Huawei’s “‘reasonable and nondiscriminatory’ deceit is part of a scheme to dominate markets worldwide,” McKool Smith principal...
Government
Sacramento County DA makes no apologies for outspokenness
By Malcolm Maclachlan
DA Thien Ho defended his decision to sue the City of Sacramento for failing to enforce laws against camping in public places, ...
Government
State will pay $2B to help students who fell behind in pandemic
By Sunidhi Sridhar
Mark Rosenbaum of Public Counsel said the funding and tools that districts across California will receive represent the larges...
Litigation & Arbitration
Amount, manner of O'Melveny's billing not protected conduct
By Skyler Romero
The appellate ruling arises from a cross-complaint filed by Ocean Towers against O'Melveny in 2021 after the latter sued the f...
Law Practice
New York boutique firm opens first California office in Century City
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
"Having a physical presence in California enables us to better serve existing clients with operations throughout California as...
Litigation & Arbitration
Carmakers’ bid to pause anti-theft device proceeding denied
By Devon Belcher
“The question posed here pertains to three of the 16 pending claims, and the court sees no reason that litigation on the remai...
Judges and Judiciary, Law Practice
Eastern District chief US magistrate judge to join Judicate West
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Judge Kendall J. Newman said he has found everyone at Judicate West to be supportive, similar to the courthouse environment.
Civil Procedure, Litigation & Arbitration
Judge grants Skadden’s motion to quash service of summons
By Laurinda Keys
Judge Michael P. Vicencia's 12-page minute order also detailed with extensive case citations how the plaintiffs' other jurisdi...
Litigation & Arbitration
Judge rethinks denial of Innova’s arbitration request after arguments
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Innova and some of its executives sought a court order compelling compliance with an arbitration clause in a subdistribution a...
Judges and Judiciary
Oral argument set for Lassen County judge discipline matter
By Laurinda Keys
Months after hints from the prosecution that Judge Tony Mallery might retire, oral argument has been scheduled in his discipli...
Appellate Practice, Judges and Judiciary
New appellate justices confirmed to 1st and 3rd districts
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Judge Monique Langhorne Wilson, who served as a Napa County Superior Court judge since 2018, was appointed as an associate jus...
Health Care & Hospital Law
Meta must proceed to discovery in health care tracking litigation
By Sunidhi Sridhar
Several firms, including Kiesel Law LLP and Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC, have filed lawsuits on behalf of plaintiffs who claim tr...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, U.S. Supreme Court
Homeless case must pause, San Francisco argues
By Craig Anderson
The Supreme Court agreed to review a 9th Circuit decision involving ordinances in Grants Pass, Oregon, setting up a battle ove...
Law Practice
Fennemore Craig PC continues California growth with San Diego merger
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Twenty-one attorneys from Sullivan Hill will join the firm in San Diego.
Environmental & Energy
Business groups challenge state's climate disclosure laws
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Both laws would impose massive costs on businesses, seek "to regulate an area that is outside California's jurisdiction and su...
Judges and Judiciary
Newsom appoints 16 new judges to superior courts
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Among them are the former chair of the California Fair Political Practices Commission and the former U.S. attorney in San Fra...
Class Action
Comcast accused of rounding down work time by proposed class
By Wisdom Howell
As a matter of company policy Comcast and rounds off the time worked, "always to the benefit of defendant," Blumenthal Nordeh...
Tax
H&R Block settles lawsuit with LA City Attorney’s Office over free tax filing
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The City Attorney's Office said consumers eligible for a free tax filing program were steered to H&R Block's paid commerci...
Class Action, Law Practice, Litigation & Arbitration
Litigator joins Shook, Hardy & Bacon in Los Angeles
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Michael Shortnacy defends clients in complex litigation, class actions and mass tort litigation.
Litigation & Arbitration, Torts/Personal Injury
$42.4M verdict for pregnant woman in a coma from collision
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
“The issue became, was pleading no-contest equivalent to conviction? We pled it was and won,” said plaintiff’s attorney Ricard...
Intellectual Property
Netflix denies infringement over Conor McGregor documentary
By Devon Belcher
“Plaintiff’s purported copyright was not validly registered before the alleged infringement occurred,” Davis Wright Tremaine L...
Constitutional Law, Technology
Despite losses, Bonta renews crackdown on kids' social media use
By Malcolm Maclachlan
“We expect challenges based on the First Amendment or Section 230. That’s part of the common playbook used by the tech industr...
The gravamen of the complaint was fraud, bringing it out from under the statute of limitation, wrote 2nd District Court of App...
Litigation & Arbitration
American Airlines wrongfully confiscated miles, lawsuit claims
By Sunidhi Sridhar
The carrier’s decision to terminate the plaintiffs’ accounts entirely was unlawful, the plaintiffs’ lawyer said.
Civil Rights
San Francisco guaranteed income program called racist and sexist
By Wisdom Howell
The complaint, filed by Judicial Watch on behalf of three San Francisco citizens, argues that the GIFT program’s prioritizatio...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Gun advocates challenge legality of 9th Circuit panel
By Craig Anderson
The dispute revolves around whether the 9th Circuit limited en banc panel that granted the state’s motion for a stay of Senior...
Court officials said they did not know when it would reopen.
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Retired Los Angeles County judge joins ADR Services in Oakland
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
“What I didn’t expect to find in any neutral setting was the genuine friendliness of ADR Service’s leadership and the professi...
Insurance
Broker failed to insure Lahaina Theater, Regency claims
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
“ARA’s lack of diligence and care left Regency wholly uninsured for its Lahaina Theater when in August 2023, the devastating M...
Labor/Employment
Labor union wants gaming tribe to honor arbitration agreement
By Malcolm Maclachlan
UNITE HERE claims it has been trying to get the Wilton Rancheria and Boyd Gaming Corp. to honor a 2017 agreement that calls fo...