Judges and Judiciary
Retired L.A. County judge Mary Strobel joins Signature Resolution
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
In her two decades on the bench, Strobel heard many headline-grabbing cases.
Los Angeles judge dedicated his career to juvenile justice
Law Practice
Law firm, other defendants get arbitrator OK after 5 years
By Skyler Romero
The underlying case involves properties owned by various investment firms that the plaintiff claims were sold without authoriz...
California Supreme Court
Summer spate might mean faster Supreme Court rulings
By Malcolm Maclachlan
“The annual report shows a slight uptick in opinion production since last year, but the numbers since fiscal year 2020 are st...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Government
Newsom urges US high court to overturn circuit
By Craig Anderson
Meanwhile, Mayor London Breed announced Monday that San Francisco would resume enforcement of anti-camping laws “that we’ve be...
Contracts
Suit says ‘unlawful’ college fees fall under implied contract law
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
“The obligation to timely pay tuition is a material term of the students’ implied-in-fact contract because tuition is a core s...
Judges and Judiciary
LA judge wont remove ACLU from deputy gangs case
By Devon Belcher
“The court is unable to decipher what interests will be injured … assuming there was a cognizable injury, the motion is nevert...
“The court concludes that WalkMe has not met its burden to show it is likely to succeed on the merits of its inducement claim ...
"We were focused on taking these important wage claims to trial, which is what allowed us to obtain this significant victory f...
Judges and Judiciary
Retired Sonoma County judge, veteran attorney, join JAMS
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Gary Nadler, a retired judge, and Paul E. Garrison, a veteran attorney, have been added to JAMS’ panel of neutrals.
Law Practice
Dordick Family Trial Advocacy Center unveiled at Loyola Law
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Gary Dordick and family of lawyers support litigator training, including an $8 million commitment to a new center at Loyola La...
Insurance
More insurance battles expected in courts and Legislature
By Malcolm Maclachlan
“I am taking immediate action to implement lasting changes that will make Californians safer through a stronger, sustainable i...
State Bar & Bar Associations
New bar board sends revised evaluation rules for judges, trustees
By Devon Belcher
"My commitment to you is not that there won't be a new crisis or there won't be some trouble on the horizon, but rather that a...
California Supreme Court
Retired justice Ming W. Chin is more practiced at reticence
By Diana Bosetti
The former state Supreme Court justice has learned to avoid speaking on political questions, but still calls for an independen...
Technology
Metabyte sues Meta Platforms after 'negotiations collapse'
By Wisdom Howell
The action adds to the wave of litigation Meta Platforms has faced over the October 2021 rebranding from its original name, Fa...
Litigation & Arbitration, Health Care & Hospital Law
Gilead, Teva to settle generics case for $247M
By Jonathan Lo
The direct purchaser class's expert estimated damages to them at $2.08 billion, so the settlement will constitute an 11.9% rec...
Environmental & Energy
Exxon urges judge not to deny oil trucks in Santa Ynez area
By Sunidhi Sridhar
“There will always be a risk of an accident on any road,” O’Melveny & Myers LLP partner Dawn Sestito argued for Exxon. She...
Insurance
With defendant in prison, plaintiffs to seek $20M verdict from insurer
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Attorneys from Parris Law Firm said they will now pursue the driver’s insurance company on behalf of the victim’s family, afte...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
State’s large capacity magazine ban heads to 9th Circuit
By Craig Anderson
“The history and tradition of the Second Amendment clearly supports state laws against the use or misuse of firearms with unla...
Law Practice
Pillsbury Winthrop confirms merger talks with Stroock
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
In the last year, Stroock has been plagued with a rash of attorneys leaving.
Environmental & Energy
Master complaint plaintiff list grows in Carson fire lawsuits
By Skyler Romero
According to the South Coast Air Quality Management District, the September 2021 warehouse fire in the city of Carson released...
Law Practice, Judges and Judiciary
Retired Plumas County judge joins ADR Services
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Garrett Olney said that after 18 years on the bench he still wanted to help resolve people's problems.
California Supreme Court
Supreme Court wants bar to improve moral character, training rules
By Devon Belcher
The approved changes to California Rules of Court, Rule 9.22, now require the agency to report a list of the delinquent attorn...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Gun restriction challenge is moot, 9th Circuit rules
By Craig Anderson
In a lengthy dissent, 9th Circuit Judge Daniel P. Collins — another Trump appointee — argued that U.S. District Judge David O....
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Right of publicity claim exempt from anti-SLAPP law
By Craig Anderson
“I am disappointed that the court concluded that denying the world access to public information is in the public interest as l...
He went back to work in 2015 as a walking paraplegic, which means that he needed a prosthetic device and cane to move about, h...
Entertainment & Sports
Student athletes seek class for suit over their likenesses
By Jonathan Lo
The defendants asserted in filings that the class lacks commonality because of “the substantial differences in the value (if a...
Judges and Judiciary
Judge asks: Why 700 pages on question not in motion?
By Wisdom Howell
The plaintiffs want the court to enjoin Google from continuing to collect information from the more than 6,000 health care pro...
Steven Kruis applies a human approach to dispute resolution, attorneys say.
Law Practice
California Lawyers Association names new officers
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The group’s annual convention runs Thursday through Saturday in San Diego.