
“This gift from the Olsons is an investment in educating the next generation of public servants and engaged citizens who will ...
“It is unacceptable that dozens of immigrant tenants have had to live under these unsafe and unhealthy conditions,” City Attor...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit reinstates state ban on large capacity gun magazines
By Craig Anderson
C.D. “Chuck” Michel, who represents gun rights groups, said he planned to ask the U.S. Supreme Court for an emergency order li...
Law Practice
Patent litigator joins Desmarais in San Francisco
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Betty Chen has represented Microsoft Corp., Lyft Inc., GoPro Inc. and Sun Pharmaceutical Industries in disputes.
Criminal
Landlord countersues LA for not policing criminal activity
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
“The city’s actions, and inactions, are demonstrably unreasonable. Enough is enough,” attorney Stephen G. Larson wrote.
Health Care & Hospital Law, Government
Newsom signs sweeping overhaul of conservatorship law
By Malcolm Maclachlan
“Private attorneys are going to have more of an ability to start working on some mental health issues,” said Megan A. Moghtade...
“Because evictions can cause profound damage to its communities, the city exercised its police power to regulate them,” City A...
Litigation & Arbitration
Request to arbitrate no longer guarantees stay in court proceedings
By Malcolm Maclachlan
‘This is yet another example of the round-and-round between California and federal law. When one zigs, the other zags,” wrote ...
Environmental & Energy
Edison settles US government lawsuit over Thomas Fire
By Sunidhi Sridhar
Neither side would provide details of the deal. The Thomas Fire in Ventura and Santa Barbara counties burned for 40 days in 2017.
Data Privacy
23andMe sued over breach that led to list of Jews posted on dark web
By Wisdom Howell
“Plaintiffs and Class members must now live with the knowledge that their Private Information is forever in cyberspace and was...
Government
San Francisco says judge in anti-camping case has conflict
By Craig Anderson
The city attorney’s office and lawyers for the Coalition on Homelessness each accused the other side of judge-shopping.
Litigation & Arbitration
Well-known appellate lawyer sued over fee dispute
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
“This suit is meritless,” Norman Pine wrote in an email. “It is also important to note that the dispute has nothing to do with...
Ari J. Lauer is accused of taking part in the biggest criminal fraud scheme in the history of the Eastern District of California.
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Full 9th Circuit reverses panel, blocks Idaho abortion law
By Craig Anderson
Tuesday’s two-sentence order by 9th Circuit Chief Judge Mary H. Murguia stated that a majority of active judges voted to recon...
Lawyers cautiously approve of diversity disclosures for venture funds
By Sunidhi Sridhar
Some critics of SB 54 have pointed out that the law may lead to misleading statistics and unnecessary spending by investment c...
Litigation & Arbitration
San Francisco City Attorney plans to sue more SRO hotels
By Wisdom Howell
The lawsuit will accuse the owners of three hotels of endangering the health of tenants and neighbors, City Attorney David Ch...
Judges and Judiciary
Retired OC judge becomes Judicate West's newest mediator
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
"I ultimately joined Judicate West's panel for a brief time before my judicial appointment. Over the last 20 years, Judicate ...
Government, Criminal
Deputy AG defends state’s early prison release policies
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Deputy Attorney General Gregory J. Marcot said the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s “broad authority”...
Government, Civil Rights
Governor vetoes bill that would have banned caste discrimination
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Gov. Gavin Newsom acted on roughly 470 bills over the weekend. Among the hundreds he signed was SB 75, creating 26 new superio...
Litigation & Arbitration
Judge OK's record $336M false advertising claim award
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
“The judge’s additional award of $43 million, to include attorneys’ fees and all expenses, represents a complete victory for M...
Class Action, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Gilead agrees to pay $247M to end antitrust suit over HIV drugs
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
U.S. District Judge Edward M. Chen of the Northern District of California scheduled a hearing for Jan. 18 to consider approval...
Law Practice, Civil Rights
Current and former LA councilmen sue over secret recording
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Kevin de Leon and Gil Cedillo say in their lawsuits that the comments heard in the recordings were taken out of context or “im...
U.S. Supreme Court
Public defenders side with gun rights groups in Supreme Court case
By Craig Anderson
Joshi A. Valentine of Alameda County Public Defenders argued in her brief that California poses a cautionary tale of the abuse...
Labor/Employment
Former SpaceX engineer claims women and minorities are paid less
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
The aerospace manufacturer and Tesla, both run by Elon Musk, face several bias claims.
State Bar & Bar Associations, Litigation & Arbitration
Trump team wanted ‘aggressive scenario’, Eastman testifies
By Skyler Romero
“‘Let’s assume that the vice president has authority to decide these things – what would happen if he just decided that there ...
Technology, Litigation & Arbitration
Fired TikTok executive drops request to pause lawsuit
By Wisdom Howell
The original lawsuit, filed in May, claims Yu was fired as head engineer for ByteDance’s U.S. operations for whistleblowing ab...
Health Care & Hospital Law
Another lawsuit filed after FDA questions efficacy of oral decongestants
By Jonathan Lo
“For years, defendants have advertised and marketed the phenylephrine products to unsuspecting consumers despite knowing that ...
Judge Holly J. Fujie tentatively ruled on Friday that Regency Outdoor Advertising, Inc. failed to address a court of appeal ru...
“To accept PayPal, e-commerce merchants in the U.S. enter form contracts with PayPal that (since no later than 2010) strictly ...