Government, Real Estate/Development
Landlord lawyers wary of deal to extend state eviction ban
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Legislature tucked a $5 billion rent relief plan and eviction moratorium into a 30,000-word bill.
Bankruptcy, Law Practice
Erika Girardi tries to remove prolific Tweeter as bankruptcy counsel
By Henrik Nilsson
Ronald N. Richards has “continued unabated in a jihad of extrajudicial statements, including social media posts and interviews...
Covid Court Ops, Judges and Judiciary, Law Practice
County courts divided on masks as they reopen
By Craig Anderson
In Los Angeles and San Francisco, for example, face coverings will still be required for all courthouse visitors regardless of...
Civil Litigation, Criminal, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
San Francisco DA liability claim filed in death allegedly caused by freed felon
By Kamila Knaudt
Ara Jabagchourian, a San Mateo personal injury attorney, filed a claim over the death of his clients’ daughter.
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Securities
Volkswagen ruling makes securities fraud class actions harder, plaintiff says
By Blaise Scemama
“Plaintiffs were trying to turn Affiliated Ute into an open-ended presumption that would apply in every case, since every misr...
Alternative Dispute Resolution, Civil Rights
Motion says tribe not shielded from US law at off-reservation gas station
By Malcolm Maclachlan
“The strong federal policy and the public interest in enforcing the nation’s disability related civil rights laws outweighs an...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Labor/Employment
9th Circuit lets truckers appeal contract workers ruling
By Jessica Mach
If the high court declines to review the case, truckers would immediately be subject to Assembly Bill 5, the 9th Circuit ruled...
Environmental & Energy, Law Office Management, Law Practice
Jenner & Block’s West Coast energy practice adds Steptoe & Johnson litigator
By Kamila Knaudt
Laurie Edelstein, an experienced energy and complex commercial litigator, is the San Francisco office's second lateral hire si...
Law Office Management, Law Practice, Mergers & Acquisitions
Crowell & Moring to merge with IP boutique Brinks Gilson Lione
By Henrik Nilsson
Crowell has expanded on both U.S. coasts, in Europe and Asia since its launch 42 years ago. According to chair Philip T. Ingli...
Government, Labor/Employment
State board says police oversight measure violated union rights
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Wednesday’s decision in favor of the Sonoma County Deputy Sheriffs’ Association illustrates a potential impediment to the move...
Civil Litigation, Entertainment & Sports
Judge won’t toss suit over NCAA barring students from profits
By Winston Cho
The players seek to overturn association-wide rules that limit how much money they can make from their names, images and liken...
Civil Litigation, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Tax
Suit saying LA city attorney wrongly used taxes for ‘whitewash’ is partially, tentatively dismissed
By Blaise Scemama
U.S. District Judge Virginia Phillips indicated she is leaning toward dismissing a taxpayer action but allowing a civil rights...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Litigation & Arbitration
Some judges want 9th Circuit to take another look at decision on arbitrator disclosures
By Craig Anderson
Judge Michelle T. Friedland warned 20 months ago, when the decision was issued, that it might create chaos. Now other judges s...
Criminal, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Judge tosses 2 civil complaints, keeps 1 against former LA DA and husband
By Blaise Scemama
Superior Court Judge Theresa M. Traber said that for the purposes of deciding on a demurrer she was required to accept as true...
Civil Litigation, Constitutional Law
Judge blocks FBI from using civil forfeiture in Beverly Hills safety deposit box case
By Gina Kim
In the raid on U.S. Private Vaults on March 22, FBI agents seized property, some of it possibly from people who weren’t target...
Judges and Judiciary
2 new advisory members appointed to Judicial Council
By Blaise Scemama
Starting Sept. 15, Santa Clara County Superior Court Presiding Judge Theodore C. Zayner and Los Angeles Judge Rupert A. Byrdso...
Immigration
Foreign investment rule supported by Trump, Biden administrations is voided
By Winston Cho
The rule, issued under President Donald Trump’s administration, increased the minimum investment to apply for EB-5 visas from ...
Civil Litigation, Technology
No class certification for advertisers who say Facebook charged for fake clicks
By Winston Cho
“Plaintiff has adduced no evidence of classwide exposure to the alleged misrepresentations other than the mere existence of th...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Banking, Civil Litigation
Do bank loan denials affect property values?
By Craig Anderson
Neal K. Katyal, a partner with Hogan Lovells US LLP, argued the city cannot prove a link, a proximate cause, between the alleg...
Civil Litigation, Entertainment & Sports, Judges and Judiciary
Britney Spears hearing crashes LA Court listening system
By Blaise Scemama
Although most of the hearing was inaccessible to remote listeners, the website regained functionality at the tail end.
Constitutional Law, Criminal, U.S. Supreme Court
Justices clarify California misdemeanor ‘hot pursuit’ law
By Kamila Knaudt
Justice Elena Kagan’s opinion, though unanimous, was accompanied by several limited concurrences grouping different justices o...
Civil Litigation, Health Care & Hospital Law
Federal jury rejects consumer class action against CVS over drug prices
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The plaintiffs sought $121 million in damages, according to a published news report. The jury took just one day to deliver a v...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Law Practice
Special counsel wants to question Erika Girardi’s lawyer, accountant
By Henrik Nilsson
The request came in two motions filed by special litigation counsel Ronald N. Richards on Tuesday and Wednesday in the bankrup...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Constitutional Law, Labor/Employment, U.S. Supreme Court
Curb on access to worksites could have wider implications
By Jessica Mach
Under the Fifth and 14th Amendments, such a taking under a California agency regulation is unconstitutional if the property ow...
Environmental & Energy, Government
Activist behind Proposition 65 says labeling law is in danger
By Malcolm Maclachlan
On Sunday, Penny Newman’s attorney submitted a motion to intervene in a lawsuit filed by the California Chamber of Commerce se...
Skilled, influential attorney was ‘institutional glue’ at Dentons and appellate law groups.
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Labor/Employment
9th Circuit won’t rehear truckers’ challenge to AB 5
By Gina Kim
The California Trucking Association’s lawyers argued that AB 5 is preempted by the Federal Aviation and Administration Authori...
Law Office Management, Law Practice
Amin Talati Wasserman responds to class action surge with LA office
By Kamila Knaudt
The firm's third U.S. office was launched Tuesday with former Call & Jensen APC partners William P. Cole and Matthew R. Orr.
Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment
Judge mulls whether Proposition 22 exempts companies from AB 5
By Winston Cho
U.S. District Judge Phyllis Hamilton found that it remains possible Proposition 22 wipes out all misclassification lawsuits ag...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Technology
Circuit judges in ISIS video case ask en banc review website immunity
By Blaise Scemama
Before the three-judge panel were three lawsuits alleging that Google, through YouTube, and Twitter and Facebook, through user...