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Government


Some are hesitant about the implementation and whether it would provide the accountability the department promises while other...


Civil Litigation


Hyundai SUVs reek, a putative class action claims

Sep. 2, 2021
By Henrik Nilsson

“Some owners cannot drive their vehicles because the smell is so strong it makes them or their passengers nauseous,” a lawsuit...


Shore-based personnel in Coast Guard sector Santa Barbara did not follow procedures, protocols when it certified ill-fated Con...


Obituaries


“Enrique’s intellect and unique style achieved unprecedented results for his clients, and his charm endeared him to us all,” L...


California Supreme Court, Family, Judges and Judiciary


“In a published opinion that is likely to be widely cited and relied upon, the Court of Appeal effectively upended the constit...


Civil Litigation, Health Care & Hospital Law


The deal would have Johnson & Johnson pay $5 billion and three major drug distributors pay $21 billion over the next 18 ye...


Bankruptcy, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Law Practice


Creditors forced the Girardi Keese law firm along with suspended plaintiff attorney Thomas V. Girardi into bankruptcy in Decem...


California Supreme Court, State Bar & Bar Associations


The Times' petition asked the Supreme Court to force the State Bar to release details about investigations into Tom Girardi, a...



‘Tough Judge’

Sep. 1, 2021

Judge Michael Stern is a stickler for the rules, attorneys say.


Civil Litigation


Robert A. Naify owned the movie theater chain United Artists Theaters, and his family started fighting over the billion-dollar...


Anthony Werbin has represented Costco in 21 matters, but the relationship between these matters and the personal injury case i...


Civil Litigation, Civil Rights, Criminal


The plaintiffs are Jasmine Williams and Khalil White, who say they were wrongfully arrested in September 2020 while visiting R...


Antitrust & Trade Reg., Civil Litigation, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Judges and Judiciary


U.S. District Judge Janis L. Sammartino recuses herself from tuna antitrust litigation, citing conflict


Law Practice, State Bar & Bar Associations


The proposed oversight committee would consist of 13 members responsible for making recommendations for or directly approving ...


Civil Litigation, Health Care & Hospital Law


The lawsuit was brought by chronic pain patients, people in nursing home care and people undergoing cancer treatment, alleging...


Civil Litigation, Environmental & Energy


Pomona is attempting to recover $30 million in damages for the alleged contamination of its groundwater supply caused by the N...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Civil Rights


Idaho State University Jun Yu’s attorney relied on expert testimony by Dr. Leslie Wade Zorwick, a psychology professor at Hend...


Alternative Dispute Resolution, Judges and Judiciary


Bigelow served on the appellate bench for 13 years before stepping down at the end of June.


Civil Litigation, Securities


In August 2020, investors of Genius Brands International Inc. sued the company for violating federal securities laws by making...


Law Office Management, Law Practice


The office is Fenwick’s second on the East Coast and will position the firm to advance the business strategies of its technolo...


Health Care & Hospital Law, Judges and Judiciary


The court issued a news release Monday saying people who plan to observe court proceedings at the Spring Street Courthouse wil...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Civil Litigation


The appellate panel overturned a jury verdict and fees rulings made by U.S. District Judge Edward J. Davila in 2019 and remand...


California Supreme Court, Criminal


The justices remanded petitioner Jeffrey Walker’s case back to the Court of Appeal with instructions to remand the case to the...


Criminal, Technology


Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes is expected to introduce evidence that psychological, emotional and sexual abuse by ex-boyfr...


Health Care & Hospital Law, Judges and Judiciary, Law Practice


Will courts mandate jurors receive COVID vaccines?

Aug. 31, 2021
By Malcolm Maclachlan

For the moment, it appears few courts require prospective jurors to receive an inoculation. But rising COVID cases may tempt s...


California Courts of Appeal, Judges and Judiciary


The group sworn in Monday include a Black former prosecutor from East Palo Alto, the daughter of Korean immigrants who worked ...


Labor/Employment


For some defense attorneys, the impact of the high court’s recent opinions is harder to pinpoint.


Civil Litigation, Health Care & Hospital Law


Sutter Health settles government lawsuits for $90M

Aug. 31, 2021
By Craig Anderson

The U.S. attorney’s office announced a $90 million settlement Monday with the health care provider over the alleged mischargin...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


In two recent dissents in cases involving immigration and death penalty appeals, Judge Lawrence VanDyke fired away at Senior U...


Civil Litigation, Securities


The putative class alleges company execs took part in a fraudulent scheme to inflate stock prices.