9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Alternative Dispute Resolution
Coinbase can force account holder to arbitrate claims, 9th Circuit rules
By Craig Anderson
The case reached the Supreme Court, which ruled in June that lawsuits implicating the Federal Arbitration Act must be stayed w...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Class Action
Tinder settlement nixed, plaintiff has conflict of interest
By Craig Anderson
Michael Rubin, a partner with Altshuler Berzon LLP who represents the objectors, hailed the panel’s rejection of a settlement ...
Litigation & Arbitration
San Francisco sues online flavored tobacco companies
By Wisdom Howell
“San Francisco and California have done a good job of enforcing against brick-and-mortar tobacco retailers, but online retaile...
Class Action, Securities
Rivian shareholders say they met requirements for class
By Sunidhi Sridhar
A consolidated complaint against Rivian, which counts Amazon among its investors, was filed last July, alleging that the elect...
Law Practice
Marine colonel joins Singleton Schreiber in San Diego
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
“My experiences leading these teams and various legal teams throughout my time in the Marine Corps have shaped my leadership p...
Criminal
Felony trial caseloads decreased in 2023, San Francisco court says
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Presiding Judge Anne-Christine Massullo said, “Judges have held more defendants to answer to criminal charges in preliminary h...
The Department of Health and Human Services said its proposed “foundational rule” would incorporate applicable provisions from...
California Courts of Appeal
Panel affirms removal of city council members who overstayed
By Skyler Romero
“When Mission Viejo’s voters went to the polls and elected people for two-year terms, they had a right to come back two years ...
By collecting patients’ information “defendant assumed legal and equitable duties to those individuals to protect and safeguar...
Technology
Trial begins against filmmakers over facial motion technology
By Jonathan Lo
The filmmakers claim that DD3 did not infringe any of Rearden’s copyright and are in no way vicariously liable for any infring...
State Bar & Bar Associations
State Bar's conspiracy accusation has 'Orwellian cast' Eastman's closing brief says
By Skyler Romero
“His misconduct, committed in the course and scope of his representation of former President Trump, shocked the conscience of ...
Law Practice
Nelson Mullins adds 7-member team to product liability practice
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
“Moving to Nelson Mullins means our clients will benefit from having the support of attorneys with decades of litigation exper...
Education Law
Study: JD candidates at ABA accredited schools declined 25%
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Graduates of California-accredited law schools had a pass rate of just 21% on the July 2022 bar exam, compared with 67% for gr...
Bankruptcy
Southwestern Law denies lawsuit could drive it into bankruptcy
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
"We want to assure our stakeholders, including students, faculty, staff, alumni, and donors, that we are and will remain finan...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Girardi’s behavior determines competency, US prosecutors say
By Devon Belcher
“Incongruous statements, … his selective memories, or even his live, sotto voce comment in court, all … demonstrate his apprec...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Draft guidance aims to clarify judges’ duty in case of attorney misconduct
By Malcolm Maclachlan
“I don’t think the rule changes the existing requirements. It simply clarifies them, which I think is very helpful for the jud...
Civil Rights
LA County suit accused Citigroup of bias against Armenian Americans
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in November forced Citigroup to pay nearly $26 million in fines and “consumer redress...
U.S. Supreme Court
Justices ask practical questions on OxyContin deal
By Craig Anderson
Pratik A. Shah, a partner with Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP who represents unsecured creditors, said a successful go...
Law Practice
Law firm’s malicious prosecution case of another firm can proceed
By Jonathan Lo
“A lawyer shouldn’t assert a claim without being able to allege a factual basis for doing so. The fact that a claim pertains t...
“I think the real question here is: Is this going to lead them … to make meaningful changes to what their process is?” said pl...
Civil Litigation
Sanctions sought for comments about plaintiff during voir dire
By Jonathan Lo
The plaintiff’s counsel said the defense attorney made an incorrect statement to the prospective jurors regarding the plaintif...
Labor/Employment
University of San Francisco tries to dismiss claims by baseball players
By Jonathan Lo
U.S. Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler previously ruled that, though the plaintiffs sufficiently claimed they suffered discrimina...
Civil Litigation
Wisner Baum tries again to claim Gerber baby food is toxic
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
The lawsuits, filed on behalf of minors, address problems identified previously in Los Angeles County Superior Court over expe...
“Contrary to plaintiff’s allegations, Buchalter has not engaged in any ‘conspiracy and scheme to defraud the creditors and sha...
O’Connor’s appointment to Supreme Court ‘showed a new generation what is possible’
According to Michael L. Gabriel, representing himself in a putative class action, Blockas.com demanded that he pay a $5,000 “t...
Trainor Fairbrook in Sacramento practiced real estate law, business litigation and trusts and estates.
Government, Judges and Judiciary
New Assembly Judiciary chair commits to funding courts
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Assemblyman Ash Kalra was a deputy public defender in Santa Clara County for 11 years.
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
FTC tries again to halt Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision
By Craig Anderson
FTC Chair Lina M. Khan, an appointee of President Joe Biden, has a mixed record in blocking mergers but has vowed to keep tryi...
Judges and Judiciary
US court in Fresno details plan to cope with vacancy
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Senior Judge Charles R. Breyer of the Northern District of California began presiding over sentencing and plea changes in Judg...