This is the property of the Daily Journal Corporation and fully protected by copyright. It is made available only to Daily Journal subscribers for personal or collaborative purposes and may not be distributed, reproduced, modified, stored or transferred without written permission. Please click "Reprint" to order presentation-ready copies to distribute to clients or use in commercial marketing materials or for permission to post on a website. and copyright (showing year of publication) at the bottom.
Subscribe to the Daily Journal for access to Daily Appellate Reports, Verdicts, Judicial Profiles and more...
News

    Filter by date
     to 
    Search by Category
    Search by Headline


Civil Litigation, Entertainment & Sports, Intellectual Property


The settlement includes claims related to several blockbuster movies, including "Deadpool," "Guardians of the Galaxy," and "Av...



Music industry lawyer gives $5M to Occidental College

Jun. 5, 2024
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

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

Jun. 5, 2024
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

The team includes Paul W. A. Severin, who was until recently vice chairman of Loeb & Loeb LLP.


Former in-house lawyer Brian C. Wheeler joined the firm this week.


Girardi's attorneys compared Girardi's situation to that of Stormy Daniels' former attorney, Michael Avenatti, whose fraud tri...


Civil Litigation


Former GM accused of 'looting' LA company

Jun. 4, 2024
By Skyler Romero

Defendant Juan Carlos Romano conspired to divert company funds away from El Ruisenor de Mexico, Inc. to benefit himself and hi...


California Supreme Court, Criminal


The law went into effect on Jan. 1, 2022, and imposed new requirements on gang enhancements in criminal cases, including the o...


Civil Litigation, Data Privacy


Orrick settles data breach lawsuit for $8M

Jun. 4, 2024
By Sunidhi Sridhar

The data breach occurred in March 2023 and affected over 600,000 people.


Civil Litigation, Environmental & Energy


The maker of Ram and Jeep vehicles wanted claims it cheated the diesel emissions standard moved to Michigan.



Diocese's bankruptcy could impact immigration nonprofit

Jun. 4, 2024
By Malcolm Maclachlan

A wave of diocese Chapter 11 filings could threaten the CLINIC's revenue streams at a time when many organizations helping imm...


Community News


SCCLA celebrates at 49th banquet event

Jun. 3, 2024
By Jack Needham


The number of attorneys applying for work with the panels has dropped two-thirds over 10 years, and the current pay ranges fro...


The 1st District Court of Appeal found that there was "no substantial evidence" that the individual intended the threat to be ...



Madonna lawsuit unlikely to have a prayer

Jun. 3, 2024
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

Concert attendee hung up on hot venue, nudity but experts question the alleged harm.


Administrative/Regulatory, Technology


Vera Jourova recently visited Los Angeles and San Francisco to meet with state officials and tech leaders to discuss the EU's ...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Constitutional Law, Criminal


Judge John B. Owens wrote that defendants are being held for months in jail without legal counsel.


Judge William F. Highberger used a recent minute order to ask parties in a long running dispute to "re-educate" him on the fac...


Girardi's counsel said that after the conclusion of competency proceedings last year they obtained emails from the Girardi Kee...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Civil Litigation, U.S. Supreme Court


A 9th Circuit panel considered when officials can block citizens from their social media following a recent U.S. Supreme Court...


Judges and Judiciary


An iconoclastic judge takes a bow

May 31, 2024
By Devon Belcher

For two decades, U.S. District Judge Cormac J. Carney of Santa Ana issued bold rulings that ruffled feathers.


One AI company founder said that recent efforts to regulate the technology risked California's reputation as a tech leader.



US judge dismisses lawsuit filed by homeless advocates

May 31, 2024
By Malcolm Maclachlan

The ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Troy L. Nunley could provide a partial roadmap for other California cities


Administrative/Regulatory, Civil Rights


A proposed stipulated judgment will require Redlands Unified School District to increase transparency around complaints of sex...


Civil Litigation, Consumer Protection Law


Prebiotic soda brand accused of false health claims

May 31, 2024
By Sunidhi Sridhar

Poppi's products contain only two grams of prebiotic fiber, an amount too low to impact gut health meaningfully, the complaint...


Security guard Perry Davis said he was fired for reporting several activities on campus that he believed were illegal.



Patent litigator joins Alston & Bird in LA

May 31, 2024
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Erik J. Carlson specializes in technology and medical devices.



Just Go with It

May 31, 2024

Neutral Craig Karlan understands that flexibility is crucial to reaching a resolution.


Environmental & Energy


The transit agency is accused of making changes to its Environmental Impact Report in a manner which deprived the public of th...



The Department of Corrections has not complied with a 2017 order to come up with a staffing plan. The fines are designed to co...