Entertainment & Sports, Civil Litigation
“Top Gun” lawsuit won’t fly, Paramount responds
By Ricardo Pineda
Molly M. Lens of O’Melveny & Myers LLP said that when the court reads the piece, titled “Top Guns” and published by Califo...
Government, Civil Litigation
School officials ignored girl’s death threats, now they owe her $1M
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
“The bullying traumatized Eleri Olive Irons so much that she suffered PTSD, cut herself and sought refuge in the school nurse’...
Civil Litigation
No evidence Girardi’s wife knew of alleged fraud, judge says
By Federico Lo Giudice
Evan Borges, who represents Erika Girardi, said after the hearing that this was the first time any judge has ruled in her favor.
State Bar & Bar Associations, Discipline
Bar opposes new public disciplinary charges in old cases
By Sunidhi Sridhar
“The State Bar has argued that the harm to the plaintiff members is fleeting on the purported grounds that these confidential ...
Real Estate/Development, Civil Rights
Tenants picketing over eviction is public issue covered by anti-SLAPP
By Skyler Romero
“The Court of Appeal erred in holding that the demonstration outside Geiser’s home did not constitute speech in connection wit...
Land Use, Environmental & Energy
State doesn’t owe oil company for facility it abandoned
By Federico Lo Giudice
“The bottom line is that Venoco created an emergency when it threatened to leave unmanned a facility that required constant mo...
Technology, Civil Litigation
Meta settles case over Cambridge Analytica, sanctions might follow
By Wisdom Howell
The class of plaintiffs agreed to settle claims that the company violated state and federal law by facilitating the data harve...
Civil Rights, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit orders school to reinstate Christian student club
By Craig Anderson
“More than a whiff, a stench of animus against the students’ religious beliefs pervades the Pioneer High School campus,” wrote...
Technology, Civil Litigation
Tesla owners alleged random braking in autopilot feature
By Jonathan Lo
According to the complaint, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has received hundreds of complaints in the las...
Labor/Employment, Judges and Judiciary
Shortage prompts LA court to move stenographers to felony, juvenile matters
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Immigration
Iranian green card applicants sue to speed immigration process
By Malcolm Maclachlan
“The Department has withheld and unreasonably delayed the adjudication of Plaintiffs’ diversity visa applications by failing t...
Land Use, Government
Clearing of camp on Oakland street can start, US judge ruled
By Sunidhi Sridhar
Caltrans said the encampment is a threat to public safety as fires frequently break out in the area. Twelve fires have occurre...
"The court issued a tentative ruling dismissing the case without leave to amend," David J. Darnell, a supervising trial attorn...
Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation
$13M deal would end misdemeanors over oil spill
By Craig Anderson
As part of the agreement, Amplify Energy Corp. and its subsidiaries would be required to improve training for all employees in...
Civil Litigation, California Supreme Court
13 states file amici supporting California’s pork producer law
By Skyler Romero
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a challenge to the state’s ban on the sale of pork derived from breeding pigs confin...
California Supreme Court
Guerrero confirmed as next Chief Justice of California; now must face voters
By Craig Anderson
Civil Litigation
Mediator left, no hope to settle, say GM engine suit litigants
By Wisdom Howell
“I’m an eternal optimist despite the apparent difficulties for a potential new magistrate judge to go through about 900 teleco...
Securities
Granite Construction agrees to $12M penalty to settle SEC case
By Jonathan Lo
“Granite is committed to conducting our business ethically and transparently, and we have implemented numerous remedial action...
Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation
Resolution protocol is settling thousands of Woolsey Fire cases
By Christer Schmidt
“In the second quarter, SCE resolved approximately $400 million of claims. In total, the utility has resolved nearly 90% of it...
Schonbrun Seplow Harris Hoffman & Zeldes combine human rights law with everything else
JAMS neutral Alan Perkins doesn't believe haranguing litigants helps to resolve disputes.
JAMS neutral Alan Perkins doesn’t believe haranguing litigants helps to resolve disputes.
The Van Nuys Democrat’s SB 262 was taken off the Assembly’s inactive file. If passed, it would demand the Judicial Council to ...
Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation
Intense mediation led to oil spill deal, lawsuits against ship owners are next
By Ricardo Pineda
“We are still negotiating on how to pull the pipe out of the ocean. That’s the major next step,” said plaintiffs colead counse...
Government, Civil Litigation
Jury awards $26M in claim of sex assault of special needs girl
By Federico Lo Giudice
“This verdict demonstrates that all children, regardless of their disabilities, deserve to be protected,” said plaintiffs’ law...
Military Law
Justice is part of panel studying roots of veteran criminality
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
One in three veterans reports being arrested and booked into jail at least once in their lives, compared to less than one-fift...
Government, Education Law
Marketing of Hastings’ new name ready for Newsom’s signature
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Elizabeth Moore, Hastings’ chief communications officer, told members of the school’s Advancement and Communications Committee...
Technology, Entertainment & Sports
Judge says he’s may grant Apple’s demurrer in Epic Games case
By Jonathan Lo
The maker of Fortnite is challenging the App Store fee structure. Apple says Epic keeps changing the complaint. “This case was...
Government
CARB counsel braces for challenge to ban on sale of gas and diesel powered autos
By Skyler Romero
“I suspect we’ll definitely get state court claims based on some of the comments that were filed, and there might be other cas...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Real Estate/Development
State Bar decides to sell, not lease San Francisco headquarters
By Sunidhi Sridhar
In another meeting, the State Bar Ad Hoc Commission voted against a proposed amendment to expungement policies for attorneys w...