Judges and Judiciary
Judge Anne-Christine Massullo to preside over San Francisco court
By Wisdom Howell
“Judge Massullo is one of the hardest-working members of our court,’’ said current Presiding Judge Samuel K. Feng. She has bee...
Civil Litigation, Real Estate/Development
Tenants sue landlord over water leaks that flooded 35 stories
By Jonathan Lo
“Many tenants received little or no response from Hines, and were forced to continually hound management for relocation expens...
Government, Judges and Judiciary
Democrats running out of time to confirm Biden’s judge nominees
By Craig Anderson
The Senate Judiciary Committee will on Wednesday consider the nominations of University of Montana professor Anthony D. Johnst...
Flores Ryan LLP construction law firm partners have hands on experience in the industry.
Civil Litigation
Daughters of homeless drug addict win $34M for his death
By Christer Schmidt
Plaintiffs’ attorney Arash Homampour persuaded the San Bernardino County jury that the dead man had a long relationship with h...
Discipline, State Bar & Bar Associations
State Bar aims to reveal closed attorney discipline cases
By Christer Schmidt
The State Bar said it has reinterpreted a Business and Professions Code section that it had insisted allowed only disclosure o...
Government, Tax
Biggest impact of Biden cannabis order may be on taxes
By Craig Anderson
Cannabis dispensaries pay extraordinarily high tax rates compared to regular businesses because federal law does not permit th...
Civil Litigation, Entertainment & Sports, Health Care & Hospital Law
Trial to begin against NCAA over linebacker’s death from brain injury
By Sunidhi Sridhar
The complaint says former USC linebacker Matthew Gee’s death at 49 was due to head injuries the NCAA should have prevented, wh...
Litigation & Arbitration
Uber, Lyft await appeal of compelled arbitration denial
By Wisdom Howell
This complex litigation matter represents a group of cases filed by individuals, three city attorneys — from Los Angeles, San ...
Judges and Judiciary
3 nominated to appellate courts, 16 named to superior courts
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Therese M. Stewart was selected to be presiding justice of the 1st District Court of Appeal, Division 2. L.A. County Judge Gre...
Data Privacy, Technology
Judge mulls whether Snap must give Meta sensitive documents
By Skyler Romero
Justina K. Sessions of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati argued that two overlapping subpoenas to her client, Snap, demand ...
Data Privacy, Technology
Cyber lawyers consider impact of Uber executive’s conviction
By Jonathan Lo
General company practices have changed since the Uber breach that led to conviction of its former security chief on federal ch...
Government, Real Estate/Development
Attorney general can’t intervene in Anaheim housing case, judge rules
By Skyler Romero
Orange County Superior Court Judge John C. Gastelum denied the ex parte application in a minute order, accepting the city’s ar...
Judge Eric J. Wersching makes rulings for the litigants' future
JAMS mediator Howard Herman gets parties out of battle mode in cases with complex power dynamics.
Government
Legalization advocates skeptical of Biden’s marijuana initiative
By Craig Anderson
Two attorneys who belong to the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws say the treatment of cannabis as a Sche...
Civil Litigation, Health Care & Hospital Law
Doctors sue to stop law penalizing COVID ‘misinformation’
By Sunidhi Sridhar
“Disagreement is integral to the progress of medical science, a value that cannot be served by using the power of the state to...
Civil Litigation
Cal State to seek dismissal of student athletes’ sex assault suit
By Wisdom Howell
“Injuries suffered by the plaintiffs occurred over a decade ago, longer than the applicable limitations period for the claims,...
Judges and Judiciary
San Bernardino County judge honored for diversity efforts
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
“Our mission is to provide equal access to justice for all court users, regardless of race, religion, ethnicity, nationality, ...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Tweak to proposed rule on client trust funds to be discussed
By Christer Schmidt
The bar board is looking for ways to spot potential theft of client trust funds following withering criticism for its failure ...
“After 44 years in legal education and with the great position Western State is in... , now is the time to step aside and let ...
Civil Litigation
Cannabis growers challenge fines in Humboldt County
By Federico Lo Giudice
“The accused then rarely ever get the chance to defend themselves because the County withholds hearings from those who fight t...
Orange County dependency judge, known for punctuality, uses a stare to keep lawyers in line.
Marking its 60th year, the California boutique has 300 attorneys and offers its clients and its attorneys an experience few fi...
Civil Litigation, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Lawyer sentenced for deception diagnosed with neurological disease
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Prosecutors said in some cases Matthew Charles Elstein of Redondo Beach never initiated any legal actions on behalf of clients...
Civil Litigation, International Law
20-year Canadian car conspiracy case settles for $82M
By Wisdom Howell
“Following 20 years of litigation, the settlement [came] on the eve of trial after a long and hard-fought litigation that invo...
Torts/Personal Injury, U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court turns down chance to address cy pres
By Craig Anderson
“I couldn’t say whether idiosyncratic issues with this case caused the court to believe it was not a good vehicle or whether t...
Civil Litigation, Entertainment & Sports
Baldwin remains in jeopardy despite unusual settlement
By Skyler Romero
Widower Matthew Hutchins’ “statements look very different from those originally put out by his attorneys, and I’m sure Alec Ba...
Civil Litigation, Technology
GM to appeal $102.6M verdict over engine defect claims
By Federico Lo Giudice
The federal jury in San Francisco resolved a 2016 lawsuit that claimed internal GM documents showed that the company was awar...
Civil Litigation, Entertainment & Sports
Roblox, Discord failed to protect girl, 14, from predators, suit claims
By Federico Lo Giudice
The lawsuit, brought by Seattle based Social Media Victims Law Center, is one of a number of complaints pending in courts thro...