Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation
Businesses sue Cal/OSHA over new COVID standards
By Jessica Mach
Cal/OSHA violated the Administrative Procedure Act by approving its temporary standards "without prior public notice or a full...
U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law
Supreme Court church ruling not enough, US judge says
By Gina Kim
Cross Culture Christian Center, represented by Dean R. Broyles, argued the Lodi police actions were religiously intolerant and...
Health Care & Hospital Law, Entertainment & Sports, Administrative/Regulatory
Why is outdoor dining banned at restaurants but not movie sets?
By Kamila Knaudt
Attorneys and restaurant owners say the state and county orders are haphazard and depend on political influence.
U.S. Supreme Court, Entertainment & Sports, Civil Litigation
NCAA review could undermine lawmakers’ efforts, attorneys say
By Winston Cho
The decision to hear the case comes amid legislation from dozens of state lawmakers to allow athletes to profit from their per...
Criminal
Woman addict whose baby died must stand trial on murder charge
By Malcolm Maclachlan
In October 2019, Chelsea Becker gave birth to a stillborn son. She was arrested days later after hospital staff told the Kings...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Law Practice
Debate over paraprofessionals continues into another year
By Henrik Nilsson
This year, Utah and Arizona approved several significant changes opening up for legal service companies to provide new forms o...
Legal Education
Accreditation rules might slow adoption of law school remote learning
By Henrik Nilsson
Students and professors alike asked if remote education could match in-person classroom standards. But as law schools have ada...
Criminal
LA DA tells deputies to take judges’ names; prosecutors’ group says some policies are illegal
By Blaise Scemama, Tyler Pialet
The directive from Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón instructed prosecutors to use specific language when see...
Michael J. Kaufman, dean at Loyola University Chicago School of Law since 2016, will take the post on July 1, 2021.
Intellectual Property, Civil Litigation
Plaintiff to pay BlackBerry’s fees, drop patent misuse, civil extortion claims
By Craig Anderson
The lawsuit is an unusual example of a plaintiff in a patent lawsuit alleging pre-litigation infringement claims are extortion...
Before the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission released its guidelines, the question of whether employers could manda...
Civil Litigation, California Supreme Court
Attorneys angry about backlogs in civil trial proceedings
By Craig Anderson
While appellate courts have plugged away with their usual calendars, albeit over Zoom, civil trials essentially stopped in March.
Judges and Judiciary, Government
New state Senate Judiciary chair likes to get into the weeds
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Many of the current problems with courts go back long before the pandemic brought them to wide public attention, said Sen. Tho...
Government, Criminal
2 prosecutors say DA’s policy ‘not in interest of justice’
By Blaise Scemama
The judge also seemed to disagree with the policy, denying at least two motions to strike enhancements relating to prior convi...
Tax, Labor/Employment
Tax issues loom for lawyers working out of state
By Henrik Nilsson
While tax withholding has always been an issue for states close to each other, such as New Jersey and New York, the pandemic h...
Technology, Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
US judge names 4 women to 5-lawyer Google class action team
By Winston Cho
U.S. District Judge James Donato named Kaplan Fox & Kilsheimer partner Hae Sung Nam and Bartlit Beck partner Karma M. Giul...
Criminal
San Francisco DA readies 3 trials of officers, seeks more help
By Tyler Pialet
San Francisco County District Attorney Chesa Boudin is seeking additional prosecutors as he prepares for possibly four trials ...
Technology, Criminal, Administrative/Regulatory
Regulator fines Uber $53M, demands assault claims data
By Gina Kim
An administrative law judge asked Uber to provide data regarding claims arising out of incidents during its ride services. Cal...
Judges and Judiciary, Government
State AGs urge law to protect judges' private information
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The proposed law would mandate federal agencies protect judges’ personally identifiable information upon request, prohibit dat...
Labor/Employment, Government
Gig workers still on agenda as Legislature plots 2021
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Assembly Kevin Kiley, R-Rocklin, wrote a bill, AB25, to undo Dynamex Inc. v. Superior Court, the basis of the ABC worker class...
Government, Criminal
San Bernardino County public defender abruptly resigns
By Henrik Nilsson
C. Christopher Gardner, who was appointed by county supervisors as public defender in 2018, had become an outspoken supporter...
Intellectual Property, Civil Litigation
Peloton accused of patent infringement
By Gina Kim
Lawsuit accuses Peloton of infringing on protected patents that feature touch-screen instructor-led programs on indoor cycling...
Judges and Judiciary, Government
New state Senate Judiciary Committee chair is Santa Ana attorney
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Sen. Thomas J. Umberg, D-Santa Ana, will be among eight attorneys serving on the committee. All but two of the 11 Assembly Jud...
Entertainment & Sports, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Mixed martial arts fighters win class certification in US court
By Gina Kim
Nevada judge tentatively grants class cert in UFC antitrust lawsuit
Labor/Employment, Corporate, Civil Litigation
Pinterest to pay $22.5M to former executive
By Jessica Mach
Partner David A. Lowe of Zieff & Lowe LLP filed the lawsuit in August alleging Pinterest fired chief operating officer Fr...
Law Practice, Law Office Management, Intellectual Property
Another IP litigator moves to Baker Botts from Sidley Austin
By Kamila Knaudt
Including new hire Theodore W. Chandler, the firm has added five lateral hires in California this year.
Government, Criminal
LA prosecutors say they fear punishment for talking to media
By Tyler Pialet
Los Angeles prosecutors have said they can’t talk to the press about policy matters without being reprimanded, that they get c...
Technology, Criminal, Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Private party Facebook antitrust lawsuits hint at outcomes for government cases
By Winston Cho
Facebook indicated in the litigation cited by federal and state officials in their complaints that it “anticipates raising sim...
Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Criminal
DA says judge recusing entire office sets ‘dangerous precedent’
By Blaise Scemama
San Luis Obispo County Superior Court Judge Matthew Guerrero disqualified District Attorney Dan Dow and his 40 deputies from p...
Legal Education
Westcliff University acquires Western State College of Law
By Kamila Knaudt
The school will now be called Western State College of Law at Westcliff University.