Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Google can’t retry antitrust case brought by Epic Games
By Sunidhi Sridhar
Epic Games, the maker of the popular video game Fortnite, has three weeks to file its proposed injunction.
Litigation & Arbitration, Consumer Law
Summary adjudication upheld in $99.7M Michelin tire liability case
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Michelin argued there was no duty to warn because there was no evidence that its tires became unsafe at any age.
Administrative/Regulatory
Cities across state could be in breach of Building Code
By Jack Needham
Cities that rely on a single person to hear Building Code violation appeals could be in breach of the law, plaintiffs’ attorne...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Attorney pardoned by Trump regains bar license
By Craig Anderson
David M. Tamman was convicted in 2013 of lying to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to help cover up the scheme, whi...
Intellectual Property
Edify sues co-founders for control of domain name and root user account
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
The company’s attorneys filed for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction, but the judge denied the applicati...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Disability retirement sought for judge accused of misconduct
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A lawyer has urged the Commission on Judicial Performance not to remove Lassen County Superior Court Judge Tony R. Mallery fro...
With results of the primary election expected to be certified next week, most judicial races have clear outcomes, while others...
Labor/Employment, Civil Rights
Tesla employee accuses Civil Rights Department of ‘smear campaign’
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The lawsuit seeks documentation that could prove the agency’s misbehavior and a pattern of rogue behavior.
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Bonta: Apple has ‘created a moat around its kingdom’
By Jack Needham
It is the latest antitrust action launched against major tech firms, with Amazon, Google and Meta Platforms all facing antimon...
Labor/Employment, Judges and Judiciary
US judge says she ‘would quit’ if required to work long hours, high intensity
By Sunidhi Sridhar
U.S. District Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley made her statement in a lawsuit filed by Twitter employees who refused to take Elo...
Eric E. Sagerman, BakerHostetler’s office managing partner, said the minute he stepped into the Anderson Towers office he said...
Former judge Dennis Landin finds satisfaction in helping others make decisions
Loud but private, attorney changed personal injury law
Civil Litigation
Judge halts proceedings in COVID-19 test kits fraud case
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Judge Stuart M. Rice hopes to reach a stipulation and proposed order that would allow for certain discovery. Disruptive Nanote...
Intellectual Property
Apple accuses former engineer of leaking private information
By Wisdom Howell
The leaks were carried out using an encrypted messaging app to journalists from prominent media outlets, including the Wall St...
Labor/Employment
Judges skeptical of Uber’s equal protection claim against state gig worker law
By Craig Anderson
During Wednesday’s argument, 9th Circuit judges questioned Theane D. Evangelis, who represents Uber, and attorneys for the sta...
Judges and Judiciary
Senate confirms appointment to federal court in San Jose
By Craig Anderson
Eumi K. Lee’s confirmation, delayed due to the death of U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein and opposition from Republicans on the Sena...
Civil Litigation
Whistleblower specialists open boutique law firm
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Whistleblower Partners LLP will have offices in San Francisco, Washington, D.C. and New York, but the partners said they expec...
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Major tech companies back Epic Games in antitrust fight against Apple
By Sunidhi Sridhar
The maker of the popular video game Fortnite filed an antitrust lawsuit four years ago, saying Apple collected exorbitant fees...
Labor/Employment
Lawyer cites racist emails in bias suit against Lewis Brisbois
By Devon Belcher
“At the time he joined the defendant firm, plaintiff had no idea that the very partners that hired him (John Barber and Jeffre...
The Recall DA George Gascon Committee said that its claim for fees associated with successful litigation over "insufficient ac...
Technology, Litigation & Arbitration
Trial of British tech mogul begins over 'inflated' Autonomy value
By Sunidhi Sridhar
Michael Lynch, who co-founded Autonomy, is accused of inflating the company's worth before the sale and misleading the auditor...
Judges and Judiciary, Administrative/Regulatory
Chief justice addresses budget and partisan attacks in state of the judiciary speech
By Malcolm Maclachlan
California Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero delivered her annual State of the Judiciary speech Tuesday, highlighting the challe...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th circuit panel debates authority to hear California’s large capacity magazine ban
By Craig Anderson
One judge even wondered if the matter should be heard by the entire 29-member court, something that has never been done.
Class Action
Judge halts state claim against X, US court action takes precedence
By Wisdom Howell
The judge granted X Corp’s motion to stay the lawsuit in the interests of judicial economy, citing the proposed class action f...
Environmental & Energy
Sterigenics accused of emitting cancer causing chemical
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Sterigenics, which has operated the facility in Vernon, has agreed to pay hundreds of millions of dollars to settle similar al...
Corporate
K&L Gates strengthens life sciences and corporate practices with 2 new partners
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Mattias Luukkonen, a life sciences attorney, is in Orange County and Michael J. Gorback, a startup specialist, is in Palo Alto.
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Judicate West offers free training to diversify neutral panel
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Rosemarie Drohan, the ADR company’s executive vice president of business development, said the scholarship program was conceiv...
Labor/Employment
No injunction for truckers challenging gig worker law
By Devon Belcher
The truckers’ renewed motions for preliminary injunction were denied, but plaintiffs could focus on the business-to-business e...
Law Practice
Musick, Peeler & Garrett announces leadership change
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Steven J. Elie and Richard A Galofaro said their professional background will complement each other’s skills.
