Mediator Eric Ivary succeeds with a light hand and light heart
Judge Stephen Morgan is also a JAG officer who did tours in Iraq.
Judges and Judiciary, Civil Litigation
Retired judges give statistics in new try against assignment limits
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Retired judges over 70 had fewer temporary assignments, filing says.
Labor/Employment, Government, Civil Litigation
State can’t compel ex-employee’s deposition, judge says
By Malcolm Maclachlan
According to the state’s motion to compel, the former treasurer’s office employee gave late and dubious excuses not to sit for...
Government, Civil Litigation
LA firefighters’ vaccine challenge ‘without merit’ judge ruled
By Federico Lo Giudice
"This is another in a long line of cases that challenges vaccination mandates. No court has upheld such a challenge," Los Ange...
Judges and Judiciary
US judge nominees for California get few questions from committee
By Craig Anderson
Alameda County Superior Court Judge Trina L. Thompson, nominated for a seat on the Northern District bench, and Los Angeles Co...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Calling female commissioner ‘succubistic’ is free speech, State Bar judge rules
By Diana Bosetti
"Distasteful as it is, this comment was made figuratively, representing rhetorical hyperbole, and consequently is protected by...
Labor/Employment, Entertainment & Sports
Are minor league training games entertainment or work?
By Jonathan Lo
Attorneys for Major League Baseball and minor league players argued over whether the players fall under the “seasonal and amus...
Civil Litigation
Family of slain cinematographer files wrongful death lawsuit naming Alec Baldwin and others
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
“Halyna Hutchins deserved to live, and the Defendants had the power to prevent her death,” the lawsuit states.
State Bar & Bar Associations, Legal Education
ABA accredited law schools must offer anti-bias training
By Diana Bosetti
The rule, which goes into effect immediately, does not provide a standard for how the training should be delivered.
Health Care & Hospital Law, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Sutter Health’s ‘all-or-nothing’ rule is unique, insurance executive testifies
By Federico Lo Giudice
The plaintiffs allege that Sutter’s practices caused them to overpay $411 million for health services.
Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Civil Litigation
Bloom Firm to pay $1.1M to settle legal malpractice suit
By Diana Bosetti
“This was a case and client that was brought in and handled by an attorney who is no longer with The Bloom Firm and has not be...
Judges and Judiciary, California Supreme Court
Daughter of Mexican immigrants nominated to California Supreme Court
By Craig Anderson
4th District Court of Appeal Justice Patricia Guerrero is a former federal prosecutor and partner at Latham & Watkins. If ...
Technology, Corporate, Antitrust & Trade Reg., Administrative/Regulatory
FTC gloats after 2nd big merger goes down in flames
By Kamila Knaudt
“Simply put, the deal would have resulted in higher prices and diminished quality and innovation for programs that are critica...
Criminal, Administrative/Regulatory
Alternative sentencing for homeless criminals in Riverside County
By Kamila Knaudt
“This new Collaborative Court will allow us to use innovative approaches to getting people into the drug treatment and rehabil...
Technology, Civil Litigation, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Trade groups seek en banc review of 9th Circuit net neutrality ruling
By Federico Lo Giudice
“The court should grant rehearing en banc to correct the panel’s mischaracterization of SB-822 as intrastate regulation and ho...
Judges and Judiciary, California Supreme Court, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Gavin Newsom selects 4th District Court of Appeal Justice Patricia Guerrero to seat on California Supreme Court
By Craig Anderson
Guerrero, the daughter of Mexican immigrants, is a former federal prosecutor who also worked at Latham & Watkins.
Dordick Law Corporation has 14 attorneys — four of them Dordicks — after founder Gary A. Dordick hired his third child to work...
Technology, Labor/Employment, Immigration
Semiconductor executives charged with H-1B visa fraud
By Federico Lo Giudice
Sugarman & Cannon of San Francisco, representing the executives, called the charges “a misuse and misapplication of the co...
Government, Criminal
Talks about DA investigations of San Francisco police resume
By Kamila Knaudt
In a joint statement Monday, Attorney General Rob Bonta, Mayor London Breed and City Attorney David Chiu said they were commit...
Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation
State treasurer in discovery dispute with ex-employee in harassment case
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Judith Blackwell was the executive director of the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee from 2019 until Treasurer Fiona ...
Torts/Personal Injury, Civil Litigation
Plaintiffs’ lawyer sues others who reported he was dying
By Craig Anderson
While plaintiffs’ attorney Carney Shegerian has built a reputation of winning big results for his clients, and often gets refe...
San Bernardino County judge avoids being the center of attention.
“When I see their name come up..., I know it will be something serious,” said Jim Welty, assistant counsel at Standard Insuran...
Yolo County Commissioner Catherine R. Hohenwarter specialized in the unrepresented
Insurance, Civil Litigation
Putative class denial upheld in auto insurance suit
By Federico Lo Giudice
“Today’s decision is particularly impactful in light of numerous putative class actions — all involving similar claims against...
Judges and Judiciary, Criminal, Appellate Practice
San Francisco public defender sues again over trial delays
By Kamila Knaudt
The writ of mandate filed Thursday seeks: to enjoin the court from routinely continuing criminal trials; require the court to ...
Labor/Employment, Entertainment & Sports, Civil Litigation
Attorneys debate if minor leaguers are employees
By Jonathan Lo
Former MLB player and minor league pitcher Garrett R. Broshuis of Korein Tillery LLC argued that the plaintiffs are employees,...
Criminal
Man pleads guilty to killing Oakland federal court officer
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Steven Carrillo was part of the boogaloo movement and wanted to “encouraged violence against law enforcement”.
Judges and Judiciary, Government, California Supreme Court
Newsom may get chance to remake state Supreme Court
By Craig Anderson
“The Brown court could soon become the Newsom court,” said David A. Carrillo, executive director of UC Berkeley School of Law’...