Civil Litigation
Waste company agrees to repay San Franciscans $100M in overcharges
By Winston Cho
The settlement announced on the same day a lawsuit was filed in San Francisco Superior Court is part of a sweeping investigati...
Government
Becerra’s 2018 opponent argues shutdown orders are no longer ‘temporary’
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Steven C. Bailey of San Diego-based Bailey & Romero, represents a Nevada County restaurant that made claims under the Fir...
Labor/Employment, Government
Labor overhaul may not pass Congress, but could make policy
By Jessica Mach
Opinions are now divided on whether the bill, which substantially amends the National Labor Relations Act to make it easier fo...
Technology, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
‘Mad dash on the internet’ saves attorney from sanctions in Apple suit
By Winston Cho
Plaintiffs’ lawyer Benjamin Siegel did not technically violate the protective order, wrote U.S. Magistrate Judge Thomas Hixson...
Government, Criminal
Longtime federal defender in San Francisco is leaving post
By Gina Kim
Steve G. Kalar says it is time to let someone else bring in a new kind of energy and mindset to the job.
“We hope our deposit in an institution that is poised to support Black communities is not only a call to action for the legal ...
Law Office Management
Chair to step down from Gibson Dunn after 19 years
By Kamila Knaudt
Barbara L. Becker, New York partner and co-chair of the mergers and acquisitions practice group becomes chair and managing par...
U.S. Supreme Court, Government, Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
DOJ changes position on state’s donor disclosure law
By Craig Anderson
The U.S. Supreme Court, which is reviewing a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision upholding the statute, asked the solic...
Technology, Labor/Employment
Complaint that Uber fired drivers based on ratings is dismissed
By Jessica Mach
U.S District Judge Vince Chhabria in San Francisco said while it was easy to imagine "a plaintiff successfully stating a dispa...
Law Practice, Civil Litigation
Lead counsel fights other firms over Roundup fees
By Winston Cho
A federal judge in San Francisco indicated skepticism Wednesday about his power to force all current and future plaintiffs sui...
Government, Criminal
San Francisco public defender opposes DA’s fentanyl task force
By Tyler Pialet
The task force’s focus would be on suppliers instead of street-corner dealers, District Attorney Chesa Boudin said, which is w...
Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation
Ex-San Jose State sports official's lawsuit says firing was retaliation
By Craig Anderson
The suit claims O'Brien was ordered to discipline a swimming coach at the college, Sage Hopkins, after he compiled a 300-page ...
Criminal
San Francisco board preliminarily OKs $2.5M offer if wrongful conviction case is settled
By Tyler Pialet
The city attorney's office has not extended the offer to the plaintiff and said this week that it may not do so.
Civil Litigation
LA settles with nursing home in ‘patient dumping’ case
By Blaise Scemama
As alleged in the complaint, a skilled nursing home receives the highest reimbursement rates from Medicare-covered residents w...
Law Office Management
Brian Sun joins Norton Rose after 17 years with Jones Day
By Kamila Knaudt
Sun, known for his complex business litigation and white collar defense work, called the move a seamless fit, adding he was at...
Technology, Civil Litigation
Ancestry immune from lawsuit, US court finds in yearbook photo case
By Winston Cho
The California residents didn’t suffer sufficient harm to sue the consumer DNA company because the information is publicly acc...
California Courts of Appeal
Appeal panel reverses reprieve for LA outdoor dining
By Henrik Nilsson
The county already had lifted the ban, pointing to declining COVID-19 infection rates and more hospital capacity, but legal ex...
Technology, Labor/Employment
Tech workers get 1st collective bargaining agreement with employer
By Jessica Mach
The statement said the contract "does not focus on wages and benefits, which are already generous at Glitch," and focuses part...
Presiding over a lawsuit filed last year by an alliance of business owners and residents who said the government failed to add...
Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Panel asks if in-person schools are a right
By Craig Anderson
Parents filed a lawsuit arguing the restrictions, requiring school closures when counties have faced a spike in deaths and hos...
Judges and Judiciary
State judiciary diversity increased in past 14 years
By Malcolm Maclachlan
There are now 70 open superior court judgeships and six spots for appellate justices, according to data released Feb. 1 by the...
State Bar & Bar Associations
California Bar exam to be administered remotely, again
By Henrik Nilsson
This will be the third time the exam has been administered online because of the pandemic.
Labor/Employment, Banking
Wells Fargo to pay $70M in second group of wage cases
By Jessica Mach
The agreement also said the bank has “discontinued the pay practices underlying plaintiffs’ claims in these cases,” which incl...
Law Practice, Covid Court Ops
Doctor performing surgery in Zoom court raises questions about decorum
By Blaise Scemama
The doctor attempting to multitask in Sacramento joined a lawyer who accidentally appeared as a cat on screen in Texas and a n...
Constitutional Law, Civil Litigation
5 churches seek permanent end to worship bans after high court rules again
By Winston Cho
Santa Clara County revised its guidelines after the high court on Friday evening blocked it from enforcing the policy while li...
Civil Litigation
Sales projections not misleading, judge says, tossing securities action
By Gina Kim
U.S. District Judge Virginia A. Phillips of the Central District of California reasoned that the pessimistic viewpoints of for...
Judges and Judiciary, Government
Randy Grossman becomes acting US Attorney for Southern District
By Gina Kim
Grossman started his career as a deputy district attorney in San Diego County. He worked in private practice before joining th...
Law Practice, Law Office Management
Allen & Overy nabs 19 attorneys from Akin Gump, launches LA office
By Kamila Knaudt
Co-led by Los Angeles partner Daniel Sinaiko, the team consists of Los Angeles partners Matthew Nesburn and Andrea Wang Lucan;...
Eisner Gorin team often represents high-profile people who have gotten into legal trouble
Judges and Judiciary, Criminal
LA County defendants can be held for 30 days before hearing
By Tyler Pialet
The extension, which drew criticism from Los Angeles County Public Defender Ricardo Garcia, means some defendants will be held...