Civil Litigation
Netflix faces $170m defamation suit from woman who claims she was inspiration for 'Baby Reindeer' character
By Devon Belcher
"Defendants told these lies, and never stopped, because it was a better story than the truth, and better stories make money," ...
Torts/Personal Injury
Judge voices concern over law firm's overstretched capacity and potential case dumping
By Sunidhi Sridhar
U.S. District Judge Vince G. Chhabria received a call from a plaintiff in the Roundup litigation who said that she had refused...
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
NFL accused of scheming over 'Sunday Ticket' pricing on first day of antitrust trial
By Devon Belcher
"We have a trail of documents that tell the truth of what happened," Susman Godfrey LLP partner Amanda K. Bonn told jurors. "T...
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
AI industry probe is FTC's attempt to get ahead of the boom
By Jack Needham
New rules published by the FTC mean the scope of conduct that can be considered as anti-competitive is much broader than it ha...
Data Privacy, Technology
NetGear accused of illegally gathering customer data
By Wisdom Howell
The company is accused of using software from TikTok and Salesforce to build profiles of users.
Criminal, Mergers & Acquisitions
Tech mogul cleared of fraud charges in acquisition by Hewlett-Packard
By Sunidhi Sridhar
British tech mogul Mike Lynch and former Autonomy vice president Stephen Chamberlain were acquitted after an 11-week trial in ...
Civil Litigation
Quinn Emanuel disqualified from appeal of $10B dispute
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
The hearing on the motion to disqualify was punctuated by Quinn Emmanuel senior counsel Kathleen M. Sullivan addressing the ju...
Criminal, Law Practice
Former 'Trojan Shield' prosecutor joins Snell & Wilmer in San Diego
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Andrew P. Young played a pivotal role in "Operation Trojan Shield".
Civil Litigation, Data Privacy
Lead counsel named in 23andMe litigation
By Sunidhi Sridhar
23andMe, which recently announced a new goal of mining genetic data and partnering with pharmaceutical companies for research ...
California Supreme Court, Environmental & Energy
UC Berkeley wins legal battle, paving way for student housing on People's Park site
By Craig Anderson
The ruling marks a political shift, with People's Park - once a symbol of the 1960s Berkeley counterculture - having no suppor...
Roderick Thompson tailors his dispute resolution approach to best fit each case.
Land Use
Court tosses case seeking closure of Chiquita Canyon landfill
By Skyler Romero
"The court essentially determined this is a political question and the County of Los Angeles is in the driver's seat," counsel...
Civil Litigation, Torts/Personal Injury
Allegations in wrongful death case sufficient for punitive damages claim, judge rules
By Wisdom Howell
Attorneys for a medical transportation company had argued that the circumstances of a 2023 crash, while "distasteful," were no...
California Supreme Court, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Supreme Court weighs sanctions against LA over legal dispute
By Craig Anderson
The question revolves around a 1986 law, the Civil Discovery Act, and whether trial court judges have independent authority to...
Criminal, Securities
Stock warrants, not insider knowledge, behind CEO's decision to sell, attorneys argue
By Devon Belcher
Terren Peizer's case marks the first time the Department of Justice has sought criminal insider trading charges against an exe...
Environmental & Energy
Judge dismisses CEQA lawsuit, clears way for proposed reservoir near Sacramento
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed SB 149 last year, which allows governors to certify some important projects to resolve environmental ...
Immigration
Southwestern Law and LA LGBT Center launch Asylum Law Clinic
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
State Bar accuses Livermore legal assistant of practicing law without license
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The State Bar found 200 client files when it raided her office on May 29.
California Supreme Court
California Supreme Court weighs exempting ex-Uber lawyer's case from economic loss rule
By Wisdom Howell
The lawyer sued Uber following its April 2016 launch in Argentina, claiming the company knowingly concealed the fact that he w...
Community News
Women’s Law Center honors national team stars’ fight for pay
By Jessica Lynn Murray
Christen Press and Tobin Heath of the U.S. women's national soccer team were honored for their dedication to the cause.
Administrative/Regulatory, Criminal
Assembly votes to extend remote criminal proceedings
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The Assembly passed SB 92, which would extend remote criminal proceedings until 2026, by a 6-0 vote despite opposition from la...
Securities
Novel securities fraud trial involving former Ontrak CEO begins
By Devon Belcher
The case is the first time the Department of Justice has brought criminal insider trading charges solely based on an executive...
Administrative/Regulatory, Government
Helicopter company says City of Los Angeles violated charter
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
"On information and belief, the city has rarely, if ever, allowed a lease action to lapse for over 15 months, making this a ca...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Sutter Health's antitrust victory overturned by 9th Circuit panel
By Craig Anderson
The panel ruled that U.S. Magistrate Judge Laurel D. Beeler of San Francisco failed to instruct the jury to determine whether ...
The issues raised by the executive order, announced Tuesday, are in "some ways less justifiable" than similar measures announc...
Civil Litigation, Entertainment & Sports, Intellectual Property
Disney settles lawsuit over motion capture technology in blockbusters
By Sunidhi Sridhar
The settlement includes claims related to several blockbuster movies, including "Deadpool," "Guardians of the Galaxy," and "Av...
John Branca said he wants the money used to help promising music majors at local community colleges to transfer to Occidental.
Law Practice
Financial services team joins Holland & Knight in LA
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The team includes Paul W. A. Severin, who was until recently vice chairman of Loeb & Loeb LLP.
Foley & Lardner continues to grow Bay Area transactions practice
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Former in-house lawyer Brian C. Wheeler joined the firm this week.
Criminal
Girardi's celebrity status requires private juror vetting, lawyers say
By Devon Belcher
Girardi's attorneys compared Girardi's situation to that of Stormy Daniels' former attorney, Michael Avenatti, whose fraud tri...