California

  • March 13, 2025

    Judge Faces Appeal For Not Recusing From Trans Athlete Case

    A group of college athletes suing to stop a transgender woman from playing volleyball want an appellate court to step in and remove from the case the Colorado federal judge overseeing it, citing the "prejudice caused" by the judge's use of the transgender athlete's preferred female pronouns.

  • March 13, 2025

    9th Circ. Affirms Ex-Uber Exec's Conviction Over Data Breach

    The Ninth Circuit on Thursday affirmed a former Uber security executive's conviction for attempting to cover up a data breach from government investigators, rejecting his challenges to the jury instructions and strength of the evidence.

  • March 13, 2025

    Swimsuit Pics App Maker Can't Revive Suit Against Facebook

    California appellate justices on Wednesday refused to revive an app developer's contract breach suit alleging Facebook rescinded its commitment to provide third-party developers with access to user data, rendering his app for finding users' swimsuit photos unworkable, after concluding Facebook's terms expressly said it could limit developers' access to data.

  • March 13, 2025

    E-Commerce Ace Rejoins Greenberg Traurig From GC Role

    Greenberg Traurig LLP is welcoming back an intellectual property pro as a shareholder in its Los Angeles office after three years away serving as general counsel for the Americas at e-commerce company Shein, the firm announced Thursday.

  • March 13, 2025

    Meta Blocks Ex-Exec From Promoting Tell-All Memoir

    An international arbitrator issued an emergency ruling Wednesday blocking former Meta executive Sarah Wynn-Williams from promoting her recently released tell-all memoir "Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed and Lost Idealism," finding that Meta has shown it'll likely win its nondisparagement claim against the author.

  • March 13, 2025

    Navy Escapes Civilian Mechanic's Race Bias Suit

    The U.S. Navy defeated a Black civilian mechanic's suit claiming he was denied training opportunities and humiliated by a racist video in front of white and Hispanic colleagues, with a California federal judge finding the actions didn't negatively impact his employment.

  • March 13, 2025

    Judge Orders Reinstatement Of Many Fired Federal Workers

    A California federal judge on Thursday ordered the immediate reinstatement of certain probationary employees fired from six federal agencies, saying the Office of Personnel Management did not have the authority to direct those terminations, making the firings "unlawful."

  • March 13, 2025

    Auto Repair Biz Exec's Embezzlement Case Ends In Mistrial

    A California federal judge has declared a mistrial after a jury was unable to come to a unanimous verdict in an embezzlement case against a former finance executive of RepairPal, a website for auto repair reviews and estimates.

  • March 13, 2025

    Venezuelans Get Anonymity In Fight Over Protected Status

    A California federal judge said two Venezuelan nationals can continue anonymously in their lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's attempt to end temporary protections for more than 500,000 Venezuelans.

  • March 13, 2025

    States Sue To Halt Cuts At Education Dept.

    A group of 21 Democratic attorneys general sued the Trump administration Thursday in an effort to halt mass layoffs at the Department of Education, calling it an illegal move that will wreak havoc on states' educational systems.

  • March 13, 2025

    Jackson Lewis Adds Disney, Fisher Phillips Employment Pros

    Employment law firm Jackson Lewis PC is expanding its ranks, bringing in a former director of labor relations at the Walt Disney Co. as a principal in its Los Angeles office and a former Fisher Phillips litigator as a principal in its Houston office.

  • March 12, 2025

    Calif. Asks Justices To Ax Fuel Groups' Clean Air Waiver Suit

    California asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to uphold the D.C. Circuit's ruling that biofuel and fossil fuel industry players don't have standing to challenge the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Clean Air Act waiver allowing the Golden State to set standards limiting greenhouse gas emissions for vehicles.

  • March 12, 2025

    Starbucks Spill Left Little Permanent Damage, LA Jury Told

    Starbucks Corp. sought to limit damages Wednesday after being found fully at fault for the spill of a scalding drink, bringing a psychiatrist and a reconstructive surgeon to court to testify that a delivery driver's injuries have healed well.

  • March 12, 2025

    Wells Fargo Can't Force Adviser's Widow To Arb., Panel Finds

    Wells Fargo can't force a deceased employee's widow to arbitrate her claims that she never received certain stipulated benefits after her husband's death because the widow never agreed to arbitrate those claims, a California state appeals court has determined.

