Technology, Law Practice
Wilson Sonsini hires top privacy attorney from FTC
By Jonathan Lo
Maneesha Mithal most recently was associate director of the Federal Trade Commission's Division of Privacy and Identity Protec...
LA family law judge has criminal and health care experience.
Judge David Swift’s challenge: moving cases while letting parties speak
By David Houston
LA judge, ex- entertainment lawyer, handles family law
Criminal, Civil Litigation
Armored car company sues over seizure of cannabis clients’ cash
By Kamila Knaudt
The Institute for Justice, which is representing Empyreal Enterprises, announced the lawsuit Tuesday against the Department of...
Law Practice
Two longtime San Francisco attorneys join forces to form new complex civil litigation firm overlooking the Embarcadero
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Judges and Judiciary, California Courts of Appeal, Appellate Practice
Justice of 3rd District with lagging caseload may be nearing exit
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Justice William J. Murray Jr. has written no opinions, published or unpublished, since Dec. 8. He turns 65 on Jan. 27, making ...
Technology, Criminal, Civil Litigation
Manslaughter prosecution of Tesla driver appears to be first
By Craig Anderson
The criminal and civil litigation raise a host of issues involving liability both for attorneys representing victims, drivers ...
Criminal, Civil Litigation
Tentative denial for DAs to stop conduct credits scheme
By Kamila Knaudt
Last month, a different judge temporarily barred the prisons department from enacting the rule change, which would increase go...
Technology, Mergers & Acquisitions, Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation
What becomes of Activision’s workplace woes following deal?
By Blaise Scemama
The Santa Monica game creator is under a federal consent decree and faces a state lawsuit over allegations of a discriminatory...
Attorneys at Hudock Employment Law Group routinely help businesses out of sticky situations.
Judges and Judiciary, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit questions attorneys on judge’s dismissal of $44M jury verdict
By Craig Anderson
The case involves a long-running antitrust complaint by Trendsettah USA Inc. against tobacco manufacturer Swisher Internationa...
Government, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Criminal, Civil Litigation
Deputy DAs suit over George Gascón’s hiring of public defenders moves forward
By Kamila Knaudt
“The more public defenders there are, the less available remedy there is, if at all. The district attorney has made no indicat...
Real Estate/Development, Civil Litigation
Suit to stop Tejon Ranch development over fire risks can proceed
By Blaise Scemama
Developers failed to account for the wildfire risks from surrounding lands, Judge Mitchell Beckloff said.
Labor/Employment, Judges and Judiciary
Judicial Council won’t say how much it’s paying firm
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The Daily Journal obtained an email showing the agency has denied a request for "judicial administrative records showing the a...
Technology, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
California, other states appeal dismissal of Facebook antitrust case
By Malcolm Maclachlan
In June, U.S. District Court Judge James E. Boasberg in Washington, D.C. ruled the state attorneys general had waited too long...
Technology, Civil Litigation
Apple to pay $14.8M for misleading iCloud storage claims
By Jonathan Lo
“Apple lacked the necessary infrastructure to provide this service at the time it sold it. Unbeknownst to plaintiffs and the p...
Judges and Judiciary, Intellectual Property, Government
California attorney wins US Senate Committee OK as patent office chief nominee
By Craig Anderson
Four Republican senators said they were satisfied Katherine “Kathi” Vidal, a Winston & Strawn LLP partner in Menlo Park, w...
Judges and Judiciary, Government
PAC to help challenged LA judges says it has $300,000 for 2022 elections
By Blaise Scemama
The group of 300 judges said if a judge is ever challenged in either a judicial election or a recall attempt, the PAC will pro...
Criminal, Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Suspension of Speedy Trial Act may go to US Supreme Court
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The effort points at a larger question: at what point must federal courts start dismissing charges because the ongoing COVID p...
Labor/Employment, Health Care, Pharmaceuticals, Biotech, Civil Litigation
Covid longhauler sues over denial of disability benefits
By Blaise Scemama
Of the 40 million Americans who have been diagnosed with Covid, one in four have developed long term ailments, according to a ...
Law Practice, Family
Men’s divorce specialists Cordell & Cordell opens Newport Beach office
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
“I was galvanized by guys who were my clients and trying to get primary custody of their children. Even though they were the b...
Civil Litigation
Avenatti files $94M claim saying imprisonment was retaliation
By Kamila Knaudt
The claim alleges the government is liable for the actions of its employees including alleged intentional and negligent inflic...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Criminal
Public defender says DAs’ fentanyl murder warnings are illegal
By Kamila Knaudt
The warnings are used to prove implied malice in a subsequent murder charge and are similar to a “Watson” advisory for convict...
Health Care, Pharmaceuticals, Biotech, Covid Court Ops, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Sutter Health antitrust trial won’t be heard remotely, judge rules
By Blaise Scemama
Defense lawyers from Jones Day argued remote jury trials are not authorized by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
Civil Litigation, California Supreme Court
Judges can award costs for exhibits not used in trial
By Jonathan Lo
Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye concluded that “costs related to unused photocopies of trial exhibits and demonstratives ...
“After decades in prison, he has failed to address the deficiencies that led him to assassinate Sen. Kennedy. Mr. Sirhan lacks...
Real Estate/Development, Civil Litigation
Condo owner cannot bring claim against woman who sued him
By Craig Anderson
The ruling is a procedural one, and does not address the merits of the woman’s claims.
A life of experiences informs Judge Ronald O. Kaye’s approach in mental health court.
Mediator Arnold Levinson loves to pour over legal documents, but he can also read a room.
Judges and Judiciary, Discipline
CJP accuses judge of withholding evidence as a prosecutor
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The two counts against Orange County Superior Court Judge Michael F. Murray allege a failure to share potentially exculpatory ...