Government, Civil Litigation
LA city attorney asks delay in releasing report into water bill lawsuit
By Blaise Scemama
An Ohio attorney involved in the case said in a writ petition to the 2nd District Court of Appeal that Los Angeles County Supe...
Criminal, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Circuit reinstates criminal case judge tossed over closed court
By Gina Kim
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel said U.S. District Judge Cormac Carney abused his discretion when dismissing an Or...
Civil Litigation, California Courts of Appeal
Appeals court upholds denial of class in lawsuit against See’s Candies
By Winston Cho
"Individual testimony would be necessary to show that See's consistently applied an unlawful practice, resulting in a trial th...
Civil Litigation
State appeals US judge’s order to approve gaming contracts with tribes
By Malcolm Maclachlan
One of the lead attorneys representing the tribes, Lester J. Marston with Rapport & Marston in Ukiah, said his efforts to ...
Government
San Francisco city attorney seeks new post after 20 years
By Henrik Nilsson
Mayor London Breed nominated City Attorney Dennis J. Herrera as general manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission.
Government
Justices appear ready to strike California’s donor disclosure law
By Craig Anderson
The state law requires disclosure of names and addresses of tax-exempt organizations’ large donors.
Judges and Judiciary, California Courts of Appeal
Justice with slow record clears up 40 cases in 3 months
By Malcolm Maclachlan
3rd District Court of Appeal Justice Justice William J. Murray Jr. wrote 37 opinions between 2018 and 2020, but has cleared sc...
Government
Sacramento DA announces candidacy for state attorney general
By Tyler Pialet
Anne Marie Schubert said she aims to defeat Attorney General Rob Bonta in the November 2022 election with a tough on crime pla...
Judges and Judiciary, Government, Civil Rights
US judge won’t stay orders to house all homeless in LA County in 6 months
By Gina Kim
The city and county filed ex parte motions to stay the injunction pending appeal to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, arg...
Law Practice, Judges and Judiciary, Covid Court Ops
LA County again delays criminal proceedings
By Blaise Scemama
The deadline for holding preliminary hearings on a defendant’s right to pretrial release was extended from 10 court days to 30...
Constitutional Law, Civil Litigation
Complaint against singing ban filed by Ukiah church against Newsom
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The state dropped most other restrictions because of U.S. Supreme Court decisions but “Californians are still prohibited from ...
Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation
PG&E can be sued over pollution from plant it says it never owned
By Winston Cho
“PG&E is alleged to have been responsible for the operation of the Cannery MGP, and even though the alleged pollution firs...
Law Practice, Law Office Management
Kirkland Ellis partner moves to Goodwin Procter
By Kamila Knaudt
New Goodwin partner Jean Lee said the firm's technology mergers and acquisitions practice with innovative companies is a core ...
Civil Litigation, Banking
BofA settles to settle 3 wage and hour class actions for $11.5M
By Winston Cho
Plaintiffs’ attorney Tatiana G. Avakian of Marlin & Saltzman LLP, who was joined by attorneys at the Markham Law Firm and ...
“When cases are returned by the appellate court two decades after a conviction, that can present significant challenges in ret...
Civil Litigation
Reddit denies claims in suit that it allows child pornography
By Gina Kim
In a statement, Reddit said, “Child sexual abuse material has no place on the Reddit platform. We actively maintain policies a...
Government, Criminal
Prison rules barring sex offenders from early release voided by judge
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Voters passed Proposition 57 by a nearly 30 point margin in 2016. It was designed to force the state to release some nonviolen...
California Supreme Court, California Courts of Appeal, Appellate Practice
Appeal orders under review may be applied despite conflicting rulings
By Craig Anderson
An administrative order, decided by the Supreme Court in an en banc decision last week, would apply only when different appell...
Bankruptcy
Bankruptcy lawyers still wary tsunami that didn’t come, yet
By Henrik Nilsson
According to U.S. court data, bankruptcies in the nation fell by almost 30% last year, compared to 2019. Only Chapter 11 reorg...
Health Care & Hospital Law, Civil Litigation
Kaiser Permanente settles race bias wage case for $11.5M
By Blaise Scemama
Filed in San Francisco Superior Court the same day the settlement was announced, the lawsuit alleged Kaiser failed to pay or p...
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.
