Labor/Employment
Brink’s employee denied protective order in jewelry heist lawsuit
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Brink’s armored transport employee, Gloria Corrales had argued that disclosure of Brinks’ information during discovery would c...
Health Care & Hospital Law
Judge certifies class alleging maker of Parkinson’s drug misled investors
By Devon Belcher
The lawsuit alleges that the company failed to disclose adverse information relating to its flagship Parkinson’s treatment dru...
Labor/Employment, Law Practice
Mentorship might be best lure for getting lawyers to the office
By Jack Needham
Free lunches, happy hours and restaurant-like communal areas are on offer, but it’s the mentorship opportunities that could be...
Family, Judges and Judiciary
OC man held on suspicion of threatening to murder family court judge
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
“There has been a troubling increase in threats against public servants, including judicial officers,” said U.S. Attorney Mart...
X Corp.’s legal team argues that users explicitly agreed to the use of their data for advertising in the company’s privacy pol...
Environmental & Energy
Tire companies attempt to dismiss claims over toxic chemicals
By Sunidhi Sridhar
According to the complaint, tire companies began using 6PPD-q in the 1950s to prevent cracking, and the rubber preservative is...
Community News, Intellectual Property
Judges speak to IP lawyers in Southern California
By Jessica Lynn Murray
A joint session of the IP law associations for Los Angeles and Orange County included a couple of big announcements.
Administrative/Regulatory
Lawsuit challenges Torrance city ordinance on aircraft landing fees
By Skyler Romero
The Torrance Airport Association has filed a lawsuit against the City of Torrance over an ordinance it claims is an improper a...
Securities
Novel securities fraud prosecution can proceed, federal judge rules
By Devon Belcher
Prosecutors have provided sufficient information to continue with insider trading case accusing former Ontrak CEO Terren Peize...
Intellectual Property
Nvidia lastest to face copyright cliams over AI training
By Sunidhi Sridhar
IA federal judge partially dismissed a similar lawsuit against Microsoft Corp. and its subsidiary GitHub, saying some plaintif...
Environmental & Energy
Western states fail to reach agreement on Colorado River water
By Malcolm Maclachlan
“If litigation materializes, that would be a disaster, because it will involve years if not decades, an untold amount of money...
Judges and Judiciary
Judge’s sudden recusal in trial related to witness and assistant presiding judge
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
A trial court judge in Orange County Superior Court recused himself midtrial when he learned that a third-party witness was ma...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Litigation & Arbitration
Consumers must arbitrate, even if they didn’t sign agreement, 9th Circuit rules
By Craig Anderson
Cathay Pacific argued the arbitration agreement was binding on a couple that purchased their tickets through a third-party web...
Class Action
Southwest accused of violating California’s “Right to Gripe” law
By Wisdom Howell
Attorneys have warned companies that their website terms of use could be subject to litigation from consumers.
Entertainment & Sports
Evidence exists to sue Secret Service over Girardi relationship, designer says
By Devon Belcher
“Plaintiff’s complaint contains plausible facts establishing that Lorenzo Robert Savage III was directly and actively involved...
Law Practice
Cochran Firm's negligence led to default judgment, suit claims
By Skyler Romero
A cannabis company said an attorney at the firm missed deadlines and failed to pay filing fees.
Torts/Personal Injury
Acne products named in multiple proposed class actions
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The class actions follow independent testing that showed some face products contained greater than 800 times 2 ppm, the maximu...
Today, Buchalter's San Diego office boasts nearly 60 attorneys, a long list of clients, and the entire 16th floor, plus half o...
Mitchell L. Beckloff, Donna L. Quigley Groman and Yvette M. Palazuelos have not disclosed their post-retirement plans.
Law Practice
Retired Alameda County judge joins ADR Services Inc.
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Class Action
US judge orders individual arbitration for class action against Tesla
By Sunidhi Sridhar
In 2017, the California Supreme Court held that any arbitration clause that bars a plaintiff from seeking public injunctive re...
Civil Litigation
Investors accuse farmers of collusion on land prices for Solano County city
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A group of Silicon Valley investors are facing off against a group of farmers who refuse to sell their land to them. The farme...
A proposal by Assemblymember Vince Fong (R-Bakersfield) will declare that NDAs “covering bill negotiations with public officia...
Labor/Employment, U.S. Supreme Court
California’s PAGA law may make return trip to U.S. Supreme Court
By Craig Anderson
The justices should decide as soon as next week whether to accept review of the writs of certiorari filed by Uber Technologies...
Civil Rights
LA misled opponents in homeless case, federal judge says
By Devon Belcher
U.S. District Judge David O. Carter told a plaintiff’s attorney representing the L.A. Alliance for Human Rights that she was m...
Environmental & Energy
Court orders Kern to amend environmental report and reapply ordinance
By Skyler Romero
An appellate panel ruled that a county in California must set aside its supplemental recirculated environmental impact report ...
These are unofficial results of the judicial races that appear to be complete
Labor/Employment
Union files state complaint over San Francisco welfare drug testing
By Wisdom Howell
The city attorney’s office has stated that there was no violation of the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act, because the measure does not...
Long-serving Orange County judge was always smiling.
Community News, Law Practice
California International Arbitration Week conference starts Monday
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The event is being held in San Francisco.