Riverside County District Attorney Mike Hestrin is applying a legal argument similar to that used in fatal drunken driving cases.
Law Practice
San Francisco DA committed ‘improper, but collateral’ misconduct, appeals court rules
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
DA Brooke Jenkins responded that the public should be more concerned that the defense is continuing to petition for murderer D...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit revives challenge to eviction moratorium
By Sunidhi Sridhar
“Iten’s injury for Article III purposes did not depend on whether Iten’s tenant provided notice or was otherwise excused from ...
Environmental & Energy
Glendale beats back suits aimed at stopping power plant update
By Skyler Romero
“This is probably one of the most thoroughly reviewed EIRs that I’ve been involved with,” said Glendale City Attorney Michael ...
Government
City planned for Solano County faces many legal hurdles, attorneys say
By Malcolm Maclachlan
“We’re in California, where regulations and law reign to make sure we have a very methodical process around designating new co...
Health Care & Hospital Law
LA emergency doctor wins $600K for not being promoted
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
“It’s significant in terms of how hard it is to win a case like this when somebody is still working there. People normally wil...
The deletions erased metadata that could have shown how the information was used by a former Apple worker who moved to startup...
Litigation & Arbitration
Ex-cop says director owes him for help with ‘The Equalizer’
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
The complaint filed by attorney Philip J. Kaplan in Los Angeles County Superior Court says director Antoine Fuqua arranged an ...
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Buchalter successfully defends wave machine maker against $200M antitrust suit
By Sunidhi Sridhar
The jury in the southern district of California deliberated an hour before ruling for WhiteWater West Industries Ltd.
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
The basis for the committee’s opinion was its conclusion that law firm celebrations are predominantly business rather than soc...
Health Care & Hospital Law
Biomedical company wins $62M stolen secrets verdict
By Sunidhi Sridhar, David Houston
“Ultimately juries know when people lie, cheat and steal and should be held accountable,” Ryan D. Saba of Rosen Saba LLP, who ...
Judges and Judiciary
Riverside County court commissioner became “embroiled” in child custody case, CJP finds
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The Commission on Judicial Performance issued a public admonishment Tuesday against Commissioner Wendy M. Harris. It was not h...
Judges and Judiciary
San Diego judge sues, wanted to become public defender
By Devon Belcher
Judge Michael D. Washington, who has been a judge since 2013, argued that the county improperly interpreted the law that deter...
Insurance
Rumored plan to alter fire insurance market already drawing fire
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Consumer Watchdog founder Harvey Rosenfield said he has not seen proposed bill language but that he had heard it mimics steps ...
Labor/Employment
San Francisco can’t force airlines to offer certain employee benefits
By Sunidhi Sridhar
The two civil penalty provisions in the Healthy Airport Ordinance “carry the force of law and thus render the city a regulator...
Litigation & Arbitration
Designer says Erika Girardi incited US probe to get money back
By Skyler Romero
The lawsuit filed on Tuesday claims the U.S. Secret Service opened an investigation into Christopher Psaila and his company, M...
Litigation & Arbitration
Hawaii venues for wildfire suits may give utility better defenses
By Jonathan Lo
In California — not Hawaii — utilities can be held liable just because their equipment was there, even if it was well maintain...
Law Practice, Education Law, Criminal
Gregory Trimarche denied all the allegations of illegal activity or misconduct — including charges of assisting or inducing ot...
Construction
Construction company claims $30M owed for West LA project
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
William L. Miltner of Miltner & Menck states that the project’s general contractor, Hathaway Dinwiddie Construction Co. su...
Technology
Bribery charge reinstated against Apple’s security chief
By Sunidhi Sridhar
Thomas Moyer, represented by attorneys at Swanson & McNamara LLP in San Francisco, was indicted in 2020 for allegedly offe...
Technology, Litigation & Arbitration
Samsung arbitration contracts one-sided, judge rules
By Jonathan Lo
Santa Clara County Judge Evette D. Pennypacker said the company can’t restrict an employee to arbitration but reserve its own ...
Litigation & Arbitration, Education Law
Bonta sues school district over LGBT disclosure policy
By Skyler Romero
On July 20, the Chino Valley Unified School District adopted a mandating that teachers notify parents within three days when t...
Litigation & Arbitration
ByteDance says plaintiff’s forgery claims hurt his credibility
By Wisdom Howell
ByteDance’s counsel, Charles Thompson of Greenberg Traurig LLP, cited two documents which bear signatures that plaintiff Yinta...
Litigation & Arbitration, Criminal
Women sue restaurant for porn actor’s assaults
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
“Rainbow Bar would give permission and would knowingly allow … Ron Jeremy, to use the employee’s restroom to sexually assault ...
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Illumina sets up major challenge to FTC authority
By Craig Anderson
“The Commission asks this Court to do what no court ever has: Affirm an unprecedented exercise of administrative power to bloc...
Civil Litigation
Family files first wrongful death claim over Maui fire
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The lawsuit was filed by California firm Singleton Schreiber. Also, Maui County sued power companies over the wildfire. The co...
Parker S. Kennedy donated $10 million for law student scholarships and another $1 million for an endowed professorship.
Judges and Judiciary
Chief justice announces Judicial Council appointments
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Many of these appointees are returning to committee leadership, which will help us make steady progress on our ongoing priorit...
Justice Leondra R. Kruger, writing for the California Supreme Court court on Thursday, reversed a 6th District Court of Appeal...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit: Trial judges can rule on MDL common funds
By Sunidhi Sridhar
After settling the claims, the law firms moved to exempt the recoveries of their clients whose cases were not included in the ...