Labor/Employment, Government, Civil Litigation
Judge throws flotation device at lifeguard wage lawsuit
By Matthew Blake
The city of Santa Monica was not amused Friday when a judge cited an obscure state law on amusement workers to keep afloat a c...
Civil Litigation
SEC seeks millions from alleged pump-and-dump conspirator
By Steven Crighton
The defendant says he should pay no more than $300,000, the Securities and Exchange Commission says no less than $26 million.
Civil Litigation
Defense lawyers cite ambiguity to stay ADA lawsuits
By Meghann Cuniff
As lawsuits over websites not complying with the American with Disabilities Act continue to mount, defense attorneys are turni...
Government, Criminal
State governor, chief justice, and senator teaming up for overhaul of bail system
By L.J. Williamson
Sen. Bob Hertzberg just recruited two heavy-hitters in his efforts to revamp California’s bail system: Gov. Jerry Brown and st...
California Courts of Appeal
Appellate court denies relief to JAMS plaintiff seeking disqualification of trial judge
By Andy Serbe
An appellate court has denied a plaintiff’s petition to overturn an order striking his motion to disqualify the trial judge fr...
Environmental & Energy, California Courts of Appeal
Appellate panel considers fate of $1.15B lead paint verdict
By James Getz
A state appellate court panel grappled with a host of complex issues Thursday as they debated during oral argments whether to ...
Government, Civil Litigation
Petition seeks ban on state law that disqualifies ballots
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit Thursday against Secretary of State Alex Padilla seeking to invalidate a st...
State Bar & Bar Associations
State Bar vice president upset about funding bill
By Lyle Moran
Danette Meyers believes the bar should have fought against some proposed changes.
Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Civil Litigation
Plaintiffs’ attorney chastised in Uber employment case
By Joshua Sebold
A federal judge announced his intention to sanction plaintiffs’ attorney Shannon Liss-Riordan for sending out improper emails ...
Criminal, California Supreme Court
Prop 66 survives state Supreme Court but loses its fangs
By L.J. Williamson
In a mixed victory for death penalty supporters, the California Supreme Court held that Proposition 66, the initiative to “Men...
JAMS plaintiff appeals order striking motion to disqualify trial judge for bias
By Andy Serbe
The plaintiff who lost a three-week trial in which he sued JAMS and one of its private judges has filed a petition for writ of...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Entertainment & Sports
VidAngel injunction affirmed
By Steven Crighton
VidAngel Inc. general counsel said the company’s new business model isn’t affected.
The LA County Board of Supervisors has asked a judge to reconsider his ruling that it violated California transparency law by ...
Steptoe & Johnson LLP partner Sanjeet K. Dutta utilizes his lifelong passion for building to help the less fortunate.
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Coach can’t pray on field after game, 9th Circuit rules
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that a high school football coach does not have a First Amendment right to pra...
Government, Criminal
Prosecutor says defense’s explanations for PAC donations are insufficient
By Andy Serbe
A prosecutor criticized the defense’s closing arguments for glossing over important facts and failing to explain supposedly cl...
Government, Criminal, Civil Rights
Web host: DOJ’s revised search warrant broad
By Eli Wolfe
LA web hosting company says revised DOJ warrant seeking Trump protesters still too broad.
Government, Criminal, Civil Litigation
State prisoner rules may violate new law, official warns
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Regulations proposed by the Department of Corrections of Rehabilitation for which prisoners are eligible for release under Pro...
Judges and Judiciary, Government
Persky bid to invalidate recall effort draws opposition
By James Getz
Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Aaron Persky’s efforts to invalidate the recall effort against him has prompted the Se...
Criminal
Judge allows some criminal charges against Backpage executives to move forward
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A Sacramento County judge has allowed criminal charges to proceed against three executives of the website Backpage.com.
Government, Civil Litigation
Health care systems fight federal government over Medicare reimbursement
By Joshua Sebold
Litigation brought against the federal government by the University of California, Alameda Health System and Contra Costa and ...
Civil Litigation, Entertainment & Sports, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit tosses Lakers’ case
By Steven Crighton
The panel ruled 2-1 that Telephone Consumer Protection Act claims are inherently based on a breach of privacy.
Civil Litigation
SEC sues investment adviser over defrauding client
By L.J. Williamson
The Securities and Exchange Commission says investment adviser Jeremy Drake defrauded “a high-profile professional athlete” an...
Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation
GOP-affiliated lawyer takes fired Google engineer’s case
By Matthew Blake
A prominent Republican lawyer has signed on to represent an employee fired for writing a memo criticizing Google Inc.’s gender...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit gives blessing to controversial cy pres settlement
By Joshua Sebold
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has given the green light to a controversial cy pres settlement in a split decision that...
Activists feared Trump would use broadly to expedite deportations
Los Angeles defense lawyer Thomas A. Mesereau Jr. has signed on to defend Bill Cosby in his upcoming retrial on sexual assault...
Immigration, Government
LA city attorney seeks to intervene in lawsuit over ‘sanctuary city’ funding
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer has entered the debate over sanctuary jurisdictions, filing a motion to intervene as a pl...
A class of plaintiffs who sued Mercedes-Benz USA LLC over allegedly defective seat warmers is on the verge of securing a payou...