Health Care & Hospital Law
Amid takeover battle, rural health care district urges Newsom to veto SB 1070
By Malcolm Maclachlan
SB 1070 would give the Imperial Valley Healthcare District two more years to seek funding. It is in litigation with the Pionee...
Government
Federal judge dismisses COVID-era case against California restrictions
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The case dates to 2020, when plaintiffs led by a Nevada City restaurant challenged emergency orders issued by Gov. Gavin Newso...
Entertainment & Sports
Coppola lawsuit accuses Variety of 'false, reckless' reporting
By Skyler Romero
Francis Ford Coppola has sued the publishers of Variety magazine over its reporting of alleged inappropriate behavior on the "...
The Parris Academy for Excellence in Law and Leadership will teach Southwestern Law School students communication and business...
Environmental & Energy
Challenge to Napa groundwater well limits 'too early
By Sunidhi Sridhar
Winemaker Jason Woodbridge's companies -- Double Vee Properties LLC, Caldera Ranch, LLC, Hundred Acre LLC, and Hundred Acre Wi...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Incoming WLALA president wants to put caregivers in the spotlight
By Jack Needham
Incumbent Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles President Noelle Natoli has committed to putting a lifelong passion for div...
Labor/Employment, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit told federal Judge Carter made series of errors
By Craig Anderson
An attorney for Skye Bioscience Inc. said U.S. District Judge David O. Carter erred by allowing the company's fired vice presi...
Civil Rights, Civil Litigation
Boudin-led Berkeley center sues state over gate money
By Wisdom Howell
UC Berkeley's Criminal Law & Justice Center, headed by former San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin, claims the sta...
Labor/Employment, Intellectual Property
California courts handle most US trade secrets cases, data shows
By Devon Belcher
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP partners Debra L. Fischer and Seth M. Gerber defended the second-most trade secrets cases in th...
Government, Criminal
Pilot to pay jurors more will aid diversity, defense attorneys say
By Malcolm Maclachlan
AB 1981 authorized a pilot program to raise the pay for some lower income jurors from $15 to $100 per day. The pilot program k...
Contracts
Mars says contract voided by snackmaker's health violations
By Devon Belcher
Attorneys for the confectionery giant argued that their agreement with snack maker Taste of Nature does not require any cure p...
Class Action
Veteran litigator John Hueston to oversee federal judge's VA housing order
By Skyler Romero
A monitor was needed "to ensure timely and comprehensive compliance" with a federal judge's order to vacate leases the VA made...
Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation
Kirkland & Ellis must defend against former associate's claims
By Sunidhi Sridhar
Zoya Kovalenko accused the law firm of sex discrimination and wrongful termination.
Labor/Employment, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Public nurses can prove they deserve overtime pay, 9th Circuit rules
By Craig Anderson
San Francisco says nurses at municipal hospitals are exempt as professional employees, but the city and county's win in distri...
"This verdict is particularly noteworthy given Costco's typically strong defense record," said the plaintiff's lawyer, Jeremy...
Government
A mushy end to Palos Verdes surfer dispute
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
The case against Palos Verdes Estates that sought to hold a municipality liable for surfer localism ends with a promise of new...
Environmental & Energy, California Courts of Appeal
Oil well conversion has 'negligible' environmental risk, panel rules
By Skyler Romero
The ruling reversed the Contra Costa County Superior Court's finding that the project fell outside environmental exemptions.
Legislators hear testimony on costs of Prop 36, if it passes
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The initiative aims to roll back some of the changes made by Proposition 47 a decade ago, including making it easier to charge...
Cannabis
Pot fight? State's hemp limits may cause tension with cannabis industry, lawyers say
By Sunidhi Sridhar
Under the proposed rules, people under 21 cannot buy hemp dietary products and these cannot have traceable amounts of THC or i...
Class Action
SF city attorney's office seeks reconsideration of elder abuse class certification
By Wisdom Howell
Superior Court Judge Andrew Y.S. Cheng granted class certification on July 26, but government attorneys argue "new declaration...
Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit judges sharply query electronic monitoring project
By Craig Anderson
A three-judge panel held a spirited debate over whether to uphold an injunction on the San Francisco Sheriff's Office plan th...
Judges and Judiciary
San Mateo judge disciplined for disregarding fundamental rights
By Laurinda Keys
Judge Susan L. Greenberg's "conduct also gave the appearance of bias and retaliation against Mr. Chicas for his attorney's act...
Greenberg Traurig bolsters San Diego presence with significant expansion
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The expansion brings three new shareholders to the San Diego office, which was established last year.
San Diego jury awards $11.2M in age discrimination case
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Court records show 74-year-old Alice Roque was twice denied a requested accommodation in the form of a chair or stool.
Civil Litigation
Palos Verdes Estates' settlement with surfers looks like a 'done deal'
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
The city was accused of allowing a local surfer gang to menace outsiders who came to surf a famous beach. A judgment could vas...
Community News
Womble Bond Dickinson, Lewis Roca announce merger
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The move will result in a staff of 1,300 attorneys across 37 offices in the United States and the United Kingdom.
Judges and Judiciary
Attorneys say it's time court intervenes on court reporters
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The issue of whether to allow wider access to electronic recordings of court proceedings has been dragging on for decades. Som...
Intellectual Property
Judge ready to disallow new Apple Watch data for next trial against Masimo
By Devon Belcher
The hearing stems from a motion to strike that Apple's counsel filed in August. That motion claimed Masimo improperly served t...
Securities, Government
No new trial after novel 'shadow trading' theory win
By Sunidhi Sridhar
The allegations were the first time the theory went to trial and the jury's decision expanded the scope of insider trading reg...
LA County judge admits he interrupts, and notes that he expects professionalism from attorneys.