Judges and Judiciary, California Courts of Appeal
New justices for 2nd, 3rd District Courts of Appeal
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The Commission on Judicial Performance confirmed the appointments of Judge Stacy E. Boulware Eurie to the depleted 3rd Distric...
Legal Education, Civil Litigation
Whatever Hastings’ new name, a lawsuit seems assured
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The law school board will meet again Aug. 10. The agenda includes a “renaming update” during its open session, followed by a c...
Civil Litigation
Can parent company counsel answer for subsidiary in bias lawsuits?
By Sunidhi Sridhar
"In all three cases, counsel who previously had indicated several times that he represented General Dynamics Ordnance & Ta...
Government, Civil Rights
New challenge to state’s Handgun Act quotes Bruen
By Jonathan Lo
“Plainly and simply, California’s requirement that handguns, semiautomatics especially, be equipped with specific technologica...
Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Orange County Judge Michael F. Murray is accused of ignoring exculpatory evidence in a murder case he prosecuted years ago.
Law Practice, Appellate Practice
Former federal prosecutor returns to Munger Tolles in Los Angeles
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Victoria Degtyareva most recently was a member of the U.S. attorney’s Cyber and Intellectual Property Crimes Section.
Civil Litigation
Furniture rental chain, sued repeatedly in state, to pay $15.5M settlement
By Ricardo Pineda
“Consumers often hope rent-to-own agreements will lessen the cost, not realizing the total price they pay will end up being mu...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Civil Litigation
Dunn prosecution may hinge on 1990s rule
By Craig Anderson
The bar filed a complaint last month against Dunn, accusing him of misrepresentation and breach of fiduciary duty over his sta...
Judges and Judiciary, Civil Litigation
Trooper who testified justice harassed her settles suit
By Wisdom Howell
Trooper Tatiana Sauquillo was one of 17 women inside and outside the 2nd District Court of Appeal whom the Commission on Judic...
Government, Criminal
Former civil litigation chief for LA city attorney cooperating with FBI
By Ricardo Pineda
Thomas H. Peters, once chief of the Los Angeles city attorney’s Civil Litigation Branch, had pleaded guilty to one count of ai...
Legal Education
Attorneys who supervise provisional licensees report great success
By Skyler Romero
“Some people are perfectly good attorneys that just maybe can’t pass the bar for some reason,” said Brian H. Nomi, a sole prac...
Data Privacy, Civil Litigation
Disappearing DOJ witness testifies in Twitter spy case, gets impeached
By Wisdom Howell
“These developments demonstrate that the government continues to engage in gamesmanship,” the defense wrote its statement to t...
Law Practice, Appellate Practice
Former PayPal lawyer returns to Perkins Coie
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Chris Grogan led Honey Science through its $4 billion acquisition by PayPal in 2020.
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Nicotine pouch maker is monopolistic, competitor says
By Federico Lo Giudice
Dryft Sciences sued Swedish Match in federal court in Los Angeles. The company is asking for $1.2 billion in damages
Real Estate/Development, Law Practice, Appellate Practice
Greenberg Glusker adds 3 partners to real estate and litigation practices
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
“After 28 years, we were looking for the teamwork and camaraderie we had at our former firm and a platform that would enhance ...
Land Use, Environmental & Energy
Massive development near Lake Tahoe is blocked
By Malcolm Maclachlan
“The County committed a prejudicial abuse of discretion by failing to comply with CEQA when it approved the project and certif...
Land Use, Environmental & Energy
Deal puts 1 million acres off limits to new oil and gas leases
By Federico Lo Giudice
Environmental groups sued the U.S. Bureau of Land Management to protect public lands in the Central Valley and Central Coast.
Technology, International Law, Civil Litigation
Hagens Berman takes on Apple for French developers after US clients’ win
By Sunidhi Sridhar
“Apple is facing pending litigation on many fronts, as the walls of its antitrust behavior slowly crumble,” said plaintiffs’ c...
Land Use, Government, Environmental & Energy
Is plan for a giant water tunnel one project or many?
By Malcolm Maclachlan
"The currently proposed project differs significantly from DWR'S [the Delta Water Agency's] 2010 Drilling Project. ... Accordi...
Civil Litigation
Spontaneous combustion of 3-wheeled motorcycle brings suit
By Christer Schmidt
“The vehicle caught on fire while our clients were on the freeway down in San Diego,” said plaintiffs lawyer John P. Kristense...
Law Practice, Judges and Judiciary, Appellate Practice
Russell Hom spent a little more than 20 years on the court hearing civil and criminal matters of all kinds. His colleagues sel...
Health Care, Pharmaceuticals, Biotech, Civil Litigation
Companies failed to warn prenatal dangers of pain medication, lawsuits say
By Jonathan Lo
“Scientific and epidemiological research shows that prenatal exposure to APAP alters fetal development significantly increasin...
Antitrust & Trade Reg., 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Qualcomm asks 9th Circuit to block pared down antitrust claim
By Craig Anderson
Several plaintiffs’ firms, including Susman Godfrey LLP and Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy LLP, filed a slimmed-down complaint...
Government
No duty to provide cool shelter for homeless, judge in Sacramento rules
By Malcolm Maclachlan
U.S. District Judge Troy L. Nunley’s order appears to add another link to a series of rulings finding judges can order governm...
Legal Education, Labor/Employment
Hiring and pay for 2021 law graduates hits record, report finds
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The National Association for Law Placement warns Class of 2023 might face serious headwinds entering the job market as many ec...
Criminal, Banking
US judge says Visa facilitated child porn distribution on adult websites
By Federico Lo Giudice
“Plaintiff adequately alleges that Visa knew that MindGeek’s websites were teeming with monetized child porn from its own due ...
Labor/Employment
Proposed class says Amazon doesn’t accommodate breastfeeding workers
By Sunidhi Sridhar
The request for class certification was filed by Bradley/Grombacher LLP on behalf of a woman who said the warehouse in Riversi...
Technology, Data Privacy, Civil Litigation
TikTok will pay $92M to settle biometric data collection claims
By Christer Schmidt
The deal comes as TikTok and its Chinese parent ByteDance face increased scrutiny over how it handles U.S. user data.
Civil Litigation
Bioscience firm lied about founders’ credentials, shareholder lawsuit says
By Federico Lo Giudice
Co-founder and inventor Serhat Gumrukcu was also involved in several criminal activities including a murder-for-hire plot, acc...
Technology, Civil Litigation
$58M deal settles class privacy claims against fintech firm Plaid
By Federico Lo Giudice
“A reasonable fee is 19% of the common fund, or $11,000,000, which is a 2.66 multiplier. Accordingly, the court awards $11,000...