Education Law, Government
Suit over remote schooling moot, state argues
By Malcolm Maclachlan
“Distance learning is ending at the end of this school year, which is imminent. Students will be back to in-person instruction...
Antitrust & Trade Reg., Civil Litigation, Insurance
Foster Farms sues insurer over antitrust coverage
By Jessica Mach
In its complaint filed in the Northern District of California, Foster Farms said it paid Everest National Insurance Company hu...
Civil Litigation, Technology
Apple’s recent updates cut iPhone speeds and battery life, suit says
By Winston Cho
The lawsuit accused Apple of “degrading device performance ahead of product launches” to “drum up demand for faster phones wit...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Law Office Management
Special counsel OK’d in Girardi bankruptcy despite objection
By Henrik Nilsson
Elissa D. Miller, an attorney with SulmeyerKupetz and the trustee for the defunct law firm Girardi Keese, wanted to hire Ronal...
Civil Litigation, Constitutional Law
Advocates filed amicus briefs on both sides of voting rights appeal
By Blaise Scemama
An amicus brief filed by The League of Women Voters of Santa Monica and The Alliance of Santa Monica Latino and Black Voters o...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Criminal
9th Circuit changes mind on habeas relief for murderer
By Craig Anderson
The decision, made on a motion by the state attorney general for rehearing, was an unusual example of an appellate court rethi...
California Courts of Appeal, Judges and Judiciary
Justice to retire from 4th District after 34 years on bench
By Arin Mikailian
Justice Patricia Benke said she anticipates continued involvement with the 4th District Court of Appeal to some degree.
The covert operation by the FBI’s San Diego division targeted organized crime and led to more than 800 arrests worldwide and s...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Data Privacy
Circuit panel denies approval of $117.5M Yahoo settlement
By Craig Anderson
Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP, the lead plaintiffs’ counsel, blasted the settlement’s two objectors, but the panel conc...
Civil Litigation, Government
Gibson Dunn partners seek sealed transcripts related to LA mayor’s aide
By Blaise Scemama
Theodore J. Boutrous and Michael H. Dore, partners with Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP in Los Angeles, want access to three d...
Criminal, Government
Bills more likely to pass when DAs’ group opposes, study days
By Malcolm Maclachlan
“Many of our positions are based on nuanced issues with the bill,” Morse said. “It isn’t that we’re opposed to the policy; it’...
Civil Litigation, Health Care & Hospital Law
Opioid MDL against McKinsey heads to San Francisco
By Blaise Scemama
McKinsey faces accusations that it contributed to an opioid crisis by advising drug manufacturers like Purdue Pharma which dec...
Judges and Judiciary, Law Practice
Legal Aid wants to make it easy for domestic violence victims to continue to testify remotely post pandemic
By Henrik Nilsson
Advocates say the prospect of testifying in the same room with an abuser can cause some victims not to come forward. But some ...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Criminal
DOJ argues law against private prisons is preempted
By Craig Anderson
“Congress has expressly authorized the use of these privately operated facilities,” said Michael W. Kirk, an attorney with Coo...
Administrative/Regulatory, Labor/Employment
Best to stick to Cal/OSHA’s old rules, employers’ attorneys say
By Jessica Mach
One of the easiest ways for employers to adjust to the new rules is to “keep your existing policies in place for the most part...
Administrative/Regulatory, Environmental & Energy
Regulators accuse SoCalGas of misleading them
By Gina Kim
SoCalGas Co. faces possible new charges of misleading utility regulators in relation to the 2015 Aliso Canyon gas leak safety ...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Ann Park of Foley & Mansfield chosen LA County bar president-elect
By Henrik Nilsson
Just 1,580 of the 15,828 eligible members voted in the election, according to a news release. Park received 973 of the votes.
California Courts of Appeal, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Panel’s confusing language may have stalled LA water bill case
By Blaise Scemama
New class counsel Brian Kabateck of Kabateck LLP said language in last week’s ruling from the 2nd District Court of Appeal den...
Criminal, Health Care & Hospital Law
Prosecutors object to Theranos founder’s juror questions
By Craig Anderson
Prosecutors said a jury questionnaire proposed by Elizabeth Holmes’ attorneys was unprecedented in the Northern District of Ca...
Real Estate/Development
Tenants’ lawyers say delays in rent aid could mean more eviction cases
By Henrik Nilsson
A burdensome application process is causing delays and people are still waiting for money, some attorneys say.
Health Care & Hospital Law
4 pharma companies say state has not made its case in Orange County trial
By Blaise Scemama
After the state’s seven-week case in chief, four pharmaceutical companies including Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc., the makers of t...
Government, Judges and Judiciary
Senate passes bill to change court reporting rules to ease backlogs
By Malcolm Maclachlan
SB 241 would allow companies that are not considered “shorthand reporting corporations” under state law to offer court reporti...
Labor/Employment, Law Office Management, Law Practice
Sacramento workplace investigation firm changes name, expands to San Diego
By Blaise Scemama
Van Dermyden Maddux has rebranded itself as Van Dermyden Makus Law Corporation as a name partner prepares to retire and a new ...
Criminal, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Monterey attorney gets 2 years in prison for loan fraud
By Henrik Nilsson
John Arthur Hudson will start serving his prison term on Sept. 13 and was also ordered to pay $828,521.52 in restitution.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Nathanael M. Cousins of the Northern District of California granted the U.S. attorney’s motion to presen...
Criminal, Government
Senate OKs bill to require recusal in police misconduct cases if DA got donations
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The California District Attorneys Association and several law enforcement groups have called SB710 an unconstitutional limit o...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Constitutional Law, Criminal
9th Circuit conservatives try to tee up Miranda question for high court
By Craig Anderson
The appellate court affirmed a panel ruling Thursday reversing a civil trial defeat by a hospital worker who sued Los Angeles ...
Civil Litigation, Health Care & Hospital Law
Allergan says there’s no false advertising if public never sees it
By Blaise Scemama
After a month and a half of plaintiffs’ evidence in an Orange County bench trial, one of four drug company-defendants accused ...
Civil Litigation, Environmental & Energy
Until guilt determined, judge hesitant to give PG&E new probation conditions
By Winston Cho
The Sonoma County district attorney charged PG&E with five felonies and 28 misdemeanors in connection with the Kincade Fir...
California Supreme Court, Criminal
Must jury be unanimous on aggravating evidence to impose death?
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The case before the state Supreme Court has garnered significant attention because it could vacate the death sentences of many...