Civil Litigation
No crying for Boohoo as it scores a $22.4 million settlement
By Federico Lo Giudice
The UK-based fashion company was accused of publishing inflated prices only to pretend to slash them in fake flash sales.
Discipline
Temecula attorney stole from client trust and bar association, prosecutors say
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Edward J. Nowakoski pleaded guilty and was sentenced to probation and ordered to repay the money.
Civil Litigation, Health Care & Hospital Law
$43M award for woman with mesothelioma
By Federico Lo Giudice
The woman said she believes she was exposed to asbestos cleaning clothes of her husband, a general contractor.
Criminal, Judges and Judiciary
3 Bay Area courts may not be following new bail law, says report
By Malcolm Maclachlan
One of these courts counters that the report’s statistics are flawed, yet also concedes they don’t know how well their judges ...
Civil Rights, Criminal, Technology
Tangled civil, criminal cases proceed after Tesla autopilot crash
By Ricardo Pineda
The case, with a hearing in August over the plaintiffs request to file a second amended complaint, already has been tangled by...
Judges and Judiciary, Torts/Personal Injury
Defendant admits fender bender; jury awards plaintiffs 1/10th of demand
By Christer Schmidt
“The jury appreciated that our client accepted full responsibility for a low speed accident which caused the soft tissue injur...
Civil Litigation, Health Care & Hospital Law
UCLA settles last group of sex abuse suits, total nears $700M
By Jonathan Lo
There were two prior rounds of settlements in cases involving Heaps, a $243.6 million settlement of more than 200 lawsuits and...
Stanislaus County judge says good listening skills help on the bench
Government, Labor/Employment
LA County union didn’t honor opt out until federal lawsuit filed, says plaintiff
By Federico Lo Giudice
U.S. District Judge Dale S. Fischer denied a restraining order request on Friday. She said the plaintiff had not established i...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Bar names new administrator for outside counsel on conflict cases
By Christer Schmidt
The change is meant to increase the efficiency of conflict case processing.
Government, Health Care & Hospital Law
Newsom signs law to lift cap on medical malpractice damage awards
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Trial lawyer Nicholas C. Rowley said the law opens the door to collaborations between plaintiffs’ attorneys and medical profes...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Civil Litigation
Damages against lender were too low, 9th Circuit rules
By Craig Anderson
In 2018, U.S. District Judge John F. Walter ruled that CashCall was charging illegally high interest but, in a victory for the...
Civil Litigation, Insurance, Law Practice
Sheppard Mullin gets 12-0 defense verdict for insurance company
By Wisdom Howell
“I found the jury pool to be very educated and engaged, which was good for both sides. Based on my experience, I’ve never seen...
California Courts of Appeal, Civil Litigation
Second anti-SLAAP motion denied to LA archdiocese
By Ricardo Pineda
“The Archdiocese focused on a handful of allegations from plaintiff’s complaint which could be characterized as speech — or, m...
Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property
Dietary supplements trial will be battle of scientific studies
By Jonathan Lo
The class’ attorney, Eugene G. Iredale of Iredale and Yoo APC, called the defendant’s product “snake oil” in his opening state...
Criminal
Avenatti, facing sentencing, apologizes to Stormy Daniels
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
“Some may view his remorse as too little too late, and that the Court may look skeptically on his contrition given the way in ...
West Coast Trial Lawyers apply prosecutorial approach to plaintiffs’ work
Data Privacy, Technology
Apple suit jump starts facial recognition patent adjudication
By Wisdom Howell
At issue is Apple’s use of a program that allows a user to unlock their iPhone or iPad by storing information related to its f...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Judges and Judiciary
Appeal panel asked to find whether CJP ever referred a judge for criminal prosecution
By Malcolm Maclachlan
While the current case appears unlikely to succeed, it comes amid growing calls for transparency by the state judicial watchdo...
Banking
SEC fines Wells Fargo Advisors $7M for anti-money laundering malpractice
By Ricardo Pineda
The alert system adopted by the Wells Fargo subsidiary in January 2019, designed to monitor and alert suspicious transactions ...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Labor/Employment
EEOC deal with Activision ‘not good enough’ state tells circuit
By Federico Lo Giudice
‘The agency is trying again – for the sixth time – to derail this proceeding and prevent eligible workers from receiving the b...
Civil Litigation
Judge cuts attorney fees in $98M Mattel settlement with investors
By Christer Schmidt
“The court finds persuasive class counsel’s arguments and evidence concerning the excellent value of the results achieved thro...
Government, Health Care & Hospital Law
Governor expected to sign sweeping medical malpractice bill
By Jonathan Lo
The bill, AB 35, was introduced to the legislature late last month and swiftly made its way to the governor’s desk. If he sign...
Judges and Judiciary
Transcript shows judge who recused himself threatened defender with marshals
By John Roemer
"We're done. Seriously, we are done. I am no longer able to dispassionately play this game anymore, because this is like fun a...
Government, Labor/Employment
Bill to let state Capitol aides unionize set for revival
By John Roemer
“The Legislature has claimed to be pro-union and pro-worker but has refused to grant its own employees the choice to collectiv...
Government, Health Care & Hospital Law, Insurance
State says no end to claims if wheelchairs must be covered in ACA insurance plans
By Jonathan Lo
The insurer, along with the California Department of Managed Health Care and its director Mary Watanabe, are accused of denyin...
Appellate Practice, Environmental & Energy, Law Practice
Cotchett Pitre & McCarthy are lead counsel in chemical pollution case
By Ricardo Pineda
“There are a variety of health related situations here,” Gary Praglin of the designated law firm explained on the phone Tuesda...
Labor/Employment, Technology
Judge ‘pained’ to grant leave to amend in labor suit against Tesla
By Wisdom Howell
“It pains me to have to give leave to amend but I just don’t read the 9th Circuit as having much tolerance for one and done. I...
Judges and Judiciary
US judge says he doesn’t trust defense attorneys, recuses self, then seals order
By Craig Anderson
"I lost the ability to trust the honesty of defense counsel. I cannot take anything defense counsel states at face value," U.S...
Environmental & Energy, Government
19 states join California to intervene in challenge to vehicle emissions local waiver
By Federico Lo Giudice
A different coalition of 17 states challenged the waiver on the grounds that it was unnecessary and prevented carmakers from c...