Labor/Employment
Lyft cannot invoke arbitration agreement in state PAGA cases, appeals court rules
By Jessica Mach
Lyft cannot enforce a provision in its arbitration agreement that bans drivers from bringing state Private Attorney General Ac...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Law Practice
Should California update rules on out-of-state attorneys?
By Henrik Nilsson
The issue has taken on new resonance in California at a time when people are fleeing the state to escape rising housing costs,...
Constitutional Law
Santa Clara County fines church $300K for holding indoor services
By Winston Cho
Defense attorney Robert Tyler, of Tyler & Bursch in Murrieta, said Friday, “Unjustified emergencies do not support the sus...
Government
US attorneys poised to field voter access complaints on Election Day
By Gina Kim
The longstanding tradition by the U.S. Justice Department commences on Election Day.
Civil Litigation, California Courts of Appeal
UC can’t use standarize tests for admitting Class of 2021, appeals court rules
By Craig Anderson
A 1st District Court of Appeal panel agreed Thursday with Alameda County Superior Court Judge Brad Seligman, who blocked the U...
Law Practice, Law Office Management
Mintz Levin hiring spree includes 3 new partners in Los Angeles
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The three come from Pircher, Nichols & Meeks LLP, continuing the Mintz Levin recent expansion push, with 19 new partners a...
Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation
Environmentalists sue to block funding for Delta tunnel project
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The complaint argues that under the terms of California Environmental Quality Act, the state should have produced an environme...
Law Practice, Law Office Management
Former DLA Piper partners announce new San Diego firm
By Kamila Knaudt
Robert W. Brownlie and Ryan T. Hansen launched Brownlie Hansen LLP to address a segment of the market that they say many big f...
Labor/Employment
Judge denies drivers a restraining order on Uber’s political speech
By Jessica Mach
“Temporary restraining orders that ‘forbid speech activities’ are ‘classic examples of prior restraints,’ and are ‘the most se...
Technology, Intellectual Property
Taiwan chipmaker pays $60M fine, will help US against Chinese partner
By Winston Cho
The Justice Department called the prosecution “an example of … successful efforts to defend American companies from those who...
Government, Civil Litigation
New suits challenge Newsom’s orders under state, rather than US, laws
By Malcolm Maclachlan
With the pandemic dragging on for months, some newer complaints target local officials for how they have enforced the governor...
Civil Litigation, Bankruptcy
Gymnasts want to resume litigation over sex assault
By Gina Kim
Panish Shea & Boyle LLP’s Kevin Boyle and Jesse M. Creed sued USA Gymnastics and the U.S. Olympic Committee in 2018 in Los...
Law Practice, Civil Litigation
Venable wins $420K in fees defending comedian-producer Marlon Wayans
By Gina Kim
Venable LLP secured $420K in fees defending a racial discrimination lawsuit filed against comedian and producer Marlon Wayans.
Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation
US judge questions PG&E about circuit not shut off in storm
By Craig Anderson
U.S. District Judge William Alsup asked five pages of questions about a response filed Monday by Reid J. Schar, a Jenner &...
Technology
9th Circuit affirms dismissal of antitrust lawsuit against Qualcomm
By Craig Anderson
The judges on the panel voted to deny a government petition for rehearing and no judge requested a vote to reconsider the case...
Technology, Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Intel, Apple try unusual antitrust complaint again
By Craig Anderson
The lawsuit accuses San Francisco-based Fortress Investment Group LLC of acquiring a number of patent holding companies, which...
Labor/Employment
Proposed independent contractor rule draws 1,800 comments
By Jessica Mach
The unusually high number of people who weighed in on the proposal speaks to how controversial the independent contractor issu...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation
No. 2 LA city attorney fed documents to opposing counsel, lawsuit claims
By Blaise Scemama
An attorney who pled the Fifth Amendment regarding the LA water billing litigation says in a lawsuit the just-retired chief de...
Civil Litigation, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Split panel rules officer kneeling on suspect on the ground was excessive force
By Tyler Pialet
Another officer acted reasonably when he fired bean bag rounds to bring down the suspect, who refused to get on the ground, th...
Law Practice, Law Office Management
Litigation firm opens 1st California office, plans to hire and relocate attorneys
By Kamila Knaudt
The litigation firm Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP will move seven to nine attorneys to Newport Beach early next year and...
Immigration, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Lawsuit to stop city’s deal with private prison company dropped after circuit reversal
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The Immigrant Legal Resource Center, represented by Nossaman LLP, filed for the dismissal Tuesday, one day after a 9th U.S. Ci...
Judges and Judiciary, Criminal
US judge quashes indictment with prejudice when speedy trial deadline passes
By Gina Kim
U.S. District Judge Cormac J. Carney had stated there would be no real teeth to dismissing the criminal case without prejudice...
Technology, Intellectual Property, Civil Litigation
Trade secrets lawsuit filed against Beacon Technologies
By Gina Kim
Shipping services industry accuses former Uber executive of stealing trade secrets to start own “copycat” company
Technology, Government
Senators grill tech chiefs over content decisions, suggest legal changes
By Winston Cho
Although the hearing was set to discuss a legal shield protecting internet platforms from liability for what users post on the...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit says city can amend private prison contract, despite state law
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The panel also found that U.S. District Judge Troy L. Nunley abused his discretion when he found allowing the modifications to...
Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, California Supreme Court
Justices are responsible for staff’s online comments that violate rules
By Henrik Nilsson
The Committee on Judicial Ethics Opinions stated that a justice should take immediate steps to remedy the ethical violation wh...
Environmental & Energy, Bankruptcy
Recycling plant cleanup may cost state $650M after owner’s bankruptcy
By Malcolm Maclachlan
State Auditor Elaine Howle said the state agency in charge of the cleanup failed to budget the labor costs and signed deals th...
Government, Criminal
LA DA race is closely watched barometer of national discourse
By Tyler Pialet
Jackie Lacey, elected in 2012 as the first woman and first Black district attorney for the county, is facing a contentious cha...
Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Civil Litigation
Lawyer’s implications about LA judge most likely refuted by assessor’s records
By Blaise Scemama
Los Angeles County Judge Elihu M. Berle, who was questioned by an attorney over how he bought a home with cash, had sold his p...
Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation
Shut-off plan didn’t identify circuit suspected in Zogg Fire, PG&E says
By Winston Cho
Asked by a federal judge in San Francisco to explain its role in the ignition of the blaze, PG&E responded that the issue ...
