Entertainment & Sports, Intellectual Property
Kanye West claims leak of unreleased songs violated state trade secrets law
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
“Ye’s musical composition, with its distinctive arrangement and unique elements, constitutes a trade secret due to its economi...
Civil Rights, Health Care & Hospital Law
MoFo drops race, sex requirements for fellowships
By Craig Anderson
Perkins Coie LLP, which faces a nearly identical complaint filed Aug. 22 in the Northern District of Texas, has retained the l...
JAMS mediator Elizabeth Laporte applies a bespoke method to each dispute resolution.
Litigation & Arbitration
Tesla, car owners argue over dismissal of monopoly suit
By Jonathan Lo
The car owners' attorneys responded that Tesla failed to show that their clients clearly and unmistakably agreed to arbitratio...
Superior Court judge Emily T. Spear stated she did not know that judges were expected to be at the courthouse during court hou...
Real Estate/Development
Regus Management accused of breaching lease after 16 years
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Goodkin APC partner Michael A. Shakouri accused one of the Regus LLC tenants of transferring their assets and interests to oth...
Bankruptcy
New partner will co-chair DLA Piper’s bankruptcy practice
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
“His extensive experience and knowledge synergies with our M&A and Private Equity practices both in Los Angeles and across...
Insurance
Former Boeing lawyer to lead insurance fraud boutique in California
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
At Boeing, Robert Haney settled claims from and against suppliers, conducted executive level negotiations and secured internat...
Health Care & Hospital Law
Bill would give courts more access to mental health records
By Malcolm Maclachlan
“Allowing county agencies carte blanche to specifically search for and report to the court any information in medical records”...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Internal discussions not meant for Trump, Eastman testifies
By Skyler Romero
John C. Eastman faces possible disbarment if convicted in the State Bar trial, where he is accused of making false statements ...
Later in the day, President Joe Biden announced he was nominating Assistant U.S. Attorney Kirk E. Sherriff to fill an upcoming...
Environmental & Energy
Initiative would end CEQA private right of actions
By Malcolm Maclachlan
“It’s very challenging to do CEQA reform through the Legislature. A ballot initiative is the other path,” said UC Davis School...
The unit’s first case was filed under Penal Code 487m, which allows theft of wages to be charged as a felony.
Technology
Validity of discovery orders disputed after referee recuses from cybersecurity trade secrets lawsuit
By Wisdom Howell
After the recusal by a Judicate West discovery referee, Cooley LLP wants three discovery orders vacated, including an order co...
Judges and Judiciary
Orange County DA slams judge’s lenient dog cruelty sentence
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Orange County Superior Court Judge Justin Glenn-Leistikow allowed the defendant to plead guilty to one misdemeanor count, be p...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit won’t modify injunction of anti-camping law
By Craig Anderson
he case will return to U.S. Magistrate Judge Donna M. Ryu, who ruled in December 2022 that homeless plaintiffs would likely pr...
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Tentative deal reached in Google Play antitrust case
By Sunidhi Sridhar
Lawyers for Google, the putative class of 21 million consumers, and the State of Utah told U.S. District James J. Donato that ...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Eastman waived 5th Amendment, State Bar judge says
By Skyler Romero
Former President Trump’s lawyer, John Eastman, can fight criminal and bar discipline trials at same time, judge says
Labor/Employment
LA court reporter hiring is stagnant, incentives hiked
By Devon Belcher
Despite the first round of incentives in February, court reporter vacancies “have remained relatively unchanged, with the numb...
Law Practice
Securities litigator joins Norton Rose Fulbright in Los Angeles
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Helen B. Kim defends clients in shareholder derivative suits, nationwide securities class actions, and securities and commodit...
Litigation & Arbitration
Men claim women-only self-defense class are illegal
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Newark-based attorney Greg Adler sued on behalf of two men who claimed they paid $80 each for a “Women Only Basic Pistol/Revol...
Law Practice
Former Silicon Valley Bank senior counsel joins Venable’s Los Angeles office
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Adrienne Gurley has also been a federal prosecutor and enforcement counsel at the SEC.
Government
Challenge to LA city's vendor restrictions scheduled for trial
By Devon Belcher
“Hopefully we get to a spot where the city realizes its mistakes and repeals the ‘no-vending zones’ ordinance,” said Katherine...
U.S. District Judge Susan Illston dismissed the plaintiff’s claim related to infringement of other sites’ data and also denied...
Tax
Adverse ruling points up ‘flawed’ administrative law system, Intuit says
By Sunidhi Sridhar
“You can’t make this stuff up — it’s a flawed system and a groundless ruling,” Intuit spokesperson Tania Mercado said.
Gov. Gavin Newsom, who as San Francisco mayor sponsored a successful ballot initiative in 2010 that restricted sitting or lyin...
Stuart G. Gross of Gross Klein PC argued that Tesla failed to meet its burden of establishing the consumers clearly and unmist...
Judges and Judiciary
Judge shortages will get worse, Jessner predicts
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
“There are public sector positions that pay in excess of what judges make. Some deputy DAs make more money than judges,” said ...
Government
Fentanyl murder verdict sends message to lawmakers, senator says
By Devon Belcher
“I think that the verdict highlights the danger of fentanyl and the danger of any sort of distribution of it that it is differ...
Judges and Judiciary
CJP admonishes retired Orange County judge for incivility
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
“From his many decades of experience as a judge presiding over complex matters, it was his belief that understanding how and w...