A 12-year-old’s errant home run made him the subject of a lawsuit.
Securities, Criminal, Corporate
Insider trading trial closes with defense lawyer blasting a key witness
By Meghann Cuniff
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
9th Circuit mulls long-running spat over ownership of 16th century painting
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
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
Judge grants dismissal of MGA’s trade secrets theft claim against Mattel
By Eli Wolfe
MGA Entertainment has run out of time to pursue its trade secrets case against rival toymaker Mattel Inc. , marking the final ...
Government
LA lawmakers greenlight ordinances to speed up homeless housing
By Lila Seidman
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
Oil workers’ class certified in pipeline lawsuit
By Eli Wolfe
A group of disgruntled oil workers made significant progress in their litigation against an oil pipeline company after a feder...
Intellectual Property, Entertainment & Sports
Judge says disputed Swift lyrics too banal to copyright
By Steven Crighton
The plaintiff intends to appeal the ruling over Taylor Swift’s song “Shake It Off.”
Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment
Doctor’s suit against UCLA closes with $15.9M damages demand
By Andy Serbe
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
9th Circuit says judge overreached in immigration checkpoint case
By Joshua Sebold
A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled Tuesday that a district court judge gave too much deference to the Department ...
Superior court judges statewide are facing challengers in a crowded election year.
Labor/Employment, Immigration, Government
State AG tries to clarify how new immigration enforcement law must be followed
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
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
OC litigator, Olympics GC to consider federal judicial candidates for Harris
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
Representatives for Sen. Kamala Harris, D-California, appear to be poised to interview candidates vying for seats on the 9th U...
Government, Civil Rights
Legislature’s harassment hearing focuses on closing loopholes
By Malcolm Maclachlan
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
Women testify against female doctor who alleges discrimination
By Andy Serbe
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
Dolan settles suit with former attorneys after winning verdict
By Winston Cho
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
Craft brewery sues Molson Coors for trademark infringement
By Eli Wolfe
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
Settlement reached in San Onofre case after 9-month mediation
By Doug Sherwin
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
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...
One case handled by the project resulted in a personal apology from the Butte County district attorney.
Government, Criminal
Bipartisan bill to fund human trafficking prosecution introduced
By Malcolm Maclachlan
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 queried by business groups on how to comply with new immigration law
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
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
Judge confirms $13.5M jury verdict in Steinbeck estate case
By Andy Serbe
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
Trump nominates second pick to 9th Circuit as first selection faces scrutiny
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
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
Talent Agencies Act tentatively survives another challenge
By Steven Crighton
U.S. District Judge Christina Snyder said the remedies sought by the plaintiff are better sought from the state.
Civil Litigation
Class action filed against Vice Media, alleges rampant sex bias
By Eli Wolfe
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
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-Waymo settlement may encourage more caution when pursuing employees
By Joshua Sebold
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
Candidates challenging judges on political grounds criticized
By Justin Kloczko
Four San Francisco public defenders who are collectively mounting an election campaign to oust Republican-appointed superior c...
Environmental & Energy
Judge expresses concern about World Logistics Center construction
By Matthew Blake
The World Logistics Center has run into logistical problems, with a judge expressing concerns about its environmental footprint.