Civil Litigation, Environmental & Energy
PG&E can be sued over pollution from plant it says it never owned
By Winston Cho
“PG&E is alleged to have been responsible for the operation of the Cannery MGP, and even though the alleged pollution firs...
Law Office Management, Law Practice
Kirkland Ellis partner moves to Goodwin Procter
By Kamila Knaudt
New Goodwin partner Jean Lee said the firm's technology mergers and acquisitions practice with innovative companies is a core ...
Banking, Civil Litigation
BofA settles to settle 3 wage and hour class actions for $11.5M
By Winston Cho
Plaintiffs’ attorney Tatiana G. Avakian of Marlin & Saltzman LLP, who was joined by attorneys at the Markham Law Firm and ...
“When cases are returned by the appellate court two decades after a conviction, that can present significant challenges in ret...
Civil Litigation
Reddit denies claims in suit that it allows child pornography
By Gina Kim
In a statement, Reddit said, “Child sexual abuse material has no place on the Reddit platform. We actively maintain policies a...
Criminal, Government
Prison rules barring sex offenders from early release voided by judge
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Voters passed Proposition 57 by a nearly 30 point margin in 2016. It was designed to force the state to release some nonviolen...
Appellate Practice, California Courts of Appeal, California Supreme Court
Appeal orders under review may be applied despite conflicting rulings
By Craig Anderson
An administrative order, decided by the Supreme Court in an en banc decision last week, would apply only when different appell...
Bankruptcy
Bankruptcy lawyers still wary tsunami that didn’t come, yet
By Henrik Nilsson
According to U.S. court data, bankruptcies in the nation fell by almost 30% last year, compared to 2019. Only Chapter 11 reorg...
Civil Litigation, Health Care & Hospital Law
Kaiser Permanente settles race bias wage case for $11.5M
By Blaise Scemama
Filed in San Francisco Superior Court the same day the settlement was announced, the lawsuit alleged Kaiser failed to pay or p...
The Assembly approved the Democrat from Alameda 62-0, the Senate 29-6.
Civil Litigation
LA County files notice to appeal US judge’s homelessness orders
By Gina Kim
The county will also ask for a stay of U.S. District Judge David O. Carter’s order pending the appeal, said Skip Miller of Mil...
Administrative/Regulatory, U.S. Supreme Court
FTC can’t compel surrender of ill-gotten gains in court
By Winston Cho
The FTC’s authority under a 1973 law that empowered the consumer protection agency to seek injunctions to stop fraudulent acti...
Constitutional Law, Government, Labor/Employment
Constitutional concerns raised about new bills to regulate gig work
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez testified at the Committee on Privacy and Consumer Protection hearing that AB 286 would provide ...
Two prosecutors from opposite ends of the political spectrum met virtually with victims to honor National Crime Victims’ Right...
Law Practice, Technology
Teams of attorneys help Rocket Lawyer raise $223M in financing
By Kamila Knaudt
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP, Goodwin Procter LLP and Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP worked on the deal.
Civil Litigation, Constitutional Law, Government
Alameda County probe shows disability law violations, US DOJ says
By Blaise Scemama
An investigation found the county failed to provide appropriate services to inmates with mental disabilities and that on any g...
Attorneys with the First Amendment Coalition and Davis Wright Tremaine LLP seek a judicial ruling that the county has failed t...
Health Care & Hospital Law
Drug company lawyers grill historian in opioid trial
By Blaise Scemama
Attorneys for the four main drug company defendants — Teva Pharmaceuticals, Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc., Allergan PLC and Johnso...
Law Office Management, Law Practice, Real Estate/Development
Norton Rose Fulbright adds veteran real estate attorney in LA
By Nicole Tyau
David Barksdale, along with senior counsel Kevin Garland and associate Joseph Bini, moved from Loeb & Loeb LLP.
Government, Labor/Employment
Senate Judiciary Committee passes 2 bills to help workers in wage disputes
By Henrik Nilsson
SB 572, or the Workforce Asset Guarantee & Enforcement Act, makes it easier for the labor commissioner to collect unpaid w...
Criminal
Contra Costa DA charges sheriff’s deputy with manslaughter in shooting
By Tyler Pialet
District Attorney Diana Becton said the shooting put the other officers on scene and citizens nearby in danger and that the de...
Civil Litigation, Judges and Judiciary, Law Practice
Access measures put in place for Apple v Epic Games trial
By Winston Cho
U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers said she will allow one member of the press to physically attend proceedings. She w...
Civil Litigation, Civil Rights, Criminal
Safe deposit box renters say US exceeded warrant’s authority
By Tyler Pialet
The warrant was executed March 22 and kicked off a four-day search at U.S. Private Vaults Inc., a Beverly Hills store that all...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Intellectual Property
Divided circuit panel vacates Dropbox trademark win
By Craig Anderson
Ironhawk, which has sold computer software called “SmartSync” since 2007, sued Dropbox after the cloud software company offere...
Government
Legislature hearings move Robert Bonta toward AG post
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The Senate Rules Committee confirmed him by a 3-0 vote, with the two Republicans abstaining. Bonta needs votes in the full cha...
Civil Litigation, Government
Order on LA homeless problem raises questions
By Gina Kim
“I can’t imagine the 9th Circuit won’t take this very seriously, and even possibly, the U.S. Supreme Court,” said Derek P. Col...
Construction, Land Use, Real Estate/Development
It is currently very difficult to convert an unused ground floor retail space back into its original use as residential housin...
California Courts of Appeal
GOP lawmakers’ challenge to emergency order gets icy hearing at court of appeal
By Malcolm Maclachlan
3rd District justices say Legislature has power to rein in Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Law Office Management, Law Practice, Real Estate/Development
Hinshaw expands real estate practice with veteran attorney Gary Ogden
By Nicole Tyau
Ogden was the principal of The Ogden Law Group in Santa Monica. He worked on transactional matters in large and small commerci...
Law Office Management, Law Practice
Manatt grows digital and technology practice with 2 laterals
By Nicole Tyau
Thomas W. Michael and Rustin M. Brown are the latest additions to support the firm’s emerging company and venture capital inve...