Judges and Judiciary, Government
Complex state cases will be heard in old federal building next month
By Justin Kloczko
After a couple years in the making Los Angeles Superior Court will begin hearing matters in the vacated Spring Street federal ...
Labor/Employment
Santa Cruz man awarded $2.6M in harassment, retaliation suit
By Winston Cho
A Santa Cruz County jury handed down a $2.6 million verdict Wednesday in favor of a male Beverly Fabrics Inc. ex-employee who ...
A longtime wine collector, Manatt litigator Phillip Kaplan began producing his own wine commercially in 2012.
Securities, Civil Litigation, Corporate, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
In shareholder suit, 9th Circuit says solar company made honest accounting mistake
By Andy Serbe
The ruling was based on a standard set by Tellabs Inc. v. Makor Issues & Rights Ltd., which requires that scienter must be...
Civil Litigation, Environmental & Energy, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Plaintiffs may continue with environmental suit against government, 9th Circuit rules
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
Plaintiffs seeking to hold the U.S. government responsible for allegedly disregarding the threat of carbon dioxide emissions f...
Civil Litigation
Dozens of plaintiffs seek class action status against Apple
By Winston Cho
Two more iPhone users have joined a slew of plaintiffs who have filed lawsuits against Apple for allegedly intentionally slowi...
Labor/Employment, Government, Administrative/Regulatory
Bill could end employers’ zero-tolerance drug policies
By Andy Serbe
According to employment law attorneys, a bill introduced in the state Assembly that seeks to make medical marijuana cardholder...
Civil Litigation, Insurance
Appellate court: ‘devil’s wine’ not covered by insurance
By Justin Kloczko
A state appellate court has told a world-class wine collector to stop complaining after he was swindled out of about $18 milli...
Intellectual Property, Civil Rights
BlackBerry sues Facebook, says it infringed mobile messaging patents
By Eli Wolfe
A lawsuit filed in the Central District of California accuses Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp of infringing messaging innovat...
Immigration, Government
US may face tough fight over California’s ‘sanctuary’ laws
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
Legal scholars said a complaint filed by the Trump administration against California over three of its state immigration laws ...
LA County Judge Clifford Klein sees plenty of unusual twists while presiding in probate court.
Immigration, Government, Criminal
Sessions, Becerra each to address law enforcement group in Sacramento
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions and one of his fiercest critics, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, will each add...
Civil Litigation, Law Practice, Education Law, Civil Rights, State Bar & Bar Associations
LSAT examiner is in contempt for failing to accommodate the disabled
By Eli Wolfe
A federal judge has ordered the Law School Admission Council Inc. to comply with stringent new conditions that ensure it will ...
Real Estate/Development, Government
New legislation package aims to increase protections for renters
By Lila Seidman
A trio of bills introduced in the state Assembly aim to make it harder for landlords to evict renters as legislators face pres...
Civil Litigation, Government, Environmental & Energy
GOP legislator challenges ballot language in cap-and-trade initiative
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A Republican lawmaker has challenged the ballot language of a June voter initiative that was a key part of last year’s cap-and...
Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Criminal, State Bar & Bar Associations
Attorney accused of stealing from clients arrested
By Skylar Dubelko
A Southern California personal injury attorney accused of stealing at least $8.6 million from 73 clients and fleeing to Costa ...
Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property
Finjan, Symantec settle patent litigation
By Caroline Hart
A yearslong series of patent disputes between Blue Coat Systems Inc. and Finjan Inc. has settled with the announcement that Sy...
Civil Litigation, Entertainment & Sports
Lawsuit accuses Inglewood mayor of secret negotiations to build competing NBA arena
By Justin Kloczko
A breach of contract lawsuit filed by the owner of the Forum claims the mayor of Inglewood deceived the arena’s owners into wi...
Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property
Pepe the Frog creator files infringement claim
By Steven Crighton
Artist Matt Furie has filed a lawsuit against Alex Jones and InfoWars.com over the cartoon frog.
Law Practice, Law Office Management, California Supreme Court, Bankruptcy, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
State Supreme Court says legal matters belong to clients
By Joshua Sebold
The state high court weighed in on what happens to active cases when a law firm goes bankrupt, ruling Monday that defunct fir...
Entertainment & Sports
‘Inclusion riders’ have been around for a while
By Steven Crighton
Support is growing for a concept that supporters believe would guarantee equality in Hollywood projects, but attorneys say a t...
The Los Angeles County district attorney’s office has charged two lawyers who represented the jailed music executive Marion “S...
Environmental & Energy, California Courts of Appeal, Administrative/Regulatory
State water board wins legal victory against agencies, farm groups
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The 3rd District Court of Appeal has reversed a years-old lower court decision, saying a fee on water permit holders is not an...
Government, Environmental & Energy, Administrative/Regulatory
Disgusted by Tijuana sewage, cities, port sue to force action
By Eli Wolfe
Three Southern California municipalities have sued a transnational agency for failing to stop pollutants from Mexico from flow...
Civil Litigation
Unusual ruling: national fraternity can’t duck out of trial over hazing
By Justin Kloczko
A state court judge has ruled against the national chapter of a fraternity, saying it can’t shed its negligence in a 2014 hazi...
Celebrity divorce attorney and author Laura A. Wasser has launched an iOS platform, offering couples a happily ever after ... ...
U.S. Supreme Court, Immigration, Government, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Arizona and U.S. solicitors general engaged in spat before SCOTUS
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
An Arizona case addressing the Obama-era DACA program has been pending before the high court for nearly a year. Challenging th...
Judges and Judiciary, Government, California Supreme Court, California Courts of Appeal
State auditor wants to take CJP lawsuit straight to the state high court
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Attorneys for State Auditor Elaine Howle have filed a request to take their appeal against the Commission on Judicial Performa...
The act, intended to stop traffickers, could have the opposite effect, according to critics.
Civil Litigation
Firm claims broker stole half a million documents in trade secrets case
By Lila Seidman
Real estate and investment firm CBRE filed a lawsuit Thursday in federal court against former employees, accusing them of stea...