Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation
US courts no venue for officers’ termination lawsuit, circuit says
By Craig Anderson
“This is a case arising under state law that properly belongs in the state courts,” Senior 9th Circuit Judge J. Clifford Walla...
Civil Litigation
$85M wrongful death award against sheriff is reversed
By Christer Schmidt
Evidence didn’t support large award, U.S. District Judge Marilyn Huff in San Diego wrote.
Civil Rights, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit conservatives lash out at majority in Hawaii gun ruling
By Craig Anderson
Senior 9th Circuit Judge Diarmuid O’Scannlain was joined by three other colleagues in criticizing the appeals court for failin...
Civil Litigation, California Supreme Court
Exploding face wand suits say Amazon is liable for products it sells
By Skyler Romero
“Thankfully the California Supreme Court has ruled that they act differently than a traditional mall landlord or someone who’s...
Judicate West neutral Timothy Casserly tries to help litigants avoid the troubled waters of trial.
San Bernardino County Court Commissioner Robert Driessen chooses the law over empathy
Judicate West neutral Timothy Casserly tries to help litigants avoid the troubled waters of trial.
Government
Santa Barbara city attorney on paid leave for personnel probe
By Ricardo Pineda
Ariel P. Calonne, appointed by the City Council in 2014, said when reached by phone Thursday that he was not at liberty to dis...
Civil Litigation
Plaintiff may not use defense’s bragging video that led to retrial
By Christer Schmidt
“To me it felt like the entire law firm was dancing on my client’s grave. I thought it was very insensitive. That’s the kind o...
Law Practice, Appellate Practice
Los Angeles firm rebrands as Zweiback, Fiset & Zalduendo
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Jeanine Zalduendo, the firm’s new name partner, defended Elon Musk in defamation case brought by British caver.
“Significantly, the 9-year/90,000-mile reimbursement period represents almost a doubling of the vehicle’s original 4-year or 5...
Securities
Unity Software hires MoFo to defend securities class action
By Federico Lo Giudice
The complaint, filed in San Francisco on July 6, alleges the software maker hid deficiencies in its product platform, includin...
Civil Litigation
Claim Jackson recording not authentic can go forward: court
By Craig Anderson
The state Supreme Court overturned a 2nd District Court of Appeal decision granting a defense motion to strike under Californi...
Environmental & Energy, Ediscovery
Discovery disputes set for review in Amplify oil spill case
By Ricardo Pineda
“Amplify is a matter of weeks away from substantially completing its document review and productions,” wrote defense attorney ...
Judge Michelle Kazadi applies 20 years of practical family law experience to resolve disputes
Government, Civil Rights
San Francisco appeals ruling that letting noncitizens vote is unconstitutional
By Wisdom Howell
San Francisco Superior Court Judge Richard B. Ulmer Jr. had ruled on July 29 that the ordinance was invalid and unenforceable ...
Government, Civil Litigation
School agrees to pay $18M over death of child with Down syndrome
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
“Even though this is a large settlement It won’t bring our son back; it could have been avoided if they had done what they wer...
Law Practice, Insurance, Appellate Practice
Norton Rose Fulbright grows insurance practice in Los Angeles
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Jonathan F. Bank moved to the firm from Locke Lord. Al Bottalico, who isn’t a lawyer, was a deputy state insurance commissioner.
Law Practice, Appellate Practice
San Fernando Valley firms merge, operate as Lagerlof LLP
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The 42-lawyer law firm will provide estate planning, corporate and tax, public agency, elder law, litigation, private fiduciar...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Legal Education
Final non-exam bar licensure plan not expected until 2023
By Skyler Romero
The Blue Ribbon Commission on the Future of the Bar Exam has discussed “a reduction of the subject matters covered on the exam...
Securities, Civil Litigation
IPO ‘errors’ bring class action against MINISO, others
By Sunidhi Sridhar
“The registration statement was negligently prepared and, as a result, contained untrue statements of material facts or omitte...
Nixon Peabody partner Richard J. Frey, who represents the California Business and Industrial Alliance, argues that the law vio...
Entertainment & Sports, Civil Litigation
Netflix shareholder lawsuits over rosy prospects continues
By Wisdom Howell
The company’s alleged attempts to quell the fears of its investors and downplay the true magnitude of its losses in the beginn...
Securities
Purported internal documents cache leads to Uber securities suit
By Jonathan Lo
The more than 124,000 files purport to tell the story of how the company, under co-founder and former chief executive officer ...
Labor/Employment, Government
DOJ settles retaliation lawsuit by upgraded work rating, week’s pay
By Skyler Romero
Nicola T. Hanna, who was the U.S. attorney for the Central District of California at the time the accusations were made, said:...
Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation
PacifiCorp accused of causing McKinney Fire
By Federico Lo Giudice
“To date, four people have lost their lives in a fire that was entirely avoidable,” said plaintiffs’ lawyer Gerald Singleton.
Civil Litigation
$5M award for 92-year-old woman abused in nursing home
By Federico Lo Giudice
Arcelia Martinez was admitted to the facility in San Gabriel because her family couldn’t care for her after she developed Park...
Intellectual Property, Entertainment & Sports
Artist says infringement was ‘appropriation’ to fight racism
By Federico Lo Giudice
Conceptual artist Ryder Ripps asked a federal judge to dismiss a copyright infringement lawsuit against him, arguing that his ...
Civil Litigation
Ukiah church wins reversal of fines and contempt order
By Ricardo Pineda
“I’m not sure why the court did not award us costs, but we’ll take the win,” wrote Robert Tyler of Tyler & Bursch LLP, who...
Health Care & Hospital Law, Data Privacy
Meta accused of sharing health site users’ data for ads
By Christer Schmidt
Meta Pixel is used primarily to advertise, quietly watching users’ web browsing to more effectively sell products to them afte...