Businesses vulnerable to uncertainty after high court Domino’s decision, attorneys say
By Blaise Scemama
The U.S. Supreme Court decision not to review a ruling allowing a blind plaintiff to sue Domino’s Pizza under the Americans wi...
Judges and Judiciary
Justice's lawyers say women lied; commission lawyers ask why
By Carter Stoddard
An attorney for appellate Justice Jeffrey Johnson argued Tuesday that allegations against him of sexual harassment and bullyin...
Civil Litigation
Facebook settles advertisers class action for $40 million
By Winston Cho
Facebook, Inc. has settled a class action by advertisers alleging the social media giant inflated the time users spent watchin...
Civil Litigation, Criminal, Bankruptcy
State Bar again delays Avenatti’s license deactivation hearing
By Meghann Cuniff
A State Bar judge on Monday delayed Michael J. Avenatti’s license deactivation hearing for the third time after his lawyers sa...
Government, Constitutional Law, Civil Rights
California’s gun laws being defended in 2 courts this week
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The cases involve different laws, courts, plaintiffs and attorneys. But they are being contested on similar grounds: disagreem...
Civil Litigation
Closing arguments wrap up billionaire’s sex harassment trial
By Steven Crighton
Plaintiff attorney Nathan Goldberg asked for $14 million in punitive and compensatory damages Tuesday during closing arguments...
Sidley Austin sponsors an event aimed at funding youth programs in Los Angeles.
Civil Litigation
Final defendant in resistor conspiracy case settles for $24 million
By Winston Cho
The last remaining defendant in a lawsuit accusing five of the world’s largest linear resistor manufacturers of conspiring to ...
Civil Litigation, Environmental & Energy
Federal judge won’t stop Stanislaus forest logging project
By Gina Kim
A federal judge on Monday denied a conservation group’s request to temporarily halt a logging project taking place near the si...
Labor/Employment, Entertainment & Sports
Women soccer players claim males earned millions more than them
By Blaise Scemama
Members of the U.S. women’s national soccer team said they could have earned millions in compensation if they were paid the sa...
U.S. Supreme Court, Civil Litigation
Winston & Strawn can’t force ex-partner into arbitration
By Meghann Cuniff
A 1st District Court of Appeal ruling that rejected Winston & Strawn LLP's arbitration requirement in a sex harassment cla...
Civil Litigation
Billionaire’s unruly behavior won’t prompt mistrial — for now
By Steven Crighton
Though the weekend break appears to have momentarily quelled calls for a mistrial in the sexual harassment case against Alki D...
Civil Litigation
PG&E says it will challenge liability in wildfire litigation
By Winston Cho
The Pacific Gas and Electric Corp. said Monday it would contest liability in proceedings to estimate damages for historically ...
Civil Litigation
Proposition 65 should not include acrylamide, Chamber says
By Glenn Jeffers
The California Chamber of Commerce sued state Attorney General Xavier Becerra Monday in an attempt to remove acrylamide from s...
Civil Litigation
Cooley wants to end Theranos defense, citing pay dispute
By Nicole Tyau
Lawyers from Cooley LLP representing disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes filed a motion to withdraw as her attorneys, ...
The U.S. Supreme Court has elected to not hear a writ filed by San Diego Gas & Electric Company’s challenge to a state reg...
Tax, Criminal
Lawyer’s IRS obstruction sentence won’t hold on appeal, attorney says
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A lawyer for a personal injury attorney sentenced for obstructing an Internal Revenue Service audit argued on Monday her clien...
Health Care & Hospital Law, Government
Newsom signs ban on ‘pay-to-delay’ deals for drug makers
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a bill designed to thwart so-called pay-to-delay settlements between drug makers.
Obituaries
Partners, clients remember A. William Urquhart as a visionary
By Craig Anderson
A. William Urquhart, who helped transform Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP from a 15-attorney Los Angeles litigation ...
Samuel Mayerson, Patty Hearst prosecutor and Los Angeles Superior Court judge, died Sept. 30 of natural causes.
Civil Litigation
Mistrial motion may follow billionaire defendant’s ouster
By Glenn Jeffers
A Los Angeles judge may have to consider whether to declare a mistrial in the most recent sexual harassment case against billi...
The newly coordinated case includes an amended complaint from the state attorney general and a debate over bankruptcy-triggere...
Constitutional Law
2 state laws on fake videos likely to face First Amendment challenges
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed two bills to address the problem of “deep fakes,” digital video or audio that is manipulated to f...
Government, Criminal
Gascon’s resignation brings turmoil to two DA races
By Jessica Mach
Candidates for San Francisco DA accuse mayor of political move in making an interim appointment of one of their opponents.
Civil Litigation
MGM is first company to pay mass shooting victims, likely not the last
By Blaise Scemama
MGM Resorts International became the first company to pay victims of a mass shooting but will likely not be the last, said pla...
Civil Litigation, Health Care & Hospital Law, Government
State’s OK of coffee risk admitted in long-running case
By Justin Kloczko
A judge in the nearly decade-long coffee labeling case allowed into evidence Thursday a new regulation stating coffee isn’t ha...
Former prosecutor Jonathan Shapiro reinvented himself as a TV writer, producer and now playwright.
Intellectual Property, Environmental & Energy, Entertainment & Sports
Loyola confab focuses on future of technology, entertainment
By Steven Crighton
Deep fakes, streaming wars, and e-sports highlighted discussions at Loyola Law School’s 5th Annual TechTainment event.
Civil Litigation
HR manager defends billionaire boss in harassment trial
By Glenn Jeffers
The former financial controller and human resources manager for many of Alki David's media interests testified Thursday the ec...
Law Practice, Labor/Employment
DLA Piper partner accuses fellow partner of sexual assault
By Nicole Tyau
In a detailed letter, partner Vanina Guerrero alleges four separate sexual assaults at the hands of well-known partner Louis L...