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Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation


Alameda County Superior Court Judge Winifred Y. Smith issued decisions on several questions of first impression in the wage an...


The first federal trial in the Northern District of California resumed Monday despite concerns from some jurors who said they ...


Real Estate/Development, Civil Litigation


The apartment association suing Los Angeles over its eviction ban said if a judge allows tenants’ groups to intervene, other l...


Health Care, Pharmaceuticals, Biotech, Government, Civil Litigation


Restaurants already crippled by pandemic closures now face a new hurdle as governments seek to enlist them in contact tracing ...


Immigration, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


Setting the stage for a likely showdown before the U.S. Supreme Court, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel on Monday aff...


Judges and Judiciary, Health Care, Pharmaceuticals, Biotech, Government, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Criminal


While the courtrooms where the infected prosecutor appeared were identified informally among attorneys, San Mateo County court...


Law Practice


Legal jobs grew along with other sectors in June

Jul. 6, 2020
By Malcolm Maclachlan

The country added 7,500 legal services jobs in June, according to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment Situation report r...


State Bar & Bar Associations


According to the recent complaint, LegalMatch has continued to operate despite the bar’s demands it cease operations until its...


U.S. Supreme Court, Labor/Employment, International Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Thursday to hear two cases deciding whether two corporations can be sued for allegedly funding s...


Law Practice


Latham & Watkins LLP welcomed back private equity and M&A transactional attorney Eric J. Schwartzman in its Bay Area o...


The motion sought recusal of District Attorney Todd Spitzer’s prosecutors because he publicly condemned a court commissioner’s...


Judges and Judiciary


The death of country folk singer and songwriter John Prine from complications related to COVID-19 in April struck a chord with...


Judges and Judiciary


At least 22 of 58 superior courts are not complying with a decade-old California Judicial Council recommendation that they est...


Judges and Judiciary, Government


US judge orders access to Kern County courts

Jul. 6, 2020
By Craig Anderson

A federal judge on Thursday issued a temporary restraining order to allow criminal defendants' family members and others to at...


Consumer Law, Civil Litigation


Attorneys representing companies accused of illegal telemarketing urged a judge to dismiss the case because federal law only p...


Real Estate/Development, Land Use, Government


Property owners fight city ordinances banning evictions

Jul. 2, 2020
By Malcolm Maclachlan

These ordinances build on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s March 16 executive order, which he this week extended through Sept. 30.


State Bar & Bar Associations, Legal Education, California Supreme Court


Many attorneys oppose the idea as risky and a way for the schools to continue making money for educational services without pr...


Law Practice, Intellectual Property


Procopio Cory Hargreaves & Savitch LLP added seven intellectual property attorneys from Arent Fox LLP.


Law Practice


Much Shelist PC doubled the size of its Newport Beach office by combining with business litigation firm Zfaty Burns.


Judges and Judiciary, Government


The county court is the first in California to announce a reduction of staff to make ends meet following Gov. Gavin Newsom’s s...


A London-based international law firm poached five partners from Silicon Valley powerhouses for its first West Coast office.


Tax, Government


Potentially reshaping how local governments impose new taxes, the 1st District Court of Appeal confirmed citizen-proposed tax ...


Cuauhtemoc Ortega is the first Latino to lead the office. He had been a deputy federal public defender since 2010.


Judges and Judiciary


U.S. senators say they will work across the aisle to add more federal judgeships as crushing caseloads overwhelm judicial offi...


Judges and Judiciary, Government


The final budget cuts $176.9 million in General Fund support for trial courts and another $23.1 million from the state judiciary.


The Judicial Council is asking the public to comment next week on proposed revisions to California’s criminal jury instruction...


U.S. Supreme Court, Civil Litigation, Alternative Dispute Resolution


The possibility that a part-owner might cater to one of the company’s frequent clients was the grounds for the circuit majorit...


Proposed reforms to the criminal justice system in American have broad implications for the work of judges, prosecutors, defen...



Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation, California Supreme Court


The pay system that Delta Air Lines uses to compensate flight attendants satisfies California's minimum wage laws, even those ...


Government, Data Privacy, Administrative/Regulatory


State Attorney General Xavier Becerra’s office will start enforcing the California Consumer Privacy Act on Wednesday as attorn...