  • March 12, 2025

    Brewer Opposes Heineken's Bid To Dismiss TM Claim

    Protections in a federal law prohibiting the enforcement of trademarks seized by the Cuban government aren't limited to the original owner or successor-in-interest of confiscated property, brewer Soltura LLC has argued in a memo opposing a Heineken NV unit's bid to dismiss its counterclaim brought under the No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act.

  • March 12, 2025

    Insurance Pros Urge Calif. Lawmakers To Address Fire Risks

    Insurance experts in a committee hearing that largely summed up concerns following the Los Angeles fires urged California lawmakers on Wednesday to address rising physical risks, smoke damage complaints, and regulations meant to expand coverage access.

  • March 12, 2025

    Coinbase Escapes Direct Listing Suit Despite New Plaintiff Bid

    A California federal court has dismissed a proposed class action against Coinbase over its direct listing following the lead plaintiff's decision to leave the suit when the Ninth Circuit dismissed a similar case brought against Slack Technologies, saying the voluntary dismissal counts as a final proceeding.

  • March 12, 2025

    Education Dept. Eyes Appeal After Teacher Grants Revived

    President Donald Trump's administration opened two lines of attack on a Boston federal judge's order temporarily reinstating $250 million in U.S. Department of Education grants for teacher training that were cut last month because of their ties to diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, filing an appeal with the First Circuit while also seeking an emergency stay.

  • March 12, 2025

    Caribou Biosciences Brass Face Investor's Clinical Trials Suit

    Executives and directors of Caribou Biosciences Inc. have been hit with a shareholder's derivative suit alleging that they overstated the safety and efficacy of Caribou's cell therapy and concealed that the company was at risk of being unable to fund its operations.

  • March 12, 2025

    Adult Website Accused Of Giving Google Shoppers' Sexual Info

    An adult website and an e-commerce solutions company illegally share the private sexual information such as the sexual orientation, fetishes and product preferences of the website's customers with third parties like Google to boost the companies' bottom lines, a proposed class action filed in California federal court has alleged.

  • March 12, 2025

    Crypto CEO Linked To Jack Abramoff Convicted Of Fraud

    A California federal jury on Wednesday convicted a cryptocurrency company founder of fraud and money laundering over allegations he stole more than $10 million from tens of thousands of investors in a scheme that involved disgraced ex-lobbyist Jack Abramoff.

  • March 12, 2025

    Cal State Can Bar Caste Bias, 9th Circ. Affirms

    A Ninth Circuit panel on Wednesday affirmed a lower court's ruling that two California State University professors lacked standing to challenge the university's inclusion of caste as a protected class in its antidiscrimination policy, saying the policy never specifically mentions Hinduism and therefore does not stigmatize the religion or force self-censorship.

  • March 12, 2025

    TikTok Faces Copyright Suit Over Livestreaming Software

    TikTok allegedly copied a company's livestreaming software to create a new feature on the app without complying with the company's open source requirements, according to a complaint filed in California federal court.

  • March 12, 2025

    Cisco Wins Exit From Ex-Workers' BlackRock 401(k) Fund Suit

    A California federal judge permanently tossed a proposed class action from ex-Cisco workers alleging their former employer mismanaged its 401(k) by keeping underperforming BlackRock target-date funds in the plan, finding their claims were still lacking despite multiple chances at amendment.

  • March 12, 2025

    Calif. Funeral Home 'Preys Upon' Latino Families, Suit Says

    A Sacramento funeral home was sued in California state court Tuesday for allegedly sending a deceased man's body to El Salvador in a "shocking state of decomposition" as part of a larger pattern of exploiting the Latino community with substandard services.

Expert Analysis

  • Series

    Collecting Rare Books Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    My collection of rare books includes several written or owned by prominent lawyers from early U.S. history, and immersing myself in their stories helps me feel a deeper connection to my legal practice and its purpose, says Douglas Brown at Manatt Health.

  • It Starts With Training: Anti-Harassment After 'It Ends With Us'

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    Actress Blake Lively's recent sexual harassment and retaliation allegations against her "It Ends With Us" co-star, director and producer, Justin Baldoni, should remind employers of their legal obligations to implement trainings, policies and other measures to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace, say attorneys at Morrison Cohen.

