Civil Litigation, Entertainment & Sports
Out-of-sequence instructions cause $70M jury verdict reversal
By Steven Crighton
A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge acknowledged the instructions error in an order issued earlier this week and granted...
Civil Litigation, Government, Constitutional Law
Riverside federal judge's ruling may have undercut Knick v Township of Scott
By Blaise Scemama
Attorneys representing property owners who say the government took their land without paying for it were emboldened by the new...
Civil Litigation, Bankruptcy
Wildfire victims’ lawyers aren’t fans of PG&E’s $11B deal with insurers
By Winston Cho
If wildfire victims take the money provided by the settlement, they then forfeit the right to pursue higher damages from PG&am...
Civil Litigation
Panish, Shea & Boyle wins $21.5M for injured motorcyclist
By Carter Stoddard
Plaintiff Matthew Rada, who suffered multiple fractures to his spine and femur and underwent several surgeries, was represente...
Environmental & Energy, California Supreme Court
Do multiple damages apply to burned trees?
By Glenn Jeffers
A decades-long case over whether multiple damages are applicable to fire-damaged trees caused by negligence will come down to ...
Labor/Employment, California Supreme Court
State Supreme Court hears argument in Apple Store employee bag check case
By Glenn Jeffers
Plaintiffs say they should be compensated for time spent undergoing the retailer’s anti-theft security checks before and after...
Judges and Judiciary
Third Central District nominee to receive hearing details Cuban emigration
By Brian Cardile
For the third time in as many weeks a nominee intended for the Central District bench appeared before the Senate Judiciary Com...
Civil Litigation, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Judge wants quick 9th Circuit review on inverse condemnation ruling
By Gina Kim
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Dennis J. Montali, who is overseeing Pacific Gas & Electric Co.'s bankruptcy proceedings, is seeking...
Government, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Lawyer back-dated retainer after settlement of LA water billing case
By Justin Kloczko
Documents lodged Monday by new plaintiffs’ class counsel Brian S. Kabateck after a months-long court battle shed further light...
Entertainment & Sports
Musk testimony opens defamation trial over his ‘pedo guy’ tweet
By Steven Crighton
Kicking off the first day of a defamation trial brought by a cave diver he labeled "pedo guy," Tesla CEO Elon Musk testified ...
The state’s two most prominent Democratic political firms joined forces Tuesday, combining strengths in political and governme...
Government
New privacy initiative aimed at 2020 ballot costing money and certainty
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A new voter initiative designed to improve consumer privacy in California will cost upwards of $10 million a year to enforce, ...
Civil Litigation, Banking
Suit filed against lawyers involved in $1.3B Woodbridge Ponzi scheme
By Glenn Jeffers
The complaint alleges the 10 attorneys played a role in helping convince thousands to invest in a collection of “low-risk, hig...
Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Modoc County judge admonished for not disclosing relationship with attorney
By Blaise Scemama
The Commission on Judicial Performance publicly admonished Modoc County Superior Court Judge David A. Mason on Tuesday, after ...
Criminal, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Tuna chief found guilty in criminal price-fixing trial
By Winston Cho
A federal jury found Christopher Lischewski colluded with Starkist Co. and Chicken of the Sea by arranging agreements to incre...
Securities, Civil Litigation
Banc of California settles securities class action for nearly $20 million
By Meghann Cuniff
The deal approved this week dismisses ex-CEO Steven A. Sugarman as a defendant
Government
Corporate attorneys say privacy law overly confusing, too broad
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Corporate attorneys, business owners, privacy advocates and representatives of financial institutions attended a state Departm...
Criminal
Judicial Council deems courthouse renovations for MS-13 trial lower priority, rejects funding request
By Jessica Mach
The Santa Barbara County Superior Court will not receive funding from the Judicial Council to renovate a courtroom for an 18-m...
Civil Litigation, Law Practice, Labor/Employment
5 of 7 attorneys who are mothers settle with MoFo
By Gina Kim
Five of seven lawyers who sued Morrison & Foerster LLP over discrimination against pregnant employees and mothers have rea...
Labor/Employment
Uber’s new contract language won’t prevent worker suits, experts say
By Glenn Jeffers
The wording will not prevent drivers from filing claims alleging misclassification once AB 5 becomes law on Jan 1.
Criminal, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Closing arguments wrap criminal trial against former tuna chief executive
By Winston Cho
Christopher Lischewski, who resigned as CEO of Bumble Bee Foods in 2018, faces up to 10 years if convicted of masterminding a ...
Government
Judge grants hearing to possibly recoup fees in water billing case
By Justin Kloczko
The city and counsel for class of ratepayers in Department of Water and Power litigation mired in controversy were granted a h...
Government
New privacy rules hard for all to follow, speakers say
By Malcolm Maclachlan
About 100 people packed a conference room near the state Capitol Monday morning to weigh in on California’s new data privacy r...
Labor/Employment
LA jury hits billionaire with $50M in punitive damages in sex suit
By Steven Crighton
Former employee Mahim Khan testified the Hologram USA chief would routinely sneak up behind her and shove her face into his cr...
Labor/Employment
US judge orders DoorDash worker misclassification case reassigned to his court
By Glenn Jeffers
The judge found the case was related to Abernathy v. DoorDash, Inc., another suit filed in the Northern District of California...
Government
DOJ sues San Bernardino county, sheriff for discrimination
By Blaise Scemama
The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit Monday alleging the city of Hesperia, San Bernardino County and its sheriff’s depart...
Civil Litigation, Insurance
Butte County court gives $4.3M for elder financial abuse
By Carter Stoddard
A Butte County jury awarded over $3 million to an elderly man it found an insurance company had scammed into spending $100,000...
Immigration, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Judges air skepticism of nationwide injunctions in immigration-related arguments
By Brian Cardile
Two immigration-related appeals argued Monday gave a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel opportunity to engage in a simmer...
Civil Litigation, Immigration, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Two nationwide injunctions at issue in 9th Circuit argument session
By Brian Cardile
Two immigration-related nationwide injunctions -- one in effect and one stayed by the Supreme Court -- will be considered by a...
Labor/Employment, Government
Steelworkers can intervene in state safety laws suit, federal judge says
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A federal judge in Sacramento has approved a request by the United Steelworkers union to intervene in a case over state worker...
