Criminal
Attorneys beat $40M claim with 12-0 jury verdict for Avenatti ex-clients
By Ricardo Pineda
“We proved that it was all about Avenatti’s bad acts, had nothing to do with Mr. Parrish and Mr. Fitzgibbons, and that the Sto...
ADR Services, Inc.’s John Drath doesn’t approach dispute resolution with cookie cutter solutions.
Sacramento family law judge left lucrative litigation practice.
Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment
Ex-Tesla worker whose $136M was slashed rejects $15M substitute
By Wisdom Howell
The decision to reject the $15 million award comes two weeks after U.S. District Judge William H. Orrick in San Francisco deni...
Judges and Judiciary, Labor/Employment
State high court to review PAGA on issue of manageability at trial
By Federico Lo Giudice
"Do trial courts have inherent authority to ensure that claims under the Private Attorneys General Act will be manageable at t...
Health Care & Hospital Law, Judges and Judiciary
Judge won’t let doctors help patients take life-ending doses
By Ricardo Pineda
“It is almost as if the plaintiffs have proposed a new lawsuit in response to the motion to dismiss,” stated U.S. District Jud...
Sacramento judge values curiosity and willingness to listen.
Government, Land Use
After Angel Stadium land sale, lawmaker wants law strengthened
By Ricardo Pineda
“The Angel Stadium land sale and the resulting $96 million fine shows the [Surplus Land] Act needs more teeth to it,” wrote bi...
Government
Biden supports pork farmers in challenge to California law
By Ricardo Pineda
“The judgment of the court of appeals should be reversed, and the case should be remanded for appropriate proceedings,” conclu...
Entertainment & Sports, Technology
Tarantino says NFTs are based on Pulp Fiction screenplay
By Federico Lo Giudice
“At every turn, the parties bent over backwards to make clear that Mr. Tarantino was not assigning any rights in the screenpla...
Appellate Practice, Law Practice
William Oxley returns to Orrick, after nearly a decade away
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
“When I left Orrick, it was already a phenomenal litigation and trial firm, and that has just grown exponentially,” Oxley said.
“This settlement is historic, marking the first time that Meta has agreed to terminate one of its algorithmic targeting tools ...
Appellate Practice, Environmental & Energy, Law Practice
Legal Services gets $154,000 to help wildfire victims
By Federico Lo Giudice
“This funding will help Californians navigate insurance claims, housing issues, document recovery, and more as they seek to ge...
Judges and Judiciary
Superior Court in Santa Ana to begin renovations
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Small claims and probate is being moved to a temporary facility in Costa Mesa.
Banking, Technology
Crypto expert Joseph Doll is NFT marketplace’s new legal counsel
By Christer Schmidt
“After 5.5 years in big law as a crypto and corporate specialist, I’m excited to announce that I’m leaving Fenwick’s crypto te...
Government
Elections for DA, others should be moved, changed, lawmaker says
By Malcolm Maclachlan
“These are incredibly important positions in communities,” said the bill’s author, Assemblyman Kevin McCarty, D-Sacramento. “T...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit grapples with rules for emergency closures
By Craig Anderson
“The government expects to move to dismiss the remaining counts of the indictment after sentence is imposed,” reads the docume...
“The company believes that the decision undermines the ability of companies to rely on official actions taken by expert regula...
Judges and Judiciary
New group to draft guidelines for remote civil proceedings
By Federico Lo Giudice
The working group will collect data to help create a proposed list of recommendations, which are due to the Legislature and Go...
Contracts, Labor/Employment
Hair care company settles lawsuit filed by whistleblower
By Federico Lo Giudice
The plaintiff said John Paul Mitchell Systems breached his contract and fired him because of his age. He also said the company...
Government, Health Care & Hospital Law
Committee OKs Newsom’s homeless court bill
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Much of the debate around CARE Court has focused on whether it makes the mental health care system more coercive or less. A 38...
Antitrust & Trade Reg., Technology
Drivers try new tactic in fight with rideshare companies: Antitrust
By Jonathan Lo
The complaint argues at its core that Uber and Lyft’s conduct “harms competition in both the labor market as well as the consu...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Unanimous Senate Committee upsets State Bar’s ‘sandbox’ plans
By Malcolm Maclachlan
“There are other ways to increase access to justice,” Assembly Judiciary Committee Chairman Mark Stone said
Judges and Judiciary
First Latina confirmed to seat on Eastern District court
By Ricardo Pineda
“We welcome Judge de Alba to the federal trial bench with open arms!” Chief District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller of the Eastern ...
Labor/Employment, Technology
Baker Botts writes amicus in ride-share appeal on behalf of Schwarzenegger
By Christer Schmidt
“In this age of hyper-partisanship and gridlock, ballot initiatives empower the people to take back control and enact practica...
Law Practice, Real Estate/Development
17 real estate lawyers join Holland & Knight in Los Angeles
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The lawyers came from from Pircher, Nichols & Meeks and are based in Century City
Contracts, Intellectual Property
Copyright lawsuit gets faster decision in Texas while Hollywood studios await
By Ricardo Pineda
Columbia Pictures, Amazon, Disney, Paramount, Warner Bros. and Universal Pictures filed a complaint for copyright infringement...
Government, State Bar & Bar Associations
Unknown group tries to save bar’s sandbox proposals in Legislature
By Malcolm Maclachlan
“It seems like they’re a lobbying group, but none of them are registered lobbyists, so that’s concerning,” said Micha Star Lib...
California Supreme Court
Supreme Court rejects challenges to pandemic trial delays
By Federico Lo Giudice
In 2 criminal cases, defendants asked the state Supreme Court to grant relief citing speedy trial laws. In one case, Justice G...