Judges and Judiciary
Former LA judge retires as Diversion and Reentry chief
By Pete Escobar
During his 25 years on the bench Espinoza found “About 30% of my caseload involved cases with people with a serious mental ill...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Administrative/Regulatory
9th Circuit vacates 250M-member class against Qualcomm
By Craig Anderson
The court cited a 2020 appellate ruling in a U.S. Federal Trade Commission lawsuit that the San Diego company’s conduct was le...
Entertainment & Sports, Labor/Employment
Some student players are employees, NLRB says
By Henrik Nilsson
Under the new guidance, the board could prosecute universities that misclassify players as "student athletes."
Administrative/Regulatory, Government
Congressional study ties in with suit against Gerber in LA
By Blaise Scemama
Custodio & Dubey LLP is seeking a preliminary and permanent injunction requiring Gerber to properly label its products or ...
Legal Education, State Bar & Bar Associations
31% of July bar exam takers had technical problems
By Malcolm Maclachlan
“Although the data show that only a small percentage of applicants lost time or answer content, we are troubled by the extent ...
Civil Litigation, Civil Rights
Judge dismisses ‘pink tax’ suit against Walgreens
By Henrik Nilsson
“Because it is impossible to comply with both federal law and plaintiff’s interpretation of state law, her state law claims .....
Criminal, Health Care & Hospital Law
All state prison staff must be vaccinated, judge rules
By Kamila Knaudt
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation disagreed with the court’s findings, arguing it has embraced vacci...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Northern District clerk becomes 9th Circuit executive
By Winston Cho
Susan Soong, who will start in her new position on Oct. 11, will report directly to Chief Circuit Judge Sidney R. Thomas and s...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Banking, Tax, Real Estate/Development
Oakland can’t sue for lost taxes from foreclosures
By Winston Cho
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals en banc panel found that the connections between missed tax revenue and the bank’s lendi...
Civil Litigation, Constitutional Law, Corporate, Government
Challenge to women directors law must go to trial, judge rules
By Gina Kim
Enacted as Senate Bill 826 in 2018, the law requires California’s publicly traded corporations to have at least one and possib...
Civil Litigation, Environmental & Energy
SoCalGas to pay $40M to class on top of $1.8B to individuals
By Blaise Scemama
Also subject to court approval is an agreement involving settlements with class members separate from the $1.8 billion individ...
Civil Litigation, Criminal
State’s DAs charging hate crimes against Asians in robberies
By Kamila Knaudt
San Francisco DA joins others in adding hate crime allegations to felony robbery charges.
Alternative Dispute Resolution, Judges and Judiciary, Law Practice, Real Estate/Development
LA court starts voluntary online resolution of eviction cases
By Pete Escobar
No Judge or court staff will see discussions between the parties, and the only document that will become part of a case file ...
Criminal, Government
LA County has dismissed 124K cannabis convictions
By Kamila Knaudt
From Sacramento to San Diego, many DAs are dismissing tens of thousands of convictions.
Civil Litigation, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Judges and Judiciary
US judge says intervenors invaded her privacy
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Chief Judge Kimberly J. Mueller of the Eastern District of California said intervenors included “extensive personal details ab...
Civil Litigation, Environmental & Energy
SoCalGas to pay $1.8B for leak, denies wrongdoing
By Blaise Scemama
After nearly six years of litigation and $5.7 million in discovery sanctions against SoCalGas and Sempra, plaintiffs' attorney...
Civil Litigation, Environmental & Energy, Government
Oil companies sued over toxic waste in Solano County
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The companies that sent the waste are now responsible for long-term monitoring to protect groundwater and surrounding soils, w...
Entertainment & Sports, Law Office Management, Law Practice
McKool Smith adds another entertainment litigator
By Gina Kim
Grant Maxwell has joined as a principal in the commercial litigation practice group.
Civil Litigation, Civil Rights, Labor/Employment
Riot Games must give state documents from CEO probe
By Gina Kim
The Department of Fair Employment and Housing has accused the gaming giant of tolerating a “bro culture.”
Government, Labor/Employment
Wage theft bill might see employers in prison
By Kamila Knaudt
Amendments included clarification that prosecutors charging employers with grand theft under the legislation would have to pro...
Bankruptcy, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Law Practice
Girardi Keese bankruptcy claimants could benefit from Porter Ranch deal
By Henrik Nilsson
Girardi Keese and Frantz represented the most clients of all the firms involved in the litigation. According to bankruptcy doc...
Government, Judges and Judiciary
New law brings judges’ retirement system in line with federal limits
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The law prohibits the annual pension payments for a legislator or judge “from exceeding the federal limits on annual defined b...
The discharged bullet ricocheted off a wall and hit another bailiff, according to Rebecca Brown, a legal fellow with the Natio...
Criminal, Government
New laws rename judicial holiday, ease police prosecutions, aid ID theft victims
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The governor had signed about 350 bills as of Friday afternoon, with nearly 500 more still on his desk. Newsom signed just 372...
Community News, Legal Education
Feinberg & Waller seeks marginalized high school students interested in law
By Pete Escobar
Sept. 30 is the deadline to apply for the program that lets students network with attorneys through mentoring sessions and moc...
Civil Litigation, Environmental & Energy, Government
Environmental lawyers hope for different approach to fracking suits
By Henrik Nilsson
The Center for Biological Diversity and other conservation groups sued in January 2020 alleging that the Bureau of Land Manage...
Criminal, Judges and Judiciary
Ex-president of Peru fights extradition, bribe charges in San Francisco
By Winston Cho
Alejandro Toledo is one of dozens of politicians caught in a sweeping corruption probe into construction giant Odebrecht, now ...
Bankruptcy, Civil Litigation, Government
California to appeal Purdue Pharma settlement
By Blaise Scemama
“We’re appealing the bankruptcy plan because the Sackler family must be held accountable for its role in creating and fueling ...
Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property
Texas patent judge is reversed on case transfer denial
By Craig Anderson
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP partner Kevin P.B. Johnson scored a win for his defendant client, Sunnyvale based Ju...
Criminal, Environmental & Energy
Shasta County charges PG&E with 31 crimes for Zogg Fire
By Kamila Knaudt
PG&E accepts responsibility for its line causing the deadly Zogg fire, but denies criminal acts.