Civil Litigation
Investors in Ponzi scheme sue Wells Fargo for allegedly failing them
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A group of Southern California plaintiffs has sued Wells Fargo & Co., claiming the bank knowingly aided a real estate-base...
Education Law
New study suggests LSAT contributes to racial disparity in law school admissions
By Erin Lee
A new study claims the LSAT disproportionately disadvantages black law school applicants, hurting their chances for admission,...
Boies Schiller Flexner LLP has teamed up with Australian litigation investor IMF Bentham to launch a $30 million legal assista...
Knobbe Martens
Intellectual Property, Civil Litigation
Qualcomm and Apple square off for another court battle
By Blaise Scemama
Jury selection began Monday in what could be the largest corporate jury trial of the year between Apple Inc. and Qualcomm Inc....
Civil Litigation
False Claims Act suit settles, likely connected to former DOJ lawyer who obstructed justice
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
A qui tam False Claims Act suit that appears to have played a central role in the downfall of a former federal prosecutor conv...
Civil Litigation, Law Practice
Boutrous signs up for what could be long fight against California politician
By Winston Cho
Despite retaining powerhouse attorney Theodore J. Boutrous Jr., the McClatchy Co. may still face a drawn-out and pricey defens...
Civil Litigation
Lawsuit challenging state gay conversion therapy ban dismissed
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A federal judge has dismissed a private Christian school’s challenge to a state law banning gay conversion therapy for minors.
Bankruptcy, Law Practice, Civil Litigation
Avenatti seeks lien on attorney fees in major class action
By Meghann Cuniff
A whittled jury verdict on appeal to the 9th Circuit is the latest battleground in the troubled attorney’s legal saga.
Labor/Employment, Education Law
Lawsuits, #MeToo, summer associates prompt firms to rethink harassment policies
By Erin Lee
In the #MeToo era and with several major law firms facing related litigation, firms are looking at improving training and poli...
The 24th annual Association of Corporate Counsel gala will be held at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel and Suites in Los Angeles M...
Actress Lori Loughlin and her husband, fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli, pleaded not guilty to charges that they paid colleg...
Environmental & Energy, Government, Civil Litigation
Newsom open to changing inverse condemnation law
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The news sent Pacific Gas & Electric Co. shares sharply upward, given that such a move could ease the company's burden fro...
Three statewide medical associations have filed an amicus brief siding with Johnson & Johnson regarding the pending appeal...
The dismissal motion follows testimony from a co-defendant that the man was wrongly convicted.
Intellectual Property, Civil Litigation
Patagonia sues Anheuser-Busch over trademark
By Gina Kim
Outdoor gear and apparel company Patagonia Inc. is suing Anheuser-Busch InBev, accusing it of illegally obtaining a trademark ...
The National Labor Relations Board has narrowed the terms under which new management must adhere to a standing collective barg...
Entertainment & Sports, Civil Litigation
Judge denies NCAA’s bid for a stay in athlete-compensation suit
By Gina Kim
NCAA defendants were denied a stay Friday on $45M in attorney fees and a 120-day extension to respond to plaintiffs representi...
Civil Rights, Education Law
Weedkiller cancer lawsuits unlikely to settle, professor says
By Winston Cho
A U.S. judge put on hold the next in a series of trials over whether Monsanto’s popular weedkillers cause cancer. The judge sa...
Government
Plaintiffs’ attorney hopes Trump resistance will also sign on to MICRA changes
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Supporters say a 2020 ballot initiative is well underway to overturn the law limiting noneconomic damages in medical malpracti...
Weinberg Gonser’s clientele is mostly entrepreneurs and established businesses looking to grow.
Civil Rights, U.S. Supreme Court
Conservatives, liberals and libertarians urge justices to reconsider qualified immunity
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
Pressure is mounting on the U.S. Supreme Court to revisit a decades-old, judge-made doctrine that stymies civil rights lawsuit...
Government, Judges and Judiciary
Auditor’s report on judicial commission due April 25
By Malcolm Maclachlan
State Auditor Elaine Howle reported this week she was satisfied with the Judicial Council’s efforts to fix problems with its t...
Civil Litigation
Fraud claim added to liability suit against HIV drug maker
By Justin Kloczko
The AIDS Healthcare Foundation has again sued pharmaceutical drug company Gilead Sciences Inc. over the safety of its HIV drug...
California Supreme Court, Criminal
State high court tweaks Proposition 47
By Carter Stoddard
The state Supreme Court issued a written opinion Thursday that upheld retroactive reductions for non-violent crimes and specif...
Entertainment & Sports, Civil Litigation
Former players file fraud lawsuit against failed pro football league
By Gina Kim
Two former athletes from The Alliance of American Football have sued the league itself, along with CEO-Founder Charlie Ebersol...
Alternative Dispute Resolution, Civil Litigation
Shernoff and Trauma Law Center attorneys win more than $8.8 million in negligence arbitration
By Nicole Tyau
After suffering permanent brain damage in 2014, Shernoff and Trauma Law Center attorneys won more than $8.8 million for plaint...
Michael J. Avenatti bilked clients to fund a lavish lifestyle built on a Ponzi scheme of bank fraud, tax evasion and perjury, ...
Corporate, Securities
Cooley coaches Uber in second big IPO filing of the year, after Lyft
By Dan Heching
Uber Technologies Inc., the ubiquitous ridesharing app, announced plans Thursday to become a publicly-traded company. Share vo...
Government, Civil Litigation
State attorney general reviewing issues surrounding LA water billing settlement
By Justin Kloczko
The California attorney general is looking into allegations of fraud involving the $67 million Los Angeles incorrect water bil...