Civil Rights, Civil Litigation
Judge dismisses ‘pink tax’ suit against Walgreens
By Henrik Nilsson
“Because it is impossible to comply with both federal law and plaintiff’s interpretation of state law, her state law claims .....
Health Care & Hospital Law, Criminal
All state prison staff must be vaccinated, judge rules
By Kamila Knaudt
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation disagreed with the court’s findings, arguing it has embraced vacci...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Northern District clerk becomes 9th Circuit executive
By Winston Cho
Susan Soong, who will start in her new position on Oct. 11, will report directly to Chief Circuit Judge Sidney R. Thomas and s...
Tax, Real Estate/Development, Banking, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Oakland can’t sue for lost taxes from foreclosures
By Winston Cho
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals en banc panel found that the connections between missed tax revenue and the bank’s lendi...
Government, Corporate, Constitutional Law, Civil Litigation
Challenge to women directors law must go to trial, judge rules
By Gina Kim
Enacted as Senate Bill 826 in 2018, the law requires California’s publicly traded corporations to have at least one and possib...
Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation
SoCalGas to pay $40M to class on top of $1.8B to individuals
By Blaise Scemama
Also subject to court approval is an agreement involving settlements with class members separate from the $1.8 billion individ...
Criminal, Civil Litigation
State’s DAs charging hate crimes against Asians in robberies
By Kamila Knaudt
San Francisco DA joins others in adding hate crime allegations to felony robbery charges.
Real Estate/Development, Law Practice, Judges and Judiciary, Alternative Dispute Resolution
LA court starts voluntary online resolution of eviction cases
By Pete Escobar
No Judge or court staff will see discussions between the parties, and the only document that will become part of a case file ...
Government, Criminal
LA County has dismissed 124K cannabis convictions
By Kamila Knaudt
From Sacramento to San Diego, many DAs are dismissing tens of thousands of convictions.
Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Civil Litigation
US judge says intervenors invaded her privacy
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Chief Judge Kimberly J. Mueller of the Eastern District of California said intervenors included “extensive personal details ab...
Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation
SoCalGas to pay $1.8B for leak, denies wrongdoing
By Blaise Scemama
After nearly six years of litigation and $5.7 million in discovery sanctions against SoCalGas and Sempra, plaintiffs' attorney...
Government, Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation
Oil companies sued over toxic waste in Solano County
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The companies that sent the waste are now responsible for long-term monitoring to protect groundwater and surrounding soils, w...
Law Practice, Law Office Management, Entertainment & Sports
McKool Smith adds another entertainment litigator
By Gina Kim
Grant Maxwell has joined as a principal in the commercial litigation practice group.
Labor/Employment, Civil Rights, Civil Litigation
Riot Games must give state documents from CEO probe
By Gina Kim
The Department of Fair Employment and Housing has accused the gaming giant of tolerating a “bro culture.”
Labor/Employment, Government
Wage theft bill might see employers in prison
By Kamila Knaudt
Amendments included clarification that prosecutors charging employers with grand theft under the legislation would have to pro...
Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Bankruptcy
Girardi Keese bankruptcy claimants could benefit from Porter Ranch deal
By Henrik Nilsson
Girardi Keese and Frantz represented the most clients of all the firms involved in the litigation. According to bankruptcy doc...
Judges and Judiciary, Government
New law brings judges’ retirement system in line with federal limits
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The law prohibits the annual pension payments for a legislator or judge “from exceeding the federal limits on annual defined b...
The discharged bullet ricocheted off a wall and hit another bailiff, according to Rebecca Brown, a legal fellow with the Natio...
Government, Criminal
New laws rename judicial holiday, ease police prosecutions, aid ID theft victims
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The governor had signed about 350 bills as of Friday afternoon, with nearly 500 more still on his desk. Newsom signed just 372...
Legal Education, Community News
Feinberg & Waller seeks marginalized high school students interested in law
By Pete Escobar
Sept. 30 is the deadline to apply for the program that lets students network with attorneys through mentoring sessions and moc...
Government, Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation
Environmental lawyers hope for different approach to fracking suits
By Henrik Nilsson
The Center for Biological Diversity and other conservation groups sued in January 2020 alleging that the Bureau of Land Manage...
Judges and Judiciary, Criminal
Ex-president of Peru fights extradition, bribe charges in San Francisco
By Winston Cho
Alejandro Toledo is one of dozens of politicians caught in a sweeping corruption probe into construction giant Odebrecht, now ...
Government, Civil Litigation, Bankruptcy
California to appeal Purdue Pharma settlement
By Blaise Scemama
“We’re appealing the bankruptcy plan because the Sackler family must be held accountable for its role in creating and fueling ...
Intellectual Property, Civil Litigation
Texas patent judge is reversed on case transfer denial
By Craig Anderson
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP partner Kevin P.B. Johnson scored a win for his defendant client, Sunnyvale based Ju...
Environmental & Energy, Criminal
Shasta County charges PG&E with 31 crimes for Zogg Fire
By Kamila Knaudt
PG&E accepts responsibility for its line causing the deadly Zogg fire, but denies criminal acts.
EKO Law founders praise the utility of class actions to help lots of people.
Torts/Personal Injury, Civil Litigation
Lawyer wins $10M for brain-damaged man, grandson in 2 cases
By Blaise Scemama
Both family members were represented by Beverly Hills attorney Nicholas Rowley of Carpenter Zuckerman & Rowley LLP and bot...
Civil Litigation, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Judge relied on ‘extra-record evidence’ for homeless cleanup order
By Gina Kim
“The district court granted relief based on claims that plaintiffs did not allege, supported by novel legal theories that plai...
Law Practice, Government
Newsom signs bills on arbitrations, juvenile crime, warehouse workers
By Malcolm Maclachlan
SB 762 requires arbitrators to provide invoices that clearly lay out costs, fees and due dates. In a news release late Wednesd...
Law Practice, Criminal
LA city attorney, Manhattan DA, leave leadership of Prosecutors Against Gun Violence
By Kamila Knaudt
Santa Barbara County District Attorney Joyce E. Dudley and Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark, will be the new co-chairs of ...