Judges and Judiciary, California Courts of Appeal
Newsom nominates appellate justice, appoints 11 judges
By Craig Anderson
If he is confirmed by the Commission on Judicial Appointments, which is almost always a formality, Orange County Superior Cour...
Entertainment & Sports, Civil Litigation
Gaffer sues Baldwin, others over film set shooting
By Blaise Scemama
Gary Dordick said his client wants to use the lawsuit to bring "awareness and change" to movie sets after cinematographer Haly...
Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
No stay for Apple to end rules against bypassing its commissions
By Winston Cho
U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers decided that staying her injunction would primarily benefit Apple to the detriment ...
Community News
Attorney Stanley P. Gold receives Judge Learned Hand Award
By Skyler Romero
“Stanley’s accomplishments are many, and we are proud that he now joins an esteemed group of Learned Hand alumni over these pa...
Criminal, Civil Litigation
LA prosecutors must await civil service ruling on DA’s hiring policies
By Gina Kim
The Association of Deputy District Attorneys has filed nearly a dozen appeals with the Civil Service Commission contesting the...
Civil Rights, Civil Litigation
DOJ sues Uber over wait time charges for disabled
By Craig Anderson
Uber said its policy had been to refund any wait time fees for disabled drivers if they informed the company they were charged...
Government, Constitutional Law, Administrative/Regulatory
State lawmakers mull costs, benefits of social media control
By Skyler Romero
An informational hearing of the state Senate Judiciary Committee focused on the influence of the First Amendment and Section 2...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Civil Litigation
Federal judge pauses OK of tuna class settlements
By Gina Kim
Chief Judge Dana M. Sabraw of the Southern District of California said he had questions about procedural issues relating to th...
Technology, Civil Litigation
Judge unlikely to stay order limiting Apple’s sales commission
By Winston Cho
Apple moved to pause enforcement of the ruling until appeals are decided, but U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers said ...
Technology, Law Practice, California Supreme Court
LA court told to explain halt to public remote access
By Blaise Scemama
The order appears to set up a clash between the Supreme Court and the Legislature on one side, pushing for continued use of re...
Entertainment & Sports, Civil Litigation
Jurors should consider why photos of Bryant crash were destroyed, lawyer says
By Gina Kim
Kobe Bryan’s widow is suing Los Angeles County over photos taken at the site of the crash that killed the basketball star.
The district attorney’s foes have collected enough valid signatures to force a recall election, the San Francisco Department o...
Entertainment & Sports, Civil Litigation
Federal judge dismisses McGowan claims alleging collusion by Weinstein, attorneys
By Blaise Scemama
While dismissing the claims, U.S. District Court Judge Otis D. Wright, II in Los Angeles said he would give McGowan 14 days to...
Labor/Employment, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Civil Litigation
Closing arguments held in alcohol control attorney’s lawsuit
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Dean R. Lueders worked for the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control for 15 years until he was fired. His lawsuit stated hi...
Law Practice, Law Office Management, Appellate Practice
Wilson Sonsini nabs 5 veterans from Munger Tolles
By Gina Kim
Luis Li, Matthew Macdonald, Fred A. Rowley and Mark R. Yohalem joined Wilson Sonsini on Monday, after decades with Munger Toll...
Law Practice, Consumer Law
Plaintiffs’ lawyers attack business group over ballot measures
By Blaise Scemama
The Consumer Attorneys of California, in a 15-second commercial labeled “Unmasking CJAC,” said the Civil Justice Association o...
U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law
High court mulls Orange County state secrets lawsuit
By Craig Anderson
The case revolves around a surveillance operation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in 2006 and 2007 to investigate possi...
Criminal
DA refuses to present evidence, confessed murderer released
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
At a juvenile disposition hearing a prosecutor is tasked with presenting evidence to the court to enable the judge to determin...
The lawsuit was filed Thursday in Los Angeles County Superior Court against Marathon Petroleum and several other companies on ...
U.S. Supreme Court, Immigration, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
High court to review 9th Circuit’s Border Patrol decision
By Blaise Scemama
The case, originally brought by the owner of a Washington state bed-and-breakfast called the “Smugglers Inn,” asks the high co...
Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
2 Orange County judges have immunity for conduct as prosecutors
By Henrik Nilsson
A “prosecutor’s decision not to preserve or turn over exculpatory material before trial, during trial, or after conviction is ...
Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation
Judge dismisses LA county deputy sheriff’s bias suit, sanctions lawyers
By Gina Kim
Plaintiff’s economic ‘damages’ are speculative, remote, contingent and merely possible,” Los Angeles County Judge William Fahe...
California Courts of Appeal, Appellate Practice
3rd District asks appellate lawyers to identify cases to be expedited
By Malcolm Maclachlan
For nearly a year, veteran appellate attorney Jon B. Eisenberg has been seeking to draw attention to long delayed cases in the...
Health Care & Hospital Law, Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Bristol-Myers Squibb settles antitrust class action for $10M
By Winston Cho
Although they will not seek fees from the $10 million fund, attorneys representing pension funds leading the case seek $2.5 mi...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Disbarred lawyer challenges sentence based on special prosecutors
By Craig Anderson
The basis for the challenge is that a New York federal judge’s appointment of private attorneys as special prosecutors to purs...
Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation
Competition to lead oil spill litigation turns fierce
By Gina Kim
More than 20 law firms have filed 14 class actions on behalf of commercial retailers, artists, property owners, fishers and re...
Government, Criminal
State treasurer opens defense fund for sex harassment case
By Malcolm Maclachlan
State Treasurer Fiona Ma is represented in the case by the California Attorney General’s Office.
Technology, Civil Litigation
Class counsel named in Activision securities case
By Gina Kim
The gaming company is facing multiple lawsuits and investigations that allege a discriminatory workplace
The system will require prosecutors in all branch and area courthouses to report to a system led by Head Deputy District Attor...
Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation
Plaintiffs’ lawyers ask for delay in who should lead oil spill class actions
By Gina Kim
A dispute has been brewing over which law firms would steer the Huntington Beach oil spill litigation against Amplify Energy C...