Judge Maureen Duffy-Lewis takes threats, reversals, setbacks in stride
By Ricardo Pineda
Judge who makes tough decisions dislikes wrong kind of attention.
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
US judge enjoins 1999 state gun safety law, citing Bruen
By Sunidhi Sridhar
“This is the first time a California state gun law has been struck down under the Bruen test,” said Chuck Michel, a lawyer for...
Civil Procedure
Another bill advances to ease time limits on sex abuse allegations
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Committee also advances bill to target ‘crisis pregnancy centers’
Technology
Workers say ‘the sky isn’t falling’ in what Google calls a ‘discovery morass’
By Wisdom Howell
Google says it has already responded to 289 document requests and is trying to end the case over claims of free speech violati...
Environmental & Energy, Class Action
Edison’s Thomas Fire demurrers sustained, plaintiffs can amend
By Skyler Romero
Edison demurred to the class action claims on the grounds that a utility cannot be held liable to third parties for purely eco...
Heather Burke, the firm’s Silicon Valley office executive partner, said this team’s arrival from Paul Hastings further advance...
Events
Midwest securities plaintiff’s firm opens office in San Diego
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
“From the time we founded the firm in 2017, we intended to build a top-tier securities litigation practice capable of deliveri...
Litigation & Arbitration
You’ve got voicemail. Communication gaps bedevil attorneys
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
“This happens all the time in the post-COVID world. Litigation can be pretty inefficient,” said Michael A. Sherman, a partner ...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
US Supreme Court mulls lawsuit stays pending arbitration
By Craig Anderson
Neal Katyal, a partner with Hogan Lovells who represents Coinbase, argued the Supreme Court should overturn two 9th U.S. Circu...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Central District US attorney names conviction review officer
By Jonathan Lo
The Central District joins a growing list of U.S. Attorney offices across the nation creating bodies to right wrongful convict...
Litigation & Arbitration
David Graeler named managing partner at Nossaman
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
One of Graeler’s priorities as managing partner will be to attract strong, diverse talent who would benefit from Nossaman’s pl...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Live Nation on track to arbitrate Taylor Swift ticket dispute
By Sunidhi Sridhar
In February, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the judge’s decision to compel arbitration in another consumer ant...
“Our office has been fortunate to be led by individuals who can navigate the diverse, and sometimes spirited, personalities of...
In Samsung’s trial brief, Faegre Drinker partner Christopher J. Burrell wrote that his client and S10 Entertainment “operate f...
Prosecutors argued a real estate lawyer should have known what he was doing was a crime. The lawyer said he had trusted his fa...
Bankruptcy
Advocates call for lawmakers to probe diocese bankruptcies
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The Survivors Network called on lawmakers to investigate dioceses for “possible fraud” related to bankruptcies.
Kevin Slagle, a spokesman for the Western States Petroleum Association, criticized the governor’s efforts Monday as damaging t...
Civil Litigation
Subpoena scope limited in matter of alleged stolen movie
By Skyler Romero
The writer sued Creative Artists Agency LLC in 2019, accusing two of the company’s agents of misappropriating a TV pilot he br...
The Counts Law Firm helps clients with a wide range of entrepreneurial challenges.
Securities, Government
SEC says Newport Beach marijuana company inflated financial data
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The complaint says that in order to convince investors that APB was a large cannabis company expanding its operations, company...
Labor/Employment, Judges and Judiciary
Experienced judges are in the midst of a ‘great retirement’
By Malcolm Maclachlan
“Right now we have in fact 13 judicial vacancies, which is the highest in memory for those of us at the court,” said Sacrament...
Judge who helped found State Bar Court known for humor, expertise
Law Practice, Appellate Practice
Former Apple patent lawyer joins DLA Piper in San Francisco
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Jessica Hannah spent the last eight years managing an active docket of patent litigation that spanned the globe.
Labor/Employment, Government
Captain who accused LAPD of retaliation wins $10.5M
By Skyler Romero
A jury found that the department discriminated against Stacey Vince in retaliation for a different disability discrimination s...
Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Judge did not err when colleague entered court
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
A judge has been accused of hugging lawyers from his former firm during trial in another court.
Labor/Employment
Background checkers change lawyers, told to settle case
By Wisdom Howell
Background check company changes lawyers, given 6 months to settle data breach proposed class action.
Labor/Employment, Government
App companies get partial victory in suit to block gig worker law
By Jonathan Lo
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed that part of the claim by Postmates and Uber was invalid but said they could ch...
The IRS acknowledged that the money Avenatti used to get Eagan Avenatti LLP out of bankruptcy is directly traceable to the fun...
Judges and Judiciary
US Judicial Conference asks for more trial, appellate judges
By Sunidhi Sridhar
The Central District would get nine new judges; Northern District, 6; and Eastern District, 4