“They disputed liability. They claimed a third party was also responsible. They disputed his brain injury. And they disputed j...
Judges and Judiciary, Immigration, Government
DOJ rescinds 700 cases per year immigration judge quota
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Health Care & Hospital Law, Civil Litigation, Bankruptcy
Retailers not shielded by J&J bankruptcy move, judge says
By Blaise Scemama
The ruling by U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Craig Whitley in North Carolina effectively means that at least for the moment more than 4...
Entertainment & Sports, Criminal, Civil Litigation
Baldwin more likely to face civil negligence than criminal charge, lawyers say
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
“The standard for civil negligence is much lower than the standards for criminal responsibility. A possible theory of civil ne...
Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation
5 counties sue PG&E for Dixie Fire
By Gina Kim
The utility’s spokesman, James Noonan, noted Friday the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection “has not made a ...
Judges and Judiciary, Constitutional Law, Civil Litigation
Trump suit against YouTube censorship finds a judge in California
By Craig Anderson
U.S. District Judge Jeffrey S. White of Oakland took the First Amendment case after two other federal judges, Haywood S. Gilli...
Judges and Judiciary, California Courts of Appeal, Appellate Practice
Appellate attorneys group suggests efficiency improvements
By Malcolm Maclachlan
“It’s been a long 20 years since the Strankman Commission proposed measures like these. Their time has come,” said appellate a...
Technology, Civil Litigation
Judge raises issue of fees in $85M Zoom settlement
By Winston Cho
U.S. District Judge Lucy H. Koh questioned why the agreement only lasts for a year. She said that it’s “relatively short” cons...
Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation
LA attorneys win $27.5M for wrongfully fired Walmart pharmacist
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Dayton B. Parcells III and Eric M. Epstein won the federal jury verdict after proving the motivating factor in their client’s ...
Law Practice, Judges and Judiciary
Chief justice calls for indexed annual court budget increases
By Malcolm Maclachlan
“We need to be fully funded if you really want a full democracy,” Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye said in an address to the ...
Government, Civil Litigation
Anti-abortion group seeks TRO on law against protests near vaccination sites
By Malcolm Maclachlan
“Right to Life of Central California’s employees and volunteers are now subject to criminal fines of up to $1,000 and imprison...
“We’re proud to provide crucial emergency support to our scholars — helping them find meaningful work, overcome financial chal...
Criminal
Felonies vacated after 46 years for man who made false plea deal at 19
By Kamila Knaudt
San Francisco Public Defender Manohar Raju announced Thursday that Zachary Vanderhorst has been exonerated and his burglary an...
Securities, Civil Litigation
Defendants in securities case accused of withholding documents
By Henrik Nilsson
The motion, filed on Monday, alleged that Honig should possess a trove of documents, yet he only submitted 332 documents. Seve...
Health Care & Hospital Law, Civil Litigation, Bankruptcy
J&J subsidiary ask bankruptcy judge to hault talc litigation
By Blaise Scemama
The company created a separate entity in which to place liability for talc cases and then filed for bankruptcy.
Civil Litigation, Banking
Injunction against startup bank lifted after judge gets new details
By Henrik Nilsson
In dissolving his previous order, U.S. District Judge William H. Orrick wrote that had East West Bank “disclosed the arbitrati...
Judges and Judiciary, Government, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Committee deadlocks on 9th Circuit nominee
By Craig Anderson
Jennifer Sung acknowledged signing an “overheated” letter calling Suprmeme Court Justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh “an intellect...
Community News, Civil Litigation
Police misconduct is focus of Hueston Hennigan funded foundation
By Kamila Knaudt
The Social Justice Legal Foundation, started in January by Hueston Hennigan LLP, has taken on five complaints of police miscon...
Labor/Employment, Health Care & Hospital Law, Civil Litigation
Bet Tzedek wins $8.5M for caregivers at homes for aged
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
“We at Bet Tzedek Legal Services applaud the decision to uphold the citation of the $8.5 million ..., but more importantly we ...
Litigation & Arbitration, Civil Litigation
Premier ‘animal lawyer’ sues Google over abuse videos
By Malcolm Maclachlan
“YouTube is aware of these videos and its role in distributing them, as well as its continuing support of their creation, prod...
Securities, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate, Civil Litigation
Bayer investors’ securities class action over Monsanto merger proceeds
By Malcolm Maclachlan
U.S. District Judge Richard Seeborg pointed to massive trial verdicts and a rejected settlement proposal as evidence that Baye...
Education Law, Civil Litigation, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Circuit is asked to reinstate student’s suit against UCLA
By Henrik Nilsson
Labor/Employment, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Civil Litigation
State agency retains outside counsel after conflict claim in Activision Blizzard case
By Gina Kim
The Department of Fair Employment and Housing and the game maker were set to argue before Los Angeles County Judge Timothy P. ...
Law Practice, Law Office Management
Wilson Sonsini adds self-driving car litigator from Quinn Emanuel
By Nicole Tyau
Jordan Jaffe, an intellectual property litigator who joined Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati in San Francisco, follows the...
International Law, Civil Litigation, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Cisco says Nestle decision means Chinese torture case should die
By Craig Anderson
Kathleen M. Sullivan, a partner with Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, argued a decision rejecting a lawsuit against ...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Disbarred lawyer to plead to stealing $300K by lying that he won cases
By Henrik Nilsson
Matthew C. Elstein of Redondo Beach will admit that he lied to clients about their cases and forged documents to deceive them....
Health Care & Hospital Law, Civil Litigation, Bankruptcy
Plaintiffs' attorneys accuse J&J of 'Texas Two-Step' to avoid liability
By Blaise Scemama
Johnson & Johnson sent out automatic stay notices in nearly 40,000 lawsuits throughout the U.S. in which the company is ac...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Bankruptcy
Bankruptcy trustee opposes Chicago firm pursuing Erika Girardi’s assets
By Henrik Nilsson
Girardi Keese and Edelson PC in Chicago partnered to represent victims of a Boeing airplane crash in Indonesia. After Edelson ...
Labor/Employment, Judges and Judiciary, Civil Litigation, California Courts of Appeal
Retired judges amend age bias complaint against Judicial Council
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The amended complaint contains a new analysis of how the policy affects retired judges of different ages, using the Judicial C...
Labor/Employment, Government, Civil Litigation
Employees sue LA County over control of $74B retirement fund
By Blaise Scemama
Represented by Los Angeles attorneys Manuel “Manny” A. Abascal and Benjamin J. Hanelin of Latham & Watkins LLP, the associ...