Civil Litigation, Contracts
Jury gives Eventbrite $11M in ‘material adverse change’ case related to shutdowns
By Jonathan Lo
The jury found, after a week of trial and two hours of deliberation, that MRG breached the contract while Eventbrite did not, ...
As a teacher, prosecutor and judge, San Diego jurist works for children.
Health Care & Hospital Law, Litigation & Arbitration
Arbitrator awards surfer $4M for botched knee surgery
By Federico Lo Giudice
“What Mr. Cozad has been through in terms of types and consequences of surgeries cannot be overstated,” arbitrator Jay C. Hort...
Civil Litigation, Entertainment & Sports
Deal might give defunct football league players $73M
By Federico Lo Giudice
The Alliance of American Football League is in bankruptcy in Texas. Payment of the settlement is subject to the estate receivi...
Criminal
Avenatti should serve 3 years and a day in prison in Stormy Daniels case, prosecutors say
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Sentencing is scheduled Thursday U.S. District Judge Jesse M. Furman in Manhattan.
Government
New speaker, members, outlook in offing for state Assembly
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Assemblyman Robert Rivas, D-Salinas, announced Friday he had “secured enough votes” to replace Speaker Anthony Rendon, D-Lakew...
Government
San Francisco donor information law faces 2nd federal challenge
By Jonathan Lo
The city was sued by the group San Franciscans Supporting Prop B, which said Measure F, supported by 77% of voters in 2019, vi...
Entertainment & Sports, Litigation & Arbitration
Arbitration compelled in dispute between “Matrix” co-producers
By Ricardo Pineda
“WarnerMedia benefits by driving up the value of its subsidiary, just as [it] prepares to spin off and merge with Discovery, a...
Civil Litigation, Judges and Judiciary, Labor/Employment
Challenge to limits on work of retired judges gets trial date
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The seven remaining plaintiffs — an eighth died after the litigation began — claim recent participation limits discriminate on...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Government
Law professor helped plan a crime, lawyers for Jan. 6 committee say
By Craig Anderson
Former Chapman University Fowler School of Law professor continues to fight subpoenas for documents related to work for Trump.
A skilled mediator and arbitrator, Fred K. Morrison uses his experience as a former appellate court justice
Appellate Practice, Health Care & Hospital Law, Law Practice
Doctors, lawyers discuss chances of new cooperation era
By Malcolm Maclachlan
“A lot of the areas where we have historically not been able to work together on have really been a function of our difference...
Appellate Practice, California Supreme Court, Law Practice
State Supreme Court extends Provisional Licensure Program 7 months for 346 participants
By Laurinda Keys
Reasons for failure to meet the deadline include: failure to sit for any of the four bar exams administered since the pandemic...
Civil Litigation, Ediscovery
Lawyer: No evidence Walgreens paid 3rd parties to boost opioid sales
By Wisdom Howell
San Francisco has put on a parade of experts to try to show that all of the companies in the opioid supply chain bore responsi...
Civil Litigation
Lax security led to mass shooting in San Jose last year, lawsuit says
By Christer Schmidt
A disgruntled employee of Valley Transportation Authority killed nine of his co-workers before turning the gun on himself. He ...
Civil Litigation, Environmental & Energy
Consolidated class action will proceed in oil spill litigation
By Ricardo Pineda
“Once a complaint for limitation of liability is filed by a vessel owner, courts generally stay applicable claims against the ...
Securities, Technology
Elon Musk is manipulating Twitter stock, lawsuit says
By Craig Anderson
Plaintiffs’ attorney Anne Marie Murphy accused the billionaire of making statements to drive down the price of Twitter stock, ...
Judges and Judiciary
Nominee for district court in Fresno clears committee
By Craig Anderson
A confirmation of Fresno County Superior Court Judge Isabel I. de Alba would leave the long-overworked Eastern District judici...
Judge Annette E. Rees says juvenile court is where she needs to be
Civil Litigation
Lawsuit over heavy metals in baby food heads to trial
By Christer Schmidt
Parents across the nation have sought to argue in court cases that exposure to arsenic, lead, cadmium, and mercury in various ...
Judges and Judiciary
San Mateo Court, Judicial Council won’t collect $30M in civil debt
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The Judicial Council also agreed “not to fight this lawsuit pending action from the governor and the Legislature to end civil ...
Appellate Practice, Health Care & Hospital Law, Law Practice
Healthcare litigator joins Nossaman in San Francisco
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Michael Gawley has extensive experience handling a broad range of litigation matters, including medical staff and peer review ...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Securities, Technology
Tesla seeks 9th Circuit review of ruling Musk’s tweets were reckless
By Craig Anderson
“Elon Musk is paying them a lot of money so [defense attorneys] had to argue something,” said Adam C. Pritchard, a professor a...
Appellate Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Labor/Employment, Law Practice
Law firm disqualified for not destroying privileged documents received by mistake
By Federico Lo Giudice
The Lewitt Hackman lawyers wrote that Miracle Mile Law Group had been “caught withholding text messages and illegal audio reco...
Civil Litigation
Alleged defective airbags in millions of cars bring class action
By Wisdom Howell
The complaint – filed jointly by 10 lawyers from Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy; Newsome Melton; Levin, Papantonio, Rafferty, ...
Appellate Practice, Judges and Judiciary, Law Practice
Retired judge joins Judicate West in Orange County
James J. Di Cesare has broad experience hearing civil litigation, including serving as the supervising judge of the Orange Cou...
Data Privacy, Technology
Twitter will pay $150M civil penalty to settle federal data privacy lawsuit
By Ricardo Pineda
The company also agreed to build a stronger anti-breach system, in deal with FTC
Barstow Commissioner Carrier Halgrimson tries to bring clarity and understanding to proceedings.
Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property, Technology
Trial starts in dispute between Oracle, Hewlett Packard
By Craig Anderson
Oracle claims it suffered $66.8 million in lost profits because Hewlett Packard Enterprise worked with Terix Computer Co. to i...
Civil Litigation, Data Privacy, Technology
Retirement trust sues San Francisco cybersecurity company
By Wisdom Howell
In the wake of the July 2021 Supreme Court decision Goldman Sachs Grp. v. Arkansas Teachers’ Retirement Sys., class actions by...