Long-serving Los Angeles County judge ‘never met a stranger’
Labor/Employment
Judge wants more briefing on whether sex harassment claim can be arbitrated
By Skyler Romero
At issue is whether conduct that predated the state’s Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of...
Consumer Law
GameTime United settles lawsuit over hidden fees and misleading consumers
By Wisdom Howell
The settlement came after a Superior Court judge denied a motion to compel arbitration in November 2022. Financial terms were ...
Labor/Employment
US Labor Department sues LA poultry processing facilities over child workers
By Sunidhi Sridhar
The agency said that the La Puente facility directed minors to use sharp knives, to work longer hours than permissible, and to...
Government
California lawmakers and courts tighten state control over local housing decisions
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Attorney General Rob Bonta and Assemblywoman Buffy Wicks have introduced AB 1893, a bill that would make it more difficult for...
Constitutional Law
SF amici accuse California officials of misinformation in Grants Pass case
By Jack Needham
A coalition of nonprofit organizations, activists, and attorneys in San Francisco accuses California officials of misinformati...
Law Practice
Former cybercrimes prosecutor joins Manatt in San Diego
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Kareem A. Salem oversaw large cyber investigations and prosecutions for the National Security and Cybercrimes Section at the U...
Environmental & Energy
Complaint challenges California’s EV truck transition plans
By Jack Needham
The complaint, filed Monday, alleges that the California Air Resource Board’s rule is preempted by three federal laws.
Data Privacy
Google and plaintiffs reach multibillion-dollar settlement over incognito mode data tracking
By Sunidhi Sridhar
Under the terms of the deal, Google will rewrite its disclosures to inform users that it collects private browsing data, delet...
Intellectual Property
Urologist awarded $18.3M for theft of penile implant concept
By Devon Belcher
Last June, Waymaker LLP secured an 8-0 jury verdict for Dr. James Elist and his businesses on all 10 claims that Houston-based...
Environmental & Energy
Lawsuit against LA gondola project claims CEQA violations
By Skyler Romero
The lawsuit alleges that the project will negatively impact working class neighborhoods and destroy historic and cultural reso...
Law Practice
Rutan & Tucker grows election law practice with acquisition of Sutton Law Firm
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
James R. Sutton, leader of the group, has more than 30 years of political and election law experience.
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Investors can pursue antitrust claims against Solano County landowners
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The investor group, which spent six years buying up thousands of acres of land under the name Flannery Associates LLC, alleged...
Bankruptcy, Law Practice
Sacramento diocese joins other California dioceses in bankruptcy
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The diocese cited the need to respond equitably to victims of sexual abuse, but plaintiffs’ attorneys are concerned about the ...
Labor/Employment
Assembly member wants to legislate ‘right to disconnect’
By Jack Needham
If passed, California would become the first jurisdiction in the U.S. to place limitations on work-related communication outsi...
Judges and Judiciary
Texas judges reject US Courts’ anti-judge-shopping guidelines
By Craig Anderson
U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-KY, who had called it a “half-baked guidance that does Washington Democrats’ bidding,” declared v...
Antitrust & Trade Reg., Class Action
Class action alleges Apple’s anticompetitive behavior in iPhone app development
By Wisdom Howell
The plaintiffs argue that Apple’s business model, which invites participation but forces developers to pay substantial fees, s...
Insurance
Air Lease Corp. sues Lloyd’s of London syndicates for denying coverage in Ukraine
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
The firm claims that its insurers changed the "war risk" coverage area to exclude Russian-controlled territory. Air Lease is s...
The dispute stems from the state of California’s hiring of the banks as remarketing agents, where they were accused of widespr...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Eastman appeal chances slight, ethics attorneys say
By Skyler Romero
John C. Eastman’s attorneys argue that the ruling has deprived him of the ability to earn a living as he committed no crime an...
Environmental & Energy
LA County residents sue over odors from 2 landfills
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
The Chiquita Canyon landfill in Castaic has been criticized for a chemical reaction that has set garbage alight, while the Sun...
Judges and Judiciary
Judge scolds attorney for filing 2 summary judgment motions
By Devon Belcher
Vlad Hirnyk and his firm, Lamberg Law LLC, are accused by Evox Productions of unauthorized posting of more than 100 copyrighte...
The complaint claimed that the deal with the Redding Rancheria tribe will deliver a fraction of the revenue earned by other co...
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Align Technology prevails in defense of antitrust claims
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
U.S. District Judge Vince G. Chhabria highlighting the fact that Align’s cessation of interoperability with competitor devices...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Costa Mesa’s sober living home regulations get mixed reaction at Circuit
By Craig Anderson
The case is the latest in a series of lawsuits, one of which reached the U.S. Supreme Court, between the city and the operator...
Judges and Judiciary
San Francisco judge faces death threats over lenient sentence for stabbing
By Wisdom Howell
District Attorney Brooke Jenkins attended a protest outside the courthouse and criticized Judge Kay Tsenin's sentencing of a m...
Insurance
Insurance company doesn’t want jury to know about settlements
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The lawsuit stems from the 2007 “acrimonious divorce” between Saul Fox, Fox Paine & Co’s founder, and his partner W. Dexte...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
11th Hour strategy shift leaves Netflix lawyers on hook for fees
By Devon Belcher
The plaintiff's counsel argued that the defense attorneys' actions were deceitful and forced them to waste trial preparation r...
Health Care & Hospital Law
State Supreme Court denies authority for arbitration in health care directives
By Jack Needham
The decision, which contradicts federal legislation and case law, could have significant implications for the healthcare indus...
Constitutional Law
Challenge to LA's street vending restrictions scheduled for trial April 4
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
The plaintiffs argue that an amendment to the “no vending” ordinance, which goes into effect two days before trial, did not ad...