GUEST COLUMNS
Friday, April 19, 2024
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Friday, April 12, 2024
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
The Fearless Foundation, a nonprofit that provides funding and resources for women of color entrepreneurs, is facing a lawsuit from the American Alliance for Equal Rights (AAER), a group that opposes affirmative action and racial preferences.
Tuesday, April 9, 2024
Mediating the French-American business dispute: Culture, etiquette, and language will make or break the resolution.
Friday, April 5, 2024
Thursday, April 4, 2024
Wednesday, April 3, 2024
Tuesday, April 2, 2024
Monday, April 1, 2024
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
Studies have shown that tough-on-crime laws do not reduce crime rates, but rather increase the number of people in prison, especially people of color. They also create a gap between research and policy and ignore the root causes of crime.
Monday, March 25, 2024
Friday, March 22, 2024
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Former insurance defense lawyer Wendy Kramer handles PI cases with complex medical issues.
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NEWS
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General News
Friday, April 19, 2024 |
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| A tentative order from judge Kenneth R. Freeman's tentative order sustained, in part, and overruled, in part, Regal Medical Group's demurrer to the 13-count complaint | |
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General News
Friday, April 19, 2024 |
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| The transition has been eased by the fact that his clients followed him and his colleagues into the new venture, Jeffrey M. Lenkov said. | |
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General News
Friday, April 19, 2024 |
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| Approximately 1,400 pages of search warrants, affidavits, docket sheets and judicial records related to the FBI's investigation of the litigation scandal will be unsealed following an order by U.S. District Judge Stanley Blumenfeld | |
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General News
Thursday, April 18, 2024 |
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| Lawyers for the U.S. government say that the National Veterans Foundation's proposed plaintiff class in a case accusing the government of neglecting their duty to provide adequate housing for veterans is too broad. | |
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General News
Thursday, April 18, 2024 |
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| Developer Leonid Pustilnikov sought a stay in his lawsuit seeking to compel Redondo Beach to approve his power plant residential conversion pending appeal of Judge James C. Chalfant's February decision that approval of a neighboring development would violate the Coastal Act. | |
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General News
Thursday, April 18, 2024 |
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| The complaint, first filed in December 2018, accuses Google of misappropriating and/or misusing ReactX's confidential information, its platform and/or its proprietary source code in Google products including Google Ad Manager, Google Ad Exchange and Google Ads | |
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General News
Wednesday, April 17, 2024 |
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| Several petitions argue that the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is incorrectly applying a U.S. Supreme Court decision on mandatory union dues. | |
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General News
Wednesday, April 17, 2024 |
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| The case involves claims that Citibank employees were trained to deny credit card applications and cancel active credit cards of individuals whose names suggested Armenian heritage. Citibank denies the allegations and filed a motion to arbitrate the proceedings. | |
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General News
Wednesday, April 17, 2024 |
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| The plaintiffs claimed that Ahern Rentals falsely claimed to be manufacturing and leasing generators, while concealing an agreement between DC Solar affiliates to guarantee payments owed by Ahern to DC Solar Solutions. | |
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General News
Tuesday, April 16, 2024 |
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| Permit fees dispute will be settled by California courts, lawyers say | |
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General News
Tuesday, April 16, 2024 |
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| The documents relate to accusations made by a disbarred attorney, Paul Paradis, who accused former city attorney Mike Feuer of lying to a federal grand jury. The court must balance the public interest with the integrity of the grand jury proceedings. | |
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General News
Monday, April 15, 2024 |
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| "While I can't reveal the details of our strategy that we're working on, it is definitely not out of the question that we could very well end up in the superior court related to these telework matters," Tim O'Connor, president of California Attorneys, Administrative Law Judges and Hearing Officers in State Employment, said. | |
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General News
Monday, April 15, 2024 |
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| Elong Musk is funding the lawsuit by actress Gina Carano, who was fired for tweets the entertainment company objected to. | |
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General News
Friday, April 12, 2024 |
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| Rizio Lipinsky Heiting will specialize in personal injury and worker's compensation. | |
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General News
Friday, April 12, 2024 |
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| Attorneys for Shashikant "Shashi" Jogani have accused Larson LLP and Haresh Jogani of hiring a "juratorologist" to harass and intimidate jurors. | |
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General News
Thursday, April 11, 2024 |
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| Lawrence Welk Jr., son of the late television bandleader, claims that his own son and other relatives ousted him as CEO and misused the company's assets for their own gain. | |
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General News
Thursday, April 11, 2024 |
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| U.S. judge found that Tom Cruise's Top Gun sequel did not rely on a magazine article that was the inspiration for the original movie. | |
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General News
Thursday, April 11, 2024 |
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| Motions to reconsider the dismissal without a chance to amend and a request for review by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals were filed almost immediately. | |
