California

  • February 20, 2025

    Ex-Kirkland IP Atty Asks To Fire Her Bias Suit Atty 'For Cause'

    A former Kirkland & Ellis LLP intellectual property associate suing Kirkland over bias claims has urged a California federal judge to fire her counsel at Filippatos PLLC and force Filippatos to hand over her client file, disputing Filippatos' assertion that her professional misconduct allegations are a contrived attempt to avoid paying fees.

  • February 20, 2025

    Ex-CFPB Chief Chopra Raps 'Totally Weird' Trump Shutdown

    Former Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra knocked the Trump administration's efforts to shut down the consumer agency as a bizarre and potentially self-owning policy choice, warning Thursday that it will only hurt businesses and consumers.

  • February 20, 2025

    Bob Iger Insider Trading Claim Cut From Disney+ Investor Suit

    A Los Angeles federal judge narrowed a putative securities class action over The Walt Disney Co.'s underperforming streaming service Disney+ on Wednesday, saying investors haven't sufficiently pled that CEO Bob Iger illegally sold off $375 million worth of holdings amid inflated subscriber growth predictions.

  • February 20, 2025

    Calif. Rail Project Back In Trump's Crosshairs With DOT Probe

    The U.S. Department of Transportation on Thursday launched a compliance review into California's high-speed rail project, casting uncertainty over approximately $4 billion in federal funding for the beleaguered project that is back in the Trump administration's crosshairs.

  • February 20, 2025

    US Atty Pick In DC Probes Dem Lawmakers Over 'Threats'

    President Donald Trump's nominee for U.S. attorney in the District of Columbia, who is already serving on an interim basis, has sent letters to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and at least one other Democratic lawmaker as part of a larger probe into supposed "threats" to Elon Musk and other federal government employees.

  • February 20, 2025

    Trump Admin Says CFPB Defunding Suit Guesses At Harms

    The Trump administration on Thursday pushed back on a lawsuit alleging it seeks to "defund" the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, arguing that concerns about access to a consumer complaint database and other information are "baseless speculation" about the agency's future financial decisions that don't justify an injunction.

  • February 20, 2025

    Boston, Other Cities And MassBio Back Challenge To NIH Cuts

    The city of Boston and 44 other cities, counties and elected officials around the country and, separately, the life sciences industry group Massachusetts Biotechnology Council asked a Massachusetts federal judge on Thursday to extend a temporary restraining order blocking steep cuts to National Institutes of Health reimbursement for research projects.

  • February 20, 2025

    Unions Call Mass Layoff Of Probationary Fed. Workers Illegal

    The U.S. Office of Personnel Management lacked the authority to order federal agencies to lay off tens of thousands of probationary employees, a group of unions representing federal workers argued in a new lawsuit in California federal court, looking to nullify the office's Feb. 13 mass-layoff directive.

  • February 20, 2025

    Green Groups Ask 9th Circ. To Press EPA Again On Atrazine

    Environmental groups are urging the Ninth Circuit to reopen a long-running case against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over its regulation around the pesticide atrazine, arguing that the agency's yearslong delay in completing a court-ordered review of the chemical has allowed "serious harm to people, plants and wildlife."

  • February 20, 2025

    X, Social Media Biz Settle TM Fight

    A social media and public relations firm's trademark suit against X Corp. over the social media platform's logo has come to an end after the parties told a California federal judge that they have agreed to drop all claims and counterclaims, avoiding a jury trial set to begin in December.

  • February 20, 2025

    Nicolas Cage Sued Over Son's Alleged Assault Of Mother

    Nicolas Cage has been accused of wrongly enabling his adult son's alleged assault of the latter's mother by not properly addressing his longstanding mental health issues, according to a lawsuit filed against the actor and his son in California state court.

  • February 20, 2025

    Feds Say DC Judge Can't Bar 'Hypothetical' Spending Freezes

    A Justice Department attorney argued before a D.C. federal judge Thursday that there is no basis to continue blocking the Trump administration from implementing a blanket suspension on federal spending, saying the court cannot bar "hypothetical" future freezes.

  • February 20, 2025

    Wells Fargo, AAA Look To Nix Fraudulent Inducement Suit

    Wells Fargo and the American Arbitration Association are urging a California federal judge to nix a proposed class action accusing them of colluding to fraudulently induce consumers into accepting a fundamentally unfair arbitration process, with the bank arguing that the claims must be arbitrated.

