QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN, LLP
Environmental & Energy, Government
US sued to stop parties at hot springs home of rare vole
By Sunidhi Sridhar
“Amargosa voles are on the brink of extinction, but federal officials are looking the other way while people party around the ...
Ediscovery, Environmental & Energy
12-hour hearing on dismissal of shipping firm from oil spill suit
By Sunidhi Sridhar
There was a hearing Monday in Santa Ana on intervenor defendant Cosco Shipping Lines Co. Ltd.’s motion to dismiss the amended ...
Labor/Employment, Technology
US citizen class appeals ruling for Meta on hiring H-1B holders
By Wisdom Howell
In the notice of appeal, the plaintiffs stated they were discriminated against because Meta, the parent company of Facebook, w...
Discipline, Government
Lawmaker proposes ‘snitch rule’ that would mandate attorneys report other attorneys’ misconduct
By Malcolm Maclachlan
State Sen. Tom Umberg said his bill was a response to theft of client money by high-profile attorneys.
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Government, Technology
Twitter, US, questioned on alleged conspiracy to block tweets
By Craig Anderson
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Lucy H. Koh questioned whether plaintiff Colleen Huber hadn’t raised a “reasonable inf...
Appellate Practice, Law Practice
Carla Christofferson reenters private practice at King & Spalding
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The former O’Melveny & Myers managing partner and WMBA owner has worked in-house since 2015.
Discipline, Judges and Judiciary
CJP declines to discipline Orange County judge
By Don DeBenedictis
The Commission on Judicial Performance adopted a panel of special masters’ conclusions that Orange County Superior Court Judge...
Superior Court Judge James C. Chalfant granted the Committee to Support the Recall of District Attorney George Gascón access t...
Class Action, Government, Health Care & Hospital Law, Torts/Personal Injury
Juul settles national and California litigation over marketing of e-cigarettes to youths
By Jonathan Lo
The litigation includes over 8,500 personal injury cases, more than 1,400 government entity cases and 34 tribal cases.
Mandatory settlement conferences should be positive experience, L.A. County Judge Zaven Sinanian says
Judges and Judiciary
Study: Minority judges more likely to appoint diverse clerks
By Malcolm Maclachlan
This cycle affects the pipeline of attorneys with the experience to be named to federal judgeships. Meanwhile, a large percent...
U.S. District Judge James V. Selna dropped all other pending charges, at the request of the U.S. attorney’s office, and ordere...
Appellate Practice, Law Practice
Maryland firm merges with L.A. firm, eyes West Coast expansion
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Offit Kurman already has several offices on the East Coast. Merger with Clark & Trevithick adds 15 attorneys and downtown ...
Intellectual Property
DocuSign accused of appropriating 3 signature-signing patents
By Wisdom Howell
Counsel for DocuSign — Michael J. Sacksteder of Fenwick & West LLP in San Francisco — argued that the case had to be dismi...
Torts/Personal Injury
Savin Bursk wins $18.79M slip and fall verdict against McDonald’s
By Skyler Romero
“Our understanding of the verdict is that it might be the largest slip and fall case against McDonald’s, especially one where ...
Antitrust & Trade Reg., Entertainment & Sports
Taylor Swift fans sue Ticketmaster on antitrust claims
By Jonathan Lo
“Ticketmaster has effectuated this anticompetitive scheme by forcing fans of musicians to exclusively use Ticketmaster for pre...
Attorneys at Bick Law help companies tackle a host of environmental challenges.
Appellate Practice, Law Practice
Perkins Coie adds 3 partners from MoFo in San Francisco
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Lewis Brisbois of counsel had ‘genius for friendships’
Class Action, Technology
Yelp says one-way recording class action is a first
By Jonathan Lo
Yelp said this case was a first of its kind, where plaintiffs are asserting claims based on one-sided recordings. The company ...
Administrative/Regulatory, Judges and Judiciary
Criminal court delays, budget worries raised at Judicial Council meeting
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Budget worries after record funding, criminal case delays, farewell to the Chief, mark Judicial Council meeting.
Civil Litigation
Girardi related case sent to LA against plaintiff firm’s motion
By Craig Anderson
U.S. District Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley said the concern about disbarred attorney Thomas V. Girardi’s perceived influence ...
Government, Judges and Judiciary, Real Estate/Development
Judge to review his ‘or’ in San Diego unusable city building case
By Skyler Romero
Attorney Michael Aguirre, on behalf of a plaintiff tax payer, took issue with a tentative ruling Superior Court Judge Joel R. ...
James Emerson puts people at ease to quickly get to the crux of disputes.
Government, Tax
Windfall profits tax? Penalty? Fee? Courts might decide.
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Would an oil windfall profits tax go to consumers?
Government, Labor/Employment
LA DA’s demoted chief of staff latest to sue, claims retaliation
By Skyler Romero
The plaintiff, Assistant D.A. Victoria L. Adams “has been banished onto an island where she has no meaningful work to perform,...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Judges and Judiciary
Judiciary Committee OKs 9th Circuit, 2 District Court judges
By Craig Anderson
Thursday’s vote advanced to the Senate floor Montana professor Anthony D. Johnstone for the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals;...
Labor/Employment
Robins Geller seeks OK of $141M settlement for pension fund
By Sunidhi Sridhar
A complaint filed four years ago alleged that McKesson executives participated in an unlawful price-fixing scheme with manufac...
Judges and Judiciary
Lawyers deny Girardi influence over California federal judges
By Craig Anderson
“The point is not that any federal judge in the Central District of California would have any actual bias in this case; it’s ...