ReactX sued Google in 2018 on claims that the tech giant misappropriated and misused its confidential information, platform an...
Entertainment & Sports
Porn giant seeks to pare back sex trafficking case
By Devon Belcher
Marc E. Mayer, who represents Aylo, argued his motion to dismiss many of the claims that beneficiary claims should survive, no...
Labor/Employment
Lewis Brisbois accused of gender discrimination by former partner
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Julie W. O'Dell claims she was treated as an employee despite her promotion to equity partner on Jan. 1, 2022.
Torts/Personal Injury
Tesla fears trade secrets at risk in Caltrans litigation
By Wisdom Howell
Tesla confidentially settled with the family of a man who perished in a 2018 car accident while using the auto pilot feature o...
Criminal, Government
Ventura City Attorney accused of indecent exposure at a Chick-fil-A is fired
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
An attorney for Andrew Heglund called it "much exaggeration over some people who got upset at a Chick-fil-A."
Judges and Judiciary
Senate approves legislation for permanent federal judgeships
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The Federal Judiciary Stabilization Act was introduced by U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, both membe...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court appears supportive of city's anti-camping ordinance
By Craig Anderson
The court's Republican majority seemed unpersuaded by arguments made by lawyers for the homeless plaintiffs.
The municipal law specialists at the OMLO firm celebrate diversity and inclusion in practice.
The proceedings cover lawsuits filed against the Catholic Church in California since the 2019 approval of AB 218, which extend...
Civil Rights
Court hears debate on transgender disclosure measure's title
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Proponents of the measure claim Attorney General Rob Bonta’s title for the measure is prejudicing prospective signatories agai...
Administrative/Regulatory, Litigation & Arbitration, U.S. Supreme Court
Judge shopping battle rages in SpaceX's NLRB case
By Craig Anderson
The case has been the subject of an increasingly common struggle over venue and is not done even after Wednesday's 5th Circuit...
Lawyers representing consumer plaintiffs in the case accusing the manufacturers of selling cars with substandard anti-theft fe...
Contracts
Solar panel company fails in attempt to toss contract fraud lawsuit
By Wisdom Howell
The company allegedly withheld some orders to extract a higher price from customers.
Civil Litigation, Civil Procedure, Consumer Protection Law
US judge considers potential bellwether cases in social media addiction litigation
By Sunidhi Sridhar
The first trial of dozens of lawsuits is scheduled for October 2025. The companies argue that the plaintiffs' claims are barre...
Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment
Casting website accused of exploiting actors
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Casting Networks' fee model is in breach of state law and exploits actors, according to a new class complaint.
Civil Litigation
Lawsuit over 'Yesterday' trailer dismissed with prejudice
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The suit was filed in relation to a scene appearing in a trailer for the 2019 film which did not ultimately make it into the f...
Civil Rights
Judge tentatively dismisses complaint over ballot title for transgender youth initiative
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Superior Court Judge Stephen P. Acquisto wrote that AG Rob Bonta's title of "Restricts Rights of Transgender Youth" was "accur...
Health Care & Hospital Law
IVF firm faces multiple suits over lab accident
By Skyler Romero
The accident is alleged to have killed embryos which were then transferred to patients who didn’t become pregnant.
Emrani’s attorney, Michael W. Feenberg, told Judge David S. Cunningham III that there is an “ironclad” arbitration provision i...
Retired judge Glenda Sanders regularly employs a facilitative approach to dispute resolution.
Civil Litigation, Construction
Trial remains set for June in Golden Gate dispute
By Wisdom Howell
The case, which relates to an alleged $13 million still owed to a steel producer, has been mired in cross complaints since it ...
Criminal
Voters likely will get a chance to make changes to Prop. 47
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Backers of the initiative said they had collected nearly 1 million signatures, far more than the 546,651 valid signatures they...
California Supreme Court, Labor/Employment
Amici pour in for challenge to gig worker measure
By Craig Anderson
The state Supreme Court has not scheduled oral arguments for the challenge to Prop. 22, which voters overwhelmingly approved t...
Labor/Employment
Insurer must pay $80M to defamed former employees, Sacramento jury says
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
According to the complaint, a vice president at Zurich American Insurance Company sent out an email that accused the employees...
Litigation & Arbitration
Judge approves arbitration in Citibank Armenian bias case
By Devon Belcher
The judge ruled that a 2017 California Supreme Court decision that found pre-dispute arbitration agreements that bar individua...
Intellectual Property
San Francisco accuses Oakland airport of name infringement and confusion
By Sunidhi Sridhar
City Attorney David Chiu argued that changing the name to San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport would damage the ent...
Class Action, Law Practice
Shook Hardy & Bacon welcomes 4 partners to class action practice
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
New partners Steven B. Weisburd and Jan E. Dodd will be based in Los Angeles while Ryan S. Cobbs will work in Miami and Ashley...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility, State Bar & Bar Associations
Discipline trial of former State Bar director ends
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Both sides agreed Thursday to forgo closing arguments. Dunn is accused of misusing State Bar funds.
Government
Campaign to recall Alameda County DA want special election
By Wisdom Howell
Campaigners behind an effort to recall Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price say they’ve amassed enough signatures to ...