Civil Litigation, California Supreme Court, California Courts of Appeal
Tinder petition asks state Supreme Court to support age-based pricing
By Justin Kloczko
Attorneys for the popular dating app Tinder hope the state Supreme Court will overturn an appellate court’s decision ruling th...
Civil Litigation
Judge skeptical of plaintiffs’ expert in Roundup case
By Joshua Sebold
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
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
Mott’s sues vape company for trademark infringement
By Caroline Hart
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
Alston & Bird nabs 4 lawyers from DLA Piper in Los Angeles
By Skylar Dubelko
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
Size of securities class action settlements drops, report says
By Skylar Dubelko
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
By Meghann Cuniff
Federal prosecutors said three trials is unusual, but some perjury charges were tried just once.
As McGregor Scott, returned as U.S. attorney for California’s Eastern District, finds himself grappling with new twists on ol...
Judges and Judiciary
Harassment review group announces changes to US courts’ workplace policies
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
Months into workplace environment review, the federal judiciary’s Workplace Conduct Working Group announced a list of proposed...
Judges and Judiciary
U.S. courts see decrease in filings, according to administrative office report
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
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
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...
Civil Litigation
Judge lets stand some allegations against president of a cryptocurrency company
By Justin Kloczko
A Los Angeles County judge dismissed most causes of action against a defendant in an alleged $100 million cryptocurrency Ponzi...
Civil Litigation
No evidence of California ‘cement cartel’ conspiracy, judge rules
By Lila Seidman
A judge threw out a federal whistleblower suit alleging that a cartel of California cement companies had conspired to fix pric...
Government, Criminal
Drug criminals would avoid mandatory prison time under proposed bill
By Malcolm Maclachlan
More nonviolent drug criminals could avoid California prisons next year under a bill passed by a key Senate committee.
Immigration, Government
Tactical maneuvers under way by state, federal government in ‘sanctuary’ cases
By Malcolm Maclachlan
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
‘Stairway to Heaven’ plaintiffs seek encore performance
By Steven Crighton
The 9th Circuit panel seemed skeptical of the plaintiff Michael Skidmore’s claims.
Civil Litigation, Government, Environmental & Energy
Judge approves compromise ballot language in cap-and-trade state proposition
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A judge has approved compromise ballot language for Proposition 70, a cap-and-trade measure voters will decide in June.
Immigration
Immigrants sue over elimination of temporary protected status
By Joshua Sebold
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
9th Circuit said civil defendant in sexual assault case unlawfully treated in jail
By Justin Kloczko
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
Suit seeks employee status for port truck drivers
By Andy Serbe
A driver for a trucking company alleges he and others like him were misclassified as contractors and denied employee benefits.
Government, Banking, Administrative/Regulatory
Lack of banking solutions leaves cannabis businesses high and dry
By Andy Serbe
Marijuana businesses and their advocates trying to recover from a recent federal action that spooked traditional banks are exp...
Immigration, Government
ACLU files class action to reunify immigrant parents, children
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
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
Senators introduce bill to kill patent transfers to tribes
By Caroline Hart
In a legislative bid to squelch arrangements such as the controversial deal in which Allergan transferred patents to a Native ...
Health Care & Hospital Law
OC judge rejects drugmakers’ bid to merge opioid cases
By Meghann Cuniff
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
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
State Bar's board backs charging attorneys for re-fingerprinting
By Lyle Moran
The state Supreme Court would need to adopt the proposal for it to become effective
Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Criminal
OC lawyer indicted by federal authorities for taking client money
By Skylar Dubelko
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
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
9th Circuit issues Article III standing guidance in hacking context
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
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...
A prosecutor is furious after a panel granted parole suitability to a convicted murderer who threatened to harm the prosecutor...