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Law Office Management, Law Practice


Robert W. Brownlie and Ryan T. Hansen launched Brownlie Hansen LLP to address a segment of the market that they say many big f...


Labor/Employment


“Temporary restraining orders that ‘forbid speech activities’ are ‘classic examples of prior restraints,’ and are ‘the most se...


Intellectual Property, Technology


The Justice Department called the prosecution “an example of … successful efforts to defend American companies from those who...


Civil Litigation, Government


With the pandemic dragging on for months, some newer complaints target local officials for how they have enforced the governor...


Bankruptcy, Civil Litigation


Panish Shea & Boyle LLP’s Kevin Boyle and Jesse M. Creed sued USA Gymnastics and the U.S. Olympic Committee in 2018 in Los...


Civil Litigation, Law Practice


Venable LLP secured $420K in fees defending a racial discrimination lawsuit filed against comedian and producer Marlon Wayans.


Civil Litigation, Environmental & Energy


U.S. District Judge William Alsup asked five pages of questions about a response filed Monday by Reid J. Schar, a Jenner &...


Technology


The judges on the panel voted to deny a government petition for rehearing and no judge requested a vote to reconsider the case...


Antitrust & Trade Reg., Civil Litigation, Technology


The lawsuit accuses San Francisco-based Fortress Investment Group LLC of acquiring a number of patent holding companies, which...


Labor/Employment


The unusually high number of people who weighed in on the proposal speaks to how controversial the independent contractor issu...


Civil Litigation, Environmental & Energy, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


An attorney who pled the Fifth Amendment regarding the LA water billing litigation says in a lawsuit the just-retired chief de...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Civil Litigation


Another officer acted reasonably when he fired bean bag rounds to bring down the suspect, who refused to get on the ground, th...


Law Office Management, Law Practice


The litigation firm Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP will move seven to nine attorneys to Newport Beach early next year and...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Immigration


The Immigrant Legal Resource Center, represented by Nossaman LLP, filed for the dismissal Tuesday, one day after a 9th U.S. Ci...


Criminal, Judges and Judiciary


U.S. District Judge Cormac J. Carney had stated there would be no real teeth to dismissing the criminal case without prejudice...


Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property, Technology


Shipping services industry accuses former Uber executive of stealing trade secrets to start own “copycat” company


Government, Technology


Although the hearing was set to discuss a legal shield protecting internet platforms from liability for what users post on the...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


The panel also found that U.S. District Judge Troy L. Nunley abused his discretion when he found allowing the modifications to...


California Supreme Court, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Judges and Judiciary


The Committee on Judicial Ethics Opinions stated that a justice should take immediate steps to remedy the ethical violation wh...


Bankruptcy, Environmental & Energy


State Auditor Elaine Howle said the state agency in charge of the cleanup failed to budget the labor costs and signed deals th...


Criminal, Government


Jackie Lacey, elected in 2012 as the first woman and first Black district attorney for the county, is facing a contentious cha...


Civil Litigation, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Judges and Judiciary


Los Angeles County Judge Elihu M. Berle, who was questioned by an attorney over how he bought a home with cash, had sold his p...


Civil Litigation, Environmental & Energy


Asked by a federal judge in San Francisco to explain its role in the ignition of the blaze, PG&E responded that the issue ...


Labor/Employment


A lawsuit, which identified a proposed class of 200,000 drivers, alleged Uber pressured them to vocally support Proposition 22...


Sacramento judge nixes closure challenge once and for all without leave to amend after gym owner’s three unsuccessful attempts...


Civil Litigation, Government


Between liquor licenses, health permits and state tourism assessments, refunds could make a real difference to restaurants try...


Real Estate/Development, Civil Litigation


Landlords seek injunction against LA eviction ban

Oct. 27, 2020
By Blaise Scemama

It's a tragedy that the lack of an adequate economic solution has essentially caused what we're dealing with, which is economi...


Law Office Management


Davis cited family reasons for his departure and noted he had always anticipated moving back to California. He had been in his...


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


Even if the manufacturers had engaged in anti-competitive conduct, U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer ruled in San Francisco t...


Civil Litigation, Environmental & Energy, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


San Fernando Valley attorney Michael J. Libman was liaison counsel to the ratepayer class until it emerged the lawsuit he led ...