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Civil Litigation


Whistleblower specialists open boutique law firm

Mar. 21, 2024
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Whistleblower Partners LLP will have offices in San Francisco, Washington, D.C. and New York, but the partners said they expec...


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


The maker of the popular video game Fortnite filed an antitrust lawsuit four years ago, saying Apple collected exorbitant fees...


Labor/Employment


“At the time he joined the defendant firm, plaintiff had no idea that the very partners that hired him (John Barber and Jeffre...


Government


Suit over LA DA recall is dismissed

Mar. 20, 2024
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

The Recall DA George Gascon Committee said that its claim for fees associated with successful litigation over "insufficient ac...


Litigation & Arbitration, Technology


Michael Lynch, who co-founded Autonomy, is accused of inflating the company's worth before the sale and misleading the auditor...


Administrative/Regulatory, Judges and Judiciary


California Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero delivered her annual State of the Judiciary speech Tuesday, highlighting the challe...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


One judge even wondered if the matter should be heard by the entire 29-member court, something that has never been done.


The judge granted X Corp’s motion to stay the lawsuit in the interests of judicial economy, citing the proposed class action f...


Environmental & Energy


Sterigenics accused of emitting cancer causing chemical

Mar. 20, 2024
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

Sterigenics, which has operated the facility in Vernon, has agreed to pay hundreds of millions of dollars to settle similar al...


Mattias Luukkonen, a life sciences attorney, is in Orange County and Michael J. Gorback, a startup specialist, is in Palo Alto.


Alternative Dispute Resolution


Rosemarie Drohan, the ADR company’s executive vice president of business development, said the scholarship program was conceiv...


Labor/Employment


The truckers’ renewed motions for preliminary injunction were denied, but plaintiffs could focus on the business-to-business e...


Law Practice


Musick, Peeler & Garrett announces leadership change

Mar. 20, 2024
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Steven J. Elie and Richard A Galofaro said their professional background will complement each other’s skills.


Criminal


Robert Alvin Justus Jr. drove a van vehicle while an accomplaice shot Protective Services Officer Dave Patrick Underwood on Ma...


Community News


Laurie Levenson to be honored by LA County Law Library

Mar. 20, 2024
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Capri Maddox, general manager of the Los Angeles Civil, Human Rights and Equity Department, will also be honored at the April ...


Obituaries


Ronald Anthony DiPietra, 1976 – 2024

Mar. 19, 2024
By Jack Needham

Entertainment lawyer was formidable opponent, ‘absolutely hilarious’


Criminal


An annual meeting to mark the anniversary of Gideon v. Wainwright was marked by bitterness and pessimism.


Tax


The plaintiff, represented by Haffner Law, disagreed with the ruling and plans to appeal. The city argued that the increase di...


Construction, Law Practice


"Being a part of Cozen O'Connor and being able to access its many legal resources -- including its government relations, finan...


Litigation & Arbitration


The attorney, Rick L. Richmond of Larson LLP, accuses the judge of judicial misconduct and bias against his client, a real est...


Obituaries


Headline: Vicki I. Sarmiento, 1958 — 2024

Mar. 19, 2024
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Civil rights lawyer specialized in police abuse litigation


Technology


The ruling reversed a dismissal of the case on the grounds of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, a partial win for...


Constitutional Law


U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers also granted class certification and a partial preliminary injunction against the F...


Civil Rights, Constitutional Law


The coalition requested a $6.4 million penalty, but the parties are uncertain about the sufficiency of the stipulated facts. T...


Civil Litigation


The state accuses the banks of conspiring to artificially inflate bond interest rates through a “robo-resetting” scheme. The d...



Famed LA accident attorney reported dead

Mar. 18, 2024
By Skyler Romero

Larry H. Parker, whose 50 years of work made him a household name in Southern California, was reported to have died, by entert...


The decision allows the plaintiffs to pursue their claims against a temporary staffing agency for allegedly violating state la...



Class action pioneers

Mar. 18, 2024

San Francisco employment boutique Rudy Exelrod Zieff & Lowe champions worker's rights


Judges and Judiciary


Monterey County judge to retire in April

Mar. 18, 2024
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Superior Court Judge Marla O. Anderson is also leaving the Judicial Council.


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


The justices heard a case involving two school board members who blocked parents who criticized them on Facebook and Twitter.