  • Complying With Calif. Price-Gouging Law After LA Fires

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    The recent tragic Los Angeles fires have brought attention to the state's sometimes controversial price-gouging protections, and every California business should keep the law's requirements in mind, despite the debate over whether these statutes help consumers, say attorneys at Cooley.

  • Opinion

    Judge Should Not Have Been Reprimanded For Alito Essay

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    Senior U.S. District Judge Michael Ponsor's New York Times essay critiquing Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito for potential ethical violations absolutely cannot be construed as conduct prejudicial to the administration of the business of the courts, says Ashley London at the Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University.

  • How Cos. Can Use Data Clean Rooms To Address Privacy

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    Implementing comprehensive administrative controls, security processes and vendor management systems are vital steps for businesses leveraging data clean rooms for privacy compliance, especially given the Federal Trade Commission's warnings of complicated user privacy implications, say attorneys at Troutman.

  • Lights, Camera, Ethics? TV Lawyers Tend To Set Bad Example

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    Though fictional movies and television shows portraying lawyers are fun to watch, Hollywood’s inaccurate depictions of legal ethics can desensitize attorneys to ethics violations and lead real-life clients to believe that good lawyers take a scorched-earth approach, says Nancy Rapoport at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

  • SEC Motion Response Could Reveal New Crypto Approach

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    Cumberland DRW recently filed to dismiss the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s enforcement action against it for the unlawful purchase and sale of digital asset securities, and the agency's response should unveil whether, and to what extent, the Trump administration will relax the federal government’s stance on digital asset regulation, say attorneys at O'Melveny.

  • What Calif. Bill Could Mean For Battery Energy Storage

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    A newly proposed bill in the California Legislature would place major restrictions on the development of battery energy storage system projects in the state — but with Gov. Gavin Newsom's strong support for clean energy technology, the legislation will likely face significant obstacles, say attorneys at Sheppard Mullin.

  • 3 Ways Trump Can Nix SEC's Climate Disclosure Rules

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    Given President Donald Trump's campaign statements and agency appointments, it's likely that his administration will try to annul the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's climate disclosure rules, but his options for doing so present unique opportunities and challenges, with varying levels of permanence and impact, say attorneys at DLA Piper.

  • Perspectives

    Accountant-Owned Law Firms Could Blur Ethical Lines

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    KPMG’s recent application to open a legal practice in Arizona represents the first overture by an accounting firm to take advantage of the state’s relaxed law firm ownership rules, but enforcing and supervising the practice of law by nonattorneys could prove particularly challenging, says Seth Laver at Goldberg Segalla.

  • Zuckerberg's Remarks Pose Legal Risk For Meta Amid Layoffs

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    Within days of announcing that Meta Platforms will cut 5% of its lowest-performing employees, Mark Zuckerberg remarked that corporations are becoming "culturally neutered" and need to bring back "masculine energy," exposing the company to potential claims under California employment law, says Andi Mazingo at Lumen Law Center.

  • Perspectives

    DC Circ. Cellphone Ruling Upends Law Enforcement Protocol

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    The D.C. Circuit’s recent U.S. v. Brown decision, holding that forcibly requiring a defendant to unlock his cellphone with his fingerprint violated the Fifth Amendment, has significant implications for law enforcement, and may provide an opportunity for defense lawyers to suppress electronic evidence, says Sarah Sulkowski at Gelber & Santillo.

  • Reg Waiver Eases Calif. Rebuilding, But Proceed With Care

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    California Gov. Gavin Newsom's executive order suspending some environmental review and permitting requirements for the reconstruction of homes and businesses damaged by recent wildfires may streamline rebuilding efforts, but will require careful navigation of the evolving regulatory landscape, says Gregory Berlin at Alston & Bird.

  • The Post-Macquarie Securities Fraud-By-Omission Landscape

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    While the U.S. Supreme Court's 2024 opinion in Macquarie v. Moab distinguished inactionable "pure omissions" from actionable "half-truths," the line between the two concepts in practice is still unclear, presenting challenges for lower courts parsing statements that often fall within the gray area of "misleading by omission," say attorneys at Katten.

  • AI Will Soon Transform The E-Discovery Industrial Complex

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    Todd Itami at Covington discusses how generative artificial intelligence will reshape the current e-discovery paradigm, replacing the blunt instrument of data handling with a laser scalpel of fully integrated enterprise solutions — after first making e-discovery processes technically and legally harder.

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