Administrative/Regulatory, Government
Federal firearms agency clashes with state over ghost guns
By Jonathan Lo
California argued the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ policy change does not go far enough and allows gho...
Anthony Pantoni tries to help parties in employment disputes see the positives of mediation.
Civil Litigation, Consumer Law, Technology
Hearings set for claims over Tesla battery and door lock defect
By Wisdom Howell
Lead counsel for the plaintiffs argued in both complaints that the Model S involved in the crash had a defect with its “unique...
Intellectual Property
'Cultural appropriation' claim prompts mistrial in toy dispute
By Sunidhi Sridhar
U.S. District Judge James V. Selna had barred lawyers for the pop group OMG Girlz from bringing up the topic.
Health Care & Hospital Law
$30.9M verdict in elder abuse case against nursing home
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The complaint followed the 2018 death of 87-year-old Sam Rios, Jr. Rios was a military veteran and Chicano Studies professor a...
Bankruptcy, Law Practice, Weekly Appellate Report
Girardi trustee replaces law firm after defending it
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
The substitution filed on Tuesday on behalf of Chapter 7 Trustee Jason M. Rund replaced Boris Treyzon of Abir Cohen Treyzon Sa...
Appellate Practice, Law Practice, State Bar & Bar Associations
License fee hike tops State Bar’s legislative agenda
By Devon Belcher
“The State Bar budget, suffice to say, is not healthy,” Hershkowitz said. “We’ve had one licensing increase in the past 25 yea...
Ediscovery, Government, U.S. Supreme Court
High court will hear sanctions request in water bill litigation
By Malcolm Maclachlan
An appellate court threw out a $2.5 million sanctions award to PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Civil Litigation
Mixed verdict in dispute between Trellis Law founders
By Sunidhi Sridhar
“This is what we have been talking about for quite a while now,” attorney Guy C. Iversen explained to the judge, adding that h...
Los Angeles County Judge Lana Kim doesn’t want to put anyone in jail, but she will when necessary
Regulators and prosecutors are watching closely how company executives respond to data breaches. A team of experts will offer ...
MUNGER, TOLLES & OLSON LLP
SIMPSON THACHER & BARTLETT LLP
A federal jury trial is scheduled for March 14 in Los Angeles for Christopher Kamon, who is accused of draining $8 million fro...
Appellate Practice, Law Practice
Retired appellate justice joins ADR Services Inc. in San Jose
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Franklin D. Elia, the longest-serving justice on the 6th District Court of Appeal, authored nearly 3,400 opinions and particip...
Judges and Judiciary, Technology
In person or virtual? Confusion arises in some courts
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The ubiquitous video conferencing software was a huge help in keeping courts running during the pandemic. But with restriction...
Antitrust & Trade Reg., Technology
DOJ is trying to ‘pick winners and losers’ in technology sector, Google says
By Craig Anderson
In the latest antitrust broadside against Google, the U.S. Justice Department seeks to break of digital advertising business.
Litigation & Arbitration, Technology
Another Activision shareholder suit tossed
By Skyler Romero
In dismissing the latest iteration of the complaint, U.S. District Judge Percy Anderson found that the plaintiffs had failed t...
Civil Litigation, Ediscovery
Discovery reopened in CJP hearing for Lassen County judge
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Judge Tony R. Mallery asked the special masters to continue a hearing on formal proceedings and defer setting a new hearing da...
Government
San Francisco to appeal injunction on voluntarily homeless
By Wisdom Howell
City Attorney David Chiu said Monday that U.S. District Judge Donna Ryu's Dec. 23 order doesn't make clear what "involuntarily...
“I do not believe they actually represent the shareholders,” the Tesla chief testified.
Judges and Judiciary, Technology, U.S. Supreme Court
US Justices ask solicitor general's opinion on taking up social
By Craig Anderson
The laws pit Texas and Florida state governments, which argue that social media companies censor conservative political speech...
Appellate Practice, Law Practice
Reed Smith opens Costa Mesa office
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Seven attorneys from the transactional and litigation practices will staff the office.
Appellate Practice, Environmental & Energy, Law Practice
Orrick snags renewable energy expert
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Patrick J. Ferguson specializes in regulatory policy issues for clients before the California Public Utilities Commission, Cal...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, U.S. Supreme Court
High court won’t settle circuit split over client privilege test
By Craig Anderson
The decision leaves standing an opinion by 9th Circuit Judge Kenneth K. Lee, who adopted a “primary purpose” test — in which ...
Law Practice, State Bar & Bar Associations
Redondo Beach councilman denies State Bar allegations
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The State Bar previously accused Zein Obagi Jr. of the Obagi Law Group of not paying clients more than $500,000 in settlement ...
“See’s Candies primarily seeks coverage under a provision that appears not to have been addressed by any court or even raised...
Class Action, Labor/Employment, Technology
Substitute workers seek to enter Twitter lawsuit
By Wisdom Howell
Twitter’s lead counsel, Eric Meckley, said the plaintiffs are trying to keep the lawsuit on life support.
Securities, Technology
‘Funding secured’ tweet not joke or fraud, Musk testifies
By Jonathan Lo
“The $420 price was not a joke,” Musk testified, defending his proposed price point. He said the $420 was a coincidence, addin...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Litigation & Arbitration
Serial ADA litigant can't be denied standing, panel says
By Skyler Romero
9th Circuit Judges Ronald M. Gould and William A. Fletcher agreed that the plaintiff’s litigation history, filing well over 1,...