Government
Permits for nonprofit health clinics in downtown Santa Ana not discriminatory
By Devon Belcher
Plaintiffs claimed the city improperly adopted an urgency ordinance that required non-profit entities to acquire a Conditional...
Civil Litigation
Epic Games fights 3 tech companies at once over app store practices
By Craig Anderson
Attorneys with Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP and Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP argued in the complaint filed ...
Environmental & Energy
Judge skeptical of minors' 2nd try for standing in suit against U.S. over pollution
By Devon Belcher
Citing the 9th Circuit, a district judge in LA tentatively granted the EPA's motion to dismiss a lawsuit that claims it discri...
Technology, Government
Newsom signed many AI-related bills, just not the big one
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Opponents raised worries that even though SB 1047 was not written with a private right of action, civil suits from the attorne...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Law Practice
Attorneys must report pro bono work starting next year
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The Legal Aid Association of California led a coalition that sponsored AB 2505.
Insurance
Cloudflare sues insurer over refusal to cover litigation fees
By Wisdom Howell
Attorneys for Cloudflare say Indian Harbor Insurance Co. wrongly denied coverage for litigation fees incurred in six third-par...
The Coastal Commission's letter to Mark Attanasio came a month after his billionaire neighbor filed a lawsuit accusing him of ...
Civil Litigation
Intuit, H&R Block accuse each other of false advertising
By Sunidhi Sridhar
Intuit's counsel at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr LLP have accused H&R Block of misquoting TurboTax prices at ne...
Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Oil companies sued over claims of price fixing with OPEC
By Craig Anderson
San Mateo County, San Jose sued major oil companies in New Mexico, claiming they had an agreement with OPEC to slow down their...
Judges and Judiciary
Newsom makes 3 appellate nominations, 7 judge appointments
By Laurinda Keys
Gov. Gavin Newsom nominated Justice Brian M. Hoffstadt as presiding justice of the 2nd District Court of Appeal's Division 5, ...
Technology
Epic slams Apple for 11th-hour discovery delay in app developer dispute
By Laurinda Keys
Epic Games says Apple is deliberately dragging its feet on compliance with discovery on the issue of whether it is adhering t...
Government, Criminal
California one of 3 states with no general oversight of public defenders
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Public defenders conference says counties that lack a designated office have gaps in justice for indigents.
Class Action
Class certification granted in dispute over Nestlé's sustainability labeling
By Skyler Romero
Nestlé had argued that the plaintiff can't provide evidence of class wide deception or damages, making refunds unfeasible.
Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
San Mateo County, San Jose sue oil companies, claim price-fixing with OPEC
By Craig Anderson
San Mateo County, San Jose sued major oil companies in New Mexico, claiming they had an agreement with OPEC to slow down their...
Civil Litigation
Rehab managers performed Nazi salutes, ex-employees claim
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Former employees suing Executive Recovery Group claim it hired known members of a white supremacist group, who subjected staff...
Securities
After standing up SEC twice, Musk will sit for 3rd deposition, lawyer says
By Sunidhi Sridhar
Elon Musk skipped the last deposition date with the Securities and Exchange Commission to attend a SpaceX launch in Florida bu...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
FDA wins again: Can regulate stem cell treatments, 9th Circuit rules
By Craig Anderson
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has been going after stem cell treatment centers across the country, saying the procedu...
Litigation & Arbitration, Class Action
23andMe data breach settlement opposed by some 5,000 intervenors, filing says
By Devon Belcher
The gene testing company's proposed settlement threatens to stop class members from pursuing ongoing private arbitrations unle...
Civil Litigation
Judge: LA violated housing law when it rejected project
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
The city's attempt to require the project to comply with new policies instituted after its preliminary application was submitt...
Government, Environmental & Energy, Administrative/Regulatory
SF City Attorney says vague EPA rules could cost billions
By Wisdom Howell
The city has filed its reply brief in a case challenging the EPA's ability to impose generic prohibitions on sewerage overflow...
The woman said she was retaliated against for reporting financial irregularities at the California Commission on Peace Officer...
Criminal
FBI says accused Santa Maria court bomber wanted to kill judge
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
He was scheduled to appear before Judge John F. McGregor to be arraigned on a gun charge from July. No judges were injured in ...
Criminal
Small counties debate benefits of public defender offices
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Police in areas with strong public defenders learn to not make certain mistakes, San Benito County Sheriff Eric Taylor said.
Civil Litigation
Parents of mentally ill man sue city over fatal shooting
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
The LAPD officer who shot Yang was involved in prior shootings of mentally ill individuals, according to a complaint filed in ...
Class Action
Judge closes UCLA stadium on VA grounds, gives private school more time
By Devon Belcher
The federal judge found that the Department of Veterans Affairs violated its mandate to care for homeless veterans when it lea...
Evidence
LA Court pilot lets small claims litigants share evidence digitally
By Skyler Romero
Small claims litigants can upload evidence in photo, video and document formats, easily assign exhibit numbers and obtain exhi...
Criminal, Constitutional Law
Judge rebukes SF sheriff for ignoring order on pretrial release GPS
By Sunidhi Sridhar
"My order is still the law," U.S. District Judge Jon S. Tigar said. Defendants who did not want to accept the sheriff's condit...
Class Action, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
'If not California, where?' panel asks about venue for e-commerce lawsuit
By Craig Anderson
Canadian e-commerce company Shopify says a California man should not be able to sue it over alleged violations of state laws.
Labor/Employment
State takes post-Prop 22 wage theft claims off the table
By Wisdom Howell
Defendants Uber and Lyft have denied wrongdoing in a wage theft case brought by the state and rideshare drivers and have repea...
Scott Seaman, co-chair of Hinshaw's Global Insurance Services Practice Group, said the expansion will "boost our insurance pra...