Labor/Employment
Some 140 lawyers leave Lewis Brisbois to start a new law firm
By David Houston
Barber Ranen, led by labor and employment attorneys John Barber and Jeffrey Ranen, will be a full service law firm, Barber said.
Litigation & Arbitration
No sanction against Winston & Strawn attorney for racism allegation
By Sunidhi Sridhar
Keller/Anderle LLP partner Jennifer L. Keller, one of the attorneys for toymaker MGA Entertainment in its trademark lawsuit ag...
Labor/Employment
Lyft scales down legal team in a company-wide reduction in force
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
“When people ask me why I’ve stayed at Lyft so long and what I love most about my job, the answer is always the same: it’s the...
With Elk Grove suit, state sends cities another warning over housing
By Malcolm Maclachlan
“The city found that the project was not eligible for ministerial streamlined approval under Senate Bill 35 because the projec...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Montana law school professor confirmed to 9th Circuit
By Craig Anderson
Anthony D. Johnstone was confirmed 49-45. U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-ME, was the lone Republican to support him.
U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court takes challenge to administrative agencies
By Craig Anderson
Justices appointed by Republican presidents have grown increasingly disenchanted with Chevron in recent years and often have a...
Government
2 former plaintiffs' attorneys to repay fees in LA water billing scandal
By Skyler Romero
In January, attorneys at Kabateck LLP moved to disgorge two Ohio attorneys’ fees and costs on the grounds that they either kne...
Despite a stock drop of 72% after the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, and the investors’ fear in the lawsuit, First Republic ...
Altria Group Inc., the sole remaining defendant in the Juul multidistrict litigation after Juul settled last year with various...
A demonstration on using ChatGPT-4 for a personal injury case and a breach of contract case. By Paul Kiesel and Jeffrey Konciu...
Civil Rights
Newsom seeks dismissal of challenge to law on minors’ gender procedures
By Sunidhi Sridhar
In his motion filed Thursday, Attorney General Rob A. Bonta denied the plaintiff’s allegations that Senate Bill 107 allows chi...
Labor/Employment
Judge is making it impossible to challenge outside counsel, union says
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The California Attorneys, Administrative Law Judges and Hearing Officers in State Employment sued over the decision by the Sta...
Labor/Employment, Litigation & Arbitration
LA partner to lead Davis Wright Tremaine executive committee
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Camilo Echavarria, an employment litigator, began his leadership role on April 20.
Litigation & Arbitration, Technology
Microsoft/Activision deal may be dead, but FTC litigation presses on
By Craig Anderson
Microsoft has vowed to appeal the decision by British antitrust authorities. But Stephen Calkins, a professor at Wayne State U...
Intellectual Property
Bunsow De Mory hires 3 IP attorneys from Kramer Day
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
M. Elizabeth Day and Marc Bellol will work in the San Francisco Bay Area while Jerry D. Tice II will work in Texas.
Insurance, Litigation & Arbitration
Fireman’s Fund wins state’s 1st jury trial on COVID business loss
By Skyler Romero
The decision against a Venice Beach hotel that sued in 2020 is now one of four in the country where a jury has affirmed that t...
Litigation & Arbitration, Technology
Facebook can’t arbitrate woman’s bias claims
By Skyler Romero
Judge Curtis E.A. Karnow rejected Facebook’s claim that the former product manager was attempting “to shoehorn her complaint i...
California Attorney General Rob Bonta joined the case in April along with eight other states.
On appeal, the regents argued that suspending student enrollment exceeded the trial court’s jurisdiction and ran afoul of stat...
Manning Gross + Massenburg LLP attorneys persuaded a jury to find their oil refinery cleanup company client liable for only $2...
To follow the required script for interaction with parents who may ask about their children’s gender preferences teachers are ...
Class Action
Putative class action filed by employee of top staffing agency
By Skyler Romero
The lawsuit alleges that hourly, nonexempt employees of Robert Half were regularly asked to work outside of their scheduled ho...
Health Care & Hospital Law
Disabled could be pressured to commit suicide, lawsuit says
By Malcolm Maclachlan
“The plaintiff organizations and individuals bring this action to stop the defendant government agencies and officials from ru...
Civil Litigation
Jury awards $10M to family of Lake Elsinore man fatally shot by deputy sheriff
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The lawsuit contended that Riverside County Sheriff’s Sergeant Dan Ponder used excessive force to violate Najera-Aguirre’s Fou...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Confirmation vote on 9th Circuit nominee expected Monday
By Craig Anderson
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-NY, moved for a cloture vote on Anthony D. Johnstone on Thursday.
State Bar & Bar Associations
LA County Bar lauds outstanding attorneys, court staff
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Technology
Judge won’t rule on Google dispute with Android users over timeliness
By Wisdom Howell
Android users accused the company of taking advantage of their cellular data plan allowance to send app data back to its serve...
Technology
Before jury deliberates, judge cuts copyright claims in half
By Jonathan Lo
Masimo had alleged Apple stole 12 trade secrets, which were then used to develop the Apple Watch. Without notifying the eight ...
Litigation & Arbitration
Charges dropped after Proove Biosciences official pleads guilty
By Sunidhi Sridhar
Attorneys for co-defendants had alleged prosecutorial misconduct by the U.S. Department of Justice.
Litigation & Arbitration
Bill to regulate litigation funders passes Senate Judiciary Committee
By Malcolm Maclachlan
SB 581 passed the Senate Judiciary Committee on a 10-0 bipartisan vote Tuesday. The measure, dubbed the Third Party Litigation...