Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation
Groups hope oil spill will help halt desalination plant
By Gina Kim
Poseidon Water Co., which already operates a desalination plant in Carlsbad in San Diego County, rejects any comparison betwee...
Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg., 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Circuit panel won’t revive dealers’ suit against German carmakers
By Winston Cho
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel, responding to car dealers’ emphasis on investigations overseas, explained that al...
Military Law, Judges and Judiciary
San Bernardino mobile courtroom resolves cases for veterans, homeless
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
“We had over 60 walk-in cases, both veterans and homeless, totaling 167 cases involving misdemeanor and infraction offenses,” ...
Technology, Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation
State won’t take back seat to EEOC in gaming industry suits
By Gina Kim
State civil rights agency and federal employment regulators have different interpretations of divided responsibilities in Acti...
Intellectual Property, Government, Administrative/Regulatory
California intellectual property lawyer named to head patent office
By Craig Anderson
Kathi Vidal, managing partner of Winston & Strawn’s Menlo Park office, would be the third consecutive Californian to serve...
Military Law, Civil Litigation
Contractors’ trade secrets suit against Air Force dropped again
By Henrik Nilsson
The military contractors claimed that the Air Force unlawfully marketed designs for a mobile fire-retardant tank system, which...
Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Congress considers stricter judge disclosure law
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The testimony came a day after a bipartisan group of Congress members introduced two bills to strengthen financial disclosure ...
Health Care & Hospital Law, Civil Litigation, Bankruptcy
Judge intends to move J&J bankruptcy to New Jersey
By Blaise Scemama
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Craig Whitley in North Carolina, who appears to be one of only two to rule in a bankruptcy case involvin...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Justice David Thompson retires to join JAMS
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
"After 24 years on the bench, I am looking forward to working as a private neutral for the next chapter in my legal career," T...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Legal Education, California Supreme Court
Supreme Court issues next bar exam plan, review of law student program
By Nicole Tyau
On Feb. 22 and 23, 2022, test takers will sit for the first in-person bar exam since the pandemic started, the court said in i...
Insurance, Civil Litigation, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
After pro-insurer 9th Circuit rulings, judge lifts stay on COVID premises case
By Henrik Nilsson
In a blow to companies seeking coverage for pandemic-related losses, the 9th circuit in another case ruled that a retailer was...
U.S. Supreme Court, Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation
US Supreme Court asked to hear challenges to forced union dues
By Blaise Scemama
In a joint certiorari petition, which covers four cases brought by California and Oregon public workers, the National Right to...
Health Care & Hospital Law, Government, Civil Litigation
US joins Medicare fraud lawsuit against Kaiser
By Winston Cho
According to the complaint, Kaiser lied about nearly 500,000 nonexistent diagnoses to submit $1 billion of fraudulent claims, ...
Corporate, Constitutional Law, Civil Litigation
Board quotas challenged as unneeded, unconstitutional
By Gina Kim
But even if legal challenges to California’s law and Nasdaq’s rule are ultimately successful, corporate lawyers say companies ...
Community News
Bay Area firms band together to end domestic violence
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Banding Together to End Domestic Violence is an annual attorney battle-of-the-bands fundraiser benefiting the Family Violence ...
Labor/Employment, Entertainment & Sports, Civil Litigation
No halt to state action against Activision over conflict claims
By Gina Kim
Los Angeles Judge Timothy P. Dillon said he was unconvinced there was sufficient grounds to pause the case while the gaming gi...
Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation
Plaintiffs blame warehouse fire for odor defendants blame drought
By Kamila Knaudt
Filed Friday in the Los Angeles County Superior Court, the action makes 12 claims, including negligence in maintaining the war...
“They disputed liability. They claimed a third party was also responsible. They disputed his brain injury. And they disputed j...
Judges and Judiciary, Immigration, Government
DOJ rescinds 700 cases per year immigration judge quota
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Health Care & Hospital Law, Civil Litigation, Bankruptcy
Retailers not shielded by J&J bankruptcy move, judge says
By Blaise Scemama
The ruling by U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Craig Whitley in North Carolina effectively means that at least for the moment more than 4...
Entertainment & Sports, Criminal, Civil Litigation
Baldwin more likely to face civil negligence than criminal charge, lawyers say
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
“The standard for civil negligence is much lower than the standards for criminal responsibility. A possible theory of civil ne...
Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation
5 counties sue PG&E for Dixie Fire
By Gina Kim
The utility’s spokesman, James Noonan, noted Friday the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection “has not made a ...
Judges and Judiciary, Constitutional Law, Civil Litigation
Trump suit against YouTube censorship finds a judge in California
By Craig Anderson
U.S. District Judge Jeffrey S. White of Oakland took the First Amendment case after two other federal judges, Haywood S. Gilli...
Judges and Judiciary, California Courts of Appeal, Appellate Practice
Appellate attorneys group suggests efficiency improvements
By Malcolm Maclachlan
“It’s been a long 20 years since the Strankman Commission proposed measures like these. Their time has come,” said appellate a...
Technology, Civil Litigation
Judge raises issue of fees in $85M Zoom settlement
By Winston Cho
U.S. District Judge Lucy H. Koh questioned why the agreement only lasts for a year. She said that it’s “relatively short” cons...
Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation
LA attorneys win $27.5M for wrongfully fired Walmart pharmacist
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Dayton B. Parcells III and Eric M. Epstein won the federal jury verdict after proving the motivating factor in their client’s ...
Law Practice, Judges and Judiciary
Chief justice calls for indexed annual court budget increases
By Malcolm Maclachlan
“We need to be fully funded if you really want a full democracy,” Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye said in an address to the ...
Government, Civil Litigation
Anti-abortion group seeks TRO on law against protests near vaccination sites
By Malcolm Maclachlan
“Right to Life of Central California’s employees and volunteers are now subject to criminal fines of up to $1,000 and imprison...
“We’re proud to provide crucial emergency support to our scholars — helping them find meaningful work, overcome financial chal...
Criminal
Felonies vacated after 46 years for man who made false plea deal at 19
By Kamila Knaudt
San Francisco Public Defender Manohar Raju announced Thursday that Zachary Vanderhorst has been exonerated and his burglary an...