Government, California Courts of Appeal
Jan 6 set for consideration of recent Court of Appeal nominees
By Skyler Romero
Sacramento County Superior Court Judge Laurie Earl was nominated only Monday by Gov. Gavin Newsom for the vacant seat on the 3...
Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Bankruptcy
Girardi can’t discharge over $200M in debt, bankruptcy court rules
By Blaise Scemama
Suspended attorney Thomas V. Girardi’s default in a Chapter 7 bankruptcy opens all his assets to creditors.
State Bar & Bar Associations, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
State Bar seizes company operated by non-attorneys
By Kamila Knaudt
National Family Solutions operated offices in Goleta, Santa Barbara and Los Angeles and offered legal services to self-represe...
Intellectual Property, Government
Winston & Strawn patent office nominee says eligibility law not set
By Craig Anderson
Also Wednesday, U.S. Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley, a Biden nominee for a Northern District of California vacancy, ...
Intellectual Property, Civil Litigation
Jury awards $8M in Illumina patent case against Chinese company
By Craig Anderson
Due to the jury’s finding of willful infringement in the DNA sequencing infringement case, Illumina could pursue treble damages.
Law Practice, Government, Criminal
AG discusses retail mob burglaries, hate crimes
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Attorney General Rob Bonta addressed a wide range of topics at the Sacramento Press Club Wednesday, including oral arguments i...
Corporate, Civil Litigation
Judicial Watch opens case on legality of corporate board quotas
By Gina Kim
The law required corporations to have at least one female director on their boards by the end of 2019. By the end of this year...
ArentFox Schiff will consist of more than 600 legal professionals focusing on finance and corporate litigation for clients in ...
Labor/Employment
State board asks court order for UFW communications with laborers
By Jonathan Lo
The Agricultural Labor Relations Board asked a Monterey County court to enforce its subpoena of communications between the Uni...
Civil Litigation, Bankruptcy
Plaintiffs accuse J&J of ‘Texas Two-step’ in bankruptcy case
By Blaise Scemama
“It’s obviously a bankruptcy filed in bad faith. J&J is worth over $400 billion, … yet they are using the bankruptcy court...
Judges and Judiciary, California Courts of Appeal
Nominee to 3rd District appeal court known for her triage mastery
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Judge Laurie Earl could help 3rd District catch up, lawyers say
Law Practice, Constitutional Law
Media outlets object to LA court’s reason for editing remote program
By Skyler Romero
“We have this outpouring of support from news publishers, journalists and First Amendment scholars who have come out in force ...
Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation
DAs’ suit against housework company must be bifurcated
By Kamila Knaudt
“Should plaintiff ultimately prevail on the merits, plaintiff will be entitled to final injunctive relief. Moreover, if the co...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Criminal
Who’s next to face charges in LA water billing litigation?
By Blaise Scemama
“The bottom line is, the kickbacks and bribes are obviously horrible for the image of the city and not to mention that someone...
Civil Rights, Civil Litigation
Attorneys seek fee hike after new deal in Tinder ageism suit
By Gina Kim
A new $5.2 million settlement was reached in September between the class members and Tinder, an amount plaintiffs’ counsel P. ...
Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Attorneys awarded $56M for work in chicken antitrust litigation
By Jonathan Lo
Attorneys from Pearson, Simon & Warshaw LLP of Sherman Oaks and Lockridge Grindal Nauen PLLP of Minneapolis “invested mass...
Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
State high-capacity magazine law doesn’t violate 2nd amendment, panel says
By Craig Anderson
The outcome was not a surprise as the 9th Circuit en banc panel’s outnumbered conservatives filed dissents aimed at the U.S. S...
Law Practice, Government, Criminal
NY lawyer pleads guilty to bribery in LA water bill case
By Blaise Scemama
Paul O. Paradis, of the New York law firm Paradis Law Group, admitted to additional bribery schemes involving high-level Depar...
Corporate, Civil Rights
Some women on corporate boards disagree with quotas
By Gina Kim
Several lawsuits in the Eastern District of California and the Los Angeles County Superior Court are challenging state laws th...
“Fencing and organized retail theft rings operate across jurisdictional boundaries,” said Contra Costa County District Attorne...
Education Law, Civil Rights, Civil Litigation, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
School vaccine mandate must apply equally, panel rules
By Blaise Scemama
As long as the school district allows pregnant students to attend in-person schooling unvaccinated, it cannot require religiou...
Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Circuit stays order for forced prison staff vaccinations
By Kamila Knaudt
“Ultimately, there is no support in the record or the law for the district court’s extraordinary finding of deliberate indiffe...
Judges and Judiciary, Government
Assemblyman, ex-public defenders on governor’s new judge list
By Craig Anderson
The governor’s superior court choices include Assemblyman Edwin P. Chau, D-Monterey Park, a sole practitioner since 1994 and s...
Intellectual Property, Civil Litigation
Lululemon sues Peloton over sportswear patents
By Gina Kim
Lululemon sues Peloton over alleged copycat sportswear after the exercise equipment company filed its own lawsuit in New York ...
“You don’t have to do 20 or 30 hours to make a huge difference in someone else’s life,” Crystal Hayes Hill said.
Real Estate/Development, Law Practice, Alternative Dispute Resolution
Unlawful detainer online resolution program goes live next week
By Skyler Romero
The program will provide litigants and attorneys with online access to virtual negotiation spaces, links to housing resources ...
Judges and Judiciary, Government
As midterms loom, Democrats worry Biden is running out of time to fill judge positions
By Craig Anderson
History does not favor the Democrats. Since World War II, the party that holds the White House has lost seats in the Senate du...
The lawsuit names the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange as a co-defendant. The complaint was filed by Greenberg Gross LLP along...
Civil Litigation
Liability applied classwide in $11.5M BofA settlement
By Skyler Romero
“Because the claims arise from the defendant’s uniform practices applied to employees with the same job opportunities, liabili...
Civil Litigation
Arbitrator dismisses defamation complaint against Tesla
By Craig Anderson
Richard J. McAdams, a JAMS mediator and former 6th District Court of Appeal justice, ruled that the plaintiff’s claims against...