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Civil Litigation


Of Little Leagues and Small Claims

Feb. 15, 2018
By Steven Crighton

A 12-year-old’s errant home run made him the subject of a lawsuit.


Securities, Criminal, Corporate


An attorney defending an executive accused of insider trading assailed the credibility of a key witness during closing argument.


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


Attorneys for the two parties, a relative of a 20th century Dutch Jewish art dealer and a museum in Pasadena, sparred over wh...


Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property


MGA Entertainment has run out of time to pursue its trade secrets case against rival toymaker Mattel Inc. , marking the final ...


Government


A Los Angeles City Council committee voted unanimously to advance a pair of proposed ordinances that aim to fast track housing...


Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment


A group of disgruntled oil workers made significant progress in their litigation against an oil pipeline company after a feder...


Intellectual Property, Entertainment & Sports


The plaintiff intends to appeal the ruling over Taylor Swift’s song “Shake It Off.”


Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment


The attorney for a former UCLA research doctor who said a male colleague made her job so unbearable she transferred to UC Irvine.


A $3.5 million gift from Elizabeth Cabraser will get the initiative off the ground


Immigration, Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled Tuesday that a district court judge gave too much deference to the Department ...


Judges and Judiciary, Government


Judges face a rash of challengers

Feb. 14, 2018
By Justin Kloczko

Superior court judges statewide are facing challengers in a crowded election year.


Labor/Employment, Immigration, Government


Attorneys and stakeholders still have questions after the state attorney general and labor commissioner released documents see...


Judges and Judiciary, Government, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


Representatives for Sen. Kamala Harris, D-California, appear to be poised to interview candidates vying for seats on the 9th U...


Government, Civil Rights


The state Legislature held its latest hearing on sexual harassment with a focus on closing legal loopholes that harassers have...


Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment, Civil Rights


A string of women defense witnesses painted a former UCLA doctor suing for discrimination as difficult to work with and error-...


Civil Litigation, Law Practice


Christopher B. Dolan and two former attorneys who left to start their own firm have settled a lawsuit for undisclosed terms af...


Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property


A California brewery pursuing a case against “Big Beer” used a trademark lawsuit as an excuse to slam its rival’s “fizzy yello...


Civil Litigation, Environmental & Energy, Administrative/Regulatory


A longstanding dispute stemming from the failure of the San Onofre nuclear plant ended last month when plant owners and consum...


Securities, Government, Entertainment & Sports, Criminal


Prosecutor focuses closing on truth and baseball

Feb. 14, 2018
By Meghann Cuniff

In a three-hour presentation, Assistant U.S. Attorney Jennifer L. Waier highlighted how the defendant tried to play down his f...


Criminal


One case handled by the project resulted in a personal apology from the Butte County district attorney.


Government, Criminal


A GOP state legislator has introduced a bill to fund prosecution of human trafficking cases in a pilot project.


Labor/Employment, Immigration, Government


State officials are working with business groups to try to clarify how a new law that prohibits employers from allowing federa...


Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property, Entertainment & Sports


A federal judge has denied defendants a new trial in the latest dispute over the estate of author John Steinbeck.


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


President Donald J. Trump announced his second pick for the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, nominating former Hawaii attorn...


Civil Litigation, Entertainment & Sports


U.S. District Judge Christina Snyder said the remedies sought by the plaintiff are better sought from the state.


Civil Litigation


Vice Media is being sued for the first time over discrimination, following an explosive investigation that revealed rampant se...


Immigration, Government


Judge rules that ICE, LA County violated immigrants’ rights

Feb. 12, 2018
By Chase DiFeliciantonio

In a significant win for proponents of so-called sanctuary jurisdictions, a Los Angeles federal judge has ruled that federal i...


Intellectual Property


Uber Technologies Inc. settled a major trade secret case brought against it by Waymo LLC, a move that legal observers say will...


Judges and Judiciary


Four San Francisco public defenders who are collectively mounting an election campaign to oust Republican-appointed superior c...


Environmental & Energy


The World Logistics Center has run into logistical problems, with a judge expressing concerns about its environmental footprint.