Civil Litigation, Government
Dismissal of suit against High Speed Rail Authority sets up appeal
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A superior court judge’s dismissal of a lawsuit challenging the California High Speed Rail Authority’s use of $1.1 billion in ...
Judges and Judiciary
Judge removed from Writers Guild suit against talent agents
By Steven Crighton
Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Marc D. Gross has been removed from a lawsuit challenging a major talent agency’s pack...
Law Practice, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Quinn Emanuel disqualified from representing Uber competitor
By Gina Kim
A law firm representing one of Uber Technologies Inc.’s competitors suing for anticompetitive practices was booted from the ca...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Reverse auctions are legal, but can lead to a slippery slope
By Justin Kloczko
A reverse auction of a class action, in which a defendant settles the weakest case in a series of lawsuits, isn’t illegal or e...
Civil Litigation, Entertainment & Sports
Judge overturns $128M of punitive damages in ‘Bones’ TV show case
By Glenn Jeffers
A judge has overturned $128 million in punitive damages that was part of an arbitration award against 21st Century Fox over pr...
Food giant Nestle has hired Leanne Geale as its first general counsel and leader of its legal and compliance departments, the ...
Criminal
New Orange County DA says he’s spending more time on inherited issues than he would like
By Paula Lehman-Ewing
Todd Spitzer says he'd rather work on his new collaboration with Loyola Law School's Project for the Innocent to review old co...
Labor/Employment, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit rules Dynamex is retroactive, offers guidance on B prong
By Andy Serbe
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that last year’s California Supreme Court decision establishing a stringent, e...
Law Practice
Copyright lawyer leaves Fox Rothschild to start solo practice
By Steven Crighton
Business conflicts motivated Lincoln Bandlow’s departure from Fox Rothschild LLP’s Los Angeles office, the prolific copyright ...
Civil Litigation, Environmental & Energy, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Smattering of plaintiffs continue claims against Volkswagen after major settlement
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
Two years after a federal judge approved a billion dollar settlement ending much of the consumer litigation following revelati...
Civil Litigation
False Claims Act defendant pleads the 5th over 100 times
By Blaise Scemama
In a rare suit brought under the False Claims Act, a defendant invoked the Fifth Amendment over 100 times during testimony Thu...
Judges and Judiciary, Government
New members named to Judicial Council
By Malcolm Maclachlan
California Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye appointed three judges to the Judicial Council on Thursday and reappointed fou...
U.S. Supreme Court, Environmental & Energy
Utility seeks Supreme Court review over its inability to charge ratepayers after a fire
By Gina Kim
After multiple failed attempts to try and charge $379 million to ratepayers to recover costs linked to the 2007 wildfire that ...
Special Coverage, Law Practice, Community News
Law Rocks raises $136K for charity in San Francisco
By Craig Anderson
Law Rocks raised more than $136,000 at its San Francisco fundraiser, with a winning performance by a band dominated by Winston...
Government, Environmental & Energy
Water suppliers sue state board over new environmental rules
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A group of water suppliers are attempted to block new wetlands protections passed by the State Water Resources Control Board l...
Walmart appointed healthcare veteran Jeanine Jiganti to new health and wellness general counsel role.
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit will consider mootness in light of national injunction by Pennsylvania judge
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
What is a federal appeals court to do when considering a legal question already addressed by a nationwide injunction issued ou...
Civil Litigation, Government
Defense says False Claims Act case is a vendetta
By Blaise Scemama
An attorney for the defense said the relator was pursuing the case out of revenge against a former employee turned competitor,...
Judges and Judiciary, Government
Ethics expert joins Commission on Judicial Performance
By Justin Kloczko
Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Lisa B. Lench began her term Wednesday as a member of the Commission on Judicial Perfo...
Civil Litigation, Government
Defense says False Claims Act case is a vendetta
By Blaise Scemama
An attorney for the defense said the relator was pursuing the case out of revenge against a former employee turned competitor,...
Civil Litigation, Criminal, Constitutional Law
Judge ponders lawsuit challenging DNA retention by law enforcement
By Winston Cho
A judge considered departing from precedent Wednesday in deciding whether to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the retention of D...
Gov. Gavin Newsom has named Sacramento-based political attorney Richard C. Miadich as the new chairman of the Fair Political P...
Civil Litigation, Government
State housing lawsuit against Huntington Beach moves to Los Angeles County
By Meghann Cuniff
The transfer comes amid a demurrer from the city and a motion to intervene from a nonprofit involved in a similar case.
Law Practice
Report: Law firms should do more to promote diverse attorneys
By Nicole Tyau
A new study shows more than 50 percent of senior in-house lawyers think firms can be doing more to promote their diverse attor...
Amid a slew of lawsuits prompted by the death of 346 people on Boeing 737 Max planes, the company promoted its general counsel...
Education Law, State Bar & Bar Associations
ABA cuts dues in effort to stanch membership decline
By Erin Lee
The American Bar Association cut dues for members, effective Wednesday, in an effort to reverse a trend of declining membershi...
Criminal
Ex-con attorney fights for Manson family member’s release
By Paula Lehman-Ewing
Richard D. Pfeiffer, the attorney fighting to release a former follower of Charles Manson, said his affinity for “lifers” came...
Civil Litigation
Sauce and pepper prepare to mix it up in sriracha trial
By Carter Stoddard
A spicy dispute is headed for Ventura County Superior Court as Huy Fong Foods, the producer of popular hot sauce sriracha, and...
Civil Litigation, Environmental & Energy, Administrative/Regulatory
EPA reaffirmance of weedkiller safety likely to affect ongoing Monsanto litigation
By Winston Cho
The Environmental Protection Agency’s announcement Tuesday reaffirming its position that glyphosate does not cause cancer will...
Five years after being filed, jury selection and opening statements began Tuesday for a rare civil suit brought under the Fals...