Intellectual Property
Fan’s ‘Lord of the Rings’ sequel must be destroyed
By Sunidhi Sridhar
“The estate hopes that the award of a permanent injunction and attorney’s fees will be sufficient to dissuade others who may h...
Government
William Wynder, co-founder of Aleshire & Wynder, set to retire
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Intellectual Property
'Beauty and the Beast' infringed copyright, but not by much, jury finds
By Jonathan Lo
"Walt Disney Pictures appreciates the jury's careful attention to this complex case and is gratified that the jury properly re...
Edward Weiss' general counsel experience is a strong suit, lawyers say.
Law Practice, Legal Education
Politics roiled law firms and law schools in 2023
By John Roemer
“Legal institutions are always easy boogeymen,” observed Adam D. Winkler, a UCLA School of Law professor with a political scie...
Labor/Employment
Nursing facility director wins $11.1M for wrongful termination and retaliation
By Devon Belcher
Bohm Law Group Inc. founding principal Lawrance A. Bohm represented the winning plaintiff, Kathleen Armstrong, whom the nursin...
Plaintiff siblings Areej Al-Sadhan and Abdulrahman Al-Sadhan claimed that Twitter cooperated with the Saudi government because...
U.S. Supreme Court
Cities from Anchorage to San Francisco want anti-camping case reversed
By Craig Anderson
Theane D. Evangelis, a partner with Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, represents Grants Pass, Oregon in its attempt to get the ...
“I chose LMU Loyola Law School as my professional home because of its mission. Its mission is to advance academic excellence, ...
Environmental & Energy
Justice warns CPUC over solar electricity rate policy
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Last year, the commission greatly reduced the rebates owners of small rooftop solar arrays receive when they pump power back i...
Labor/Employment
Company must defend its noncompete clauses in California
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
The dispute could have far-reaching consequences in California, where the state’s Supreme Court just granted Lockton Companies...
Torts/Personal Injury
Man crushed in conveyor belt accident, widow sues
By Wisdom Howell
“The last few moments of Mark’s life were terrifying. He was doing his job but the machine malfunctioned through no fault of h...
Constitutional Law
Federal judge enjoins state ban on handguns in certain public areas
By Sunidhi Sridhar, Craig Anderson
Despite repeated inquiries from the U.S. District Judge Cormac Carney, the Department of Justice attorney could not pinpoint h...
Judge aims to provide tools for people to solve problems
Judges and Judiciary
Attorney and juror misbehavior results in dismissal of $107M verdict
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
“On issue after issue, the jury sided with counsel, notwithstanding the evidence and this court’s instructions,” said the moti...
The question in the case is whether AB-5, written by Assemblymember Lorena Gonzalez, D-San Diego, targeted Uber and other gig-...
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Google's deal with states was delayed by Epic trial
By Jonathan Lo
Epic criticized the settlement Google and the states. The company called it a one-time payout before trial with no true relief...
Labor/Employment, Litigation & Arbitration
X seeks to shield Musk from ex-worker's arbitration
By Wisdom Howell
X’s attorneys argued that the plaintiff’s request “simply seeks to harass Musk, increase the burden and costs to defendants of...
There is little agreement about how big the problem is, what caused it, and how to fight it.
State Bar & Bar Associations
Girardi’s son-in-law must answer to suspension effort
By Devon Belcher
Although the bar court abated two disciplinary cases against David R. Lira on self-incrimination grounds due to his pending pr...
Insurance
Aerojet Rocketdyne settles with insurer over claims for explosions
By Malcolm Maclachlan
On Monday, Downey Brand LLP Partner William R. Warne filed a notice of settlement with the court. Attorneys for Orbital Scienc...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Bar proposes performance tests for exam alternative
By Laurinda Keys
An attached chart said that of 2,814 comments submitted, 71% disagreed with its proposal. Among attorneys, the opposition was ...
Corporate, Entertainment & Sports
Endeavor defeats claim its $10B IPO strategy was stolen
By Skyler Romero
"We are pleased with the court's decision granting summary judgment in favor of our client, Endeavor, holding plaintiff's ide...
Community News, Judges and Judiciary
6 California judges honored by National Judicial College
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Several judges were honored for adhering to the law and Constitution despite opposing public opinion, political pressure and p...
California Supreme Court, Community News, Criminal
California Supreme Court Historical Society publication casts sharp gaze on recent criminal justice reforms
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The article "describes the extent to which the state's realignment legislation and the subsequent initiative measures in the p...
Alternative Dispute Resolution, Law Practice
After 30 years in California, Judicate West vows to continue to grow and evolve
By Shane Nelson
Home today to a roster of just over 100 neutrals and about 85 employees, Judicate West operates offices in Santa Ana, downtown...
Litigation & Arbitration
Judge OKs $150M fees in JUUL MDL, but urges lawyer diversity
By Jonathan Lo
Plaintiffs’ attorney Sarah R. London of Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP responded that because there was so much wo...
“Defendants weaponized addiction and pushed relapse to prevent recovery,” the complaint reads. “Far from performing services f...
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Illumina will divest Grail after 5th Circuit rejects challenges
By Craig Anderson
Federal Trade Commission Bureau of Competition Director Henry Liu hailed the company’s decision as “a major win for the FTC as...
Constitutional Law
Federal judge irked by attempt to fight constitutionality of law soon to be repealed
By Malcolm Maclachlan
If the state is allowed to avoid an “adverse ruling” by “voluntary cessation” of a law that attempted to restrict doctors’ fre...