Intellectual Property, Health Care & Hospital Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Drug makers ask 9th Circuit to block new state law on generics
By Malcolm Maclachlan
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
ABA approved Western State’s change in ownership
By Lyle Moran
Under Westcliff University, the Orange County law school will start recruiting and enrolling new students again
Civil Litigation, Government, Environmental & Energy
City sues Monterey County, alleges it hijacked groundwater rights filing
By Carter Stoddard
The City of Marina has filed suit against Monterey County, alleging the Board of Supervisors has mounted an insurgent campaign...
Education Law
California Western School of Law appoints new president and dean
By Nicole Tyau
Sean Megan Scott, former associate director of the Association of American Law Schools, has been named the next president and ...
Civil Litigation, Law Practice
Firms gird for ‘flood’ of childhood sex abuse civil cases under new law
By Craig Anderson
Plaintiffs’ firms are gearing up for what is expected to be a flurry of new litigation against the Roman Catholic Church, scho...
Labor/Employment
AB 5 hit with collection of challenges from range of industries
By Glenn Jeffers
Less than 72 hours old, the employee-presumptive Assembly Bill 5 already faces several legal challenges from industries oppose...
Civil Litigation
Precedent is building for Twitter defamation defenses
By Steven Crighton
Twitter slap fights turned anti-SLAPP fights are quickly becoming common enough to build precedent.
Nancy J. Sheehan won many honors during her life though never the Distinguished Attorney Award from the Sacramento County Bar ...
Civil Litigation
San Diego-based amateur porn company found liable for fraud, false promise, concealment
By Gina Kim
22 women win $12.7M against GirlsDoPorn.com
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
With year of historic additions 9th Circuit approaches partisan balance
By Brian Cardile
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
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A federal judge has halted the implementation of a new California law after it was challenged by dialysis patients and nonprof...
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
By Malcolm Maclachlan
O'Melveny & Meyers LLP has taken another step toward a possible conclusion of a five-year legal malpractice claim saga, af...
Civil Litigation
Munger Tolles fights subclass certification piecemeal for pipeline company
By Justin Kloczko
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
Global prisons company sues California over private incarceration law
By Carter Stoddard
The suit brought by Michael B. McClellan of Newmeyer & Dillion LLP and Michael W. Battin of Navigato & Battin LLP cite...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Wilson Elser’s Patrick Kelly moves to ADR Services
By Nicole Tyau
The former Beach Boy has always seen alternative dispute resolution as the final act of his legal career.
State Bar & Bar Associations
Outgoing executive says she helped develop new bar identity
By Lyle Moran
The bar’s departing executive director says the agency has shifted toward prioritizing the interests of consumers.
Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property
Self-driving car company may face sanctions in trade secrets case
By Winston Cho
A self-driving car company should be sanctioned for allegedly allowing its co-founder to review documents designated solely fo...
Labor/Employment
Uber, Postmates sue to stop AB5, claim it’s unconstitutional
By Glenn Jeffers
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
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the plaintiff in the case, claims AB 51 is preempted by the Federal Arbitration Act.
A collective of attorneys hope to change the legal industry in 2020 by modernizing the way cases are litigated.
Criminal, California Courts of Appeal
LA DA joins halts opposition to new felony murder law until Supreme Court weighs in
By Jessica Mach
Other Southern California prosecutors say the law is unconstitutional, but many DAs, and the attorney general, say courts are ...
Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Elizabeth White, who has primarily handled civil assignments since her appointment in ...
Judges and Judiciary
After Persky and other challenges, some want end to all judicial elections
By Winston Cho
Some members of the legal community are renewing calls to protect judicial independence by eliminating judicial elections and ...
Civil Litigation, Government
Pole maker faces liability for accident it had no role in causing
By Malcolm Maclachlan
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
School class actions are latest plaintiffs’ tool against JUUL
By Carter Stoddard
As nearly 200 cases from around the nation against vaporizer manufacturer JUUL Labs are being consolidated, some recent plaint...
Labor/Employment, Government
Teamsters seek to stop truckers from pausing independent contractor law
By Malcolm Maclachlan
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.
Plaintiffs’ firms in NCAA case awarded $31.8M, but don’t get extra money
By Craig Anderson
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
Federal Music Modernization Act has a troubled rollout
By Steven Crighton
As legislators and industry appointees work to drag long-outdated copyright laws into the 21st century, the process of impleme...
