Technology
Meta, plaintiffs accuse each other of stalling pixel wiretapping case
By Wisdom Howell
In support of their motion to compel, at a hearing in Santa Clara County Superior Court, lead counsel for the plaintiffs, Jo...
Neutral Richard Aronson is 'respectful but clear' about the strength of parties cases
Health Care & Hospital Law
Los Angeles attorney appointed to co-lead Zantac cancer cases in Delaware
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
More than 77,000 people have sued GSK plc, formerly GlaxoSmithKline plc, in Delaware state court. They allege that the ulcer d...
Litigation & Arbitration
Taco Bell files petition to cancel ‘Taco Tuesday’ trademark
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
A Taco John’s franchisee in Minnesota came up with “Taco Twosday” to promote two tacos for 99 cents on a slow day of the week,...
“This is a disappointing decision that puts endangered jaguars at risk,” Marc Fink, an attorney at the Center for Biological D...
Litigation & Arbitration, Government
State must pay fees of doctors who challenged assisted suicide law
By Malcolm Maclachlan
U.S. District Judge Fernando L. Aenlle-Rocha’s said doctors could not be punished for refusing to assist suicide but he left t...
“After watching our students start to own the courtroom and overcome that fear of facing a judge, they started to win with con...
Technology, Labor/Employment, Corporate
Twitter wants ex-employees’ lawsuit moved to Delaware
By Wisdom Howell
“Plaintiffs ignored a critical term within the merger agreement: the mandatory forum selection clause, which requires that all...
Litigation & Arbitration
Walgreens to pay San Francisco $230M over opioid deaths
By Jonathan Lo
Elizabeth J. Cabraser, partner at Lieff Cabraser, said Wednesday that this trial and settlement had a ripple effect: defendant...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit nominee questioned on criminal law decisions
By Craig Anderson
Senate Republicans portrayed U.S. District Judge Ana I. de Alba as soft on crime, citing a sentencing decision in a child porn...
Litigation & Arbitration
Uber counsel’s answer to suit denied as a ‘laundry list’
By Wisdom Howell
The plaintiff’s counsel, Kyle R. Tracy of Tracy Law PC, filed the lawsuit saying Uber allowed its drivers to discriminate agai...
Litigation & Arbitration
$71M investor settlement is equal to Nutanix’s raised funding
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
“We believe it is a fair settlement and great result for investors,” said plaintiffs’ attorney James E. Barz, partner with Rob...
The ruling came hours after Superior Court Judge Lawrence P. Riff denied without prejudice an ex parte application by a crime ...
Technology, Litigation & Arbitration
Moderators’ suit over graphic TikTok videos advances
By Sunidhi Sridhar
Two content moderators hired to look through and filter offensive videos on TikTok, including necrophilia and child abuse, sai...
Technology
Former Apple employee accused of trade secret theft flees to China
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Charges in his case and four other cases were unsealed Tuesday as the Department of Justice unveiled a new multiagency unit, T...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
No superior court can review utility commission actions
By Wisdom Howell
Judge Richard B. Ulmer issued his ruling in a lawsuit brought against PG&E by Winding Creek Solar LLC, an alternative ener...
Litigation & Arbitration
Multidistrict litigation on Wells Fargo mortgage lending moves forward
By Jonathan Lo
Interim lead class counsel Dennis S. Ellis of Ellis George Cipollone O’Brien Annaguey LLP said in a statement Tuesday, “Black ...
The agency’s objection is not the same as the usual policy concerns concerning mergers. Instead, the FTC worries that Amgen wi...
Labor/Employment
Lewis Brisbois operated as ‘mom and pop’ outfit, fired executive said
By David Houston
Four years ago, the former chief operating officer sent a letter to state officials outlining his concerns about poor accounti...
Labor/Employment
E-discovery firm lays off 10% percent of workforce
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The layoffs are among several throughout the legal industry in recent weeks. Disco, another e-discovery company, reportedly ju...
“The defendants used fear and lies to defraud investors out of millions of dollars from their hard-earned retirement savings,”...
The defendant, Dr. Edward P. Miranda, and his attorney, Elisabeth A. Madden of the Law offices of Madden & Lynch PC, argue...
“The ultimate timing may move, but the decision has been made,” confirmed diocese spokesman Kevin Eckery on Monday.
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Judge dismissed COVID vaccine religious beliefs, 9th Circuit says
By Craig Anderson
Two San Francisco employees refused to take the Covid-19 vaccine because it was developed using stem cells.
Government, Criminal
City asks high court to review ruling on beach bullying
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
“If public entities can now be found liable for violating the Coastal Act based upon the conduct of private citizens on public...
“With 236,136 cases pending at the 10 courts in California as of the beginning of the year, the judges anticipate that new cas...
Criminal
Commission reports to Congress on vets in criminal justice system
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Veteran treatment courts operate in hundreds of jurisdictions, but participation is often restricted to minor offenses, and on...
Health Care & Hospital Law
Nossaman expands healthcare group in Sacramento with 2 prominent attorneys
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
John Puente was deputy director and chief counsel at the California Department of Health Care Services and Heather Claus was s...
Litigation & Arbitration
$3.5M fee approved for lawyers who sued Huntington Beach
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
“The Kennedy lawsuit was the catalyst that changed long-standing California law,” Los Angeles Judge Michael L. Stern wrote in ...
Nearly $21 million of the courts’ lost revenue will come out of an “ability to pay” fund designed to backfill declining fine a...
