Government, Judges and Judiciary
Newsom appoints 18 superior court judges
By Malcolm Maclachlan
More than half the new judges are Asian, Black or Latino. Three are in their 60s, six are in their 50s and one is under 40. Th...
Civil Litigation, Insurance
‘Respiratory droplets’ theory doesn’t save insurance loss case
By Winston Cho
“At this point I don’t see how you can fix this,” U.S. Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler said. “This is a wonderful thing for the...
Each of the 702 plaintiffs will be entitled to an average of $1.2 million — about 12 times more than what thousands of other a...
Civil Litigation, Health Care & Hospital Law
Does state’s opioid deal cut off others ‘at the knees’?
By Blaise Scemama
“If they’re willing to talk to the California attorney general and the attorneys general of several states trying to reach glo...
Alameda County Assistant Public Defender Richard Foxall had filed a motion alleging at least seven prosecutors in the office h...
Civil Litigation, Entertainment & Sports
Judge tosses reporters’ suit against Hollywood Foreign Press Association
By Gina Kim
Exclusion from Hollywood Foreign Press Association did not result in antitrust violations, federal judge says.
Law Practice
Nonlawyer ownership of firms is gaining traction in several states
By Henrik Nilsson
The Utah Supreme Court made changes last year which resulted in a two-year regulatory sandbox that allows applicants to experi...
Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property
Eli Lilly wins patent dispute, loses $10M in fees
By Winston Cho
While she found Genentech's failure to notify her of a case that weakened its position troubling, U.S. District Judge Janis L...
Civil Litigation
11-year battle for $30M ends (for now) with $70M win
By Blaise Scemama
The case involved a $30 million loan the late Hong Kong billionaire Chen Din-Hwa made to his daughter through his investment c...
Labor/Employment, Technology
Tools for remote work may have nefarious applications
By Jessica Mach
“Even in a state like California, which is pretty regulatory and generally employee friendly, there are really very few regula...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Constitutional Law, U.S. Supreme Court
Circuit says open gun carry can be outlawed
By Tyler Pialet
In a 7-4 decision by an en banc panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Judge Jay S. Bybee, writing for the majority, ...
The appointment followed a weekslong campaign by Asian American groups urging Newsom to choose an Asian American nominee. Bont...
Government, Law Practice, Technology
Bill to give public more court access moves forward
By Malcolm Maclachlan
AB716 adds “remote access” to the state’s definition of public access to the courts, bars courts using remote access to a part...
Law Office Management
Blank Rome launches Orange County office with privacy and security team
By Kamila Knaudt
The team formerly with Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP includes: Sharon R. Klein, office chair and chair of the privacy,...
Civil Litigation
Nonprofits’ drop lawsuit to halt some LA County in-person hearings
By Blaise Scemama
“We dismissed the lawsuit because of the changed condition in the community’s spread of COVID-19 in LA County,” Public Counsel...
Criminal
LA County names special prosecutor for officer involved shootings
By Tyler Pialet
At the request of District Attorney George Gascon the board of supervisors appointed former federal prosecutor Lawrence S. Mid...
Civil Litigation
Caltech seeks summary judgment against researcher alleging misappropriation
By Gina Kim
Caltech and a researcher are in court in a qui tam action over alleged misappropriated research grants in a solar energy proje...
Civil Litigation, Insurance
Caesars sues insurers for $2B in COVID losses
By Blaise Scemama
Attorneys for Caesars filed the lawsuit Friday, claiming it gave COVID-19 sick pay to more than 15,000 employees and had more ...
Labor/Employment, Technology
Workplace tech embraced in COVID era likely to remain
By Jessica Mach
As workers across the nation continue to receive COVID-19 vaccinations and businesses continue to reopen, a new trend may be e...
Civil Litigation, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Law Practice
Tom Girardi’s son-in-law files claim against bankrupt law firm
By Craig Anderson
Attorney David Lira cited California Labor Code Section 2802, which requires an employer to “indemnify his or her employee for...
The firm announced that Gov. Gavin Newsom’s former chief of staff, Ann O’Leary, will become co-chair of the government controv...
Civil Litigation
Lawsuit claims physical, emotional abuse of female gymnasts
By Gina Kim
Eric V. Traut, one of the plaintiffs’ lawyers, said Monday the complaint was prompted by findings from a four-month USA Gymnas...
Government
Anticipation heats up for name of new attorney general
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Many predict it will be an Asian American, but there are several candidates that have been discussed over the past few weeks.
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Major plaintiffs’ attorneys group strips Girardi of honors
By Henrik Nilsson
The Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles Board of Governors voted March 18 to strip Girardi of his Hall of Fame title...
Constitutional Law, Labor/Employment, U.S. Supreme Court
High court reviews rule giving union organizers access to farms
By Jessica Mach
The rule gives a limited number of organizers access to farm property during nonwork hours for three hours a day, for as many ...
Civil Litigation, Education Law
Judge sides with opponents of school renaming in San Francisco
By Craig Anderson
San Francisco County Superior Court Judge Ethan P. Schulman ordered the school board to rescind its resolution ordering 44 cit...
Criminal, Government
OC DA election contest has already become personal
By Tyler Pialet
Orange County DA Todd Spitzer compared challenger Peter Hardin to Los Angeles County DA George Gascon, but Hardin said he disa...
Civil Litigation, Health Care & Hospital Law
Santa Clara lawsuit brings pause in rule to review 18,000 health policies
By Winston Cho
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services department found that allowing the rule to move forward could cause massive ...
Civil Litigation, Health Care & Hospital Law
LA school employees say they’re being forced to get COVID vaccine
By Gina Kim
Ordering teachers to get vaccinated usurped the statute’s public policy object, wrote John W. Howard, founder of JW Attorneys,...
California Supreme Court
Chief justice responds to attacks on people of Asian descent
By Blaise Scemama
The suspected gunman, Robert Aaron Long, denied the Atlanta shootings were racially motivated. FBI Director Christopher Wray a...