The Assembly approved the Democrat from Alameda 62-0, the Senate 29-6.
Civil Litigation
LA County files notice to appeal US judge’s homelessness orders
By Gina Kim
The county will also ask for a stay of U.S. District Judge David O. Carter’s order pending the appeal, said Skip Miller of Mil...
U.S. Supreme Court, Administrative/Regulatory
FTC can’t compel surrender of ill-gotten gains in court
By Winston Cho
The FTC’s authority under a 1973 law that empowered the consumer protection agency to seek injunctions to stop fraudulent acti...
Labor/Employment, Government, Constitutional Law
Constitutional concerns raised about new bills to regulate gig work
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez testified at the Committee on Privacy and Consumer Protection hearing that AB 286 would provide ...
Two prosecutors from opposite ends of the political spectrum met virtually with victims to honor National Crime Victims’ Right...
Technology, Law Practice
Teams of attorneys help Rocket Lawyer raise $223M in financing
By Kamila Knaudt
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP, Goodwin Procter LLP and Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP worked on the deal.
Government, Constitutional Law, Civil Litigation
Alameda County probe shows disability law violations, US DOJ says
By Blaise Scemama
An investigation found the county failed to provide appropriate services to inmates with mental disabilities and that on any g...
Attorneys with the First Amendment Coalition and Davis Wright Tremaine LLP seek a judicial ruling that the county has failed t...
Health Care & Hospital Law
Drug company lawyers grill historian in opioid trial
By Blaise Scemama
Attorneys for the four main drug company defendants — Teva Pharmaceuticals, Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc., Allergan PLC and Johnso...
Real Estate/Development, Law Practice, Law Office Management
Norton Rose Fulbright adds veteran real estate attorney in LA
By Nicole Tyau
David Barksdale, along with senior counsel Kevin Garland and associate Joseph Bini, moved from Loeb & Loeb LLP.
Labor/Employment, Government
Senate Judiciary Committee passes 2 bills to help workers in wage disputes
By Henrik Nilsson
SB 572, or the Workforce Asset Guarantee & Enforcement Act, makes it easier for the labor commissioner to collect unpaid w...
Criminal
Contra Costa DA charges sheriff’s deputy with manslaughter in shooting
By Tyler Pialet
District Attorney Diana Becton said the shooting put the other officers on scene and citizens nearby in danger and that the de...
Law Practice, Judges and Judiciary, Civil Litigation
Access measures put in place for Apple v Epic Games trial
By Winston Cho
U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers said she will allow one member of the press to physically attend proceedings. She w...
Criminal, Civil Rights, Civil Litigation
Safe deposit box renters say US exceeded warrant’s authority
By Tyler Pialet
The warrant was executed March 22 and kicked off a four-day search at U.S. Private Vaults Inc., a Beverly Hills store that all...
Intellectual Property, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Divided circuit panel vacates Dropbox trademark win
By Craig Anderson
Ironhawk, which has sold computer software called “SmartSync” since 2007, sued Dropbox after the cloud software company offere...
Government
Legislature hearings move Robert Bonta toward AG post
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The Senate Rules Committee confirmed him by a 3-0 vote, with the two Republicans abstaining. Bonta needs votes in the full cha...
Government, Civil Litigation
Order on LA homeless problem raises questions
By Gina Kim
“I can’t imagine the 9th Circuit won’t take this very seriously, and even possibly, the U.S. Supreme Court,” said Derek P. Col...
Real Estate/Development, Land Use, Construction
It is currently very difficult to convert an unused ground floor retail space back into its original use as residential housin...
California Courts of Appeal
GOP lawmakers’ challenge to emergency order gets icy hearing at court of appeal
By Malcolm Maclachlan
3rd District justices say Legislature has power to rein in Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Real Estate/Development, Law Practice, Law Office Management
Hinshaw expands real estate practice with veteran attorney Gary Ogden
By Nicole Tyau
Ogden was the principal of The Ogden Law Group in Santa Monica. He worked on transactional matters in large and small commerci...
Law Practice, Law Office Management
Manatt grows digital and technology practice with 2 laterals
By Nicole Tyau
Thomas W. Michael and Rustin M. Brown are the latest additions to support the firm’s emerging company and venture capital inve...
Government, Environmental & Energy, Criminal
PG&E objects to most criminal charges over Sonoma County fire
By Tyler Pialet
A demurrer will challenge 25 misdemeanor charges that PG&E recklessly emitted air contaminants in violation of health and...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Law Practice
LA County bar, others oppose paraprofessionals in court
By Henrik Nilsson
In recent meetings, the State Bar’s paraprofessional program working group has suggested that paraprofessionals should be allo...
Health Care & Hospital Law, Civil Litigation
Opioid makers argue for separate consideration in trial
By Blaise Scemama
With 200 people watching the Orange County trial via Zoom, attorneys for four Teva Pharmaceuticals, Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc.,...
Consumers in this litigation are arguing that Google steals their data allowances by secretly programming its operating system...
Banking, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit to rehear Oakland’s tax claim against Wells Fargo
By Craig Anderson
Last summer, an appellate panel upheld most of the decision by U.S. District Judge Edward M. Chen to deny the bank’s motion to...
Labor/Employment, Immigration, Government
Bill aims to make it harder for state officers to cooperate with immigration
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The Assembly Judiciary Committee passed AB937, which aims to further restrict the abilities of state law enforcement officers ...
Judges and Judiciary, Civil Litigation
US judge seizes broad authority to solve LA’s homeless crisis
By Gina Kim
U.S. District Judge David O. Carter expressed scorn for Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti’s $1 billion plan, announced Monday.
Law Practice, Law Office Management
Commercial litigator joins Jones Day in Los Angeles
By Kamila Knaudt
Celeste M. Brecht is the former co-chair of Venable's West Coast litigation group.
First civil jury since March 2020 returns $4.8M verdict for man with terminal cancer in products liability case, parties say L...