Government, Immigration
California startups seek court order to implement Obama-era immigration rule
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
Two California startups and other plaintiffs filed a motion for preliminary injunction in Washington, D.C. federal court Frida...
Can a state categorically ban prisoners from testifying in civil lawsuits without running into a 14th Amendment violation? In ...
Criminal, Law Practice
Judge jails defendant during plea, finds defender in contempt
By L.J. Williamson
A chaotic scene in one of San Francisco’s busiest courtrooms ended with a defendant who was about to enter a plea being taken ...
Judges and Judiciary, Law Practice
State authorizes sale of courthouses
By Steven Crighton
The courthouses are currently not in use and would be first offered to the county.
Insurance, Law Practice
Blank Rome boosts LA presence with addition of insurance coverage litigators
By Paula Lehman-Ewing
Blank Rome LLP expands insurance recovery practice to LA with addition of three Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP attorneys.
A Steptoe & Johnson LLP trio completed this year’s Ketchum-Downtown YMCA Stair Climb for Los Angeles fundraiser.
Criminal, Government, Civil Litigation
State’s jury selection process gets legislative tweaks
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Changes are coming to the jury selection process, thanks to a pair of bills Gov. Jerry Brown signed this week.
California Supreme Court
State Supreme Court declines to review San Diego authority water case
By Joshua Sebold
The San Diego County Water Authority suffered a major defeat in its battle with the Metropolitan Water District of Southern Ca...
Civil Litigation
American Airlines workers sue clothing manufacturer over alleged health problems
By David Mendenhall
About 100 American Airlines employees filed a lawsuit Wednesday in Alameda County Superior Court against a clothing manufactur...
Insurance
Home insurance company removes limit on smoke damages in settlement
By James Getz
In a preliminary class action settlement, Travelers Commercial Insurance Co. has agreed to remove a clause from homeowners’ in...
Criminal
Prosecutors: Woman allegedly stole NY attorney’s ID to represent California clients
By Meghann Cuniff
The woman, who said she is a law school dropout, appeared in federal court Thursday on mail fraud and identity theft charges.
A group of Allen Matkins attorneys and staffers raced up 75 floors of stairs for the YMCA earlier this month.
A hearing on Thursday to address a controversial anti-fraud statute relating to workers’ compensation was upended by a state l...
Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP litigator Steven P. Ragland has been juggling since high school.
Civil Litigation
Judge trims rates but Miller Barondess gets $1.5M in fees
By Andy Serbe
It could have been $600,000 more if the Riverside Superior court judge had not adjusted the per-hour rates for the locale.
California Courts of Appeal, Labor/Employment
Under PAGA, accidental pay check errors may result in penalties
By Matthew Blake
Employees can collect penalty money if their employers do not provide all the information required on their paycheck, even if ...
With trial scheduled to begin in less than two weeks, the trade secret case Alphabet Inc.-owned Waymo brought against Uber is ...
California Courts of Appeal, Criminal, Civil Litigation
Appellate panel says defendant has no right to alleged victim’s Facebook communications
By Meghann Cuniff
The panel hoped its decision would have persuasive value with the state Supreme Court.
State Bar & Bar Associations, California Supreme Court
California Supreme Court issues first State Bar antitrust policy
By Lyle Moran
The court said it will scrutinize any bar actions that may be anticompetitive.
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Civil Litigation
LA County, inmates argue whether footage of force should remain sealed
By Eli Wolfe
Video footage of Los Angeles sheriff’s deputies using excessive force against inmates is the center of dueling briefs before t...
The lawsuit claims GE intentionally invested in poor performing mutual funds.
Summary: The Irving Firemen’s Relief & Retirement Fund has filed a class action against Uber, accusing it of a pattern of ...
Government
State AG is hiring lawyers and prioritizing battles with US government
By Malcolm Maclachlan
President Donald Trump has his own line in California Attorney General Xavier Becerra’s budget.
Environmental & Energy
Environmental groups drop challenges to new city in LA County
By Eli Wolfe
Conservation groups have agreed to withdraw litigation opposing the creation of a new city in one of the last undeveloped area...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Tax
Man loses long battle over tax bill, 9th Circuit rules
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
A former California resident who has fought a $7.4 million tax bill for decades may not continue with his federal lawsuit alle...
Civil Litigation
San Francisco is first city to sue Equifax for data breach
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera sued the consumer credit reporting agency Equifax Inc. on Tuesday over a recent dat...
The recent event in Los Angeles focused on civil rights issues, among other hot-button topics.
The California chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates announced Tuesday its opposition to a recall effort against Sa...
The president of a chemical testing company asked the courtroom to check his math as he did calculations on a drawing pad in t...
Government, Civil Litigation
Plaintiffs accuse San Jose of overcharging water system by $38M
By James Getz
Attorneys for San Jose homeowners claimed in opening statements Tuesday that the city collected more revenue than necessary fo...