Mediator Sean Judge asks parties to imagine what happens next
Legal Education
Nixing Hastings name opens new dispute: What to rename the law school
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Some like UC San Francisco College of Law, others want the school to take a name from the Native Americans killed by men emplo...
Judges and Judiciary
Newsom reports high number of minority, women judge appointees
By Malcolm Maclachlan
According to annual data his office released Tuesday, Gov. Gavin Newsom has named judges from these groups at about a level tw...
Government, Civil Litigation
Pork producers’ case against state law dismissed
By Malcolm Maclachlan
In her order entered Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Christina A. Snyder found California voters may impose standards on produc...
Torts/Personal Injury, Health Care & Hospital Law, Civil Litigation
$60M jury award for woman who suffered aneurysm rupture in hotel
By Jonathan Lo
Arash Homampour of The Homampour Law Firm and Matthew B.F. Biren and John A. Roberts of the Biren Law Group represented the pl...
Government, Criminal, Corporate, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
DOJ may prosecute antitrust violations as felonies, official tells ABA conference
By Craig Anderson
Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Criminal Enforcement Richard A. Powers said the antitrust division is preparing to try 1...
Judges and Judiciary
Nominee to federal court in San Diego fields few questions during confirmation hearing
By Diana Bosetti
Robert S. Huie, a Jones Day partner, skirted questions about progressive prosecutors.
Growing up in South Africa gave Judge Lee L. Gabriel an appreciation for US justice system
Torts/Personal Injury, Government, Civil Litigation
Family of drowned ‘Glee’ star settles with Ventura County
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Naya Rivera’s ex-husband sued the county on behalf of their son, Josey Hollis Dorsey, claiming the November 2020 death was pre...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Bar says it’s investigating Eastman over election
By Diana Bosetti
State Bar Chief Trial Counsel George Cardona announced on Tuesday that the former Chapman University dean has been at the cent...
Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Truckers’ class denied in antitrust lawsuit against big rig companies
By Federico Lo Giudice
Snyder Burnett Egerer LLP, Nossaman LLP, Varner and Brandt LLP and many other firms represented CRST The Transportation Soluti...
“Do I think the current appointed attorney general has a very different ideology than I do?” Sacramento County DA Anne Marie S...
Health Care & Hospital Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Administrative/Regulatory
Berkeley loses fight for patent on gene editing technology
By Malcolm Maclachlan
In a ruling that could have multibillion-dollar implications, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office found a patent for a pionee...
Land Use, Entertainment & Sports, Civil Litigation
Dispute over sale of Angel Stadium goes to court today
By Federico Lo Giudice
“The lawsuit claims that we violated the Brown Act in approving the sale. We obviously disagree, and held many public hearings...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Data Privacy
Bar records disclosure due to security problem
By Diana Bosetti
The State Bar said its officials now believe there was no malicious “hack” of its system, and that the data breach was due to ...
San Diego judge tries to understand the people in front of him.
State Bar & Bar Associations, Data Privacy
Codes shield State Bar from liability in data breach
By Diana Bosetti
Disclosure obligations are outlined under two California Civil Code sections — 1798.82 and 1798.29 — and apply to businesses a...
Technology, Mergers & Acquisitions, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Shareholders sue to halt Activision sale to Microsoft
By Federico Lo Giudice
The Los Angeles and New York lawsuits allege that current directors and executive officers of Activision Blizzard including CE...
U.S. Supreme Court, Labor/Employment, Government, Civil Litigation, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Supreme Court refuses to hear challenge to CalSavers
By Craig Anderson
The court denied a petition by a taxpayer group arguing that the law, which allows automatic deductions of employee paychecks,...
Entertainment & Sports, Civil Litigation
Former USFL team owners sue Fox Sports over branding
By Federico Lo Giudice
The lawsuit alleges that FOX Sports is using the name without consulting Real USFL, an organization formed with the express pu...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Government, Environmental & Energy
Ex LA special counsel tells bar city attorney aided extortion
By Jonathan Lo
LA County court commissioner’s respect, integrity are forged from immigrant roots
By David Houston
At the age of four, Commissioner Amir Aharonov immigrated from Israel to Los Angeles. His parents were refugees who fled relig...
The founders of Norton Basu LLP “are always looking for ways to uplift the community.”
Judge Victor N. Pippins Jr. keep family law litigants focused on the real issues.
Labor/Employment, Government
Worker advocates shouldn’t compromise, ex-lawmaker tells symposium
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Former Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez conceded there were serious flaws with her signature legislation, AB5, the California gig...
Judges and Judiciary, Covid Court Ops
Despite eased guidelines, most courts will require masks
By Kamila Knaudt
“Our court practice has been to closely follow and amend our practices, as necessary, based on our own assessments of both sta...
Health Care & Hospital Law, Government, Civil Litigation
National opioid deal ends appeal of California appeal
By Federico Lo Giudice
When this agreement was first discussed, Orange County, the City of Los Angeles and other government entities in California co...
Civil Litigation, Banking
JPMorgan sues state for legal costs in halting questionable wire transfer
By Malcolm Maclachlan
“This action arises from JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. success in returning to California nearly half a billion dollars in taxpayer...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Legal Education, Law Practice
Despite lawmakers’ criticism, State Bar trustees push ahead with plan to allow non-lawyers to practice law
By Diana Bosetti
The chairs of the Senate and Assembly judiciary committees have said they want the bar to focus on its core mission of public ...
U.S. Supreme Court, Judges and Judiciary, California Supreme Court
In California, praise for Jackson but lamentations for Kruger
By Craig Anderson
President Joe Biden nominated Circuit Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court. California Supreme Court Justice Leond...