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General News
Thursday, April 11, 2024 |
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| U.S. District Jacqueline Scott Corley wrote that she no longer had jurisdiction over the case once an appeal was filed with the 9th Circuit. | |
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General News
Wednesday, April 10, 2024 |
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| The suit claimed that the Tom and Erika Girardi were friends with Lorenzo Robert Savage III, the former chief of the U.S. Secret Service's Los Angeles division, and that he was bribed to wrongfully prosecute a fashion designer for credit card fraud. | |
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General News
Wednesday, April 10, 2024 |
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| Family law attorneys believe Jolie's motion has a chance of being granted, at least in part. | |
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General News
Wednesday, April 10, 2024 |
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| The driver, an immigrant from Russia, had a California driver's license for a month and half before the crash and was distracted by DoorDash's navigation on his phone. | |
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General News
Tuesday, April 9, 2024 |
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| The partners at employment boutique Kingsley, Szamet & Ly insist they work best as a team. | |
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General News
Tuesday, April 9, 2024 |
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| The lawsuit claims that the county saves money by using overtime to cover vacant officer positions in cities it contracts with, while still billing the cities for the full cost of services. | |
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General News
Tuesday, April 9, 2024 |
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| Attorneys on both sides of the bar believe recent privacy act rulings in Los Angeles bolster their claims. But the absence of appellate clarification or new legislation means that attorneys are litigating these kinds of cases anew. | |
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General News
Monday, April 8, 2024 |
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| The judge's compliments contrasted with his previous comments that the city was misleading the plaintiff about keeping to promised deadlines to provide shelters. In fact a sanctions hearing was scheduled for later in the day. | |
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General News
Monday, April 8, 2024 |
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| The lawsuit was filed in 2021 by Swinerton, alleging breach of contract by the Asian Art Museum for a construction project. Swinerton has since filed counter complaints against seven of its subcontractors, who have also filed cross-complaints. | |
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General News
Friday, April 5, 2024 |
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| The lawsuit seeks damages and an injunction to prevent West from owning and operating schools for children in California. | |
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General News
Thursday, April 4, 2024 |
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| The plaintiffs argue that Apple's business model, which invites participation but forces developers to pay substantial fees, suppresses innovation through contractual restrictions. | |
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General News
Thursday, April 4, 2024 |
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| Attorney General Rob Bonta and Assemblywoman Buffy Wicks have introduced AB 1893, a bill that would make it more difficult for local governments to block low-income housing. The move comes after an appellate court ruling upholding a state law that overrides local density limits on small apartment buildings. | |
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General News
Thursday, April 4, 2024 |
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| A coalition of nonprofit organizations, activists, and attorneys in San Francisco accuses California officials of misinformation in a case before the U.S. Supreme Court regarding what cities can do about homeless camps on public property. | |
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General News
Wednesday, April 3, 2024 |
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| The lawsuit alleges that the project will negatively impact working class neighborhoods and destroy historic and cultural resources. | |
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General News
Wednesday, April 3, 2024 |
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| If passed, California would become the first jurisdiction in the U.S. to place limitations on work-related communication outside of regular working hours. | |
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General News
Tuesday, April 2, 2024 |
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| The case is the latest in a series of lawsuits, one of which reached the U.S. Supreme Court, between the city and the operators of drug and alcohol rehabilitation centers, which are known as sober living homes. | |
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General News
Tuesday, April 2, 2024 |
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| The complaint claimed that the deal with the Redding Rancheria tribe will deliver a fraction of the revenue earned by other counties in similar casino deals. | |
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General News
Tuesday, April 2, 2024 |
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| The Chiquita Canyon landfill in Castaic has been criticized for a chemical reaction that has set garbage alight, while the Sunshine Canyon Landfill in Sylmar has developed bacterial growth due to heavy rains and improper drainage. | |
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General News
Monday, April 1, 2024 |
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| The plaintiffs argue that an amendment to the "no vending" ordinance, which goes into effect two days before trial, did not address all issues, particularly the buffer zones that prohibit vendors from operating within 500 feet of schools, farmers' markets, and swap meets, as well as the citations issued to vendors operating in restricted areas. | |
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General News
Monday, April 1, 2024 |
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| The lawsuit follows a European Commission investigation into anti-competitive activity in $27 billion industry. | |
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General News
Monday, April 15, 2024 |
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| Former insurance defense lawyer Wendy Kramer handles PI cases with complex medical issues. | |
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General News
Monday, April 1, 2024 |
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| Retired Judge Jacqueline Connor gets to know parties in mediation to find the root of the dispute. | |