Law Practice, Judges and Judiciary, Health Care & Hospital Law
Will courts mandate jurors receive COVID vaccines?
By Malcolm Maclachlan
For the moment, it appears few courts require prospective jurors to receive an inoculation. But rising COVID cases may tempt s...
Judges and Judiciary, California Courts of Appeal
Judicial confirmations swear in diverse collection of appointees
By Craig Anderson
The group sworn in Monday include a Black former prosecutor from East Palo Alto, the daughter of Korean immigrants who worked ...
Labor/Employment
State high court meal break rulings mean changes for employers
By Jessica Mach
For some defense attorneys, the impact of the high court’s recent opinions is harder to pinpoint.
Health Care & Hospital Law, Civil Litigation
Sutter Health settles government lawsuits for $90M
By Craig Anderson
The U.S. attorney’s office announced a $90 million settlement Monday with the health care provider over the alleged mischargin...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit judge not afraid to name names in dissents that often turn personal
By Craig Anderson
In two recent dissents in cases involving immigration and death penalty appeals, Judge Lawrence VanDyke fired away at Senior U...
Securities, Civil Litigation
Class action claims HyreCar executives mislead investors
By Gina Kim
The putative class alleges company execs took part in a fraudulent scheme to inflate stock prices.
Law Practice, Civil Litigation
Trial date set on claims bank abetted a Girardi fraud
By Henrik Nilsson
Nano Banc relied on a one-page partnership agreement, signed only by Tom Girardi, according to attorneys for Robert M. Keese.
Government, Criminal
Bill requiring DA, AG recusals for law enforcement contributions dies in Assembly
By Kamila Knaudt
SB710 would have required an attorney general or a district attorney who accepts contributions from law enforcement to recuse ...
Government
Housing bills draw threats of lawsuits from opponents
By Malcolm Maclachlan
“Both SB 9 and SB 10 will destroy local control of use decisions guaranteed in the CA State Constitution,” according to a news...
George S. Cardona, a longtime federal prosecutor in Los Angeles, will lead the bar’s attorney discipline efforts starting Oct. 4.
Technology, Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
$100M Apple settlement clears some restrictions on app makers
By Winston Cho
Some app developers were displeased, calling the deal a “sham settlement” and a “desperate attempt to avoid the judgment of co...
Criminal, Civil Rights, Civil Litigation
Santa Rita jail inmate conditions lawsuit settled
By Jessica Mach
The settlement would require the jail to limit the use and duration of restrictive housing; significantly increase the amount ...
Intellectual Property, Health Care & Hospital Law, Civil Litigation
Juno Therapeutics’ $1.2B cancer treatment patent infringement victory reversed
By Gina Kim
A federal circuit scrapped Juno Therapeutics’ $1.2B cancer treatment patent victory against Kite Pharma.
Government, California Courts of Appeal
District attorneys and AG say bail bonds are under consumer law
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Counsel for the bond company plaintiff in the case argued in their filings that the legislative history of the consumer law ne...
Government, Criminal
Other DAs upbraid LA’s Gascón for neutrality on Sirhan parole
By Kamila Knaudt
“The parole board’s sole purpose is to objectively determine whether someone is suitable for release. If someone is the same p...
Law Practice, Law Office Management
Morgan Stanley call for lawyers in offices gets some resistance
By Henrik Nilsson
Clients with big commercial real estate portfolios have cause to be worried. Law firms have shown that it is possible to be ef...
Constitutional Law, California Supreme Court
Death penalty upheld, leaving hundreds of sentences intact
By Craig Anderson
The high court asked whether the California Constitution requires that juries determine factually disputed aggravating factors...
Real Estate/Development, Civil Litigation, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Contracts clause doesn’t mean what it used to, 9th Circuit panel says
By Blaise Scemama
The Apartment Association of Los Angeles County sought to enjoin key provisions of the moratorium, arguing that it violates th...
Native Americans, Government
Tribes suing Newsom say recent compacts violate federal law
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The tribes say the administration has attempted to force them to enforce state labor and environmental law and agree to revenu...
Technology, Data Privacy, Civil Litigation
Class status denied for advertisers who said Facebook misled them
By Winston Cho
The ruling gives Facebook some breathing room in the lawsuit claiming it misrepresented to advertisers that it would deliver a...
Health Care & Hospital Law, Civil Litigation
6 states not yet in national opioid settlement
By Blaise Scemama
The proposed deal, so far approved by 44 states, would provide $26 billion to be distributed among thousands of communities ov...
Law Practice, Law Office Management
Plaintiffs’ litigator Mary Alexander opens LA office
By Kamila Knaudt
The new office coincides with the firm’s expansion into clergy sexual abuse cases and the talcum powder cases that are taking ...
Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Bankruptcy
Girardi Keese owes more than $101M, trustee says
By Henrik Nilsson
According to the court document, Girardi Keese’s assets amount to $4,130,773, while the firm owes $101,007,652.
Technology, Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Google denied ‘do-over’ to seal app store information in antitrust suits
By Winston Cho
“Google had an ample opportunity to demonstrate a compelling reason for sealing, and squandered it,” U.S. District Judge James...
Land Use, California Courts of Appeal
Lake Tahoe development blocked by 3rd District panel
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The court ruled against Placer County and developer Alterra Mountain Co. The company wanted to develop 1,500 new hotel and con...
Environmental & Energy, Education Law
Judge freezes UC Berkeley enrollment, halts development
By Craig Anderson
Superior Court Judge Brad Seligman, in an order dated Monday, handed a temporary victory to a neighborhood group that sued the...
Labor/Employment, Health Care & Hospital Law
Delta Air Lines plans surcharge on unvaccinated workers, but no mandate
By Jessica Mach
“What they’re saying is, this costs us a lot of money when you don’t get vaccinated, and we don’t want to pay for all that. Bu...
Law Practice, Law Office Management, Intellectual Property
Hires, relocations augment Dechert’s California expansion
By Kamila Knaudt
The most recent additions in the Bay Area are Hartley West, a former federal prosecutor, Richard Horvath, who litigates corpor...
California Supreme Court, California Courts of Appeal, Appellate Practice
ACLU, attorneys say fear prevents complaints about 3rd District
By Malcolm Maclachlan
“Most of the attorneys with whom I spoke expressed an unwillingness to provide personal declarations about their experiences,”...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Criminal
Newly found data prompts mistrial in Avenatti fraud case
By Gina Kim
U.S. prosecutors failed to turn over data from accounting software Avenatti’s law firm used, the judge found.