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Civil Litigation, Insurance


The state insurance commissioner issued an order on April 13, 2020 which required insurers to make a premium refund to policyh...


Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property


U.S. District Judge Cathy A. Bencivengo of the Southern District of California granted Pfizer's request for a temporary restra...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Immigration


U.S. District Judge Sharon L. Gleason of Alaska, an appointee of President Barack Obama sitting by designation, ruled the boar...


On Tuesday, San Francisco DA Chesa Boudin followed through on promises he made over the weekend via Twitter regarding filing f...


Civil Litigation


“Today’s verdict represents a milestone victory for the Lake County and Trumbull County communities, and the entire country, i...


Civil Litigation, Data Privacy, Technology


Apple sues Israeli company over spyware

Nov. 24, 2021
By Winston Cho

The lawsuit follows the lead of Facebook, which has sued NSO, alleging it targeted WhatsApp users, and signals that rival tech...


Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment


“Female employees are subjected to continuing unlawful disparate treatment in pay and work opportunities,’’ attorney Stephen N...


Civil Rights, Entertainment & Sports, Labor/Employment


Kevin Spacey must pay studio $31M after firing

Nov. 23, 2021
By Blaise Scemama

MRC, represented by Santa Monica attorneys Michael Kump and Gregory Korn of Kinsella Weitzman Iser Kump Holley LLP, asked a Lo...


Administrative/Regulatory, Environmental & Energy, Government


Alice B. Reynolds, a former lawyer at large law firms, has years of experience advising governors on energy issues.


Consumer Law


The strategy of the Consumer Attorneys of California during what is likely to be a contentious initiative election year? Isola...


Bankruptcy, Civil Litigation, Law Practice


Elissa D. Miller, a partner with SulmeyerKupetz who is the trustee of the firm in bankruptcy, agreed to change the reason for ...


Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment


DoorDash did not admit any wrongdoing. DoorDash has maintained that its workers are appropriately classified as independent co...


The case stems from an alleged plot to frame Carson for murder.


Criminal, Family


The county hired Stephen Larson of Los Angeles to investigate ways it can do better after complaints by 13 siblings who were t...


Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment


The former supervisor in the DA’s office, who denied the allegations, retired after an outside investigation confirmed them, a...


Civil Litigation, Government


“The vaccine changed the game for COVID-19 at San Quentin. Although COVID-19 remains a risk with San Quentin, the date regardi...


Civil Rights, Consumer Law


“Don’t just make it about rhetoric, make it a reality,” the civil rights lawyer told a capacity crowd at the annual meeting of...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility, State Bar & Bar Associations


Bar aims to improve client trust account oversight

Nov. 22, 2021
By Blaise Scemama

“How you protect the public is you process the actual complaints you already have. But instead of doing that, they’re going t...


Civil Litigation, Health Care & Hospital Law


Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein filed a negligence lawsuit against Natera Inc., claiming the company failed, among othe...


Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment, Technology


Tesla sued over sex harassment

Nov. 22, 2021
By Winston Cho

While the plaintiff signed an arbitration agreement, the lawsuit argued that the contract is unenforceable because it places T...


California Supreme Court, Technology


“It would mean that courts cannot draw distinctions between courtroom spectators and participants — every spectator now has th...


Antitrust & Trade Reg., Civil Litigation


Judge tosses antitrust lawsuit against Uber

Nov. 19, 2021
By Winston Cho

U.S. District Judge Jeffrey S. White found that Flywheel Taxi failed to sufficiently allege that there are barriers to entry f...


Civil Litigation, Entertainment & Sports


Responding to criticism started by a TV legal commentator, plaintiffs attorney Gary Dordick said there was a "complete lack of...


Criminal, Law Practice


The committee was created in 2020 through budget legislation and tasked with recommending statutory changes to simplify and ra...


California Supreme Court, Civil Litigation


The court's decision, reached Wednesday, affirms a 1st District Court of Appeal ruling in August.


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


Proponents who defended the anti-gay marriage measure in court have fought for years to keep the video recordings sealed, sayi...


This marks the third time this year the San Francisco Board of Education has had a decision overruled by the courts for not fo...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Environmental & Energy


The federal appellate panel on Thursday denied a challenge to the Federal Aviation Administration’s approval of an air cargo f...


California Courts of Appeal, Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment


An appellate judge affirmed a lower court ruling Wednesday, finding a former Pinnacle Property Management Services employee wa...


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


President Donald Trump’s administration and the private prison company Geo Group Inc. sued to block the law. Both complaints a...