Law Practice, Community News
Law firms, general counsel launch pro bono group for anti-Asian attack victims
By Henrik Nilsson
The group will be co-chaired by Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP partner Debra Wong Yang and Tai Park, a partner at White &...
Immigration, Civil Litigation
ACLU seeks facial recognition records from immigration agencies
By Gina Kim
The ACLU complaint states it asked for information on the agencies’ past and current use of Clearview AI Inc. software technol...
Government, Criminal
Death penalty not sought in LA multiple murder cases
By Tyler Pialet
DA George Gascon said although he’s been surprised at how the majority of his prosecutors are showing “a high level of civilit...
Law Practice, Criminal
US judge who fought for trials gets 1st one in Central District after reopening
By Gina Kim
The first jury trial in the Central District of California in 14 months starts May 10 before U.S. District Judge Cormac J. Car...
Probate, California Courts of Appeal
Judge can’t order DNA test in probate of Manson will, panel says
By Blaise Scemama
Judges in paternity cases can order genetic testing, but not probate judges, appellate court rules.
Government, Data Privacy
Other states copy California's Consumer Privacy Act
By Malcolm Maclachlan
“There’s definitely an accelerated trend in states,” said Scott W. Pink, special counsel with O’Melveny & Myers LLP in Men...
Corporate, Civil Litigation
Lawsuit over NortonLifeLock’s diversity likely to be dismissed
By Winston Cho
Identical lawsuits against at least six other companies, including Facebook, Oracle and Qualcomm, have been filed by the Renne...
Civil Litigation
FyreFest ticket-holders get $2M, not $100M attorneys sought
By Craig Anderson
Attorneys for the Estate of Fyre Festival LLC filed a tentative settlement with 277 individuals, who bought tickets for a conc...
Mark Weidmann constantly rethinks a mediation as it progresses.
U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law, Civil Litigation
Churches’ attorneys say more battles still ahead
By Blaise Scemama
Three days after the U.S. Supreme Court reversed a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision upholding California’s limits on...
Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Possible trustee rift over assets from Erika Girardi
By Jessica Mach
The potential glitch is the trustee handling the Girardi Keese bankruptcy is in ongoing litigation with the same firm the pers...
Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Circuit overturns US judge; arbitration agreement stands
By Henrik Nilsson
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday reversed U.S. District Judge Jon S. Tigar’s finding that the arbitration ag...
Law Practice, Law Office Management
Guy Halgren to hand Sheppard Mullin reins to DC-based Lucantonio Salvi
By Kamila Knaudt
Under Halgren’s leadership, the firm has grown from 292 attorneys to 984, opened 11 offices globally and experienced 20 consec...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Using ADR practitioners for court backlog too costly, legislator says
By Malcolm Maclachlan
“There was a proposal that basically the state hire private arbitration-mediation services to help with this backlog,” Senate ...
Civil Litigation
Altria Group must face RICO claims in vaping lawsuits, judge says
By Winston Cho
Despite Altria and former Juul executives maintaining they were merely operating in the ordinary course of business, U.S. Dist...
A woman identified as the sole suspect in the murder of her three children in Los Angeles County was arrested in Tulare County...
U.S. District Judge David O. Carter lifted his stay after business owners and residents demanded in a preliminary injunction m...
Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation
Farmers’ temporary injunction request to halt pay increase ordinance is denied
By Gina Kim
U.S. District Judge John W. Holcomb of the Central District of California ruled Tuesday the growers’ arguments that the Coache...
Government, Civil Rights, Civil Litigation
Redwood City police sued over shooting death
By Gina Kim
Family of man shot and killed by Redwood City Police during mental illness episode files lawsuit.
Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation
US sues Maidu Indians for forest fire
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The case comes with a certain irony. In recent years, state and federal officials have praised traditional native fire suppres...
Civil Litigation, Admiralty/Maritime
Grand Princess passengers say companies are ‘inventing legal rule’
By Gina Kim
Attorneys for the defendant companies noted in their filings that the passengers signed waivers promising not to join a class ...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
2 Bar Court judges recuse themselves from Girardi case
By Henrik Nilsson
Judges Cynthia Valenzuela and Phong Wang recused themselves earlier this month, citing court rules that a State Bar Court judg...
The complaint, filed in the Central District of California by Edward M. Lyman of the Cochran Firm, accuses the sheriff and med...
Civil Litigation
Facebook, Microsoft executives can testify in Apple-Epic Games trial
By Winston Cho
Denying Apple’s bid to bar the third-party witnesses from taking the stand, U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers found o...
Law Practice, Civil Litigation
Robinhood class action lead counsel appointed
By Winston Cho
While she approved the lead plaintiff’s motion to group the lawsuits and appoint her favored counsel, U.S. District Judge Yvon...
The former law enforcement officer faced a maximum sentence of life in prison on charges including conspiracy to distribute ma...
Law Practice, Law Office Management
Kenneth Herzinger leaves Orrick for Paul Hastings
By Kamila Knaudt
Specializing in Securities and Exchange Commission investigations and enforcement actions, internal investigations and securit...
Labor/Employment, Government
Cal/OSHA chief named to head US worker safety agency
By Jessica Mach
The position has not been filled since former federal OSHA Chief David Michaels resigned at the end of President Barack Obama’...
Judges and Judiciary, California Courts of Appeal
High court moves cases from 6th District Court of Appeal, not for the 3rd
By Malcolm Maclachlan
On Monday, the state high court transferred two dozen cases out of the 6th District, a court that has not suffered from the sa...
Technology, Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation
US judge reverses himself: Proposition 22 retroactivity is undecided
By Jessica Mach
U.S. District Judge Edward M. Chen in San Francisco initially said in January Proposition 22 was not retroactive when he certi...
