Intellectual Property, Entertainment & Sports, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit panel appears split on copyright fight over Sam Smith's 'Dancing With a Stranger'
By Craig Anderson
An appellate panel questioned whether a Los Angeles federal judge acted too quickly in tossing a copyright infringement lawsui...
Civil Litigation
Venture capital's role in IVF clinics under fire in lawsuits
By James Twomey
Two lawsuits against Spring Fertility allege negligence and embryo loss, pointing to alleged private equity pressures from Wil...
Environmental & Energy, Consumer Law
Santa Clara DA sues sunscreen giant over "reef friendly" claims
By James Twomey
Santa Clara County DA targets Edgewell, alleging its Banana Boat and Hawaiian Tropic sunscreens falsely claimed "reef friendly...
Data Privacy, Bankruptcy
23andMe bankruptcy filing sparks forum shopping debate
By Wisdom Howell
23andMe's Chapter 11 filing in Missouri inspires talk of forum shopping, with bankruptcy experts debating efficiency gains aga...
Judges and Judiciary
Bill to address threats against judges clears key hurdle -- despite opposition
By Malcolm Maclachlan
As threats against judges skyrocket, California lawmakers advanced a bill Tuesday to make such threats an aggravating factor i...
Labor/Employment
Vorys expands in Orange County with office move, key hires
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP has relocated its Orange County office to a larger space in Irvine and added two seasoned ...
Land Use, Environmental & Energy
Stoel Rives bolsters environmental team with 7-lawyer team from Downey Brand
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The attorneys will strengthen the firm's bench in land use, regulatory compliance, and litigation. The move reunites key playe...
Tressler LLP continues its California expansion with two new offices and a high-profile team of litigators, extending its reac...
Kevin Boyle sues LA over Palisades Fire that destroyed law office
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Kevin R. Boyle and 18 other plaintiffs have sued the city of Los Angeles, alleging the Department of Water and Power's energy ...
Judges and Judiciary
17 attorneys seek disqualification of LA judge citing bias, abuse
By Skyler Romero
The attorneys say Superior Court Judge Mary Ann Murphy has demonstrated a pattern of hostility, bias, and racially charged com...
Criminal
Proposed law aims to overhaul how 24 counties pay attorneys for criminal defense work
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The bill backed by advocates for changes in the criminal justice system would ban flat-fee contracts for indigent defense in r...
Land Use, Government
LA's encampment clean-ups aren't reductions, judge says
By Devon Belcher
A federal judge ruled Los Angeles misrepresented temporary encampment clean-ups as permanent reductions, violating a 2022 hous...
Mergers & Acquisitions
O'Melveny adds veteran tech deal lawyer in Orange County, Silicon Valley
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
M&A lawyer Craig Menden has more than 1,000 transactions under his belt for companies like Cisco, Amazon, and Google.
Technology, Litigation & Arbitration
Greenberg Glusker secures $33M award from T-Mobile in SIM swap
By Laurinda Keys
The arbitrator found T-Mobile had violated the the Federal Communications Act and by not safeguarding the customer's private i...
Data Privacy, Bankruptcy
23andMe bankruptcy requires unique scrutiny, experts say
By Wisdom Howell
23andMe's bankruptcy filing raises unique concerns over its DNA data sale, with experts and regulators scrutinizing consumer p...
Government, Business Law
General counsel, law firm leaders weigh fallout from Trump's sanctions threat
By David Houston
While many attorneys denounced Trump's executive order threatening law firms that sue the federal government, some general cou...
State Bar & Bar Associations
State Bar warns tens of thousands of attorneys to meet trust account deadline
By Malcolm Maclachlan
With just a week remaining before the April 1 deadline, the State Bar reports that over 70,000 California attorneys have yet t...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to block reinstatement of 16,000 federal workers
By Craig Anderson
The Trump administration on Monday urged the U.S. Supreme Court to halt a San Francisco judge's order requiring six federal ag...
While many top law firms hesitated to weigh in, Keker, Van Nest & Peters came out swinging--denouncing President Trump's l...
Civil Rights, Civil Litigation
UCLA students, faculty sue over attack on pro-Palestinian protesters
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
35 UCLA students and faculty sue UC Regents, claiming campus police and security guards failed to stop an attack on a pro-Pale...
Judges and Judiciary
San Diego judge, family sue cartel members over DEA agent's torture-murder
By Devon Belcher
San Diego Judge Enrique S. Camarena Jr. and family sue Sinaloa Cartel leaders, including Rafael Caro-Quintero, for the 1985 to...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Civil Litigation
Litigation director rebuked by judge denies wrongdoing, client seeks new trial
By James Twomey
After a 67-day trial, Judge JoAnne McCracken criticized attorney Stephan Barber for false statements in the homeowner's associ...
The objections, filed Thursday, all ask the judge to rescind or revise his fee distribution order, which attempted to compens...
Labor/Employment, Government
Shasta County sues to invalidate union communication laws
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The Shasta County Board of Supervisors, backed by the Freedom Foundation, is challenging state laws that limit how public empl...
Slideshow, Community News
Law Rocks raises $140K for charity in Los Angeles
By Ricardo Pineda
Attorney bands performed at Law Rocks LA, with Baker & The McKenzies crowned winners.
Los Angeles jury awards $32.5 to woman with spine injury after car crash
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
A Los Angeles jury awarded $32.5M to Briana Booth, injured in a car crash, after swerving to avoid a spun-out vehicle. Jason F...
Kern County federal jury awards $30.5M to family of man police killed
By Skyler Romero
After a traffic stop in Mojave in 2020, an encounter occurred between a sheriff's deputy and a driver, which resulted in the o...
Technology, Class Action
TikTok pushes for privacy lawsuit to join others in LA
By Wisdom Howell
TikTok urges a San Francisco judge to shift a child privacy class action to Los Angeles, aligning with the DOJ's case, amid a ...
Civil Litigation
Target seeks LAPD records of guard who shot stabber
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Target Corp. seeks LAPD personnel files of a security guard suing over a stabbing incident at its Downtown L.A. store, sparkin...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Alternative Dispute Resolution
State Bar weighs ethics standards for ADR providers under new law
By Malcolm Maclachlan
As California moves to certify alternative dispute resolution providers under a new law, discussions within the State Bar's AD...