  • February 20, 2025

    Ye Sanctioned Again, Ordered To Sit For Another Deposition

    A California judge on Thursday ordered rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, to sit for a deposition and sanctioned him for failing to appear at a scheduled deposition in a discrimination suit by a former Donda Academy employee, the second time since the Grammy's that the winner was hit with such an order.

  • February 20, 2025

    9th Circ. OKs Bar On Ponzi Scam Suits Against Chicago Title

    The Ninth Circuit on Thursday upheld a ruling barring further litigation against Chicago Title and law firm Nossaman LLP over claims they aided convicted businesswoman Gina Champion-Cain's nearly $400 million liquor-licensing loan Ponzi scheme, finding the litigation bar is necessary to protect the ongoing U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission-appointed receivership.

  • February 20, 2025

    9th Circ. Won't Roll Back Birthright Citizenship Injunction

    The Ninth Circuit rejected President Donald Trump's emergency bid to partially halt a Washington federal court's injunction on his executive order limiting birthright citizenship.

  • February 20, 2025

    9th Circ Asks Calif. High Court To Rule On Insurance Lapse

    A Ninth Circuit panel asked the California Supreme Court on Thursday to clarify whether state laws regarding the steps insurance companies must take before canceling a policy for premium non-payment apply to policies issued out-of-state but later maintained in California, in a case over a widow's $2 million claim against a MetLife unit.

  • February 20, 2025

    Trade Desk's Rollout Of AI Product Draws Ire From Investors

    Global digital marketing venture The Trade Desk Inc. was hit with a proposed shareholder class action alleging it misled investors about the rollout of its artificial intelligence-driven ad-buying platform by hiding execution problems that delayed adoption and hurt revenue.

  • February 20, 2025

    JPMorgan Has 'Buyer's Remorse' Over $175M Buy, Javice Says

    Frank founder Charlie Javice believed in her student loan company, her lawyer told a Manhattan federal jury Thursday, pushing back against charges that the executive tricked JPMorgan Chase into a $175 million acquisition by claiming the case is about "buyer's remorse."

  • February 20, 2025

    Venezuelans Fight DHS Decision To End Removal Protections

    Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem acted unlawfully when she moved to terminate temporary deportation protections for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans in the U.S. and was driven, at least in part, by racial animus, the National TPS Alliance told a California federal judge.

  • February 20, 2025

    Calif. Judge Disciplined For Calling Victim 'Manipulative'

    A former California Superior Court judge has been publicly admonished for repeatedly calling a domestic violence victim "manipulative" and saying she "liked being beat up" while telling her partner at a restraining order hearing in May 2023 that he had fallen into the victim's "trap."

  • February 20, 2025

    Competition Group Of The Year: Cravath

    Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP scored a trailblazing antitrust verdict for Epic Games when a California federal jury decided Google's Play Store illegally dominated the Android app market, making Cravath one of the 2024 Law360 Competition Groups of the Year.

  • February 20, 2025

    Liberty Owes Travelers $2.1M For Hotel Defect Defense Costs

    A Liberty Mutual unit owes Travelers over $2.1 million for costs it incurred defending a construction company in a 2011 lawsuit over defects at San Diego's Hard Rock Hotel, a California federal court ruled, saying Travelers never had a duty to defend the company.

  • February 20, 2025

    EV Maker Nikola Aims For Quick Ch. 11 Sale

    Counsel for Nikola Corp., which makes electric and hydrogen-powered trucks, told the Delaware bankruptcy court on Thursday the company hopes to hold a bankruptcy auction by the end of March and find a buyer before its cash runs out in mid-April.

  • February 20, 2025

    Sen. Warren Wants DOJ To Probe Disney-FuboTV Deal

    Sen. Elizabeth Warren is calling on the U.S. Department of Justice to "closely scrutinize" Disney's acquisition of a majority stake in the live television streamer Fubo, saying the deal raises serious antitrust concerns and could allow Disney to inflate prices.

Expert Analysis

  • 2nd Circ. American Girl Ruling Alters Test Purchase Norms

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    The Second Circuit's recent ruling in American Girl v. Zembrka overturns years of precedent that required completed test purchase shipments to establish jurisdiction in infringement cases, but litigators shouldn't abandon the strategy entirely, say Robert Wasnofski and Sara Gates at Dentons.

  • State Of The States' AI Legal Ethics Landscape

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    Over the past year, several state bar associations, as well as the American Bar Association, have released guidance on the ethical use of artificial intelligence in legal practice, all of which share overarching themes and some nuanced differences, say Eric Pacifici and Kevin Henderson at SMB Law Group.

