Litigation & Arbitration, Government
R.J. Reynolds challenges state’s ban on non-menthol cigarettes
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Citing rising teen use of vapes and other tobacco products, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed SB 793 in 2020, banning flavored tobacco ...
The plaintiff alleged that the wells will be in a health-and-safety buffer zone designated by Senate Bill 1137, which Gov. Gav...
LA county commissioner listens with compassion, attorneys say.
Litigation & Arbitration, Government
US DOJ enters Santa Ana’s dispute with religious group
By Malcolm Maclachlan
“The services offered by plaintiff such as ID vouchers, assistance, counseling, mail collection and ‘other programs services’ ...
Litigation & Arbitration
2nd cross complaint OK’d with new information
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
A Los Angeles County judge approved the defendant’s motion to file a second amended cross complaint against three logistics an...
Lewis Brisbois expands management team, but power remains in Los Angeles
By David Houston
Three of the five new members are from Los Angeles bringing to seven the number of members on the 15-member committee who are ...
Legal Education
Attorneys due costs for late cancellation of remote depositions
By Devon Belcher
Attorneys for the students argued that the rule on which the sanctions order rested applied only to travel and other expenses ...
Litigation & Arbitration
Doll maker didn’t copy defunct girl band, attorney tells jury
By Sunidhi Sridhar
After receiving a cease and desist letter in 2020 from rapper Clifford “T.I.” Harris and his wife Tameka “Tiny” Harris, who ma...
Wendy J. Greuel served in Mayor Tom Bradley’s administration and went on to serve as a city councilman and controller.
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Does immunity cover prisons officials’ COVID decisions?
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is considering officials’ decision to transfer COVID-infected prisoners from the Califor...
Litigation & Arbitration
Altria agrees to pay $235M to settle claims over Juul marketing
By Wisdom Howell
The company denied any wrongdoing and said in its news release that the settlement “brings to a close the vast majority of our...
Litigation & Arbitration
Anti-SLAPP motions granted against musician in sex abuse claims
By Skyler Romero
Howard E. King of King Holmes Paterno & Soriano LLP, who represents musician Marylin Manson, said, “The court telegraphed ...
A short video tutorial on some of the issues that might arise when using ChatGPT or Bard in your practice. By Paul Kiesel and ...
Civil Rights
State agrees to $24 million settlement with the family of a man who died in CHP custody
By Devon Belcher
"This landmark settlement has paved the way for future cases, shining a light on the need for real justice without resorting t...
The brief supports President Joe Biden’s administration in arguing that a 1986 law on abortion argues that the law, referred t...
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP partner Theane D. Evangelis cited a U.S. Supreme Court decision from last year, arguing the ru...
Technology, Litigation & Arbitration
Sonos can call Google CEO in trial over smart speakers
By Jonathan Lo
Shortly after opening statements on Monday, U.S. District Judge William H. Alsup in San Francisco ruled that Google CEO Sundar...
A coalition of business groups sued in February, claiming the law was overly broad and violated the Political Reform Act of 19...
Judge Anthony W. Ishii retired on April 30, which leaves four vacancies on the district courts in California.
Litigation & Arbitration
Justices mull nonemployee getting COVID from worker
By Craig Anderson
Attorneys for plaintiff Corby Kuciemba, whose lawsuit says she got seriously ill from the virus after her husband brought it h...
Litigation & Arbitration
State to pay church attorneys $500K in abortion mandate case
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The three churches sued to block a state mandate that as employers they must cover abortion care. The complaint, which alleged...
Real Estate/Development, Litigation & Arbitration
Developer’s case over claim to dead-end alley is gutted
By Wisdom Howell
The property owner defendants claim that the plaintiff purchased two plots of land on the street and is now trying to open up ...
Plaintiffs in the complaints filed on Monday alleged that they were among potentially hundreds of children who were abused at ...
Government
Judge confirmation logjam could break as Feinstein returns
By Craig Anderson
Without Sen. Dianne Feinstein in Washington, Democrats’ majority on the committee disappears — and due to the rules for this s...
Litigation & Arbitration
Farmers wins age bias lawsuit filed by fired agents
By Wisdom Howell
The trial hinged on the question of whether the Farmers’ agents were independent contractors, as stated in their signed agency...
Nearly 71%, or 2,665, were repeaters, but only 28% of them passed. Of the 1,100 first timers, 45% passed.
Bankruptcy
Oakland diocese announces bankruptcy filing because of sex abuse claims
By Malcolm Maclachlan
In March, Bishop Michael C. Barber warned he might have to seek bankruptcy protection because of 330 sexual abuse lawsuits fil...
Will Chuchawat said the forecast of the firm’s West Coast team looks incredibly bullish. “So much opportunity is here, and Bak...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Attorney says bar violated ADA by harassing him over sanctions
By Sunidhi Sridhar
U.S. District Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald in Los Angeles advised both parties at the start of the hearing that his tentative r...