Civil Litigation
CashCall’s $1B suit against Katten Muchin settles on eve of trial
By Blaise Scemama
Settlement terms are confidential for the four-year litigation that was due to begin trial this week in front of a fully vacci...
Elaine Rushing, a neutral with JAMS and former Sonoma County Superior Court judge, awarded the employee $266,278 in damages an...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility, State Bar & Bar Associations
Despite diagnosis, Girardi discipline will proceed, Bar says
By Nicole Tyau
The Office of Chief Trial Counsel will petition for Girardi’s disbarment if the default is not vacated or set aside, according...
When David Jah “was unable to achieve his objectives in court, he turned to violence,” Acting U.S. Attorney Stephanie M. Hinds...
Appellate Practice, California Courts of Appeal, California Supreme Court
Judicial Council, 3rd District hire top legal talent in suit over delays
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The Judicial Council retained Robert A. Naeve and Nathaniel P. Garrett with Jones Day. The 3rd District Court of Appeal retain...
Health Care & Hospital Law, Judges and Judiciary, Law Practice
LA court employees without vaccine face firing if FDA OKs
By Blaise Scemama
Sherri Carter, CEO of the largest trial court in the nation, sent letters to 4,600 employees saying those who remain unvaccina...
Civil Litigation, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Government
Holmes can’t exclude evidence because of destroyed Theranos database
By Winston Cho
U.S. District Judge Edward J. Davila found that Theranos and the company’s former attorneys at WilmerHale turned over a copy o...
California Courts of Appeal, Government
3rd District affirms constitutionality of 2 recall rule change bills from 2017
By Malcolm Maclachlan
SB 96 and SB 117 were passed during a 2017 recall effort against Sen. Josh Newman, D-Fullerton. SB 96 changed the rules for pe...
Government, Intellectual Property, Judges and Judiciary
National patent judges pilot program ends
By Craig Anderson
Chief Judge Philip S. Gutierrez of the Central District of California signed a general order shortly before the national pilot...
Alternative Dispute Resolution, California Supreme Court, Judges and Judiciary
Former state Supreme Court Justice Ming Chin joining ADR Services Inc.
By Jessica Mach
Chin said he expects to handle some cases on construction and employment law, and would welcome cases that deal with scientifi...
Civil Litigation, Government, Torts/Personal Injury
Woman struck walking in street sues LA over homeless encampment blocking sidewalk
By Nicole Tyau
The plaintiff claims an “unfettered and sprawling encampment” blocked her from using the sidewalk and obstructed her view of t...
Civil Litigation, Civil Rights, Labor/Employment
Black railroad engineers allege racial harassment
By Jessica Mach
The company has denied the allegations completely, saying all the claims were investigated and found to be without merit.
Criminal, Government
FBI to return seized funds after calling plaintiff a drug dealer
By Kamila Knaudt
Various related lawsuits are seeking similar relief, but for those who have not disclosed their names to the FBI. They fear cr...
Administrative/Regulatory, Antitrust & Trade Reg., Mergers & Acquisitions
FTC warns mergers not OK’d unless fully investigated
By Winston Cho
“Collectively, these actions raise the costs of doing mergers and threaten to chill harmful and beneficial deals alike,” said ...
Civil Litigation, Environmental & Energy
Fires sink PG&E stock, bulk of victims’ settlement
By Kamila Knaudt
The Fire Victim Trust, intended to compensate those victims, is the largest shareholder of PG&E stock, owning almost a qua...
Criminal, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Law Practice
Avenatti questions credibility of lawyer who referred him cases
By Gina Kim
Filippo Marchino of X-Law Group testified late Tuesday that millions of dollars went missing from settlements in two cases he ...
Community News, Legal Education
The commencement featured Oscar-winning actress Viola Davis, who told graduates to live bravely and truthfully.
Criminal, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Law Practice
Avenatti's former client testifies with sobs, tart retorts
By Gina Kim
"I didn't buy a jet," Alexis Gardner snapped when Michael J. Avenatti, defending himself on charges he stole his client's mone...
Judge Michael Groch is helping develop easier voir dire methods
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
9th Circuit will rehear class certification in tuna price-fixing case
By Jessica Mach
They concluded that U.S. District Court Judge Janis L. Sammartino abused her discretion in 2019, when she certified the three ...
Civil Litigation, Data Privacy, Technology
Suit against YouTube over ads targeting minors is preempted
By Winston Cho
U.S. District Judge Beth L. Freeman in San Jose ruled that the lawsuit is preempted by the Children’s Online Privacy Collectio...
Civil Litigation
Narcotics linked to money in raided deposit boxes, US says
By Kamila Knaudt
“The FBI continues to retain the property because there is probable cause to believe that the funds constitute traceable proce...
Civil Litigation, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Labor/Employment
Dentons $34M fee dispute may head to NY arbitrator
By Blaise Scemama
Former LA Dentons partner Jinshu “John” Zhang says he was unjustly fired after raising concerns that Mike McNamara, who steppe...
Law Office Management, Law Practice
Goodwin Procter continues growth in LA with new litigator
By Kamila Knaudt
Matt Kanny, formerly of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP, is now co-leader of the Goodwin Procter LLP litigation practice in ...
The law was conscientious civil litigator’s life, friends and family say
Civil Litigation, Torts/Personal Injury
Jury awards dog bite victims $20.8M, defense to appeal
By Nicole Tyau
The San Luis Obispo County jury ruled July 29 in the lawsuit by attorneys for Betty Long and David Fear, who according to the ...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Panel awards ‘loss of life’ damages disallowed in state law
By Craig Anderson
9th Circuit Judge John B. Owens, an appointee of President Barack Obama, wrote that limits on federal civil rights lawsuits ag...
Juvenile dependency Judge Michael Rushton wants kids in homes.
Community News, Litigation & Arbitration
Signature Resolution opens office in San Diego
The alternative dispute resolution firm will be at 12730 High Bluff Drive in the Del Mar Heights neighborhood.
Government
Newsom, recall organizers in court over his ballot language
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Lead organizer Orrin Heatlie has sued Secretary of State Shirley Weber to bar Newsom’s use of ballot language referring to “th...