Civil Litigation, Environmental & Energy, Government
Pipeline company to pay $230M in Santa Barbara oil spill settlement
By Federico Lo Giudice
“It took seven years of extensive litigation, but with the hard work of federal District Court Judge Philip S. Gutierrez, who ...
Government
Huntington Beach council gets proposal to change how city attorney is chosen
By Christer Schmidt
Huntington Beach revises its charter around every 10 years. Changing the city attorney role from elected to appointed has been...
Constitutional Law, Labor/Employment
Quotas for women on corporate boards found unconstitutional
By Craig Anderson
“The lack of any effort to limit the remedial scheme to those who suffered such discrimination is fatal to the scheme,” wrote ...
Environmental & Energy, Government
17 states sue EPA over California emissions waiver
By Wisdom Howell
The lawsuit, filed on Friday, stems from a March 9 announcement by the EPA that the California waiver – eliminated under Presi...
Environmental & Energy, Government
Environmental group sues Paramount City over expanded refinery
By Ricardo Pineda
"The city's environmental review process was extremely comprehensive and included input from experts as well as the public. B...
Civil Litigation, Environmental & Energy
Trial begins Tuesday in dispute over fatal PG&E pipeline explosion
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The sides agree that in November 2015, a man employed by Big N Deep Agricultural Development Inc. was operating a bulldozer th...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Labor/Employment
Lifeguards take their union dues case to 9th Circuit
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The case is one of many that seek to build on Janus v. AFSCME 2018 DJDAR 6308, a U.S. Supreme Court decision that found nonmem...
Banking, Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property
Irell wins $218M jury verdict in patent case against bank
By Craig Anderson
The jury also ruled PNC Bank willfully infringed the four patents, which leaves open the possibility that damages could be tre...
Environmental & Energy, Government
2 agencies in trial over water distribution in San Diego County
By Jonathan Lo
Yet another trial opens between Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, a regional water wholesaler, and San Diego...
Trial defense boutique Yukevich Cavanaugh isn’t afraid to take cases to court.
Judges and Judiciary
San Diego’s historic Whaley House will hear court cases again for one day
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
San Diego Superior Court is returning to the historic courthouse known as the Whaley House. It’s a place where some believe gh...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Civil Rights
9th Circuit split ruling used to support gun owners’ privacy lawsuit
By Ricardo Pineda
Michael B. Reynolds of Snell Wilmer LLP filed a memorandum in his San Diego federal court case, asking U.S. District Judge Lar...
Administrative/Regulatory, Government, Judges and Judiciary
Newsom calls for $200M judicial spending boost in budget proposal
By Wisdom Howell
The proposed revision increases the original price tag for the state judicial branch by $200 million in total and adds nearly ...
Appellate Practice, Law Practice
New management structure announced at Quinn Emanuel
By Craig Anderson
John Quinn, who will turn 71 next month, will remain as the firm’s chairman and downplayed the change, saying it formalizes an...
Banking, Litigation & Arbitration, Technology
Crypto crash to bring uptick in tech, commodities litigation
By Federico Lo Giudice
“We may well see an uptick in crypto-related litigation, just as we might see securities class actions arising from the drop i...
Civil Rights, Government
Jewish parents, teachers sue over “racist, anti-Semitic” curriculum
By Jonathan Lo
The complaint says the defendants were unhappy with the Legislature’s decision to remove Israel and Palestine from the Ethnic ...
Technology, U.S. Supreme Court
Social media companies ask U.S. High Court to stay Texas law
By Craig Anderson
The Texas law would force social media companies to publish Holocaust denials, ISIS propaganda, or posts encouraging children ...
US Judge Stanley Blumenfeld Jr. is a critical thinker who enjoys legal challenges
By David Houston
US judge in LA uses motion hearings to test his thinking.
Appellate Practice, Judges and Judiciary, Law Practice
Judge Paul T. Suzuki retires from the bench, joins ADR Services Inc.
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Suzuki’s parents spent time in a Japanese internment camp in Wyoming. They moved to South Central in Los Angeles after leaving...
Government, Judges and Judiciary
In one contest, Court Commissioner Laura Passaglia McCarthy and attorney John F. LemMon are the candidates. In the other, att...
Criminal, Government, Military Law
“It’s probably unprecedented, in my experience, having prosecutors get on the stand in the middle of trial,” said Peter G. Ko,...
Government, Health Care & Hospital Law
Legislature passes MICRA cap increase bill
By Malcolm Maclachlan
By a 60-0 vote, the California Assembly sent AB 35 to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk on Thursday morning. Newsom is expected to sign...
California Courts of Appeal, Judges and Judiciary
Hearing set for Judge Joanne Motoike’s appellate nomination
By Federico Lo Giudice
The Commission on Judicial Appointments will consider the Orange County judge’s nomination to the 4th District Court of Appeal...
Administrative/Regulatory, Health Care & Hospital Law, Labor/Employment
Pharmacist regulator says Walgreens didn’t use red flags to discourage over-dispensing of opioids
By Wisdom Howell
“I’ve reviewed complaints from Walgreens pharmacists about short staffing and metrics to fill prescriptions faster,” testified...
Environmental & Energy, Government
ExxonMobil sues Santa Barbara County for trucking permits
By Federico Lo Giudice
The lawsuit alleges that following 2015’s oil spill, ExxonMobil applied for an interim trucking permit to temporarily transpor...
Government, Land Use
State housing density statute lawful, judge rules
By Malcolm Maclachlan
“Laws like SB 10 are essential to address California’s housing shortage and affordability crisis, providing local governments ...
Government, Technology
Big tech on uncertain ground after Texas social media law injunction lifted
By Craig Anderson
“It’s shortsighted for conservatives to support these cases to fight liberal bias,” said Thomas Berry, a research fellow at th...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Environmental & Energy, Government
Circuit mulls whether cities can block natural gas connections
By Jonathan Lo
The California Restaurant Association argued that Berkeley’s regulation, enacted in 2019, is preempted by the Energy Policy an...
Appellate Practice, Criminal, Law Practice
Criminal Courts Bar Assoc. names fifth woman in 67 year history as trial attorney of the year
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
“I guess I just want to be different from the rest. I always like the underdog. I like that story, even though sometimes it ca...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Judges and Judiciary
Retired, private judges can solicit charitable donations, ethics committee says
By Federico Lo Giudice
“Retired judges who are privately retained and do not sit by assignment through the Temporary Assigned Judges Program or work ...