Labor/Employment, Intellectual Property, Civil Litigation
Judge denies preliminary injunction in trade secrets case
By Craig Anderson
A Santa Clara County judge has denied a preliminary injunction in a trade secrets theft case against a solar company and the p...
Environmental & Energy, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Panel mulls whether oil nuisance suit belongs in state or federal court
By Brian Cardile
Counsel for Oakland and San Francisco described the public nuisance suit against BP P.L.C., Chevron Corporation, Exxon Mobil C...
Civil Litigation, California Supreme Court
Company accused of unfair practices asks state high court for a jury trial
By Craig Anderson
State Supreme Court justices peppered attorneys with questions Monday in a case raising the question of whether a company accu...
Law Practice, Labor/Employment
Sheppard Mullin snags 2 labor lawyers from Vedder Price
By Jessica Mach
Brendan Dolan and Lucky Meinz started working as partners in Sheppard Mullin’s labor and employment practice group on Tuesday.
Civil Litigation, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Fee award trimmed 90% needs greater explanation, split panel rules.
By Brian Cardile
Pegging a lawyer’s compensation precisely to a plaintiff’s damage recovery would “create perverse incentives” in civil rights ...
Health Care & Hospital Law, Environmental & Energy
Role of SoCalGas consultant and attorney questioned
By Justin Kloczko
Was a consultant hired by Southern California Gas Company to speak with those affected by the 2015 Aliso Canyon gas leak there...
Native Americans, Civil Litigation
Indian tribe invokes sovereign immunity in complaint against financial advisor
By Carter Stoddard
The immunity claim against counterclaims filed by the Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians on Tuesday in the Eastern D...
Government
Judge rejects injunction over homeless shelter in dispute over city transfers
By Meghann Cuniff
U.S. District Judge David O. Carter said the issue is for policymakers, asking ‘Isn’t this a political question?’
Irell & Manella, long regarded as one of the premier law firms in Southern California, said it is shifting its business s...
Tax, Civil Litigation
Investor sues Mattel, PwC regarding $109M in understated tax
By Blaise Scemama
The New Orleans Employees Retirement System represented by Jonathan Daniel Uslaner of Bernstein Litowitz Berger and Grossmann ...
Environmental & Energy, Bankruptcy
Federal judge OKs PG&E reorganization plan
By Winston Cho
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Dennis Montali allowed a restructuring agreement laying out a tentative reorganization plan for PG&E...
Civil Litigation
Wrongful death suit filed against makers of opioid blocker
By Craig Anderson
The complaint asserts Vivitrol does not wean patients off opioids and leaves them more vulnerable to an overdose.
Law Practice, Civil Litigation
Pomerantz, Rosen lawyers appointed to lead case against PG&E
By Winston Cho
The lawsuit alleges PG&E misled shareholders about its wildfire safety efforts and its preparedness in introducing a progr...
Government
Bill to license debt collectors, author says attorneys won’t take cases
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Under SB 908, the state’s Department of Business Oversight would enforce the terms of the Rosenthal Fair Debt Collections Prac...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Retired federal judge joins Judicate West in Santa Ana
By Meghann Cuniff
After nearly 14 years on the bench, the retired Orange County-based federal judge will soon start work at the mediation firm’s...
Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Contra Costa County judge appeals removal to state Supreme Court
By Malcolm Maclachlan
“This case should cause concern to every judge in California,” Judge John T. Laettner’s attorney, James A. Murphy, wrote in th...
Law Practice, Civil Litigation, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit considers arguments to revive porn actress’ suit against Trump
By Steven Crighton
Having terminated her former counsel for the case against Michael Avenatti in March, Stormy Daniels appeared with new counsel ...
Entertainment & Sports
Rosen, Faruqi firms are class counsel for Netflix shareholders
By Steven Crighton
A federal judge approved two law firms to lead a class action on behalf of shareholders accusing the streaming service Netflix...
Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Civil Rights
Gender discrimination suit against Olgetree dropped
By Justin Kloczko
A former Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart PC attorney has dropped her gender discrimination lawsuit against the em...
Immigration
Possible deportees moved from Bay Area to LA for court hearings
By Blaise Scemama
In what immigrants' rights advocates are calling a politically motivated move by the Trump administration to make it more diff...
Government, Criminal
LA DA challenger proposes policies that already exist, but some groups say improvement is needed
By Jessica Mach
Many of the domestic violence and sexual assault policies proposed by district attorney candidate George Gascon already exist ...
Education Law
UC report says standard tests good predictors for all students
By Malcolm Maclachlan
This finding appears to contradict one of the arguments made by plaintiffs demanding the UC system drop the use of standardize...
Assistant U.S. attorney Ruth C. Pinkel argued in her sentencing position that James Roy McDaniel deserved “a significant sente...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Panel mulls whether Amazon drivers can escape arbitration using interstate commerce exemption
By Brian Cardile
In a case that may help determine the course of the many labor suits being filed against gig economy employers, a 9th U.S. Cir...
Environmental & Energy, Bankruptcy
Legislator to offer bill making PG&E publicly owned utility
By Winston Cho
The bankrupt Pacific Gas & Electric Company would be turned into a publicly owned utility under a bill proposed by a stat...
Intellectual Property, Criminal
Federal jury acquits defendant in criminal trade secrets case
By Craig Anderson
A jury on Monday quickly rejected federal prosecutors’ allegations that a former technology company employee was guilty of pos...
A judge approved Sedgwick LLP's revised bankruptcy plan over objections from one of the former firm's non-settling partners.
Former Marine JAG officer Judge Randy Edwards wants attorneys to be more efficient.
Intellectual Property, Criminal
Prosecutor, defense lawyer clashes over criminal trade secrets charges
By Craig Anderson
A San Jose federal prosecutor portrayed a former technology company employee as a criminal who selfishly took valuable researc...
Government, Administrative/Regulatory
Implementation of state’s privacy act is off to slow start
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The state of California has moved boldly into attempting to regulate online privacy. But how much can any state do on its own?
