Law Practice, Torts/Personal Injury
Jeff Ponting, a longtime civil rights lawyer, will lead the office.
Tana Ryan and Navneeta Rekhi both join from Latham & Watkins.
Immigration
US judge partially terminates 1997 settlement agreement for migrant children
By Craig Anderson
The judge ruled that the Department of Health and Human Services' new regulation provides adequate safeguards but allowed atto...
Law Practice, Real Estate/Development
Brielle Cuskelly focuses her practice on real estate and real estate finance transactions.
The Judicial Council of the Ninth Circuit said it would consider whether to refer U.S. District Judge Joshua M. Kindred of Ala...
Civil Litigation, Entertainment & Sports, Intellectual Property
Attorney for Road House screenwriter moves to strike Amazon countersuit
By Devon Belcher
"Try as they might to deflect and convert this federal copyright case into a state-law contest, defendants' punitive countercl...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Constitutional Law, U.S. Supreme Court
9th Circuit partially lifts injunction on homeless camp laws
By Craig Anderson
However, the panel affirmed provisions of a magistrate judge's ruling requiring city officials to comply with its own statute...
Civil Litigation, Real Estate/Development
Real estate partners accused of fraud in proposed investor class action
By Sunidhi Sridhar
Sonoma County real estate partners and longtime friends-turned-rivals Ken Mattson and Tim LeFever have been hit with a propose...
Law Practice, Torts/Personal Injury
Retired LA judge joins law firm as litigation chief
By Skyler Romero
"I ultimately decided that I wanted to be in the trenches, helping to litigate cases, as opposed to mediating or arbitrating c...
The California Department of Justice has key advantages: it is less dependent on the state's General Fund than most agencies, ...
The injunction will compel the school district to reassess the way its discipline policy deals with students with disabilities.
Criminal
Prosecutors oppose Girardi's bid to suppress evidence linked to bankruptcy
By Jack Needham
"The Motion is based on a fundamental misapplication of Fourth Amendment law and a mischaracterization of the facts underlying...
Citing juror bias and 'nonsensical' calculations, NFL moves for $4.7B jury verdict to be set aside
By Devon Belcher
In its motion, the NFL claims errors at the June trial led to the improper verdict, including the jury's use of a phone calcul...
Criminal, Judges and Judiciary
OC judge pleads not guilty to wife's murder
By Skyler Romero
Former Deputy DA and current Orange County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Ferguson is accused of murdering wife Sheryl Ferguson ...
Administrative/Regulatory, Constitutional Law, U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court rulings likely to lead to more challenges to agency power
By Craig Anderson
Legal experts said they expect a flurry of challenges by corporations to see what federal agency rules they can overturn conce...
Some counties have already announced measures to reduce their budgets.
The plaintiffs claim that the tax impermissibly targets the exercise of a constitutional right and lacks historical precedent,...
Parties disagree on whether the work of Dr. Patrick Mercier - a co-director for the Center of Wearable Sensors at the Universi...
Former server claims Beverly Hills steakhouse discriminated against Black staff, customers
By Skyler Romero
The lawsuit claimed that Steak 48 management discriminated against Black customers by seating them at less desirable tables at...
Criminal, Government
Newsom abandons effort to get alternative Prop 47 reform measure on ballot
By Sunidhi Sridhar
Gov. Gavin Newsom, who has been vocal about his support for Proposition 47, said SB 1381 was nixed because of a tight deadline...
Labor/Employment
Microsoft to settle claims over leave-related discrimination for $14M
By Wisdom Howell
The settlement reached with the California Civil Rights Department follows a multi-year investigation into the company's treat...
Torrance supervising judge takes oath as major in US Army Reserve
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Judge Alan B. Honeycutt says that he is "prepared, if called upon, to go where I'm assigned and do what I need to do to contri...
Attorneys say neutral Zaven Sinanian tackles dispute resolution with a firm but caring approach.
Environmental & Energy, Land Use
Union-linked group challenges project's CEQA exemption
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
The Supporters Alliance for Environmental Responsibility, which is affiliated with the Southern California District Council of...
Data Privacy
Meta faces potential class action over off-platform tracking
By Wisdom Howell
The lawsuit targets an advertising model built on the platform's ability to track users' movements after they left the social ...
Defendants are alleged to have conspired with a competing maker of Mexican cheese products to poach employees who had knowledg...
Alhambra attorney faces disbarment for $4.8M theft of client money
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The State Bar Court approved a stipulation on June 18, in which Evie Pei Jeang agreed to a recommendation for disbarment
One of the firms, The Veen Firm in San Francisco, stated that the embezzled money was limited to the firm's operating account ...
Constitutional Law, Government, U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court to review law on age verification for porn websites
By Craig Anderson
The law in question is in Texas but California legislators are considering a similar bill.