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Civil Litigation, California Supreme Court, California Courts of Appeal


Attorneys for the popular dating app Tinder hope the state Supreme Court will overturn an appellate court’s decision ruling th...


Civil Litigation


A San Francisco federal judge said he was skeptical about the plaintiffs’ ability to show causation at an evidentiary hearing ...


Government, Criminal


Money bail critics pressed for alternatives

Mar. 15, 2018
By Malcolm Maclachlan

In the courts and the Legislature, attorneys and legislators who want to replace the money bail system are being asked what wo...


Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property


Juice company Mott’s LLP has sued a vape company for allegedly co-opting its juice box design to brand an apple-flavored, nico...


Law Practice, Law Office Management


Jeffrey A. Rosenfeld and Grant P. Alexander joined as partners, along with counsel Rachel E. K. Lowe and senior associate Sean...


Securities, Civil Litigation, Corporate


Although the volume of securities class settlements has remained steady, the dollars involved have dropped substantially, a ne...


Securities, Criminal, Corporate


Prosecutors want to try executive for third time

Mar. 14, 2018
By Meghann Cuniff

Federal prosecutors said three trials is unusual, but some perjury charges were tried just once.


Government


As McGregor Scott, returned as U.S. attorney for California’s Eastern District, finds himself grappling with new twists on ol...


Judges and Judiciary


Months into workplace environment review, the federal judiciary’s Workplace Conduct Working Group announced a list of proposed...


Judges and Judiciary


The federal appellate judiciary witnessed an overall decrease in filing activity last year, according to numbers released by t...


Civil Litigation, Environmental & Energy


OC judge says CEQA case is unique

Mar. 14, 2018
By Meghann Cuniff

Judge Kim G. Dunning concluded the CEQA dispute before her is unique from all other cited case law because it involves a devel...


A Los Angeles County judge dismissed most causes of action against a defendant in an alleged $100 million cryptocurrency Ponzi...


Civil Litigation


A judge threw out a federal whistleblower suit alleging that a cartel of California cement companies had conspired to fix pric...


Government, Criminal


More nonviolent drug criminals could avoid California prisons next year under a bill passed by a key Senate committee.


Immigration, Government


U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ lawsuit against California turns one week old Tuesday. But legal maneuvering is already w...


Intellectual Property, Entertainment & Sports, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


The 9th Circuit panel seemed skeptical of the plaintiff Michael Skidmore’s claims.


Civil Litigation, Government, Environmental & Energy


A judge has approved compromise ballot language for Proposition 70, a cap-and-trade measure voters will decide in June.


Immigration


A group of immigrants who came to America under temporary protected status, a designation given to people fleeing violence or ...


Criminal, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


In a reversal, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a plaintiff who was designated as a “sexually violent predator...


Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment


A driver for a trucking company alleges he and others like him were misclassified as contractors and denied employee benefits.


Government, Banking, Administrative/Regulatory


Marijuana businesses and their advocates trying to recover from a recent federal action that spooked traditional banks are exp...


Immigration, Government


Advocates have expanded a complaint filed last month seeking to reunify an immigrant mother and daughter separated by the gove...


Native Americans, Intellectual Property, Government


In a legislative bid to squelch arrangements such as the controversial deal in which Allergan transferred patents to a Native ...


Health Care & Hospital Law


A superior court judge on Friday rejected a defense request to coordinate a major opioid lawsuit in Orange County with similar...


Civil Litigation, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


Hyundai settlement parties petition for en banc rehearing

Mar. 12, 2018
By Nicolas Sonnenburg

Parties to a $210 million settlement vacated by a split opinion from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in January that man...


State Bar & Bar Associations, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


The state Supreme Court would need to adopt the proposal for it to become effective


Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Criminal


An Orange County personal injury attorney accused of raiding his clients' settlement money and fleeing to Costa Rica was indic...


Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property, Entertainment & Sports


Defendants seek sanctions in “comic-con” battle

Mar. 12, 2018
By Steven Crighton

The defendants claim San Diego Comic-Con is improperly seeking another bite at the apple.


U.S. Supreme Court, Civil Litigation, Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


Victims of a data breach whose stolen information has not yet been used by hackers may sue in federal court, the 9th U.S. Circ...


Criminal


Prosecutors object to recent parole decisions

Mar. 9, 2018
By L.J. Williamson

A prosecutor is furious after a panel granted parole suitability to a convicted murderer who threatened to harm the prosecutor...