Government, Criminal, Bankruptcy
Creditors fear attorney may plead Fifth in bankruptcy, too
By Justin Kloczko
Paul Paradis, once counsel to the city, was awarded millions in no-bid contracts through his company to fix billing issues, bu...
The defendant is accused of breaching the databases of Linkedin, Dropbox and Formspring to steal and sell the login credential...
Criminal, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Pot dealers who were legal in state can't be sentenced on federal charges
By Craig Anderson
Federal prosecutors can't sentence men for violating U.S. drug laws when they were in compliance with state law, 9th Circuit r...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Legal Education
Long-awaited decision on bar exam may not ease graduates’ difficulties
By Henrik Nilsson
Following completion last week of the bar’s assessment of any technical difficulties with the “baby bar” for first-year studen...
Government, California Supreme Court
DOJ can’t keep secret national security protocols, judge says
By Gina Kim
A federal judge has unsealed records containing the Justice Department’s policies for use of the Classified Information Proced...
Criminal
Spike in inmate cases sparks pleas for reinstatement of zero bail
By Tyler Pialet
San Francisco court not likely to reinstate zero bail despite pleas from DA, public defender, several attorneys and health exp...
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Judge rejects 90-day delay in Sutter Health settlement hearing
By Craig Anderson
David C. Kiernan, head of litigation for Jones Day’s San Francisco office, argued Sutter Health’s financial status and ability...
Judges and Judiciary
CJP invites comments on proposed changes in rules for its proceedings
By Arin Mikailian
The proposed amendments include the issuance of tentative public admonishment or censure and a rule that would make settlement...
Legal Education
Bridgford, Gleason & Artinian endow $150K UC Irvine School of Law scholarship
By Henrik Nilsson
The endowment is named after Richard Bridgford’s late sister, Linda Ray Bridgford, who exemplified the qualities of unconditio...
Law Practice, Government
LA County Counsel offered 12 virtual internships this summer
By Henrik Nilsson
“We have an intern that’s going to be making an oral argument virtually in front of the appellate court,” said County Counsel ...
U.S. Supreme Court, Administrative/Regulatory
High court to decide on remedy in another administrative agency case
By Craig Anderson
The 5th Circuit ruled only that the single-director structure of the agency, which only allowed the president to fire him for ...
Civil Litigation
Black couple sue Nike after being accused of basketball theft
By Gina Kim
A Black couple has sued Nike Inc. for racial profiling stemming from a July 2019 incident in which a store employee accused th...
Government, Civil Litigation
LA water bill settlement special master’s report is filed under seal
By Justin Kloczko
A report by a court-appointed special master investigating a $67 million Department of Water And Power ratepayer settlement sh...
Corporate
As women on corporate boards requirement is challenged, its impact is questioned
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Judicial Watch sued to block SB 826 last year. It claimed the law violated the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. Constitutio...
Judges and Judiciary
Panel overturns ruling that Santa Monica's at-large voting system violated law
By Blaise Scemama
The ruling is likely to have far-reaching effects, as cities throughout the state have changed their election systems after be...
Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
US judge pares back antitrust action over Facebook ads
By Winston Cho
U.S. District Judge Beth Freeman whittled down a substantial portion of the proposed antitrust class action, finding the socia...
Government, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
PwC seeks millions of dollars in sanctions against City of Los Angeles
By Justin Kloczko
At the heart of the motion are tens of thousands of documents Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP said it tried to pry from the cit...
U.S. Supreme Court, Labor/Employment, Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Religious school teachers cannot sue for discrimination, high court rules
By Craig Anderson
Reversing the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled federal employment laws do not appl...
A woman who sued the federal government after she was denied a CARES Act stimulus check because of her immigrant husband lost ...
A civil rights lawsuit filed in the Eastern District of California alleges wrongful death and excessive police force in arrest...
California Courts of Appeal, Appellate Practice
Appeal court OKs juror masks during voir dire
By Gina Kim
The 1st District Court of Appeal on Wednesday denied a petition to overturn an Alameda County judge's order requiring potentia...
As the criminal trial of Yevgeniy Nikulin concluded what was expected to be the final day of proceedings Wednesday, the federa...
Immigration
USC will file brief in support of challenge to foreign student rule
By Henrik Nilsson
USC’s president said it will join an amicus brief supporting Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology ...
Civil Litigation
Bayer joins opponents in withdrawing from part of Roundup settlement
By Blaise Scemama
Bayer said Wednesday it agrees with opposing counsel's decision to withdraw part of a $10.9 billion settlement of the Roundup ...
Civil Litigation
Yolo County jury delivers $10.5M verdict after trial postponed by shutdowns
By Malcolm Maclachlan
It’s a sign of the times that the most surprising aspect of the case is not the large award but that a jury delivered a civil ...
Criminal
Last San Franciscan on death row gets possibility of parole in resenting deal
By Tyler Pialet
District Attorney Chesa Boudin agreed to the deal and said his office will not seek the death penalty for any case it prosecutes.
Nestle says class action uses consumer protection law to attack companies for alleged third-party labor practices.
U.S. Supreme Court, Intellectual Property, Administrative/Regulatory
Challenges to patent office rulings may be headed to high court
By Craig Anderson
Raising further legal questions about the America Invents Act patent law, a federal appellate court on Tuesday vacated a decis...
The judge handling the first federal trial to resume in California slammed prosecutors Tuesday for reconvening a pool of anxio...
Legal Education, Immigration
ICE rule on international students sends law deans scrambling
By Henrik Nilsson
In its statement Monday, ICE said students in the U.S. on F-1 or M-1 visas, enrolled in schools that offer a combination of in...