Civil Litigation, Entertainment & Sports
MLB All-Star Kenny Lofton sent nudes on Instagram, suit says
By Christer Schmidt
“He shouldn’t be doing that just in general because he doesn’t know where these are going to, and he shouldn’t be doing this i...
California Supreme Court, State Bar & Bar Associations
Appointments to three state bar bodies announced by the California Supreme Court
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
California Supreme Court, Government
Supreme Court ruling on 3 strikes prompts 2 dissents
By Jonathan Lo
The case involved a prisoner who committed three robberies, with the first two occurring in Illinois and with no pleas nor fin...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Litigation & Arbitration
9th Circuit will reconsider ban on mandated arbitration
By Craig Anderson
Legal observers said the decision, which comes as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce was seeking en banc review of a decision in fav...
MLG Attorneys at Law helps clients standup to the auto industry in product liability cases.
MLG Attorneys at Law helps clients standup to the auto industry in product liability cases.
Criminal law presents same spectrum of human emotion as a good play, Judge Kerry Bensinger says.
Civil Litigation, Securities
Trial set in dispute between Gizmo, former executives
By Sunidhi Sridhar
The founder allegedly “sold Gizmo stock to his friends and others under the guise they were purchasing his personal shares … [...
Civil Rights
Newsom names new leader of state civil rights department
By Wisdom Howell
Jamie L. Crook’s appointment elevates her from deputy director of dispute resolution, a post she had held since February, and ...
Administrative/Regulatory, Judges and Judiciary
San Francisco Superior Court hires new chief executive
By Craig Anderson
On Thursday, the court named Mark Culkins, chief operations officer of the court's criminal division, as interim CEO. He has t...
Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment
US courts no venue for officers’ termination lawsuit, circuit says
By Craig Anderson
“This is a case arising under state law that properly belongs in the state courts,” Senior 9th Circuit Judge J. Clifford Walla...
Civil Litigation
$85M wrongful death award against sheriff is reversed
By Christer Schmidt
Evidence didn’t support large award, U.S. District Judge Marilyn Huff in San Diego wrote.
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Civil Rights
9th Circuit conservatives lash out at majority in Hawaii gun ruling
By Craig Anderson
Senior 9th Circuit Judge Diarmuid O’Scannlain was joined by three other colleagues in criticizing the appeals court for failin...
California Supreme Court, Civil Litigation
Exploding face wand suits say Amazon is liable for products it sells
By Skyler Romero
“Thankfully the California Supreme Court has ruled that they act differently than a traditional mall landlord or someone who’s...
Judicate West neutral Timothy Casserly tries to help litigants avoid the troubled waters of trial.
San Bernardino County Court Commissioner Robert Driessen chooses the law over empathy
Judicate West neutral Timothy Casserly tries to help litigants avoid the troubled waters of trial.
Government
Santa Barbara city attorney on paid leave for personnel probe
By Ricardo Pineda
Ariel P. Calonne, appointed by the City Council in 2014, said when reached by phone Thursday that he was not at liberty to dis...
Civil Litigation
Plaintiff may not use defense’s bragging video that led to retrial
By Christer Schmidt
“To me it felt like the entire law firm was dancing on my client’s grave. I thought it was very insensitive. That’s the kind o...
Appellate Practice, Law Practice
Los Angeles firm rebrands as Zweiback, Fiset & Zalduendo
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Jeanine Zalduendo, the firm’s new name partner, defended Elon Musk in defamation case brought by British caver.
“Significantly, the 9-year/90,000-mile reimbursement period represents almost a doubling of the vehicle’s original 4-year or 5...
Securities
Unity Software hires MoFo to defend securities class action
By Federico Lo Giudice
The complaint, filed in San Francisco on July 6, alleges the software maker hid deficiencies in its product platform, includin...
Civil Litigation
Claim Jackson recording not authentic can go forward: court
By Craig Anderson
The state Supreme Court overturned a 2nd District Court of Appeal decision granting a defense motion to strike under Californi...
Ediscovery, Environmental & Energy
Discovery disputes set for review in Amplify oil spill case
By Ricardo Pineda
“Amplify is a matter of weeks away from substantially completing its document review and productions,” wrote defense attorney ...
Judge Michelle Kazadi applies 20 years of practical family law experience to resolve disputes
Civil Rights, Government
San Francisco appeals ruling that letting noncitizens vote is unconstitutional
By Wisdom Howell
San Francisco Superior Court Judge Richard B. Ulmer Jr. had ruled on July 29 that the ordinance was invalid and unenforceable ...
Civil Litigation, Government
School agrees to pay $18M over death of child with Down syndrome
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
“Even though this is a large settlement It won’t bring our son back; it could have been avoided if they had done what they wer...
Appellate Practice, Insurance, Law Practice
Norton Rose Fulbright grows insurance practice in Los Angeles
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Jonathan F. Bank moved to the firm from Locke Lord. Al Bottalico, who isn’t a lawyer, was a deputy state insurance commissioner.
Appellate Practice, Law Practice
San Fernando Valley firms merge, operate as Lagerlof LLP
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The 42-lawyer law firm will provide estate planning, corporate and tax, public agency, elder law, litigation, private fiduciar...
Legal Education, State Bar & Bar Associations
Final non-exam bar licensure plan not expected until 2023
By Skyler Romero
The Blue Ribbon Commission on the Future of the Bar Exam has discussed “a reduction of the subject matters covered on the exam...