Government
Judge removes 3 Mission Viejo City Council members for overstaying terms
By Ricardo Pineda
“How can a city attorney act adequately and fairly represent the interest of the city while defending council members who are ...
California Supreme Court
California Supreme Court Historical Society announced the winners of the 2022 Writing Competition
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
“When I jumped on the Zoom call, and I saw the California Supreme Court Chief Justice along with several other esteemed member...
The case began a decade ago when the city challenged the agency’s findings on what the city should be required to do to clean...
Civil Litigation
Avenatti asks delay in sentence, says he can’t prepare
By Sunidhi Sridhar
Avenatti argued in the application filed Thursday that because of COVID-19 restrictions at the federal detention center where ...
The three attorneys — Curtis L. Briggs of San Francisco, Robert Canny of Burlingame and Matthew Murrillo of Redlands — allege ...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
It’s OK for judges to coach teams with attorneys’ kids, ethics panel says
By Ricardo Pineda
The formal opinion, now part of the Code of Judicial Ethics and the California Code of Civil Procedure, says judges “are encou...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Judges and Judiciary
Montana professor named to 9th Circuit, Altshuler Berzon partner to Northern District
By Craig Anderson
Altshuler Berzon LLP partner P. Casey Pitts, who represents workers, labor unions and public interest groups, to fill a vacan...
Mediator Barry Appell follows up right away and repeatedly to resolve disputes.
Mediator Barry Appell follows up right away and repeatedly to resolve disputes.
Earthjustice had contended the wells were idle and nonproductive and emit fumes harmful to nearby residents. It sought to forc...
“The widespread distribution of Leire’s false statements has tarnished Enochian’s reputation and caused Enochian to suffer sub...
“Strategic growth into different jurisdictions is important in the firm’s expansion,” firm director Rodney S. Diggs stated.
The complaint alleges that Cisco’s board “deceived stockholders and the market by repeatedly lying about the company’s commitm...
“To recuse the district attorney and the entire district attorney’s office without clear evidence of an actual conflict that r...
Andrew Coldicutt, a sole practitioner in San Diego, declined to comment on the charges. According to his website, Coldicutt fo...
Amid a heat wave and threatened power outages, the Legislature approved new emissions targets and limits on oil and gas drilli...
Katten Muchin Rosenman and partner Carol A. Johnston have denied all allegations in the lawsuit over an estate plan and allege...
Special litigation counsel Larry W. Gabriel wrote in lawsuit that the funders had “actual knowledge” the clients weren’t getti...
Appellate Practice, Law Practice
Buchalter creates Franchise Law Group, adds 3 attorneys
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Thomas M. O’Connell, Jennifer Misetich and Natalie Bryans joined the firm from Best Best & Krieger.
Civil Litigation
Lyft of failing to protect drivers and riders; Lyft denies it
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
“Violence and harassment are not tolerated on the Lyft platform, and drivers or riders who engage in such behavior or otherwis...
Government, Insurance
Insurer won’t pay county’s $69M wrongful prosecution case settlement
By Federico Lo Giudice
Ironshore Specialty Insurance Co. alleges San Bernardino County entered into the settlement with Colonies Partners without con...
“As in any complex matter, a settlement that would provide a distribution to creditors is more favorable than a protracted lit...
Criminal defense lawyer represented famous and infamous
Intellectual Property
FedArb partners with the SIAC on intellectual property matters
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
“This partnership with FedArb leverages off the strengths of both institutions and deepens SIAC’s ties with the California arb...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Panel agrees on police action, then argues about justification
By Skyler Romero
“Although we properly affirmed the dismissal of Javier Vanegas’ false-arrest claim on qualified immunity, I’m left wondering w...
Judges and Judiciary, Real Estate/Development
Justice got $300K from Girardi for Santa Monica condominium
By Craig Anderson
The pair were romantically involved in June 2015, and Tricia Bigelow – who retired last year from the appellate court has retu...
Government, Health Care & Hospital Law
CARE Act to address mentally ill passes Legislature
By Ricardo Pineda
“This bill also comes with real accountability for local governments that don’t comply with court-ordered treatment plans,” Go...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Technology
Preemption provision of Children’s Online Protection Rule challenged
By Wisdom Howell
Before a 9th Circuit panel, counsel for the plaintiffs — Jonathan Levine of Pritzker Levine LLP in Emeryville and David S. Gol...
California Supreme Court
Supreme Court agrees to hear challenge to 3 strikes law
By Craig Anderson
The issue has been a major fight in the district attorney’s office, pitting Gascon against line prosecutors, and was a flashp...
Discipline, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Lawyer who says judges acted wrongly may face sanction
By Christer Schmidt
Edward C. Chung of Seattle wrote he would boycott the hearing by Senior U.S. Circuit Judge A. Wallace Tashima, citing Washingt...