Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation
Pay settlement for air medics also makes new law
By Tyler Pialet
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
If tenant groups can intervene in suit so can landlords, say attorneys
By Blaise Scemama
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
Contact tracing orders present dilemma for businesses
By Gina Kim
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
9th Circuit decision against Trump rules limiting asylum likely headed to high court
By Craig Anderson
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
Privacy concerns prevented positive COVID test from being reported to court
By Tyler Pialet
While the courtrooms where the infected prosecutor appeared were identified informally among attorneys, San Mateo County court...
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
Bar files amended complaint to halt LegalMatch services
By Henrik Nilsson
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
High court to reconsider whether domestic companies can be sued over slavery overseas
By Craig Anderson
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Thursday to hear two cases deciding whether two corporations can be sued for allegedly funding s...
Law Practice
Private equity partner returns to Latham in Silicon Valley
By Kamila Knaudt
Latham & Watkins LLP welcomed back private equity and M&A transactional attorney Eric J. Schwartzman in its Bay Area o...
Criminal
Judge denies motion to disqualify Orange County DA in sex offender prosecutions
By Tyler Pialet
The motion sought recusal of District Attorney Todd Spitzer’s prosecutors because he publicly condemned a court commissioner’s...
Judges and Judiciary
Legal community’s John Prine fans form a song circle
By Kamila Knaudt
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
22 counties not complying with bias committee recommendation
By Jessica Mach
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
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
Telemarketing suits should be tossed, companies say
By Winston Cho
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
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
Deans will ask high court to license graduates without bar exam
By Henrik Nilsson
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
With additions, Procopio has 50 IP attorneys firmwide
By Kamila Knaudt
Procopio Cory Hargreaves & Savitch LLP added seven intellectual property attorneys from Arent Fox LLP.
Much Shelist PC doubled the size of its Newport Beach office by combining with business litigation firm Zfaty Burns.
Judges and Judiciary, Government
Santa Clara Superior Court imposes furloughs, mulls layoffs to bridge budget deficit
By Tyler Pialet
The county court is the first in California to announce a reduction of staff to make ends meet following Gov. Gavin Newsom’s s...
Law Practice
Freshfields hires prominent corporate lawyers to open Silicon Valley office
By Craig Anderson
A London-based international law firm poached five partners from Silicon Valley powerhouses for its first West Coast office.
Potentially reshaping how local governments impose new taxes, the 1st District Court of Appeal confirmed citizen-proposed tax ...
Government, Criminal
Interim federal public defender appointed in Central District of California
By Gina Kim
Cuauhtemoc Ortega is the first Latino to lead the office. He had been a deputy federal public defender since 2010.
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
State courts get $200M cut, but $953M for construction remains
By Malcolm Maclachlan
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
Supreme Court lets stand ruling vacating arbitrator’s award
By Blaise Scemama
The possibility that a part-owner might cater to one of the company’s frequent clients was the grounds for the circuit majorit...
Criminal
A frank conversation about race and change in our criminal justice system
By Ilan Isaacs
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
Delta’s pay system doesn’t short flight attendants: court
By Jessica Mach
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
Despite confusion, AG begins privacy act enforcement
By Craig Anderson
State Attorney General Xavier Becerra’s office will start enforcing the California Consumer Privacy Act on Wednesday as attorn...