California ranked dead last nationwide in its treatment of class action lawsuits and damages in a survey released by the U.S. ...
Litigation
Proposed Riverside County warehouse project faces wave of litigation challenges
By Philip Johnsonn
A lawsuit challenging how the Moreno Valley City Council approved a massive warehouse project has been filed in Riverside Coun...
Corporate
Software company names newspaper GC as chief legal officer
By Kibkabe Arayan
BlackLine Inc., a financial software developer in Woodland Hills, announced this week the hiring of Karole R. Morgan-Prager a...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Appellate court keeps Batmobile off the streets
By Matthew Blaken
In a blow to caped crusaders without a license from DC Comics, the 9th Circuit ruled that a mechanic runs afoul of copyright l...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
9th Circuit upholds temporary restraining order against anti-abortion group
By Saul Sugarman
A temporary restraining order blocking the release of videos shot by an anti-abortion organization was upheld Wednesday by the...
Litigation
Judges' panel to decide if Volkswagen class action is tried in the state
By Gautham Thomas
Class actions filed against Volkswagen over emissions cheating may end up in the Central District of California, say attorneys...
A roundup of recent mergers and acquisitions and financing activity and the lawyers involved.
Labor/Employment
In unprecedented contract, Valencia nurses will arbitrate all disputes
By Matthew Blaken
Labor lawyers were stunned by a contract agreed to by a group of California Nurses Association employees, but cast doubt on wh...
Immigration
Federal class action over warrantless removals clears big hurdle
By Deirdre Newmann
A federal class action claiming Riverside County and hundreds of its social workers have been illegally removing children from...
New legislation set to take effect Oct. 1 will provide relief for Californians facing hefty traffic fines. By Bob Hertzberg ...
Litigation
Federal class action over warrantless removals nears certification
By Deirdre Newmann
A federal class-action lawsuit claiming Riverside County and hundreds of its social workers have been illegally removing child...
Litigation
Settlement ends family's fight to claim Gore Vidal's estate
By Ashley Cullinsn
The estate of renowned author Gore Vidal has reached a settlement with his nephew, ending a string of lawsuits filed after Vid...
Litigation
State attorney general sued for blocking hospital company purchase
By Banks Albachn
Prime Healthcare Services Inc., a company that dropped a plan to buy a nonprofit chain of hospitals this year, is suing Attorn...
A former San Francisco-based lawyer has been indicted for a conspiracy to defraud clients into buying sham investments. ...
A Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge allowed a suit accusing the city of unlawfully taxing reimbursed expert fees and tr...
Litigation
Wells Fargo sued by city of Oakland for alleged predatory lending practices
By John Roemer
Wells Fargo & Co. has steered minority borrowers in Oakland into predatory mortgage loans since at least 2004, the city cl...
Superior Court Judge Fresno County (B.F. Sisk Courthouse) ...
Transactions
Berkeley biotech company hires Arnold & Porter partner as GC
By Kibkabe Arayan
After a longtime relationship, Aduro Biotech brings on Blaine Templeman from New York. ...
Starting a job at a firm that employs thousands of attorneys throughout the world is a little more complicated than a walk aro...
Executive Vice President and Corporate Counsel of Sinanian Development Inc. Tarzana ...
Recent cases show that California superior courts are increasingly sustaining demurrers to certain affirmative defenses, which...
A recent court of appeal decision expounded on the "reasonable expectation of the insured" doctrine for interpreting ambiguous...
Two recent appellate courts grappled with a defendant's ability to compel arbitration pursuant to an arbitration agreement aft...
Environmental
Federal judge rules government has authority to lift sea otter relocation policy
By Fiona Smith
Struggling California sea otters are free to live anywhere along the California coast thanks to a decision by a Los Angeles di...
Litigation
City of Berkeley notches win fight over cell phone radiation ordinance
By Fiona Smith
District Judge Edward M. Chen largely denied the industry's motion for preliminary injunction, which would have blocked a city...
Melanie P. Grace officially started in her role as general counsel of Hercules Technology Growth Capital late last week. The f...
The plaintiffs' expert witness testimony doesn't hold water in case where residents of a LA County-owned public housing develo...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
9th Circuit revives keyword advertising lawsuit against Google
By John Roemer
Trademark lawsuits challenging Google Inc. and other search engines' sales of keywords as advertising have kept those Internet...
Law Practice
Morgan Lewis adds partner fresh off National Labor Relations Board
By Joshua Seboldn
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP announced it will add a new labor and employment partner, Harry I. Johnson III, fresh off a st...
Litigation
Former LA Times columnist's wrongful termination trial opens
By Matthew Blake
A jury trial that started Monday in superior court will take on hot-button age discrimination and journalism ethics issues, an...