Judges and Judiciary
Open judicial races make for interesting campaigns in Southern and Central California
By Justin Kloczko
The candidates include a former child actor who isn’t a prosecutor but is labeled one on TV; a presiding judge being challenge...
Civil Litigation
Plaintiffs lawyers again claim judicial bias in VW emissions cheating trial
By Winston Cho
After raising concerns of bias on the eve of trial, Bryan Altman, representing the car owners, argued the “court has demonstra...
Criminal, Civil Rights, Civil Litigation
Suit claims Contra Costa DA failed to promote female prosecutors
By Jessica Mach
The lawsuit alleges DA Diana Becton, who was appointed interim DA in 2017, perpetuated age and gender discrimination by failin...
Probate, Entertainment & Sports, Civil Litigation
Sued by the plaintiff, judge nevertheless encourages Disney heir to settle $200M trust case
By Steven Crighton
Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge David J. Cowan named by Bradford Lund, a grandson of Disney suing his sister and a sla...
Medina Orthwein LLP lawyers say their identity helps them articulate their clients' stories.
Judges and Judiciary, Government
San Francisco judges choose sides in open judicial races
By Craig Anderson
It’s been two years since four San Francisco County deputy public defenders challenged incumbent judges on the rationale they ...
Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Civil Litigation
$5.4M in damages awarded in attorney malpractice lawsuit
By Henrik Nilsson
The defendant, attorney Khosro Reghabi with the Southern California Law Group, represented himself in the bench trial before S...
The newly amended settlement is worth upwards of $100M in benefits to Fiesta, Focus owners.
Judges and Judiciary, Entertainment & Sports, Civil Litigation
Disney heir claims LA judge violated his 14th amendment rights
By Steven Crighton
Bradford D. Lund, the plaintiff and a 50-year-old grandson of Walt Disney, alleged Cowan violated his Fourteenth Amendment rig...
Environmental & Energy
US suit against California’s cap-and-trade treaties can proceed, judge says
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A federal judge in Sacramento has allowed the U.S. government to move forward with a lawsuit seeking to block California’s cap...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Criminal
Disbarred Bakersfield attorney indicted on client fraud charges
By Henrik Nilsson
A federal grand jury has indicted disbarred attorney Heather Stanley of Bakersfield on charges she defrauded her clients of mo...
Government, Civil Litigation
Huntington Beach, OCBC join Costa Mesa coronavirus lawsuit
By Nicole Tyau
The planned amicus briefs are in response to a lawsuit brought by Costa Mesa a week ago seeking to bar the state and federal g...
Entertainment & Sports
$33M attorney fee award on hold as NCAA appeals injunction
By Steven Crighton
U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken agreed to a request by the defendants to defer the payout until the parties respective cros...
Immigration, Government
New DOJ section to investigate illegal citizenship
By Gina Kim
The Department of Justice is ramping up efforts to crack down on terrorists, war criminals and other fraudsters believed to ha...
Labor/Employment, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Prior pay no defense against Equal Pay Act claims, circuit says
By Jessica Mach
The decision reverses a 1982 decision in which the court said employers could use prior pay to justify paying some employees l...
Law Practice
King & Spalding adds Stephen O’Neal to San Francisco office
By Henrik Nilsson
King & Spalding LLP announced Thursday that international construction and arbitration expert Stephen V. O’Neal has joined...
His knowledge, local ties and legal perspective helped Kelly Knight succeed as a mediator.
Civil Litigation
Nonprofit sues large companies that use plastic in products
By Carter Stoddard
The complaint, filed Wednesday by the Earth Island Institute, says companies including Coca-Cola and Nestle should pay restitu...
Judges and Judiciary, Government
All candidates well-funded in San Bernardino County judicial challenge races
By Justin Kloczko
Political action committees have left all 4 candidates in San Bernardino County’s two contested judicial races flush with cash.
Government, Criminal
State audit approved for 3 counties’ sheriff’s spending
By Malcolm Maclachlan
After a contentious hearing, the Joint Legislative Audit Committee approved an audit of how Alameda, Fresno and Los Angeles c...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit rejects First Amendment suit against YouTube, but challenges aren’t done
By Craig Anderson
Alphabet Inc.-owned YouTube won a closely-watched First Amendment challenge Wednesday to restrictions imposed on a conservativ...
Intellectual Property, Civil Litigation
Two Beverly Hills hotels in dispute over trade secrets
By Carter Stoddard
The owners of The Peninsula, represented by Miller Barondess LLP, said in a lawsuit filed Tuesday the alleged plot was intend...
Hueston Hennigan LLP has been retained to represent the MLB squad in response to a complaint brought by former Dodgers pitcher...
Government, Civil Litigation
Laguna Beach, Orange County to file briefs supporting Costa Mesa coronavirus fight
By Nicole Tyau
Rutan & Tucker partner Philip D. Kohn, who represents Laguna Beach, said he plans to file the city’s brief by Friday.
State Bar & Bar Associations, Law Practice
Bar’s proposed opinion on cannabis client advice raises concerns
By Henrik Nilsson
In the proposed opinion, the California Evidence Code would be amended to allow an attorney-client privilege for advising cann...
Government, Criminal
Probation officers applaud governor’s speech on criminal law changes
By Malcolm Maclachlan
But California’s liberal governor received a standing ovation after a speech on Wednesday when he told them they were a key pa...
Environmental & Energy
DOJ Superfund lawsuit against Montrose gets renewed scrutiny from new judge
By Meghann Cuniff
Two issues remain, including a 20-year-old bench trial that remains under submission.
Labor/Employment
Judge agrees Instacart’s employees have been misclassified
By Nicole Tyau
The grocery delivery service argued classifying its shoppers as employees would cause “irreparable harm” to the company, but J...
Civil Litigation
Attorneys rehash damages arguments in VW emissions cheating trial
By Winston Cho
Although he agreed to reverse an earlier ruling that will boost the consumers’ total potential recovery if they prevail, U.S. ...
The rule will apply across the country after it takes effect on Apr. 27, but labor attorneys said it could have special conseq...
