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Intellectual Property, Health Care & Hospital Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


The law, AB 824, bans so-called “pay-to-delay” deals that can keep generic versions of drugs off the market.


Education Law, State Bar & Bar Associations


Under Westcliff University, the Orange County law school will start recruiting and enrolling new students again


Civil Litigation, Government, Environmental & Energy


The City of Marina has filed suit against Monterey County, alleging the Board of Supervisors has mounted an insurgent campaign...


Sean Megan Scott, former associate director of the Association of American Law Schools, has been named the next president and ...


Civil Litigation, Law Practice


Plaintiffs’ firms are gearing up for what is expected to be a flurry of new litigation against the Roman Catholic Church, scho...


Labor/Employment


Less than 72 hours old, the employee-presumptive Assembly Bill 5 already faces several legal challenges from industries oppose...


Civil Litigation


Twitter slap fights turned anti-SLAPP fights are quickly becoming common enough to build precedent.


Obituaries


Nancy J. Sheehan, 1957-2019

Jan. 3, 2020
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Nancy J. Sheehan won many honors during her life though never the Distinguished Attorney Award from the Sacramento County Bar ...


22 women win $12.7M against GirlsDoPorn.com


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


Eight additions in 2019 nearly match expansion-aided record


Judge Anne Richardson wants parties in her family court to feel they've been heard.


Civil Litigation, Health Care & Hospital Law


Last-minute medical law rulings provide mixed results

Jan. 2, 2020
By Malcolm Maclachlan

A federal judge has halted the implementation of a new California law after it was challenged by dialysis patients and nonprof...


Law Practice


Thomas Nolan has joined Pearson, Simon & Warshaw

Jan. 2, 2020
By Meghann Cuniff

Longtime trial attorney is headed for a smaller firm and more time in court.


Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


O’Melveny tries to end 5-year malpractice claim saga

Jan. 2, 2020
By Malcolm Maclachlan

O'Melveny & Meyers LLP has taken another step toward a possible conclusion of a five-year legal malpractice claim saga, af...


The battle over certification for subclasses in litigation over the 2015 oil spill off the coast of Santa Barbara continues.


U.S. Supreme Court, California Supreme Court


The suit brought by Michael B. McClellan of Newmeyer & Dillion LLP and Michael W. Battin of Navigato & Battin LLP cite...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


The former Beach Boy has always seen alternative dispute resolution as the final act of his legal career.


State Bar & Bar Associations


The bar’s departing executive director says the agency has shifted toward prioritizing the interests of consumers.


Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property


A self-driving car company should be sanctioned for allegedly allowing its co-founder to review documents designated solely fo...


Labor/Employment


Ride-hailing giant Uber Technologies Inc. and food delivery service Postmates Inc. filed a lawsuit late Monday afternoon again...


Labor/Employment


US judge enjoins law banning required arbitrations

Dec. 31, 2019
By Malcolm Maclachlan

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the plaintiff in the case, claims AB 51 is preempted by the Federal Arbitration Act.


Law Practice


Attorney collective hopes to modernize litigation

Dec. 31, 2019
By Justin Kloczko

A collective of attorneys hope to change the legal industry in 2020 by modernizing the way cases are litigated.


Criminal, California Courts of Appeal


Other Southern California prosecutors say the law is unconstitutional, but many DAs, and the attorney general, say courts are ...


Judges and Judiciary


LA judge set to retire early next year

Dec. 31, 2019
By Arin Mikailian

Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Elizabeth White, who has primarily handled civil assignments since her appointment in ...


Judges and Judiciary


Some members of the legal community are renewing calls to protect judicial independence by eliminating judicial elections and ...


Civil Litigation, Government


The pole was sold as a “breakaway” model, designed to sheer off at its lower section to minimize impact when hit by a car. But...


Civil Litigation, Health Care & Hospital Law, Government


As nearly 200 cases from around the nation against vaporizer manufacturer JUUL Labs are being consolidated, some recent plaint...


Labor/Employment, Government


The court granted the Teamsters' bid to intervene in the case in January. On Thursday, attorneys for the union filed an opposi...


Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg.


A magistrate judge awarded $31.8 million in attorney fees to firms that secured an injunction for student-athletes in a lawsui...


Intellectual Property, Entertainment & Sports


As legislators and industry appointees work to drag long-outdated copyright laws into the 21st century, the process of impleme...