Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Testy exchanges erupt in discipline trial of Joe Dunn
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The trial has been ongoing, with the sides discussing wrapping up by Thursday.
Education Law
Judge restricts LAUSD’s ability to box out charter schools
By Skyler Romero
The district will be prevented from using the facility other than to lease it to a charter school.
Constitutional Law
USC had legal right to cancel speech, legal experts say
By Craig Anderson
First Amendment scholars warned that similar disputes over speech are likely to rage this year as Israel battles Hamas terrori...
Data Privacy
Judge set to greenlight data breach action against medical group
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
A tentative order from judge Kenneth R. Freeman’s tentative order sustained, in part, and overruled, in part, Regal Medical Gr...
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
SF judge weighs contacting federal counterpart overseeing Amazon suit
By Wisdom Howell
Amazon is currently litigating two separate antitrust lawsuits, accusing it of using its agreements with third-party retailers...
Approximately 1,400 pages of search warrants, affidavits, docket sheets and judicial records related to the FBI’s investigatio...
Torts/Personal Injury
Caltrans wants to argue driver of crashed Tesla was playing video game
By Wisdom Howell
Surviving family members of the driver want to exclude “any reference, evidence, opinion, or argument that Mr. Huang was playi...
Sports, Entertainment attorney Jeffrey M. Lenkov takes role as name partner at boutique firm
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Litigation & Arbitration
SF judge weighs contacting federal counterpart overseeing Amazon lawsuit
By Wisdom Howell
Amazon is currently litigating two separate antitrust lawsuits, accusing it of using its agreements with third-party retailers...
Torts/Personal Injury
Napa Valley estate receives $33M appraisal award for fire damage
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Christine S. Haskett of Covington & Burling LLP said that even though flames didn't burn several of the buildings in quest...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Clashes mark start of discipline trial against former State Bar director
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Mark Geragos, the lawyer for Joe Dunn, tried to show the bar was biased against its former leader.
Constitutional Law
Gun advocates can no longer depend on drawing their favorite judge
By Craig Anderson
“I think some parties were attempting to forum shop by using the low number rule to relate cases that weren’t actually related...
Intellectual Property
Google accused of delay tactics in trade secrets dispute
By Jack Needham
The complaint, first filed in December 2018, accuses Google of misappropriating and/or misusing ReactX's confidential informat...
Class Action
Government claims veteran plaintiff class lacks commonality
By Devon Belcher
Lawyers for the U.S. government say that the National Veterans Foundation’s proposed plaintiff class in a case accusing the go...
Environmental & Energy
Lawmakers want to expand oil drillers' liability for health issues
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The proposed law appears to be a response a November ballot initiative backed by the petroleum industry.
Community News
LAUSD students learn about civil jury trials in mock trial event
By Jack Needham
The program aimed to introduce students to the Seventh Amendment and the right to a civil jury trial, while also exposing them...
Land Use
Lawsuits over Redondo Beach development stayed pending appeal
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Developer Leonid Pustilnikov sought a stay in his lawsuit seeking to compel Redondo Beach to approve his power plant residenti...
Campaigners behind an effort to recall Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price say they've amassed enough signatures to ...
Criminal, Law Practice
Lathrop adds white-collar defense specialist in Los Angeles
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Mike Piazza has represented individuals and companies across a variety of industries.
Intellectual Property, Law Practice
Armond Wilson marks 5th anniversary
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The name partners forged a bond while clerking at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Labor/Employment, Law Practice
Seyfarth expands L&E practice with 3 attorney team from Morgan Lewis
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Partner Clifford D. Sethness will be based in Los Angeles while senior counsel Kent Roger and counsel Taylor Horn will be in t...
Data Privacy
Google seeks to keep documents confidential in privacy case
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The proposed motion includes documents relating to real-time bidding (RTB) strategy, analysis and revenue, as well as proposed...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Constitutional Law, Labor/Employment
Supreme Court to consider cases on union dues refunds
By Craig Anderson
Several petitions argue that the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is incorrectly applying a U.S. Supreme Court decision on ma...
Civil Rights
Citibank’s arbitration clause challenged in Armenian bias case
By Devon Belcher
The case involves claims that Citibank employees were trained to deny credit card applications and cancel active credit cards ...
Environmental & Energy
$845M judgment confirmed in massive solar power scam
By Skyler Romero
The plaintiffs claimed that Ahern Rentals falsely claimed to be manufacturing and leasing generators, while concealing an agre...
Torts/Personal Injury
Paramedic and deputies found not liable for death of man suffocating on gurney
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The ruling comes amid increased scrutiny of the role paramedics sometimes play in police encounters.
The settlement arises from a consolidated action where three separate lawsuits accused the law firm of failing to protect the ...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Judge weighs role in unsealing documents in LA water billing scandal
By Devon Belcher
The documents relate to accusations made by a disbarred attorney, Paul Paradis, who accused former city attorney Mike Feuer of...
Civil Litigation
Judge can’t bar plaintiffs from refiling claims against Uber
By Wisdom Howell
A San Francisco judge says he has no authority to bar plaintiffs from refiling sex assault claims against Uber
Constitutional Law
Supreme Court: Legislated permit fees not exempt from Takings Clause
By Jack Needham
Permit fees dispute will be settled by California courts, lawyers say