Real Estate/Development, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
FTC, state AG settle with Sonoma County home financier
By Sunidhi Sridhar
FTC Senior Public Affairs Specialist Jay Mayfield confirmed in an email Friday that Ygrene executives agreed to the terms of t...
Labor/Employment, Government
Longtime secretary accuses Los Angeles County sheriff of retaliation
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Sheriff Alex “Villanueva reversed Ms. Gallegos’ promotion simply because he thought she was supporting a rival sheriff’s candi...
Litigation & Arbitration
State and Activision agree to more time to prepare for trial
By Federico Lo Giudice
The California Civil Rights Department sued Activision Blizzard in 2021, alleging the Santa Monica-based video game maker was ...
Litigation & Arbitration, Ediscovery
Discovery path cleared for new claims against McKinsey
By Wisdom Howell
U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer Breyer rejected the advertising company’s motion to dismiss claims by local governments, sc...
Civil Litigation
Parents sue over infants’ food allergen reduction products
By Jonathan Lo
The lawsuit against Before Brands Inc., doing business as SpoonfulONE, includes accusations of deceptive advertising that alle...
Antitrust & Trade Reg., 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Starkist says circuit must address antitrust class dispute
By Craig Anderson
Gregory G. Garre, a Latham & Watkins LLP partner who represents StarKist, wrote in a reply brief filed last week that the ...
Government, Civil Litigation
Plaintiffs to appeal ruling FBI acted properly in safe deposit raid
By Sunidhi Sridhar
U.S. District Judge R. Gary Klausner cleared the FBI of allegations of unreasonable search and seizure. Paul and Jennifer Snit...
Former California Supreme Court Justice Ming Chin takes direct route to dispute resolution, say attorneys.
LA writs and receivers Judge James Chalfant relishes complicated mandamus petitions.
This agreement is one of the 10 largest data privacy class actions settlements ever. As part of the agreement, Meta also agree...
Government, Covid Court Ops
Consolidation mulled for restaurants’ suits over fees under shutdown
By Skyler Romero
The lawsuits were brought by restaurants that were charged fees for various business licenses while at the same time county an...
Entertainment & Sports, Ediscovery, Civil Litigation
Dispute over expert witness in NCAA brain damage trial
By Sunidhi Sridhar
The NCAA is accused by Alana Gee, the widow of a former USC linebacker, of failing to adequately inform and safeguard athletes...
Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Discipline
San Joaquin County judge censured over drunken driving accident
By Christer Schmidt
The Commission on Judicial Performance determined Judge Michael J. Mulvihill had driven under the influence of alcohol, caused...
Ediscovery, Data Privacy
Google, DOJ resolve search warrant dispute over lost data
By Wisdom Howell
According to the government, the agreement also requires Google to create better methods of processing and retrieving data tha...
Labor/Employment, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Full 9th Circuit will rehear suit over diversity of Gap’s board
By Craig Anderson
The plaintiffs argued that en banc review was needed because the panel’s decision conflicts with a 7th U.S. Circuit Court of A...
Entertainment & Sports, Education Law
AG, Title IX supporter, is ‘silent’ defense counsel for Fresno State in bias suit
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Bonta — a vocal Title IX supporter and father of a female college athlete — has played no role in the case, which is embroiled...
9th Circuit Judge Johnnie Rawlinson spoke publicly to advocate the nomination of a specific potential successor and wished she...
Government, Civil Litigation
No en banc review of acrylamide injunction denial, split court decides
By Craig Anderson
The injunction will stand — a victory for the California Chamber of Commerce. The legal battle between the chamber, the state,...
Real Estate/Development, Land Use
Lifetime tenant lease for condo conversion not unconstitutional taking, judge rules
By Jonathan Lo
Chief U.S. District Judge Richard Seeborg granted in part and denied in part the city and county of San Francisco’s motion to ...
“I have always thought highly of Stradling’s culture and commitment to its clients and since I have maintained relationships w...
Dovel & Luner represent a potential class of consumers who purchased Jeeter products with allegedly inaccurate labels that...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Tire marking not illegal search, 2-1 circuit panel rules
By Wisdom Howell
“No matter how well meaning, modest, or long-standing the intrusion into personal effects, the Fourth Amendment commands that ...
Criminal
Avenatti calls 18-year prison recommendation ''vindictive, personal'
By Sunidhi Sridhar
In his response to the government’s opposition to his sentencing memorandum, in which he wrote that three years in prison and ...
Civil Litigation
After 3 defense wins to modify complaint, plaintiffs get a victory
By Skyler Romero
In May, the helmet manufacturers won a motion to remove punitive damages from the first amended complaint, as well as language...
Obituaries
Quinn Emanuel arbitration expert, praised for expertise and inclusiveness, dies at 76
By David Houston
Fred Bennett, an expert in arbitration who headed the alternative dispute resolution practice at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & ...
Juvenile court Judge Robert Totten worries about the ‘pull of the streets’
Judges and Judiciary, Government
LA County registrar must justify limits on DA recall campaign’s signature review
By David Houston
In a lawsuit, the committee to recall District Attorney George Gascón challenged the conclusion by Dean C. Logan, the registra...
Law Practice, Appellate Practice
IP litigator who represented Google in Oracle fight joins Cooley
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Christa Anderson moved from Keker, Van Nest & Peters, where she had practiced since the mid-1990s.
Civil Litigation
County sues McKinsey over marketing advice to Purdue Pharma
By Wisdom Howell
McKinsey had stated in a 2021 motion to dismiss that the lawsuits by municipalities such as Contra Costa County were barred by...
State Bar & Bar Associations, California Supreme Court
Supreme Court strengthens State Bar’s new client account rules
By Christer Schmidt
Attorneys or their law firm will be required to report whether they are responsible for managing a client trust account, and a...