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Labor/Employment


HSBC seeks dismissal of $1B claim of worker poaching

Mar. 15, 2024
By Sunidhi Sridhar

The lawsuit alleges that Silicon Valley Bank executive David Sabow targeted high-ranking employees who resigned after First Ci...


Civil Litigation


Billionaire’s son accuses private club of bias

Mar. 15, 2024
By Skyler Romero

The complaint states that Hillcrest’s bylaws state that the club is exclusively private, but the plaintiff claims that they ar...


Data Privacy


The home security company’s software uses fingerprinting to collect data from website visitors and matches it with data TikTok...


Criminal


The indictment alleges that funds from the convict’s drug trafficking were stored in cryptocurrency accounts at the time of hi...


Judges and Judiciary


Reelection bid of LA County judge cited for misconduct lags

Mar. 15, 2024
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Judge Emily T. Spear was dealt a setback after the LA Times endorsed her opponant.


State Bar & Bar Associations, Administrative/Regulatory


The lawsuit argues that a proper public defender’s office should be created and taxpayers’ dollars should not be used to compe...


Judges and Judiciary


The pushback against the policy marks a split with Republican-appointed judges who advanced the policy to bar litigants from f...



Centered Calmness

Mar. 15, 2024

Mediator Cynthia Aaron resolves cases with a respectful, honest approach, lawyers say.


Judges and Judiciary


The Judicial Council of the United States did not release the policy in writing, but it appears to be borrowed from a July 202...


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


In his motion, Epic’s attorney said Apple’s new policies nominally permit external links but under a strict set of terms and c...


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


Any coordination order would be predicated on the “cooperation and participation” of the Federal Trade Commission, and it’s no...


Law Practice


After 30 years, Manning Kass gets new leader

Mar. 14, 2024
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

“We’re building, growing and we’re excited for what’s to come in the firm’s next chapter,” new managing partner Dennis B. Kass...


Intellectual Property


Meta has filed a lawsuit against its former vice president, Dipinder Singh Khurana, for allegedly taking confidential document...


Judges and Judiciary


The Judicial Council of the United States did not release the policy in writing, but it appears to be borrowed from a July 202...


Judges and Judiciary


Gov. Gavin Newsom also appointed 14 superior court judges in 10 counties.


Law Practice, Labor/Employment


Tyz Law Group expands

Mar. 13, 2024
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Founder Ryan Tyz said the new additions “broadens the team’s skills, depth and perspective.”


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


In a speech to the ABA, Paula Blizzard emphasized that she was talking about sending people to “county jail” not “club fed.”


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


Joseph M. Alioto vowed to appeal decision that his case must wait behind the FTC’s challenge to the merger.


Labor/Employment


Brink’s armored transport employee, Gloria Corrales had argued that disclosure of Brinks’ information during discovery would c...


Health Care & Hospital Law


The lawsuit alleges that the company failed to disclose adverse information relating to its flagship Parkinson’s treatment dru...


Law Practice, Labor/Employment


Free lunches, happy hours and restaurant-like communal areas are on offer, but it’s the mentorship opportunities that could be...


Judges and Judiciary, Family


“There has been a troubling increase in threats against public servants, including judicial officers,” said U.S. Attorney Mart...


Class Action


Discovery paused in class action against X Corp.

Mar. 13, 2024
By Wisdom Howell

X Corp.’s legal team argues that users explicitly agreed to the use of their data for advertising in the company’s privacy pol...


Environmental & Energy


According to the complaint, tire companies began using 6PPD-q in the 1950s to prevent cracking, and the rubber preservative is...


Intellectual Property, Community News


Judges speak to IP lawyers in Southern California

Mar. 13, 2024
By Jessica Lynn Murray

A joint session of the IP law associations for Los Angeles and Orange County included a couple of big announcements.


Administrative/Regulatory


The Torrance Airport Association has filed a lawsuit against the City of Torrance over an ordinance it claims is an improper a...


Prosecutors have provided sufficient information to continue with insider trading case accusing former Ontrak CEO Terren Peize...


Intellectual Property


IA federal judge partially dismissed a similar lawsuit against Microsoft Corp. and its subsidiary GitHub, saying some plaintif...


Environmental & Energy


“If litigation materializes, that would be a disaster, because it will involve years if not decades, an untold amount of money...


Judges and Judiciary


A trial court judge in Orange County Superior Court recused himself midtrial when he learned that a third-party witness was ma...