Rushing McCarl asks California Supreme Court to clarify appealability of collateral orders

Rushing McCarl has asked the California Supreme Court to resolve a longstanding disagreement about which orders can be appealed under the collateral order doctrine.

Rushing McCarl sues the manufacturer of Stanley cups for undisclosed lead

Last week, Rushing McCarl LLP filed a first-in-the-nation putative class action complaint against the makers of the popular Stanley tumbler cups for the company’s failure to disclose that its products contain lead.

Rushing McCarl wins favorable settlement in trade-secrets lawsuit

When an executive was sued by her former employer for misappropriating trade secrets, she turned the tables by hiring aggressive business litigation boutique Rushing McCarl LLP.

Mystery solved: We wrote the blog post used in Harbaugh’s Big Ten letter

Legal analysis by Rushing McCarl LLP partner Ryan McCarl made national headlines this week in connection with the Big Ten conference’s “sign-stealing” investigation into Michigan’s football program.

Doe v. Compania Panamena de Aviacion | Ninth Circuit oral argument

Yesterday, managing partner John Rushing of Rushing McCarl LLP argued on behalf of Plaintiff-Appellant Jane Doe in the important Ninth Circuit case Doe v. Compania Panamena de Aviacion (Case No. 21-55983). Yesterday’s oral argument illustrates why Rushing, who has a background in entertainment, is one of the premier oral advocates in the nation.

Doe v. Copa Airlines | Ninth Circuit aviation case update

Briefing is complete in the important Ninth Circuit aviation-law case Doe v. Compania Panamena de Aviacion. Rushing McCarl LLP represents a passenger who was sexually assaulted on a Copa Airlines flight. The assault occurred because Copa allowed a felon who was fleeing the United States to board the plane, then did nothing to stop the assault once it was underway.

Why we founded Rushing McCarl

John Rushing and Ryan McCarl sat down today to discuss why they founded Rushing McCarl LLP: to give entrepreneurs and individuals the same top-quality legal services that large law firms give the Fortune 500.

Rushing McCarl partner launches legal writing blog

Rushing McCarl partner Ryan McCarl just launched Elegant Legal Writing, a free blog and email newsletter with writing tips for lawyers and law students. The blog — and a book McCarl is writing with the same name — is based on an Advanced Legal Writing course McCarl designed and taught at the UCLA School of Law.

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California law firm takes stand against casteism in the workplace

Rushing McCarl filed an amicus brief on behalf of the Ambedkar International Center in a landmark case targeting caste discrimination in California workplaces.

New boutique firm aims to transform the practice of law

John Rushing, a trial lawyer, and Ryan McCarl, a UCLA law professor and artificial intelligence researcher, have opened a new Los Angeles-based law firm: Rushing McCarl