Judges and Judiciary, Government
Legislative Analyst’s Office has lots of questions on remote courts
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Anita Lee, principal fiscal and policy analyst with the Legislative Analyst’s Office, said, “The Legislature may want to consi...
Technology, Civil Rights, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Judge objects to Epic Games counsel’s suggestion rulings aren’t fair
By Winston Cho
U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers will decide whether Apple maintains a monopoly over its App Store, and if so, the r...
Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Judges told to treat family members as pro se litigants when giving legal advice
By Jessica Mach
The California Supreme Court ethics committee opinion advised judges to explain to family members that they are prohibited fro...
Civil Litigation, Administrative/Regulatory
Utility commission can’t make rules for low-cost phone service
By Blaise Scemama
U.S. District Judge Maxine M. Chesney said the Public Utility Commission’s rule requiring certain service plans be available t...
Data Privacy, Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Google fights class action over users’ data collection
By Craig Anderson
The complaint says Google LLC, while selling advertising space in its proprietary auction process, shares personal information...
Land Use, Civil Litigation
Santa Barbara ban on short-term rentals invalid, appellate panel says
By Jessica Mach
Under a California law that aims to protect coastal natural resources and enhance public access, actions that impact how coast...
Corporate, Civil Litigation
Judge finds $2.12M fees for Illumina securities class action reasonable
By Gina Kim
While a lodestar could be adjusted to increase a fee award, U.S. District Judge M. James Lorenz of the Southern District of Ca...
California Courts of Appeal
Newsom’s mail ballot for all order upheld by 3rd District Court of Appeal
By Malcolm Maclachlan
“The 3rd District Court of Appeal rejected Governor Newsom’s attempt to dismiss our case as moot, recognizing that it raises ‘...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Criminal, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Ex-lawyer’s compassionate release must await appeal outcome, district judge rules
By Tyler Pialet
Responding to a request from federal prosecutors to reconsider her April 28 order, U.S. District Judge Susan Illston on Tuesda...
Labor/Employment, Administrative/Regulatory
Labor Department withdraws Trump gig worker rule
By Jessica Mach
The rule streamlined the test for classifying workers as either independent contractors or employees.
Technology, Civil Litigation
Apple defense challenges Microsoft witness over app competition
By Winston Cho
The defense strategy aimed to impugn the credibility of Xbox Game Studio’s parent company, which failed to secure approval fro...
Civil Litigation
State expert’s data questioned by defense in Orange County opioid trial
By Blaise Scemama
In cross-examination of the state’s analytical expert, the defense brought out her admission that her calculations of billions...
Tax, Civil Litigation, Administrative/Regulatory
San Francisco cryptocurrency exchange summoned in tax probe
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The latest order is part of a wider effort to catch people who hide transactions using virtual currencies such as Bitcoin.
State Bar & Bar Associations, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
State Bar prosecutor seeks default in Tom Girardi’s discipline action
By Henrik Nilsson
The famed plaintiffs’ lawyer is accused of stealing millions of dollars from clients. Neither he nor any representative has re...
Labor/Employment, Health Care & Hospital Law, California Courts of Appeal
Can anti-SLAPP be used to squelch employment claims?
By Craig Anderson
During oral arguments, the justices appeared skeptical of an Orange County hospital’s argument that the statute can be used to...
Bankruptcy
Former CFO of Girardi firm must appear in bankruptcy court, even if he takes the 5th
By Jessica Mach
The attorney for Chris Kamon says his client is concerned about legal exposure in a federal investigation of the Girardi firm ...
More than a dozen district attorneys have partnered with the Oakland nonprofit For the People over the last year to evaluate c...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Panel revives suit claiming Snapchat speed filter negligently designed
By Gina Kim
The parents of the two teens killed in a crash sued Snap, saying the speed filter is what caused their children to drive at hi...
Civil Litigation
Defense stymies expert testimony and materials in opioid trial
By Blaise Scemama
"There is quite literally nothing I could anticipate from this witness that could authenticate this material," Orange County S...
Government, Criminal
LA County defenders track how staffing impacts results
By Tyler Pialet
The direction from the county board of supervisors comes four months after the board asked Public Defender Ricardo Garcia to p...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Government
Senate leader threatens to freeze bar fee over long-vacant position
By Malcolm Maclachlan
“The State Bar has been in active recruitment for both the executive director and the chief trial counsel,” Interim Executive ...
Civil Litigation
Pet owners, vets, SPCA sue over rules against telemedicine
By Kamila Knaudt
Plaintiffs’ attorney Bruce Wagman of Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila LLP in San Francisco said, “Our goal is to increase acce...
Intellectual Property, Health Care & Hospital Law, Civil Rights
Patent case against Pfizer, BioNTech to proceed
By Gina Kim
Senior U.S. District Judge Marilyn L. Huff in San Diego refused to dismiss the case, finding that the federal safe harbor prov...
Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Epic CEO doesn’t know how App store changes would affect others
By Winston Cho
When asked by the judge overseeing the trial between the two companies if he understands how other apps would be affected if A...
Law Practice, Law Office Management
Former IRS chief counsel joins Gibson Dunn in LA
By Henrik Nilsson
Michael J. Desmond, who helped push through regulations for the 2017 federal tax cut, said he joined Gibson Dunn because of it...
Real Estate/Development, California Supreme Court
Landlords’ attorney relieved at removal of tenants’ delay tactic
By Craig Anderson
The Monday decision by the state Supreme Court limited the use of a motion of quash summons and affirmed a 1st District Court ...
The public meeting follows five closed meetings that the work group has held since December. As of Tuesday, the work group has...
Real Estate/Development, Government
Bill to govern commercial evictions passes Assembly Judiciary Committee
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Until July 1, 2025, AB 255 would require a commercial landlord to conduct a “good faith” negotiation with tenants who present ...
Criminal, California Supreme Court
Death sentence reversed for mom who killed 4 children
By Tyler Pialet
The court’s 146-page opinion by Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye concluded that Sandi Dawn Nieves deserves a new penalty d...
Technology, Education Law, Civil Litigation
Firms file to force state to address inequity in schools reopening
By Malcolm Maclachlan
New funds don’t help students from closed schools, a motion from Public Counsel and Morrison & Foerster LLP argued.