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U.S. Supreme Court


Apple and Epic file dueling Supreme Court petitions

Sep. 29, 2023
By Craig Anderson

“The Ninth Circuit’s rule effectively immunizes an array of anti-competitive practices from liability,” wrote Epic Games attor...


Judges and Judiciary, Government


“We are extremely pleased that the court has decided today to approve a historic settlement that will add to an already unprec...



Technology


Google argued that the class cannot pursue damages because the plaintiffs kept using YouTube’s premium subscription and thus, ...


Technology


“Weeks after the work was finalized and turned over, Netflix did a complete about-face and accused the plaintiff of breaching ...



Labor/Employment


EEOC sues Tesla, claims racial abuse at Fremont plant

Sep. 29, 2023
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

The EEOC says that Black employees were casually and frequently addressed with the n-word and subjected to racial stereotyping...


Litigation & Arbitration


“At this time, the archdiocese has determined that it has neither the financial means nor the practical ability to litigate th...




Demonstrating Concern

Sep. 29, 2023

Neutral Ben Davidian uses life experience to show disputing parties he cares.


Litigation & Arbitration


100s of women sue over sexual assault in state prisons

Sep. 28, 2023
By Malcolm Maclachlan

New York attorney Adam P. Slater said his firm represents more than 500 women who were sexually abused at four prisons in Cali...



A congressional report published in July found that tax preparation companies shared millions of customers’ personal and finan...


Litigation & Arbitration


“There are gradations in the sensitivity of data breached in incidents like this,” the plaintiffs’ attorney, Scott E. Cole of ...



Environmental & Energy


ExxonMobile can’t truck crude from offshore platforms

Sep. 28, 2023
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

U.S. District Judge Dolly M. Gee refused to reverse a Santa Barbara County decision.


Intellectual Property


“While the goods are not identical, they are certainly very closely related — both being beer, which share the same aisle and ...



The plaintiffs accused the company of knowingly contributing to the opioid crisis by advising pharmaceutical companies on how ...


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


“We are pleased that the court has resolved these baseless consumer class actions, which were brought on the heels of the FTC’...



9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


Without a stay, Deputy Attorney General John D. Echeverria warned, more than a million high capacity magazines could be sold i...


Litigation & Arbitration


“I think the research I’ve done on this question provided support for the idea that … you could read the Constitution’s text a...



Health Care & Hospital Law


Discovery reopened in multi-suit hospital fraud case

Sep. 28, 2023
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

Two qui tam plaintiffs claimed three hospitals and an executive paid kickbacks to doctors to steer spinal tap patients to the ...


Technology, Litigation & Arbitration


The company, which denied any wrongdoing, was accused of profiting from minors by encouraging them to buy in-game content with...



State Bar & Bar Associations


Bar prosecutors argue there is a “reasonable probability” the agency will find enough cause to disbar David Lira, though he ha...


Judges and Judiciary


“I could not have imagined in my wildest dreams when I started law school 45 years ago across the Bay that I would be standing...



Labor/Employment


The university says neither the demanded 2% annual raise nor arbitration are mandated by the collective bargaining agreement.


Judges and Judiciary, Government


Gavin Newsom has also been critical of federal judges over rulings that limit municipalities’ ability to enforce anti-camping ...



Law Practice, Judges and Judiciary


Retired LA County judge joins ADR Services

Sep. 27, 2023
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

On the Superior Court, Judge David A. Rosen presided over a wide range of civil and commercial cases, including personal injur...


Real Estate/Development


Axos Bank seeks judicial foreclosure of a senior care facility in Los Angeles.



Antitrust & Trade Reg.


“I think a lot of people would have a difficult time imagining that local brick-and-mortar stores should be in the same catego...


Litigation & Arbitration


After Fortinet obtained a PGA tour sponsorship deal worth more than $50 million, the complaint stated, it has yet to pay the $...



9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


Looming over the litigation in both cities is a writ of certiorari filed with the U.S. Supreme Court by Grants Pass, Oregon ag...


State Bar & Bar Associations


“I think that may restrict Dr. .[John] Eastman’s ability to put on all the testimony that he feels the need to put on in this ...



Immigration


The families had sued, seeking compensatory damages and punitive damages for former President Donald Trump's Zero Tolerance bo...


Litigation & Arbitration


“This case sends a message that it’s not enough to merely prevent a physical injury. Prison officials have to be aware of the ...