Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation
McDonald’s restaurant OKs employee health and safety committee
By Jessica Mach
Under the agreement, for 12 months the restaurant will provide workers with paid sick leave, instruct them to stay at home if ...
Real Estate/Development, Government
Landlords’ attorney says it’s easier now to evict renters
By Malcolm Maclachlan
“Our firm is doing so many evictions at this point in time even though most people think the Tenant Relief Act means you can’t...
Civil Rights, Civil Litigation, California Supreme Court
Both sides respond to many amici in voting rights case
By Blaise Scemama
Attorney General Rob Bonta filed an amicus brief for neither side, saying it was important for the Supreme Court to clarify fo...
Intellectual Property, Civil Litigation, Appellate Practice
Affirming San Jose judges, circuit upholds patent defeats
By Craig Anderson
A panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit rejected two appeals by the Texas company over patents on data pr...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Criminal
Avenatti ex-client: He didn’t say her money was used for his bankruptcy
By Gina Kim
Michelle Phan was the last of the five clients to testify in the trial. All of them told similar stories of being kept in the ...
The Jazz vocal quartet of lawyers and a former court reporter will sing an a cappella arrangement of the national anthem.
Health Care & Hospital Law, Government
LA city council expects to be sued for indoor ban on unvaccinated
By Jessica Mach
The city council unanimously voted to ask City Attorney Mike Feuer to prepare an ordinance to “require eligible individuals to...
California Supreme Court, California Courts of Appeal, Appellate Practice
3rd District says attorney has no standing to challenge backlog
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Raymond A. Cardozo of Reed Smith LLP wrote that appellate attorney Jon B. Eisenberg failed to “demonstrate eligibility for rel...
Health Care & Hospital Law, Criminal
Potential COVID-19 exposure delays Avenatti trial
By Gina Kim
“I simply propose we take the day off. I simply prefer we be safe than sorry,” U.S. District Judge James V. Selna said. “If th...
Real Estate/Development, Law Practice, Law Office Management
Winston Strawn enhances real estate practice
By Kamila Knaudt
“Coming out of the pandemic, the real estate transaction market is more robust than I’ve ever seen, with an enormous amount of...
U.S. Supreme Court, Labor/Employment, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Truckers ask US Supreme Court to review worker classification
By Jessica Mach
9th Circuit law is at odds with 1st Circuit law, they argue.
Constitutional Law, California Supreme Court
Writ petition uses Newsom’s words to try to end emergency
By Kamila Knaudt
“The basis for our petition is the fact that Gov. Newsom’s own words and arguments in court establish that the conditions warr...
Entertainment & Sports, Civil Litigation
Nolan Heimann wins defamation lawsuit for funk musician
By Nicole Tyau
The case centered around 20 statements George Clinton made in his 2014 autobiography, “Brothas Be, Yo Like George, Ain’t That ...
Insurance, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
US panel asks businesses what insured harm they incurred
By Craig Anderson
A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel considered three appeals, two by California businesses and a third by minor league b...
Law Practice, Bankruptcy
Judge slaps Erika Girardi's new attempt to get trustee's investigator out
By Blaise Scemama
"I find the motion totally without merit," U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Barry Russell wrote in an order denying Erika Girardi's motio...
U.S. Supreme Court, Technology, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Competitor’s Lanham Act claims against Malwarebytes dismissed
By Craig Anderson
Malwarebytes’ characterization of Enigma Software Group USA’s competing product as a “threat,” “malicious,” and a “potentially...
Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation
Grocers’ suit against Long Beach hazard pay dismissed
By Jessica Mach
Monday’s order by U.S. District Judge Otis D. Wright II in Los Angeles dismissed with prejudice the grocery association’s laws...
Criminal, Civil Litigation
Deputies sheriffs shot on patrol sue ‘ghost’ gunmaker
By Nicole Tyau
“These do-it-yourself gun kits allow anyone — including those looking to do harm — to build deadly weapons at home with no que...
Shortly after Attorney General Rob Bonta’s announcement, Riverside County District Attorney Mike Hestrin issued a news release...
Civil Litigation, California Courts of Appeal
Split circuit panel OKs $87.5M verdict against Monsanto
By Craig Anderson
“The enormity of the amounts awarded by the jury here — $52 million in noneconomic damages; $2 billion (!) in punitives — resu...
Labor/Employment, Health Care & Hospital Law, Government
LA County mulls requiring vaccine for contractors, indoor spaces
By Jessica Mach
Contractors and people in some public spaces would require proof of vaccine.
Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Data Privacy
Lawyer says his ex-attorneys put his files on open internet
By Blaise Scemama
In his lawsuit filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court Monday, Edward M. Lyman III claims Kaufman Dolowich Voluck LLP relea...
Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Civil Litigation
Ex-Girardi Keese lawyers demand jury trial in fraud case
By Craig Anderson
The case is one of two in Illinois against Keith D. Griffin and David R. Lira stemming from the failure of Girardi Keese to pa...
Labor/Employment, Immigration
Chamber of Commerce challenges ‘high earners first’ H-1B rule
By Jessica Mach
Under the Immigration and Nationality Act, whenever the agency receives an overabundance of H-1B applications, it is supposed ...
Government
Sacramento connections help 2 AG candidates raise money
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Incumbent Attorney General Rob Bonta and Sacramento County District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert have raised more campaign fun...
Technology, Law Practice, Law Office Management
5 tech partners open 2 Bay Area offices for Allen & Overy
By Kamila Knaudt
The bicoastal team includes Bay area partners Daren Orzechowski, Bijal V. Vakil, Noah Brumfield, Alex Touma and Eric Lancaster...
Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Ex-defenders shouldn’t handle death appeal as DAs, victims’ family says
By Kamila Knaudt
“Any prosecutor that is concerned with ethics and integrity would see the clear conflict of interest,” said Kathleen M. Cady o...
Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation
Judge who called PG&E a ‘terror’ now wants answers about latest wildfires
By Craig Anderson
The fires have destroyed the town of Greenville and had grown to an 765 square miles as of Sunday evening.
Constitutional Law, Civil Litigation
Mormon church seeks summary dismissal of ex-member’s tithing suit
By Blaise Scemama
James Huntsman claims the church fraudulently used millions in tithes for commercial rather than charitable purposes. The chur...
Law Practice, Law Office Management
Apple senior counsel rejoins Ropes & Gray
By Kamila Knaudt
Leslie A. Thornton, was Apple's senior counsel for health and privacy for 2 1/2 years, before coming home to Ropes & Gray ...