  • Cos. Face Increasing Risk From Environmental Citizen Suits

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    Environmental citizen suits stepping in to fill the regulatory vacuum concerning consumer goods waste may soon become more common, and the evolving procedural landscape and changes to environmental law may contribute to companies' increased exposure, say J. Michael Showalter and Bradley Rochlen at ArentFox Schiff.

  • 8 Childhood Lessons That Can Help You Be A Better Attorney

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    A new school year is underway, marking a fitting time for attorneys to reflect on some fundamental life lessons from early childhood that offer a framework for problems that no legal textbook can solve, say Chris Gismondi and Chris Campbell at DLA Piper.

  • 2nd Circ. Provides NY Pathway For Fighting Foreign Infringers

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    A recent decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit provides a road map for expeditiously obtaining personal jurisdiction in New York against foreign trademark infringers based on a single purchase of counterfeit goods, meaning the Second Circuit could now be the preferred venue for combating foreign infringement, says Jeffrey Ratinoff at Spencer Fane.

  • How A Trump Win Might Affect The H-1B Program

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    A review of the Trump administration's attempted overhaul of the H-1B nonimmigrant visa program suggests policies Donald Trump might try to implement if he is reelected, and specific steps employers should consider to prepare for that possibility, says Eileen Lohmann at BAL.

  • Compliance Considerations For Calif. Child Labor Audit Law

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    California employers will need to conduct a fact-intensive analysis to determine whether a new state law that imposes transparency rules for child labor audits applies to their operations, and should look out for regulatory guidance that answers open questions about deadlines and penalties, says Sylvia St. Clair at Faegre Drinker.

  • Recent Securities Cases Highlight Risks In AI Disclosures

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    Increasing public disclosure about the use and risks of artificial intelligence, and related litigation asserting that such disclosures are false or misleading, suggest that issuers need to exercise great care with respect to how they describe the benefits of AI, say Richard Zelichov and Danny Tobey at DLA Piper.

  • Sublimit And Policy Interpretation Lessons From Amtrak Case

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    The recently settled dispute between Amtrak and its insurers over sublimit coverage illustrates that parties with unclear manuscript policies may wish to avoid litigation in favor of settlement — as the New York federal court declined to decide the case by applying prior term interpretations, says Laura Maletta at Chartwell Law.

  • Harris Unlikely To Shelve Biden Admin's Food Antitrust Stance

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    A look at Vice President Kamala Harris' past record, including her actions as California attorney general, shows why practitioners should prepare for continued aggressive antitrust enforcement, particularly in the food and grocery industries, if Harris wins the presidential election, says Steve Vieux at Bartko.

  • 3rd Circ. Hertz Ruling Highlights Flawed Bankruptcy Theory

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    The Third Circuit, in its recent Hertz bankruptcy decision, became the latest appeals court to hold that noteholders were entitled to interest before shareholders under the absolute priority rule, but risked going astray by invoking the flawed theory of code impairment, say Matthew McGill and David Casazza at Gibson Dunn.

  • Opinion

    This Election, We Need To Talk About Court Process

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    In recent decades, the U.S. Supreme Court has markedly transformed judicial processes — from summary judgment standards to notice pleadings — which has, in turn, affected individuals’ substantive rights, and we need to consider how the upcoming presidential election may continue this pattern, says Reuben Guttman at Guttman Buschner.

  • The Complex Challenges Facing Sustainable Food Packaging

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    More and more states are requiring recycled content to be used in product packaging, creating complex technological and regulatory considerations for manufacturers who must also comply with federal food safety requirements, say Peter Coneski and Natalie Rainer at K&L Gates.

  • Series

    Playing Diplomacy Makes Us Better Lawyers

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    Similar to the practice of law, the rules of Diplomacy — a strategic board game set in pre-World War I Europe — are neither concise nor without ambiguity, and weekly gameplay with our colleagues has revealed the game's practical applications to our work as attorneys, say Jason Osborn and Ben Bevilacqua at Winston & Strawn.

  • How Multifamily Property Owners Can Plan For The EV Future

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    As the electric vehicle market expands, and federal and state incentives and mandates intended to promote EV use come into effect, owners and operators of multifamily residential properties should be prepared to meet the growing demand for onsite EV charging infrastructure, say Sydney Tucker and Andreas Wokutch at Frost Brown.

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