State Bar & Bar Associations
Judge pares State Bar case against former executive Joe Dunn
By Devon Belcher
“It’s really unusual to get any kind of dismissal in State Bar Court. This is a big victory,” one of Dunn’s attorneys, profess...
David R. Lira previously testified that he resigned from the firm in June 2020 and told Thomas Girardi he “has committed profe...
The plaintiffs claim that the ticket reseller did not comply with discovery negotiations and should have to bear the burden of...
Judges and Judiciary
Justice Nora Manella retires from 2nd District Court of Appeal
By David Houston
Like many people, Manella said the pandemic and its aftermath prompted her to think about how she wanted to spend her time whi...
Insurance, Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation
Winery, historic building among those settling after Woolsey Fire
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Alexander Robertson IV of Robertson and Associates LLP. He said this week his firm has settled some 329 cases of about 2,000.
Medtronic CoreValve contends that the invention that is claimed in the ’ patent was not new or was obvious and is therefore in...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Most lawyers want to do right, says Bar ethics director
By Devon Belcher
State Bar legal ethics director Randall Difuntorum’s responsibility as a leader in the professional competence department was ...
Labor/Employment, Entertainment & Sports, Contracts, Class Action
$185M MLB settlement not final until all players are notified
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Almost all of the 350 or so players left out of the settlement had signed a Minor League Uniform Player Contract but were not ...
Entertainment & Sports, Communications Law, Class Action
Judge OKs class in $6B NFL TV package litigation
By Sunidhi Sridhar
A trial in the litigation that began in 2015 is set for February 2024. If the NFL is found at fault, it could dramatically cha...
Technology, Labor/Employment
Lyft sued over not checking drivers' fingerprints
By Wisdom Howell
Lyft’s legal team asserts that the plaintiffs’ claims that the background check process created negligence liability “is at od...
Government
Homeless camps block public access, disabled plaintiffs say
By Malcolm Maclachlan
"We've been contemplating doing this for quite a while and waiting for the right plaintiffs to come along," said Sacramento ba...
Environmental & Energy
Shipping companies pay $45M for Orange County spill
By Skyler Romero
With the class successful in both settlements, Amplify Energy and the shipping defendants are now set to face off against each...
Immigration
Ukrainian family says Baldwin dashed immigration hopes
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
A lawsuit was filed on behalf of Halyna Hutchins’ parents and sister. A lawyer for her husband and son condemned it.
Government, Criminal, Constitutional Law
San Mateo County college district says contractors took bribes
By Jonathan Lo
The community college district accused the defendants of fraudulently using the more than $1 billion of public bond money to r...
Entertainment & Sports, Civil Litigation
Stepdaughter of late theater mogul loses $680M claim
By Devon Belcher
“The major defense is that this was a family business that Mr. Naify owned, and it was a separate property inherited 20 years ...
Judges and Judiciary
Committee passes 9th circuit, district judge nominees
By Craig Anderson
A vote on the nomination of Ramsey & Ehrlich LLP white collar defense attorney Ismail J. “Izzy” Ramsey to be the next U.S....
Informal discovery conferences are LA judge’s key tactic
James Stoelker does his homework and doesn’t pound tables when working to resolve disputes.
Intellectual Property
Trial begins in case of artist who says Walmart stole designs
By Sunidhi Sridhar
Walmart have proffered an affirmative defense that its client is exempt from the claims against it because it is an online mar...
Judges and Judiciary, Discipline
San Joaquin County judge agrees to public censure
By Laurinda Keys
After forming the nonprofit, Judge Richard A. Vlavianos served as its board chair and chief executive officer and “improperly ...
Health Care & Hospital Law, Government
State to get $215M from Centene Corp. over Medi-Cal claims
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
California’s agreement is the latest for the insurer, which has settled about a dozen similar accusations.
Government, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Congress favors antitrust enforcement, but what kind?
By Malcolm Maclachlan
“There’s strong feelings against Big Tech, really on both sides of the aisle,” said Vanderbilt Law School professor Rebecca Al...
Insurance, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit has another COVID coverage query
By Craig Anderson
Most court rulings in California and around the country have gone in favor of insurance companies, but the 9th U.S. Circuit Co...
Government, Civil Litigation
Bay Area hit with lawsuit over increased housing regulations
By Wisdom Howell
“These new lawsuits build on our work to enforce housing element law in Southern California,” said Matthew Gelfand, counsel fo...
International Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit mulls whether Yahoo aided Chinese torture
By Skyler Romero
The complaint was heavily informed by a 2007 House Foreign Affairs Committee investigation into Yahoo where the company acknow...
Technology, Litigation & Arbitration, Labor/Employment
Fired Twitter workers answer arbitration demand
By Jonathan Lo
“Twitter is attempting to use arbitration to keep this case out of court, but does not intend to participate in arbitration wi...
Law Practice, Environmental & Energy, Community News, Appellate Practice
Disaster Legal Assistance Collaborative seeks lawyer volunteers
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Founded two years ago to assist with disaster recovery amid the dual crises of COVID-19 and devastating wildfires, California ...
LA Judge Larry Fidler recounts highlights of long career as criminal trial court legend.
Labor/Employment
$53.5M would resolve dispute over United flight attendants' pay stubs
By Sunidhi Sridhar
The deal includes a Private Attorney General Act, PAGA, settlement of $300,000 — 75% of which will be distributed to the Calif...
Real Estate/Development
Survey is cautiously optimistic on California's commercial real estate market
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
According to the research, new multifamily development will be fueled by two reasons between 2023 and 2025 – a number of state...
