Securities, Civil Litigation
Defendants in securities case accused of withholding documents
By Henrik Nilsson
The motion, filed on Monday, alleged that Honig should possess a trove of documents, yet he only submitted 332 documents. Seve...
Health Care & Hospital Law, Civil Litigation, Bankruptcy
J&J subsidiary ask bankruptcy judge to hault talc litigation
By Blaise Scemama
The company created a separate entity in which to place liability for talc cases and then filed for bankruptcy.
Civil Litigation, Banking
Injunction against startup bank lifted after judge gets new details
By Henrik Nilsson
In dissolving his previous order, U.S. District Judge William H. Orrick wrote that had East West Bank “disclosed the arbitrati...
Judges and Judiciary, Government, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Committee deadlocks on 9th Circuit nominee
By Craig Anderson
Jennifer Sung acknowledged signing an “overheated” letter calling Suprmeme Court Justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh “an intellect...
Community News, Civil Litigation
Police misconduct is focus of Hueston Hennigan funded foundation
By Kamila Knaudt
The Social Justice Legal Foundation, started in January by Hueston Hennigan LLP, has taken on five complaints of police miscon...
Labor/Employment, Health Care & Hospital Law, Civil Litigation
Bet Tzedek wins $8.5M for caregivers at homes for aged
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
“We at Bet Tzedek Legal Services applaud the decision to uphold the citation of the $8.5 million ..., but more importantly we ...
Litigation & Arbitration, Civil Litigation
Premier ‘animal lawyer’ sues Google over abuse videos
By Malcolm Maclachlan
“YouTube is aware of these videos and its role in distributing them, as well as its continuing support of their creation, prod...
Securities, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate, Civil Litigation
Bayer investors’ securities class action over Monsanto merger proceeds
By Malcolm Maclachlan
U.S. District Judge Richard Seeborg pointed to massive trial verdicts and a rejected settlement proposal as evidence that Baye...
Education Law, Civil Litigation, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Circuit is asked to reinstate student’s suit against UCLA
By Henrik Nilsson
Labor/Employment, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Civil Litigation
State agency retains outside counsel after conflict claim in Activision Blizzard case
By Gina Kim
The Department of Fair Employment and Housing and the game maker were set to argue before Los Angeles County Judge Timothy P. ...
Law Practice, Law Office Management
Wilson Sonsini adds self-driving car litigator from Quinn Emanuel
By Nicole Tyau
Jordan Jaffe, an intellectual property litigator who joined Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati in San Francisco, follows the...
International Law, Civil Litigation, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Cisco says Nestle decision means Chinese torture case should die
By Craig Anderson
Kathleen M. Sullivan, a partner with Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, argued a decision rejecting a lawsuit against ...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Disbarred lawyer to plead to stealing $300K by lying that he won cases
By Henrik Nilsson
Matthew C. Elstein of Redondo Beach will admit that he lied to clients about their cases and forged documents to deceive them....
Health Care & Hospital Law, Civil Litigation, Bankruptcy
Plaintiffs' attorneys accuse J&J of 'Texas Two-Step' to avoid liability
By Blaise Scemama
Johnson & Johnson sent out automatic stay notices in nearly 40,000 lawsuits throughout the U.S. in which the company is ac...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Bankruptcy
Bankruptcy trustee opposes Chicago firm pursuing Erika Girardi’s assets
By Henrik Nilsson
Girardi Keese and Edelson PC in Chicago partnered to represent victims of a Boeing airplane crash in Indonesia. After Edelson ...
Labor/Employment, Judges and Judiciary, Civil Litigation, California Courts of Appeal
Retired judges amend age bias complaint against Judicial Council
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The amended complaint contains a new analysis of how the policy affects retired judges of different ages, using the Judicial C...
Labor/Employment, Government, Civil Litigation
Employees sue LA County over control of $74B retirement fund
By Blaise Scemama
Represented by Los Angeles attorneys Manuel “Manny” A. Abascal and Benjamin J. Hanelin of Latham & Watkins LLP, the associ...
Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation
Judge nixes expert in Santa Barbara water rights case
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
A property owner’s motion asking the court to hire an individual expert scientific adviser was denied without prejudice.
Government, Criminal
Congressman indicted in LA on lying to US investigators charges
By Henrik Nilsson
Rep. Jeffrey Fortenberry, R-Lincoln, denied that he was aware of any illegal donations in interviews with investigators. In a ...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Criminal
Asian American bar seeks more transparency from San Francisco DA
By Kamila Knaudt
The California Asian Pacific American Bar Association sent a letter asking DA Chesa Boudin to commit to explaining what the of...
Civil Litigation, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Panel seems divided over ban on flavored tobacco products
By Craig Anderson
R.J. Reynolds and two other companies argue a 2019 Los Angeles County ordinance is preempted by the Family Smoking Prevention ...
Technology, Entertainment & Sports, Civil Litigation
US judge likely to nix suit over loot boxes in games
By Winston Cho
U.S. District Judge Beth L. Freeman found that Google is likely immune from the lawsuit under a federal law shielding internet...
State Bar & Bar Associations
New federal bar president in LA seeks more use of magistrate judges
By Henrik Nilsson
"They may feel worried about selecting a magistrate judge that they may not know as much about than an Article Three judge, wh...
Law Practice, Law Office Management, Civil Litigation
Trial attorney on winning streak joins Lewis Brisbois in LA
By Nicole Tyau
Tony M. Sain will be helping Dana A. Fox build the firm’s national trial practice.
Constitutional Law, Civil Litigation
9th Circuit presses counties for rationale in closing gun shops
By Craig Anderson
“It didn’t look like there was any serious health rationale at all,” Senior U.S. District Judge Andrew J. Kleinfeld told Paul ...
Law Practice, Law Office Management, Entertainment & Sports
O’Melveny adds prominent entertainment dealmaker in Century City
By Nicole Tyau
Lindsay A. Conner has represented clients in multimillion-dollar deals for entertainment giants in the U.S. and internationally.
Civil Rights, Civil Litigation
No class certification for those subjected to tear gas in Oakland
By Winston Cho
U.S. Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Spero found that protesters suing the city should not proceed as a class because there’s no ev...
Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation
New proposed class alleges possible long-term injury from oil spill
By Gina Kim
“There are all types of things that can be caused by every possible exposure to every possible chemical we think of. We can’t ...
U.S. Supreme Court, Criminal, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
California attorneys win unanimous high court immunity ruling
By Kamila Knaudt
“The ruling is a great decision supporting the rule of law in particular on the facts and circumstances that confronted the pe...
Insurance, Civil Litigation
LA Fitness $500M dispute with 11 insurers moves forward
By Blaise Scemama
The Zurich America Insurance Co. suit in Orange County is the third action in this sprawling dispute. LA Fitness filed a suit ...