Antitrust & Trade Reg., Civil Litigation, Technology
Experts clash over gamer market in Apple antitrust trial
By Winston Cho
Sparring over console versus device gameplay ruled day nine of a federal trial before U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez focu...
Bankruptcy, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Law Practice
Potential counsel to Girardi trustee faces opposition
By Craig Anderson
Beverly Hills attorney Ronald N. Richards has attracted a following on Twitter documenting the legal travails of plaintiff's a...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Government, Judges and Judiciary
Judicial Council meeting on judicial bias disappoints attorneys
By Jessica Mach
Some lawyers say the public meeting failed to give those listening in a substantive update on the findings and accomplishments...
Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment
Appellate shots fired in state labor statute challenge
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The California Business & Industrial Alliance sued the state in 2018, claiming the Californian’s Private Attorney General...
Antitrust & Trade Reg., Civil Litigation, Technology
Judge in antitrust trial asks if Apple has 'duty to deal' with developers
By Winston Cho
U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers said Apple might have a “duty to deal” with developers because “all of these compet...
Law Practice, Legal Education
Debt relief might boost attorney diversity, lower legal costs, some say
By Henrik Nilsson
Loan forgiveness might also prompt more young attorneys to live in less populated areas of the country where there is currentl...
Civil Litigation, Health Care & Hospital Law
Opioid makers hyped products while downplaying risks, expert testifies
By Blaise Scemama
Testifying via Zoom Wednesday, medical marketing expert Matthew Perrie, formerly of the University of Georgia, said the drugma...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Judges and Judiciary
Richard A. Paez is 2nd California-based 9th Circuit judge to go into semi-retirement
By Gina Kim
Richard A. Paez is the third 9th Circuit judge to take senior status this year.
Community News, Judges and Judiciary
Attorney associations honor 3 San Francisco judges
By Craig Anderson
San Francisco County Superior Court judges Samuel K. Feng, Monica F. Wiley and Loretta M. Giorgi have all been announced as aw...
The Pasadena-based church challenged Gov. Gavin Newsom’s ban on gatherings for indoor worship services last summer.
Government
Citing Asian attacks, AG announces Racial Justice Bureau
By Malcolm Maclachlan
“Make no mistake, right now we are in a full-on state of crisis, a full-on state of emergency when it comes to violence agains...
Government, Native Americans
State AG digs in on compact fight gaming tribes
By Malcolm Maclachlan
On Monday, Bonta’s office filed a reply to the tribes’ opposition motion. The state is seeking to stay an order in favor of tr...
Alternative Dispute Resolution, Litigation & Arbitration
FedArb launches new mass arbitration program
By Gina Kim
The approach aims to streamline and settle consumer and employment cases in a more efficient and cost-effective manner, ensuri...
Civil Litigation, Law Practice
$6.9M in attorney fees awarded to class counsel in engine defect case
By Gina Kim
Last year, Hyundai and Kia agreed to put aside $760 million to settle the claims but that number could rise as claims are stil...
The sold out three-day trial college in Cabo San lucas is one of largest in-person legal events to be held in the era of the p...
U.S. judge says county of LA can’t duck out of homelessness litigation
Bankruptcy, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Law Practice
Lawyers say they aren’t responsible for missing Girardi funds
By Craig Anderson
David R. Lira and Keith D. Griffin worked for prominent plaintiff’s attorney Thomas V. Girardi and all three are accused of mi...
Antitrust & Trade Reg., Civil Litigation, Technology
Judge probes expert theories in Apple antitrust trial
By Winston Cho
Tuesday marked the seventh day of an antitrust trial over Apple barring marketplaces for apps aside from its own and other pol...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Bar exam pass rate improves but falls short of highs
By Henrik Nilsson
37.2% passed the February exam this year, or 1,151 people, the State Bar reported late on Friday. The results come after an al...
Civil Litigation, Constitutional Law
County: homeless case lacks Article III case in controversy
By Gina Kim
LA County tells Judge David O. Carter of the Central District of California that while he might do a better job than the gover...
Criminal
Boudin will personally prosecute man accused of stabbing Asians
By Tyler Pialet
Superior Court Judge Brian L. Ferrall gave Patrick Thompson’s attorney two days to respond to District Attorney Chesa Boudin’s...
California Supreme Court, Obituaries
Justice Reynoso remembered as humble but fierce
By Kamila Knaudt
Reynoso died Friday at the Angel Lite Elder Care facility in Oroville just a few days after his 90th birthday.
Administrative/Regulatory, Constitutional Law, Labor/Employment
Law pros urge feds to ban caste-based discrimination
By Jessica Mach
The logic that a landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling used last June to extend Title VII protections to LGBTQ workers seems to ...
Civil Litigation, Health Care & Hospital Law
Expert says California in midst of opioid crisis
By Blaise Scemama
Dr. Randall Stafford of the Stanford School of Medicine, said Monday an opioid epidemic not only existed but overly-prescribed...
Antitrust & Trade Reg., Civil Litigation
Epic Games expert says Apple approach led to higher prices
By Winston Cho
The testimony opened a pivotal phase of the trial before U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers that will focus on establi...
Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal
1st Central District jury trial of the pandemic starts in Santa Ana
By Gina Kim
First jury trial commences without a hitch in Central District of California after 14-month hiatus in U.S. District Judge Corm...
Why does the law seem to act so often against poor people? Justice Cruz Reynoso became visibly agitated as he pondered his own...
The Mitzel Group steers business clients away from problems.
California Courts of Appeal, Judges and Judiciary
Justice Richard Aronson will retire from 4th District
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The 4th District Court of Appeal justice has been a bench officer in California for 32 years.
Criminal, Government
DA appears for arraignment in stabbing of elderly Asians
By Tyler Pialet
The defendant refused to be transported from jail to court, so the arraignment was postponed. DA Chesa Boudin asked the judge ...