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Antitrust & Trade Reg., Civil Litigation, Law Practice


Google’s former in-house counsel joins Willkie Farr

Nov. 28, 2023
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

At Google, Michael Rome handled the company’s responses to government investigations, enforcement actions, and international p...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility


In response to David R. Lira’s motion to abate the bar prosecutors’ involuntary suspension filing, State Bar Court Judge Phong...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Law Practice


“The court does not find credible defendant’s claim that it never agreed to that extension because defendant did not raise suc...


Data Privacy, Technology


Website trackers violate Penal Code, 3 lawsuits claim

Nov. 28, 2023
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

The lawsuits claim these companies are linking the unique IP addresses of mobile devices to their owners’ identities, and comp...


Civil Litigation, Technology


Despite being widely practiced for well over 20 years, digital scraping remains “one of the most vexing internet law topics,” ...


Government


Assemblyman Ash Kalra chairs the California Legislative Progressive Caucus and could remain the new Judiciary Committee chair ...


Civil Litigation, Criminal


Porn conglomerate wants trafficking claims stayed

Nov. 28, 2023
By Sunidhi Sridhar

Aylo Global Entertainment, which operates Pornhub and other sites, wants the civil case paused because company executives also...


Civil Litigation, Technology


Applied Materials, one of the leaders in the chipmaking software essential to the creation of semiconductors and the defendant...


Environmental & Energy, Judges and Judiciary


California cities and counties have filed lawsuits accusing the oil companies of producing energy from fossil fuels that has f...


Labor/Employment


Judge Eleanor Laws will oversee the agency’s regional offices in the West and Southwest.


State Bar & Bar Associations


David R. Lira’s attorney, Kathleen M. Ewins of Long & Levit LLP, argued in a motion to abate that he has been practicing l...


Litigation & Arbitration


The plaintiffs claimed that the incident fell within an exception in the Education Code because the school “specifically assum...


Technology


The complaint says Apple has contracted out the ability of existing payment apps to add features allowing cryptocurrencies to ...


Constitutional Law


Several states, including California and Hawaii, have passed laws restricting guns in “sensitive places” after the U.S. Suprem...


Labor/Employment


Auberge Solage’s press office did not respond to requests for comment regarding the guest’s lawsuit but denied any wrongdoing ...


Litigation & Arbitration, Technology


Caltech lawsuit against Apple, Broadcom ends

Nov. 27, 2023
By Sunidhi Sridhar

Represented by Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, Caltech sued Apple and Broadcom, accusing the defendants of infring...



Better Together

Nov. 27, 2023

Compatible litigation philosophies helped launch Annigian Ryan LLP.



Change Agent

Nov. 24, 2023

Bette Epstein helps litigants navigate intense emotions in trust and estate disputes.


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


Idaho argues that a 1986 federal law, the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act, does not preempt the state law that punis...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


U.S. District Judge David O. Carter concluded that the tenants’ federal suit constituted an improper appeal of a state court j...


Environmental & Energy


San Diego County held a special election on Nov. 7 and the ballot included a measure to change Fallbrook and Rainbow’s water p...


Technology


Chinese tech company sues TikTok in US court

Nov. 24, 2023
By Wisdom Howell

While TikTok challenged Meishe’s specific ability to prove injury in the U.S., the 5th Circuit’s opinion written by Circuit Ju...


More than a dozen such cases have been filed in the Stanley Mosk Courthouse in downtown Los Angeles, and defendants have argue...


Civil Litigation


Los Angeles Judge Maurice A. Leiter previously denied a motion to stay the civil case against Alec Baldwin in September, call...


Litigation & Arbitration


"While multiple factors may have contributed to the city's lackluster track record on housing, one primary reason is the city'...


Wildfires burning trees in remote areas is part of a natural process, say environmental groups who oppose replanting a forest ...


Litigation & Arbitration


The panel also approved $21 million in fees for the long running case involving a $30 million loan a Hong Kong billionaire had...


Law Practice


“The standard of excellence, the culture of superb client service, and the strong human element of the attorney-client relatio...


Civil Litigation


Bridgeland Resources LLC is fighting Los Angeles city and county ordinances that aim to halt new oil and gas wells and shut do...


Health Care & Hospital Law


Dordick wins $31.5M med-mal verdict, an Arizona record

Nov. 22, 2023
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Los Angeles plaintiffs’ lawyer Gary A. Dordick said his team believes this is the largest medical malpractice and largest inju...