Insurance
Concert promoter’s COVID-19 claim faces obstacles in California Supreme Court
By Craig Anderson
Insurance companies have defeated such claims everywhere but the Vermont Supreme Court, and Justice Goodwin H. Liu expressed d...
Judges and Judiciary
Lawmaker wants LA to give judge positions to inland counties
By Malcolm Maclachlan
“I don’t know how they feel justified in having that many excess judgeships,” Assemblyman Tom Lackey, R-Palmdale, told a budge...
Civil Litigation
Lawyers called judge racist to save face from loss, winning counsel says
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
The extensive and strongly worded opposition to Rick L. Richmond’s motion to disqualify Judge Susan Bryant-Deason for treatmen...
Civil Rights
Does Racial Justice Act need to do a better job of defining implicit bias?
By Jack Needham
There’s much left to be clarified when it comes to the Racial Justice Act, but commentators are split over whether that job sh...
Real Estate/Development
Real estate industry accused too-high sales commissions
By Devon Belcher
The lawsuit claims that the average 5-6% commission split between seller’s and buyer’s agents is far higher than in other coun...
Government
Biden administration tries to thread needle in anti-camping case
By Craig Anderson
The solicitor general’s amicus curiae brief cites a 1962 Supreme Court decision that overturned a law making it a crime to be ...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
En banc review granted in LDS Church tithing fraud lawsuit
By Sunidhi Sridhar
The plaintiff claimed that the church used tithed money to finance commercial projects, including a shopping mall development ...
The recall movement wants DA Pamela Price removed from office due to her progressive approach to prosecuting crimes, which the...
Law Practice
Former financial crimes prosecutor joins Bird Marella
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
A lot of William Johnson's work in private practice will be guiding companies and individuals through government investigations.
Insurance
After rejecting insurance company's $3,300 offer, woman wins $4.8m verdict for car crash
By Skyler Romero
The case arose from a 2020 car collision in Lancaster where plaintiff Jennifer Garcia's vehicle was struck by a car that faile...
Consumer Protection Law
Supreme Court rules for consumer in lemon law case
By Craig Anderson
The dispute concerned how much money FCA US LLC, known historically as Chrysler, should have to pay Lisa Niedermeier in damage...
Entertainment & Sports
Bivens claim argued in conspiracy case against Secret Service agents
By Devon Belcher
Lawyers for a Hollywood fashion designer, Christopher Psaila, are arguing that they met the minimum federal standard to plead ...
Family
Attorney accused of pressuring domestic violence victim to sign over house
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Jamil L. White said Monday that he had “substantial evidence” that the woman “was lying and making up stories and false accusa...
Criminal
Divided state Supreme Court upholds life sentence for young murderer
By Craig Anderson
The case drew many amicus curiae briefs from prosecutors and defense attorneys across the state.
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Apple’s iCloud restrictions unfairly limit competition, lawsuit claims
By Sunidhi Sridhar
The lawsuit came days before the European Union hit the iPhone maker with a $2 billion antitrust fine on Monday over music str...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Cannabis business owner wins right to sue Sacramento
By Craig Anderson
The city denied him a business license because he doesn’t live there.
Managing partner Ross Schwartz said in a statement that “these advancements underscore our commitment to nurturing and promoti...
Securities
Implications beyond crypto industry in securities case
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The decision reiterates what the 9th Circuit and the Supreme Court have said about standing requirements, defense attorney Rob...
Contracts
Punitive damages calculation complicated by lack of documents
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
A forensic financial expert testified in a Los Angeles trial court that calculating the net worth of a defendant who owes his ...
Labor/Employment
Former Twitter executives sue Elon Musk for $128M in severance payments
By Sunidhi Sridhar
The former executives are represented by David L. Anderson, who was U.S. attorney of the Northern District of of California.
Intellectual Property, Law Practice
Spencer Fane adds team of 6 IP attorneys in San Jose
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Spencer Fane has 450 attorneys in 25 offices nationwide including San Jose and Santa Monica.
Law Practice
Former Los Angeles city attorney joins Sheppard Mullin
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Rocky Delgadillo served as city attorney from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was a deputy mayor of Los Angeles for Economic Dev...
Law Practice
Former Riverside County judge joins Glenn Agre Bergman & Fuentes
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
“They were clearly people that were willing and able and completely capable of taking larger cases to trial and dealing with t...
Environmental & Energy
California trucker group drops CARB from emissions lawsuit
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Association claims state cannot enforce Advanced Clean Fleets regulations without EPA waiver.
Technology
Musk’s ‘swing for the fences’ suit against OpenAI has long odds
By Jack Needham
A lack of formality around the agreement between Musk and OpenAI’s co-founders and difficulty determining what constitutes “th...
LA judge with sharp wit made mark in mandatory settlement court
Corporate
Wells Fargo accused of covertly enrolling customers in products
By Sunidhi Sridhar
A complaint says the financial institution sent letters to many fraudulently enrolled customers and unlawfully shifted the bur...
Litigation & Arbitration
LA sues to vacate arbitration award in firefighter vaccination case
By Skyler Romero
The petition claims that the arbitrator who ruled in the union’s favor exceeded the scope of his authority by reinterpreting a...
Torts/Personal Injury
American Airlines faces claim over bedbug bites on flight
By Devon Belcher
American Airlines argues that the Montreal Convention treaty, which regulates personal injury claims related to international ...
Lorreta P. Martinez will join LMU from the University of New Mexico where she was chief legal officer over the school's five c...