Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, State Bar & Bar Associations
California Lawyers Association to participate in substance use study
By Lyle Moran
The research project is a follow-up to a national study that found a high level of drinking problems among lawyers.
Criminal, Civil Rights
Judge overseeing state prisons case issues order to deal with increased suicides
By Malcolm Maclachlan
California prisons reported 38 suicides last year, the most since the department began tracking the statistic in 1990, which i...
Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment
Judge denies transfer request in AB 5 suit
By Glenn Jeffers
U.S. District Judge Phillip S. Gutierrez found two complaints seeking injunctive and declarative relief against the employee-p...
Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Arguments on Justice Johnson accusations set for March 18
By Carter Stoddard
Oral arguments regarding allegations against Justice Jeffrey W. Johnson of prejudicial judicial conduct and improper behavior ...
Labor/Employment
Truckers don’t have to comply with AB 5, new gig-worker law
By Glenn Jeffers
Truck drivers are exempt from the newly-minted, employee-presumptive Assembly Bill 5 and can remain independent contractors, a...
Insurance, Bankruptcy
Judge demands personal contributions to insurance-driven pension lawsuit settlement
By Meghann Cuniff
Two former media executives shouldn't only rely on their insurance to settle a lawsuit with a federal pension agency, judge says.
Law Practice
Manatt adds to health care practice by hiring Paul Carr-Rollitt
By Nicole Tyau
Before joining Manatt on Jan. 1, Carr-Rollitt had been a partner at McDermott Will & Emery since 1999.
A bankruptcy court's decision to allow the Pacific Gas & Electric Corp. to pay the federal interest rate opposed to the hi...
Criminal
Domestic violence law means more cases, prosecutors say, but victims need the time to come forward
By Jessica Mach
A new law that extends the statute of limitations for prosecuting domestic violence crimes makes it harder for defense attorne...
Civil Litigation
Judge decertifies class action over restaurant surcharge
By Justin Kloczko
After certifying a class of restaurant customers two years ago who said a surcharge to cover employee health costs was akin to...
Criminal
Man should not have been jailed on civil contempt, US judge rules
By Meghann Cuniff
A trial court should not have jailed a civil defendant for almost six years on a contempt charge related to missing money, a f...
Labor/Employment
State high court to decide if PAGA plaintiff loses standing
By Glenn Jeffers
The evolving Private Attorneys General Act and its effects on employment disputes continued Tuesday in the California Supreme ...
Government, Criminal
Limits on asset forfeiture may not have affected law enforcement budgets
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A new report warns that changes to federal policies and other factors make it difficult to evaluate SB 443 until more data is ...
Intellectual Property
Patent dispute leads to trade commission complaint, federal suit against Google
By Carter Stoddard
Electronics manufacturer Sonos asked the International Trade Commission on Tuesday to investigate Google and sued it in federa...
Entertainment & Sports, Criminal
Case laid out against unidentified female accomplice in Weinstein criminal complaint
By Jessica Mach
In announcing sexual assault charges against Harvey Weinstein on Monday, Los Angeles District Attorney Jackie Lacey also laid ...
Intellectual Property, Entertainment & Sports
Turtles band and Pandora dig in for long fight
By Steven Crighton
Parties in a long-running legal dispute between Pandora Inc. and the 60s funk rock band The Turtles indicated Monday they're i...
Johnson & Johnson Co. secures a settlement mid-trial in Alameda County, and a dismissal in Solano County on Monday in two ...
Law Practice
OC firm Snell & Wilmer grows finance practice with boutique merger
By Nicole Tyau
The merger brings Assayag, co-founder Byron B. Mauss and four other attorneys to Snell & Wilmer's Orange County office.
The California Secretary of State's office has cleared for circulation the proposed ballot measure by Uber Technologies Inc., ...
Civil Litigation, Environmental & Energy
LA County ordered to produce Porter Ranch health surveys
By Justin Kloczko
A Los Angeles state court judge Monday ordered the production of names and addresses of those surveyed about the health effect...
Judges and Judiciary
Special masters report on Justice Johnson leaves areas to continue fight, says attorney
By Malcolm Maclachlan
In the wake of a 316-page special masters' report issued by the Commission on Judicial Performance on Friday, speculation has ...
Labor/Employment
Judge denies freelance journalists’ TRO request against AB 5
By Glenn Jeffers
The judge wrote the organization’s counsel failed to make “a clear showing that [they] are entitled to the extraordinary short...
A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel on Monday affirmed a $54.6 million judgment against Walmart Inc., upholding a 2016 d...
Judges and Judiciary
15 counts of prejudicial conduct proven against justice, panel says
By Carter Stoddard
A panel of special masters declared a host of sexual harassment allegations against Justice Jeffrey Johnson have been proven, ...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility, State Bar & Bar Associations
Supreme Court Revives Bar’s Case Against San Francisco Attorney
By Lyle Moran
Drexel Bradshaw is accused of a fraud scheme involving an elderly client
Education Law
Campus sex assault hearings likely to involve more lawyers
By Winston Cho
The Department of Education's final changes to Title IX policy over how universities are supposed to conduct campus sexual vio...
Civil Litigation
Becerra challenges demurrer rejection in Skirball litigation
By Gina Kim
Public entities face an intolerable financial burden from wildfire liabilities if a trial court allows a lawsuit against the c...
Constitutional Law, Civil Rights
Politically-charged suit tossed by 10th federal judge to hear it
By Blaise Scemama
A judge dismissed a politically charged lawsuit brought by the Pasadena Republican Club against The Western Justice Center, it...
Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate
Illumina drops $1.2B acquisition of California bioscience firm after FTC complaint
By Glenn Jeffers
The agency alleged the deal was an unlawful attempt by Illumina to maintain its U.S. monopoly in the DNA sequencing market.
State Bar & Bar Associations
Most bar exam takers didn’t report race on July test
By Lyle Moran
The lack of such data makes comparing performance by racial/ethnic group to prior years difficult, officials say.
