Labor/Employment
Supreme Court expands Apple ruling, makes vehicle searches compensable
By Craig Anderson
The court clarified that a search doesn’t have to be physically intrusive to be compensable as hours worked.
Environmental & Energy
AG sues Prologis over Carson warehouse fire pollution
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Thousands of cases have been filed claiming Prologis knew about hazardous substances stored at the warehouse it owned.
Securities
SEC's 'shadow trading' theory goes to trial in San Francisco
By Sunidhi Sridhar
The theory involves an investor using confidential information about one company to trade in the securities of another company...
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Kirkland & Ellis will lead Apple's antitrust defense
By Jack Needham
The complaint, filed in federal court in New Jersey, accuses Apple of engaging in monopolistic behavior in contravention of th...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Attorney submitted brief with made-up case law, 9th Circuit says
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
“The brief included only a handful of accurate citations, almost all of which were of little use to this Court because they we...
Real Estate/Development
Sheppard Mullin, Elder Law Center offer free estate planning
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The two-part clinic aims to empower participants through education on estate planning documents and the risks of Medi-Cal rec...
Health Care & Hospital Law
Judge rethinks ballot initiative nonprofit says is aimed at it
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The initiative, proposed by the California Apartment Association, aims to save taxpayers millions by preventing health care pr...
State Bar & Bar Associations
State Bar wants 97% fee increase for some practice sectors
By Laurinda Keys
In addition to requesting a $125 flat license fee increase in next year's legislative bar bill, the State Bar Board of Trustee...
Criminal, Tax
Rodney King attorney Milton Grimes charged with $2.4m tax evasion
By Skyler Romero
The indictment alleges that Grimes engaged in a scheme to withdraw $16 million from his business accounts to avoid levies by t...
Consumer Law
Tootsie Roll uses 'slack fill' to defraud customers, suit claims
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
The case involving Blow Pops Minis is one of many in Los Angeles County Superior Court that claim food and beverage companies ...
Government
Petition seeks records related to LA utility billing scandal
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Attorneys attack government’s claim that former special counsel Paul Kiesel should be shielded.
Civil Litigation
Judge dismisses Chicago’s claim in auto anti-theft case
By Jack Needham
The city’s complaint alleged that the car manufacturers failed to use engine immobilizers, which is not required under federal...
Constitutional Law
Transparency needed in homeless services payments, judge says
By Jack Needham
U.S. District Judge David O. Carter addressed what he termed the “presumption” that service providers who could not provide do...
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Google can’t retry antitrust case brought by Epic Games
By Sunidhi Sridhar
Epic Games, the maker of the popular video game Fortnite, has three weeks to file its proposed injunction.
Consumer Law, Litigation & Arbitration
Summary adjudication upheld in $99.7M Michelin tire liability case
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Michelin argued there was no duty to warn because there was no evidence that its tires became unsafe at any age.
Administrative/Regulatory
Cities across state could be in breach of Building Code
By Jack Needham
Cities that rely on a single person to hear Building Code violation appeals could be in breach of the law, plaintiffs’ attorne...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Attorney pardoned by Trump regains bar license
By Craig Anderson
David M. Tamman was convicted in 2013 of lying to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to help cover up the scheme, whi...
Intellectual Property
Edify sues co-founders for control of domain name and root user account
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
The company’s attorneys filed for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction, but the judge denied the applicati...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Disability retirement sought for judge accused of misconduct
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A lawyer has urged the Commission on Judicial Performance not to remove Lassen County Superior Court Judge Tony R. Mallery fro...
With results of the primary election expected to be certified next week, most judicial races have clear outcomes, while others...
Civil Rights, Labor/Employment
Tesla employee accuses Civil Rights Department of ‘smear campaign’
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The lawsuit seeks documentation that could prove the agency’s misbehavior and a pattern of rogue behavior.
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Bonta: Apple has ‘created a moat around its kingdom’
By Jack Needham
It is the latest antitrust action launched against major tech firms, with Amazon, Google and Meta Platforms all facing antimon...
Judges and Judiciary, Labor/Employment
US judge says she ‘would quit’ if required to work long hours, high intensity
By Sunidhi Sridhar
U.S. District Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley made her statement in a lawsuit filed by Twitter employees who refused to take Elo...
Eric E. Sagerman, BakerHostetler’s office managing partner, said the minute he stepped into the Anderson Towers office he said...
Former judge Dennis Landin finds satisfaction in helping others make decisions
Loud but private, attorney changed personal injury law
Civil Litigation
Judge halts proceedings in COVID-19 test kits fraud case
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Judge Stuart M. Rice hopes to reach a stipulation and proposed order that would allow for certain discovery. Disruptive Nanote...
Intellectual Property
Apple accuses former engineer of leaking private information
By Wisdom Howell
The leaks were carried out using an encrypted messaging app to journalists from prominent media outlets, including the Wall St...
Labor/Employment
Judges skeptical of Uber’s equal protection claim against state gig worker law
By Craig Anderson
During Wednesday’s argument, 9th Circuit judges questioned Theane D. Evangelis, who represents Uber, and attorneys for the sta...
Judges and Judiciary
Senate confirms appointment to federal court in San Jose
By Craig Anderson
Eumi K. Lee’s confirmation, delayed due to the death of U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein and opposition from Republicans on the Sena...