Injured firefighters sue manufacturer of natural gas-powered truck
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
The explosion of the truck "caused plaintiffs to suffer severe, agonizing, and life-altering injuries," states the complaint f...
Immigration
Biden administration tells court Flores agreement 'was meant to be temporary'
By Devon Belcher
The U.S. Justice Department is seeking to have the Flores Settlement Agreement partially terminated, relying on a recently pub...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Immigration, U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court rules against attorney, husband in visa denial case
By Craig Anderson
The court concluded that the right to bring her noncitizen spouse to the United States is not a constitutional right.
Frandzel Robins Bloom & Csato has nurtured long-term client relationships for over 40 years.
Civil Litigation, Civil Rights, Government, Military Law
Defense Department must face claims over 'don't ask, don't tell' policy
By Sunidhi Sridhar
U.S. Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Spero said he was not convinced that the government's policies were created without discrimina...
Constitutional Law, U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court upholds 1994 domestic violence gun ban
By Craig Anderson
Narrow ruling leaves many more cases to be decided by the Supreme Court or at the appellate court level.
Prosecutors had argued that evidence as to Girardi's current mental state could improperly lead the jury to infer that he wasn...
Securities
Trial featuring novel securities fraud action draws to a close
By Devon Belcher
Throughout the trial, defense counsel argued Terren Peizer and the rest of Ontrak executives "had no reason to believe" its ma...
Civil Litigation
Punitive damages struck from dispute involving two brothers and an iconic SF retail property
By Wisdom Howell
The company at the center of the dispute, Bonds Land Investment Co. LTD or "Bonds USA," is equally owned by brothers Johnson C...
Data Privacy, Education Law
LAUSD sued over app allowing students to report peers
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
The plaintiffs seek a court order forcing the school district to turn over records related to the funding, development, and op...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Tax, U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court upholds Mandatory Repatriation Tax
By Craig Anderson
The provision is part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, which was passed by Congress and signed into law by then-President...
The commissioner told the committee her agency has an annual budget of $239 million, with $112 million of that going to person...
Civil Litigation
Judge dismisses racial bias claims brought by Sonoma County court official
By Sunidhi Sridhar
U.S. District Judge William H. Orrick ruled that there was no evidence to support these claims.
Judge Lucy Armendariz of LA County Superior Court will serve as chair and Judge Monica Wiley as vice chair.
Attorneys say neutral Janet Fields brings kindness and understanding to her mediations.
California Supreme Court, Constitutional Law, Tax
California Supreme Court removes anti-tax initiative from ballot
By Craig Anderson
The ruling is a very unusual, though not unprecedented, example of the state Supreme Court removing an initiative from the bal...
Criminal, Health Care & Hospital Law
Sutter Health wins judgment in trial that saw expert partially impeached
By Wisdom Howell
The dismissed claims accused Sutter Health of overcharging patients for surgery services.
Judges and Judiciary
‘Almost every county is faster’: Caseloads in LA nearly double in a decade
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Data from Los Angeles County Superior Court backs comments from judges and attorneys regarding growing caseloads.
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Securities, U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court to review Nvidia securities case related to cryptocurrency mining
By Craig Anderson
The lawsuit alleges that Nvidia executives misled investors by failing to disclose that its soaring revenues were based not on...
Administrative/Regulatory, Environmental & Energy
Advocates want heat and wildfires designated as disasters. That might not be easy.
By Sunidhi Sridhar
The Center for Biological Diversity and 30 other advocacy groups filed a petition on Monday asking FEMA to amend its regulatio...
Criminal, Government
Democrats add poison pills to retail theft bills
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Negotiations to head off a voter initiative to roll back Proposition 47 appear to have stalled.
Civil Rights, Labor/Employment
Snap to pay $15M to settle pay discrimination claims
By Skyler Romero
The California Civil Rights Department had accused the social media company of systemically paying female employees less than ...
Community News
San Diego law firm honored for supporting Navy Reserve
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The all-day event aboard the Midway included demonstrations by military working dogs and a chance to meet members of the Navy ...
Civil Litigation
Social media warning labels bolsters defective product claims
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
A label to inform parents and adolescents that social media has not been proved safe lends credence to a novel legal theory th...
Securities
Former Ontrak legal chief tells court Cigna contract termination was unexpected
By Devon Belcher
Ontrak founder Terren Peizer, on trial for securities fraud, has claimed he had no reason to believe Cigna was terminating its...
Civil Litigation
Lawsuit accusing Epic, Microsoft of developing addictive products dismissed
By Jack Needham
The dismissal comes after it emerged that the minor on whose behalf the case was filed had only held an Epic account for three...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Criminal
9th Circuit leery of selective prosecution claim
By Craig Anderson
U.S. prosecutors want charges reinstated against two accused white supremist protesters. Their lawyer says the government didn...
$900M verdict delivered in sexual assault case against Alkiviades David
By Skyler Romero
It's understood to be one of the largest such verdicts in history.
Labor/Employment
Applicability of collective bargaining agreement not an issue for demurrer, judge rules
By Wisdom Howell
The defense had argued that three causes of action were preempted by federal labor law because their claims are subject to the...