Litigation & Arbitration
Mixed pet records led to disease, deaths, lawsuit claims
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
An algorithm used by IDEXX Labs, which works with more than 50,000 veterinary practices worldwide, mixed up diagnoses, the pro...
Litigation & Arbitration
Timing of Girardi’s dementia ‘highly suspect,’ judge says
By Devon Belcher
U.S. District Judge Josephine L. Staton found Thomas V. Girardi to be "exaggerating" his symptoms and "partially malingering" ...
Litigation & Arbitration
Uber’s email retention policy may stand, magistrate judge says
By Jonathan Lo
Last month, several plaintiffs’ attorneys informed U.S. District Judge Charles R. Breyer that Uber refused to provide them wit...
Litigation & Arbitration
Plaintiffs not specific enough in asbestos fraud case, judge rules
By Devon Belcher
“The complaint contains no specificity about the specific false statements that defendant allegedly made to plaintiffs or the ...
Litigation & Arbitration
BraunHagey keeps stay in place in suit over spoof email
By Wisdom Howell
LTC Limited claimed unknown perpetrators “took advantage of BraunHagey’s compromised email systems to ‘spoof’ … the email acco...
Technology, Litigation & Arbitration
Is Snapchat a product or service? A decision for another day, judge says
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
In a 33-page order, Judge Lawrence P. Riff allowed a lawsuit to move forward that aims to hold the social media company respon...
Litigation & Arbitration
Automakers accused of delaying antitheft device litigation
By Sunidhi Sridhar
There is a “controlling question of law” as to whether the supposed foreseeability of the car thefts supports a duty to protec...
Litigation & Arbitration
It a good year for PAGA plaintiffs, but the fight continues
By Craig Anderson
Most state and federal judges who have decided cases since Viking River have stayed the representative PAGA claims while sendi...
Litigation & Arbitration, Data Privacy
Orrick tentatively resolves litigation over data breach
By Sunidhi Sridhar
In February and March, Orrick suffered a security breach in which the personal data of more than 450,000 people was accessed. ...
Litigation & Arbitration
Uber accused of ignoring court order on sex assault litigation discovery
By Jonathan Lo
“Uber has historically taken a cramped view of what evidence is potentially relevant in a sexual assault case,” plaintiffs’ co...
Litigation & Arbitration, Labor/Employment
X seeks to shield Musk from ex-worker's arbitration
By Wisdom Howell
X’s attorneys argued that the plaintiff’s request “simply seeks to harass Musk, increase the burden and costs to defendants of...
Litigation & Arbitration
Judge OKs $150M fees in JUUL MDL, but urges lawyer diversity
By Jonathan Lo
Plaintiffs’ attorney Sarah R. London of Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP responded that because there was so much wo...
Litigation & Arbitration
Google may be unable to compel arbitration in wiretapping case, judge says
By Jonathan Lo
Google’s attorneys, who are from Perkins Coie LLP, asserted that absent members of the class agreed to arbitrate their claims ...
Litigation & Arbitration
$61M verdict against 2 drivers responsible for the death of Torrance high school baseball player
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The plaintiffs’ attorneys were Robert Clayton of Taylor & Ring and Lawrence Marks of Mardirossian Akaragian LLP.
Litigation & Arbitration
The plaintiffs attorneys were Robert Clayton of Taylor & Ring and Lawrence Marks of Mardirossian Akaragian LLP.
Litigation & Arbitration
The plaintiffs attorneys were Robert Clayton of Taylor & Ring and Lawrence Marks of Mardirossian Akaragian LLP.
Litigation & Arbitration, Evidence
The Victor Valley court began with well understood principles of how impactful evidence destruction could be on "fairne...
Litigation & Arbitration
Although non-disparagement clauses are currently under a magnifying glass due to their historical potential for abuse, they re...
Litigation & Arbitration
San Francisco sues online flavored tobacco companies
By Wisdom Howell
“San Francisco and California have done a good job of enforcing against brick-and-mortar tobacco retailers, but online retaile...
Litigation & Arbitration
Casino workers ask US court to make tribe arbitrate labor deal
By Malcolm Maclachlan
“This is a most interesting case, given that it blends the National Labor Relations Act with the TLRO and the Compact,” commen...
Litigation & Arbitration
District not to blame for child attacked in front of school
By Skyler Romero
The plaintiffs claimed that the incident fell within an exception in the Education Code because the school “specifically assum...
Technology, Litigation & Arbitration
Caltech lawsuit against Apple, Broadcom ends
By Sunidhi Sridhar
Represented by Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, Caltech sued Apple and Broadcom, accusing the defendants of infring...
Litigation & Arbitration
Most of city's demurrer of builder's remedy suit overruled
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
"While multiple factors may have contributed to the city's lackluster track record on housing, one primary reason is the city'...
Litigation & Arbitration
"While multiple factors may have contributed to the city's lackluster track record on housing, one primary reason is the city'...
Litigation & Arbitration
Mayer Brown secures appellate OK of $69M award over unpaid loan
By Skyler Romero
The panel also approved $21 million in fees for the long running case involving a $30 million loan a Hong Kong billionaire had...
Litigation & Arbitration
State can’t do any more to control summer school fees, judge says
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
“If the Water Board cannot be compelled to do something about the water treatment plants’ waste of water in the face of its co...
Litigation & Arbitration, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Despite antitrust win, Trendsettah gets less fees than loser
By Sunidhi Sridhar
“When a delay in the final judgment is the result of the prevailing party’s own actions, equitable considerations do not autom...
Litigation & Arbitration
Panel ‘infers malice’ in Fox Rothschild malicious prosecution case
By Wisdom Howell
The appellate panel overturned a motion to strike, an anti-SLAPP ruling and attorney fees that a Los Angeles judge has issued ...
Litigation & Arbitration
GM manager guilty of soliciting $5M bribe for car parts contract
By Sunidhi Sridhar
In October 2015, the defendant asked South Korean company Wookyung MIT for $5 million in cash for a contract that was supposed...
Litigation & Arbitration
CAOC takes aim at ruling on school districts
By Malcolm Maclachlan
One of the most significant aspects of the ruling was that it means schools are not subject to the Unruh Act’s provisions allo...