Civil Litigation
Pepperdine points to new case authority on COVID refunds
By Devon Belcher
The university’s attorneys argue that a new California 1st District Court of Appeal opinion, Berlanga v. University of San Fra...
Labor/Employment, Real Estate/Development
Conflicts, defamation cited to disqualify counsel in talent agency suit
By Skyler Romero
The motion claims that plaintiffs’ counsel Bryan J. Freedman is simultaneously representing plaintiff Brian Cho in a Californi...
Data Privacy
Hickory Farms’ win shows how to defend consumer privacy claims
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
The ruling is significant because it points the way forward for hundreds of businesses defending themselves from nearly identi...
Real Estate/Development
Realtors association resolves broker commission lawsuits
By Jack Needham
A news release from the realtors group stated that the agreement “would end litigation of claims brought on behalf of home sel...
Criminal
Judge struggles to keep track of California’s many prison rape cases
By Malcolm Maclachlan
“Our case management system we use in normal cases I don’t think is going to be sufficient here,” Sacramento County Judge Laur...
Law Practice
Merger of 2 Black-owned firms aims to create lasting institution
By David Houston
Sanders Roberts LLP in Southern California and Lafayette & Kumagai LLP in Oakland will complete their tie-up on April 1.
Civil Litigation
Honda’s win in personal injury case shows limits of consumer expectation test
By David Houston
Defense attorney James Yukevich said the standard laid out in Romine is so restrictive auto manufacturers aren’t allowed to te...
Torts/Personal Injury
Trial to begin over Apple engineer’s death while using Tesla Autopilot
By Wisdom Howell
The engineer’s family is suing Tesla over its promises of safety and CalTrans over alleged dangerous road conditions. The defe...
Corporate
Juniper Networks accused of misleading investors in sale to HPE
By Wisdom Howell
The lawsuit alleges that the executives breached their fiduciary duties by authorizing the sale agreement for a price that und...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Judiciary Committee chair wants State Bar to regulate ADR firms
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Sen. Tom Umberg inserted the language into an unrelated bill on Tuesday.
Labor/Employment
Accept punitive award cut or face retrial, judge says
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Kaiser argued that the fired plaintiff jury did not prove the hospital acted with oppression, fraud or malice.
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Antitrust plaintiffs seek TRO to stop layoffs at Activision
By Sunidhi Sridhar
“They’ve replaced the president and the CEO and these things have compounded upon themselves to a point here, your honor, wher...
Labor/Employment
HSBC seeks dismissal of $1B claim of worker poaching
By Sunidhi Sridhar
The lawsuit alleges that Silicon Valley Bank executive David Sabow targeted high-ranking employees who resigned after First Ci...
The complaint states that Hillcrest’s bylaws state that the club is exclusively private, but the plaintiff claims that they ar...
Data Privacy
Vivint accused of using TikTok to violate trap and trace Law
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
The home security company’s software uses fingerprinting to collect data from website visitors and matches it with data TikTok...
The indictment alleges that funds from the convict’s drug trafficking were stored in cryptocurrency accounts at the time of hi...
Judges and Judiciary
Reelection bid of LA County judge cited for misconduct lags
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Judge Emily T. Spear was dealt a setback after the LA Times endorsed her opponant.
Administrative/Regulatory, State Bar & Bar Associations
Suit seeks to replace San Mateo County Bar indigent counsel
By Wisdom Howell
The lawsuit argues that a proper public defender’s office should be created and taxpayers’ dollars should not be used to compe...
Judges and Judiciary
Policy to curb judge shopping is ‘Democrats’ bidding,’ McConnell says
By Craig Anderson
The pushback against the policy marks a split with Republican-appointed judges who advanced the policy to bar litigants from f...
Mediator Cynthia Aaron resolves cases with a respectful, honest approach, lawyers say.
Judges and Judiciary
Federal judiciary’s new policy aims to restrict judge-shopping
By Craig Anderson
The Judicial Council of the United States did not release the policy in writing, but it appears to be borrowed from a July 202...
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Epic Games sues Apple over revised App Store guidelines
By Sunidhi Sridhar
In his motion, Epic’s attorney said Apple’s new policies nominally permit external links but under a strict set of terms and c...
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Judge delays coordination order decision in Amazon case
By Wisdom Howell
Any coordination order would be predicated on the “cooperation and participation” of the Federal Trade Commission, and it’s no...
“We’re building, growing and we’re excited for what’s to come in the firm’s next chapter,” new managing partner Dennis B. Kass...
Intellectual Property
Former Meta executive accused of stealing company documents
By Wisdom Howell
Meta has filed a lawsuit against its former vice president, Dipinder Singh Khurana, for allegedly taking confidential document...
Judges and Judiciary
Federal judiciary's new policy aims to restrict judge shopping
By Craig Anderson
The Judicial Council of the United States did not release the policy in writing, but it appears to be borrowed from a July 202...
Judges and Judiciary
Governor announces picks for courts of appeal, trial courts
By David Houston
Gov. Gavin Newsom also appointed 14 superior court judges in 10 counties.
Founder Ryan Tyz said the new additions “broadens the team’s skills, depth and perspective.”
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
California Antitrust Division chief threatens criminal enforcement
By Malcolm Maclachlan
In a speech to the ABA, Paula Blizzard emphasized that she was talking about sending people to “county jail” not “club fed.”
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Private challengers to Kroger/Albertsons tieup 'not second-class'
By Sunidhi Sridhar
Joseph M. Alioto vowed to appeal decision that his case must wait behind the FTC’s challenge to the merger.