“Insureds and additional insureds are mandated to cooperate with Travelers with regard to all aspects of its coverage, includi...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Civil Rights
Anti-SLAPP valid in federal case, split circuit panel says
By Skyler Romero
“It’s a great ruling for activists like Morgan Simon who are working with others to champion change. Having the anti-SLAPP sta...
California Courts of Appeal, Civil Litigation
Salon can sue insurer over COVID closure as an ‘evacuation’
By Ricardo Pineda
“Plaintiff contends the insurance policy’s civil authority endorsement covered its business losses because the public health o...
Civil Litigation, Environmental & Energy
Monsanto blames ‘fraudulent’ lab for clearing glyphosate
By Wisdom Howell
The agricultural biotech giant claimed that the chemical at issue, glyphosate, was deemed to not cause cancer in humans and th...
Health Care & Hospital Law
Tylenol ingredient unsafe, federal lawsuit against J&J alleges
By Sunidhi Sridhar
“Many varieties [of Tylenol products] contain titanium dioxide (TiO₂), a heavy metal and artificial colorant that is harmful u...
Judges and Judiciary
Bill to extend remote civil hearings killed by author
By Malcolm Maclachlan
SB 848 would have allowed courts to conduct remote civil proceedings until Jan. 1, 2026. The current rules expire on July 1, 2...
Environmental & Energy, Government
Legal experts discount impact of Biden climate bill on EPA lawsuits
By Craig Anderson
“There’s been a lot of recent talk about whether the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) indirectly overrides West Virginia v. EPA,”...
Intellectual Property
Dispute over origin of Jelly Belly Candy moves to California
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The long-running dispute between the sides has enough strange details to fill up movie comedy: drug-laced candies, an incendia...
Entertainment & Sports, Intellectual Property
Fortnite animations didn’t infringe on choreographer’s dance moves
By Sunidhi Sridhar
“The plaintiff’s dance is performed by humans in the physical world and the defendant’s emote by animated characters in a virt...
Civil Litigation, Entertainment & Sports
“Top Gun” lawsuit won’t fly, Paramount responds
By Ricardo Pineda
Molly M. Lens of O’Melveny & Myers LLP said that when the court reads the piece, titled “Top Guns” and published by Califo...
Civil Litigation, Government
School officials ignored girl’s death threats, now they owe her $1M
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
“The bullying traumatized Eleri Olive Irons so much that she suffered PTSD, cut herself and sought refuge in the school nurse’...
Civil Litigation
No evidence Girardi’s wife knew of alleged fraud, judge says
By Federico Lo Giudice
Evan Borges, who represents Erika Girardi, said after the hearing that this was the first time any judge has ruled in her favor.
Discipline, State Bar & Bar Associations
Bar opposes new public disciplinary charges in old cases
By Sunidhi Sridhar
“The State Bar has argued that the harm to the plaintiff members is fleeting on the purported grounds that these confidential ...
Civil Rights, Real Estate/Development
Tenants picketing over eviction is public issue covered by anti-SLAPP
By Skyler Romero
“The Court of Appeal erred in holding that the demonstration outside Geiser’s home did not constitute speech in connection wit...
Environmental & Energy, Land Use
State doesn’t owe oil company for facility it abandoned
By Federico Lo Giudice
“The bottom line is that Venoco created an emergency when it threatened to leave unmanned a facility that required constant mo...
Civil Litigation, Technology
Meta settles case over Cambridge Analytica, sanctions might follow
By Wisdom Howell
The class of plaintiffs agreed to settle claims that the company violated state and federal law by facilitating the data harve...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Civil Rights
9th Circuit orders school to reinstate Christian student club
By Craig Anderson
“More than a whiff, a stench of animus against the students’ religious beliefs pervades the Pioneer High School campus,” wrote...
Civil Litigation, Technology
Tesla owners alleged random braking in autopilot feature
By Jonathan Lo
According to the complaint, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has received hundreds of complaints in the las...
Judges and Judiciary, Labor/Employment
Shortage prompts LA court to move stenographers to felony, juvenile matters
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Immigration
Iranian green card applicants sue to speed immigration process
By Malcolm Maclachlan
“The Department has withheld and unreasonably delayed the adjudication of Plaintiffs’ diversity visa applications by failing t...
Government, Land Use
Clearing of camp on Oakland street can start, US judge ruled
By Sunidhi Sridhar
Caltrans said the encampment is a threat to public safety as fires frequently break out in the area. Twelve fires have occurre...
"The court issued a tentative ruling dismissing the case without leave to amend," David J. Darnell, a supervising trial attorn...
Civil Litigation, Environmental & Energy
$13M deal would end misdemeanors over oil spill
By Craig Anderson
As part of the agreement, Amplify Energy Corp. and its subsidiaries would be required to improve training for all employees in...
California Supreme Court, Civil Litigation
13 states file amici supporting California’s pork producer law
By Skyler Romero
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a challenge to the state’s ban on the sale of pork derived from breeding pigs confin...
California Supreme Court
Guerrero confirmed as next Chief Justice of California; now must face voters
By Craig Anderson
Civil Litigation
Mediator left, no hope to settle, say GM engine suit litigants
By Wisdom Howell
“I’m an eternal optimist despite the apparent difficulties for a potential new magistrate judge to go through about 900 teleco...
Securities
Granite Construction agrees to $12M penalty to settle SEC case
By Jonathan Lo
“Granite is committed to conducting our business ethically and transparently, and we have implemented numerous remedial action...
Civil Litigation, Environmental & Energy
Resolution protocol is settling thousands of Woolsey Fire cases
By Christer Schmidt
“In the second quarter, SCE resolved approximately $400 million of claims. In total, the utility has resolved nearly 90% of it...
Schonbrun Seplow Harris Hoffman & Zeldes combine human rights law with everything else
JAMS neutral Alan Perkins doesn't believe haranguing litigants helps to resolve disputes.