Judges and Judiciary
Two new commissioners appointed to LA court
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...
Judges and Judiciary
California judges in line for 2.6% pay bump
By Malcolm Maclachlan
AB 181, which grants judges and other state workers a raise, is headed to Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk.
The jury unanimously found MGA infringed on $17.8 million worth of trade dress claims - the whole profit MGA's attorneys say w...
Government
State to pay $350K to settle sex harassment case against Treasurer Fiona Ma
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The notice of settlement came days after attorneys with Gavrilov & Brooks were substituted in to represent Ma against the ...
Judges and Judiciary
Even if Harris wins, Democrats likely to find judge confirmations harder
By Craig Anderson
Vice President Kamala Harris might have more constraints even if she prevails in the election, given the distinct possibility ...
Legislator who left Democrats finds it harder to move her crime-related bills
By Malcolm Maclachlan
"I offer these helpful amendments by simply adding the language from my Senate Bill 226, which previously passed this house 36...
Defense attorneys voice concern over PAGA cure process
By Wisdom Howell
Rather than reducing the number of claims, defense attorneys argue recent changes to the PAGA law could have the unintended co...
Intellectual Property
MGA faces 3rd trial to defend doll against NIL claims
By Sunidhi Sridhar
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
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.
Invisalign maker to settle antitrust claims for $27.5M
By Sunidhi Sridhar
"Antitrust cases are inherently risky and, while the plaintiffs believe their claims are sound, recovery is far from certain,"...
Civil Litigation
Mars 'stopped performing' sublicense agreement, California snack maker says
By Laurinda Keys
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 ...
Civil Litigation
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
The crucial role of courtroom clerks in gaining juror trust
By Diana Bosetti
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
By Diana Bosetti
Juggling personal lives with professional commitments isn't something new for attorneys and friends Gary Dordick and Chris Dol...
State lawmakers approve updated protections for child entertainers
By Malcolm Maclachlan
"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
Antitrust, housing lawyers doubt RealPage's algorithm defense
By Sunidhi Sridhar
"I don't think it's a powerful argument to say landlords didn't have to take the algorithm's suggestions because everyone took...
Banking
Plaintiffs consider summary judgment motion in California bond fraud case
By Wisdom Howell
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
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
CAALA convention to focus on getting more plaintiffs' lawyers on the bench?
By David Houston
Ibiere Seck, president of the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles credits bar association educational and networking...
Civil Litigation
Vested rights don't exempt landlord from new tenant protections, judge rules
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Nothing in the building permits contains or suggests "a promise that petitioner will be free of future tenant protections enac...
California Supreme Court, Criminal
Court: State can hold young rapist longer than murderer
By Craig Anderson
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
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
Environmental groups sue over logging project's impact on endangered owls
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The lawsuit challenges federal agencies' approval of the South Fork Sacramento Public Safety and Forest Restoration Project on...
DOJ accuses San Diego towing company of violating servicemembers civil relief act
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
"When towing companies ignore their legal obligations under the SCRA, it can have serious financial consequences for servicem...
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
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
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...
Jewish groups file supporting evidence in lawsuit against Santa Ana Unified School District
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Evidence cited in the motion includes text messages between district officials discussing scheduling course approvals on Jewis...
Criminal, State Bar & Bar Associations
Girardi conviction only a step toward preventing similar abuses, some say
By Devon Belcher
"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,...