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The jury unanimously found MGA infringed on $17.8 million worth of trade dress claims - the whole profit MGA's attorneys say w...


Judges and Judiciary

California judges in line for 2.6% pay bump

Sep. 3, 2024
By Malcolm Maclachlan

AB 181, which grants judges and other state workers a raise, is headed to Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk.



The notice of settlement came days after attorneys with Gavrilov & Brooks were substituted in to represent Ma against the ...


Judges and Judiciary

Vice President Kamala Harris might have more constraints even if she prevails in the election, given the distinct possibility ...



"I offer these helpful amendments by simply adding the language from my Senate Bill 226, which previously passed this house 36...


Judges and Judiciary

Two new commissioners appointed to LA court

Sep. 3, 2024
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

The appointments will fill vacancies left open due to Tiffany W. Tai's appointment as a judge and the death of Commissioner Fr...



Rather than reducing the number of claims, defense attorneys argue recent changes to the PAGA law could have the unintended co...


Intellectual Property

Despite securing a win last year in federal court in Santa Ana, MGA Entertainment failed to convince U.S. District Judge James...



Civil Litigation

Security company settles with Target stabbing victims

Sep. 3, 2024
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

Two victims of the November 2022 knife attack had accused a security guard and other store workers of failing to stop the assa...


Antitrust & Trade Reg.

"Antitrust cases are inherently risky and, while the plaintiffs believe their claims are sound, recovery is far from certain,"...



Mars also stopped Taste of Nature from displaying at a major trade show in May the products it was licensed to sell, and order...


From securing state and federal funding to negotiating contracts for cutting-edge hydrogen and battery-electric buses, Hanson ...



The settlement over the police accidental killing of a bystander at a Silver Lake market in 2018 is the largest pre-trial payo...


Judges and Judiciary

Judge Eric C. Taylor says showing appreciation to court staff can be the key factor in either gaining or losing the trust of j...



Consumer Law, Law Practice

Two CAALA speakers, a wedding and an anniversary

Aug. 30, 2024
By Diana Bosetti

Juggling personal lives with professional commitments isn't something new for attorneys and friends Gary Dordick and Chris Dol...


"It builds on the Coogan Act, which became the national standard protecting children from financial abuse in the entertainment...



Antitrust & Trade Reg., Real Estate/Development

"I don't think it's a powerful argument to say landlords didn't have to take the algorithm's suggestions because everyone took...


The case accusing some of the nation's largest banks of artificially inflating bond interest rates has been mired in procedura...



Government, Tax, Technology

Hulu sues Sacramento over user tax on streaming services

Aug. 30, 2024
By Malcolm Maclachlan

The same attorneys from Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati sued the City of Lancaster in 2021 over a similar tax. Those plai...


State Bar & Bar Associations

Ibiere Seck, president of the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles credits bar association educational and networking...



Civil Litigation

Nothing in the building permits contains or suggests "a promise that petitioner will be free of future tenant protections enac...


California Supreme Court, Criminal

The decision is the second by the court this year that rejected constitutional challenges to state laws that reject early rele...



Judges and Judiciary, Law Practice

AI could soon predict how your judge will rule

Aug. 30, 2024
By Diana Bosetti

That was the message at the opening session of the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles' annual convention in Las Veg...


Environmental & Energy

The lawsuit challenges federal agencies' approval of the South Fork Sacramento Public Safety and Forest Restoration Project on...



"When towing companies ignore their legal obligations under the SCRA, it can have serious financial consequences for servicem...


A 360-degree View

Aug. 30, 2024

Neutral Charlotte Woolard applies a holistic approach to family disputes, attorneys say.



Alternative Dispute Resolution, Government, State Bar & Bar Associations

Assembly advances bill for bar to regulate ADR companies

Aug. 29, 2024
By Malcolm Maclachlan

SB 940 would create a voluntary certification system for arbitrators and mediators under the State Bar.


Civil Litigation, Law Office Management

Former nonprofit director accused of poaching cases

Aug. 29, 2024
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

Los Angeles Center for Community Law and Action claims it has lost hundreds of thousands of dollars because of its former exec...



Evidence cited in the motion includes text messages between district officials discussing scheduling course approvals on Jewis...


Criminal, State Bar & Bar Associations

"We have worked hard over the last few years to put backstops in place to ensure that this sort of abuse doesn't happen again,...