Criminal, Corporate
Lawyer suggests tuna pricing trial witness ‘just making stuff up’
By Winston Cho
An attorney representing Christopher Lischewski challenged Monday a former Bumble Bee Foods LLC marketing executive's characte...
Civil Litigation
Commission accepts Woolsey judge’s invitation to file amicus
By Gina Kim
State utility regulators to weigh in on Southern California Edison Co.’s inverse condemnation liability in Woolsey lawsuits
Civil Litigation
Hologram USA CEO blasts judge for citing his facial expressions
By Steven Crighton
If Alki David is not allowed to argue in his own defense in an ongoing sexual harassment trial then no one will, the billiona...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Bar says leaked topics didn’t impact July pass rate jump
By Lyle Moran
The pass rate on July's California bar exam was 23% higher than a year ago, but the State Bar said the much-improved result wa...
Civil Litigation
State sues e-cigarette maker for marketing and selling to teens
By Justin Kloczko
A lawsuit filed Monday by the state of California against electronic cigarette maker Juul Labs Inc. claims the company’s viral...
Civil Litigation
Trio win Consumer Attorney of the Year award for lead paint case
By Craig Anderson
The Consumer Attorneys of California, at its annual convention over the weekend, celebrated a successful year of getting bills...
Civil Litigation
Judge enters ‘limited’ gag order in North Bay fire lawsuit
By Craig Anderson
As the trial date for a lawsuit by property owners in Sonoma and Napa county property owners over a 2017 fire that killed 22 p...
Real Estate/Development, Civil Litigation
Jury finds landlord breached lease with cannabis company, awards no damages
By Jessica Mach
“This victory shows that the cannabis industry can bring and win cases before California courts and juries, just like any othe...
Judges and Judiciary
US judge nominee appears stalled over his affiliation with Federalist Society
By Brian Cardile
Noticeably absent from a long-awaited Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Wednesday for two of President Donald Trump's first C...
Law Practice, Criminal
Prosecutors removed from murder trial over jail informant irregularities are retiring
By Jessica Mach
Two prosecutors accused by defense attorneys of improperly using a jail informant to ensure a death penalty for confessed mass...
Law Practice, Government
Campaigner for hike in non-economic damages cap sets confrontational tone
By Malcolm Maclachlan
In an appearance that could set the tone for next year’s initiative campaign, attorney Nicholas C. Rowley went into Assemblyma...
Christopher Lischewski, the one-time Bumble Bee Foods CEO on trial for directing a price-fixing conspiracy across three major...
Civil Litigation, Entertainment & Sports
Hologram CEO removed as own counsel after more outbursts
By Steven Crighton
A superior court judge barred Alki David from representing himself Friday, citing the self-appointed anti-#MeToo crusader's ab...
Civil Litigation
Robins Kaplan tries again to steer opioid case away from national MDL
By Meghann Cuniff
A new opioid-related lawsuit is part of battle by Robins Kaplan LLP to steer claims from the sprawling Ohio multi-district lit...
U.S. Supreme Court, Intellectual Property
US high court to hear Google-Oracle software copyright dispute
By Carter Stoddard
A finding of Google’s liability could see a damage claim well into the billions of dollars, a sum that would highlight a drast...
Constangy, Brooks, Smith and Prophete LLP announced veteran cybersecurity attorney Ronald N. Sarian has joined the firm as sen...
Education Law, Appellate Practice
Law school skips court fees, student can skip loan repayment
By Glenn Jeffers
The Los Angeles County Superior Court appellate division reversed a judgment for Southwestern Law School against a former stud...
SAN FRANCISCO -- Anti-abortion activists found liable for damaging Planned Parenthood and its affiliates in a scheme to secret...
Law Practice
New consumer attorneys group president arrives at an opportune time
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Beyond possible workplace bills, Micha Star Liberty said the Consumer Attorneys of California will look for ways to improve ci...
Civil Litigation
Jury finds for plaintiff in first trial over Ford transmissions
By Blaise Scemama
A federal jury deliberated about an hour Thursday and found for the plaintiff in a bellwether trial against Ford Motor Co., on...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Bar releases own report on failures that led to release of exam questions
By Lyle Moran
Significant communication and process lapses resulted in the State Bar’s leak of test topics before the July bar exam, a bar-c...
Judges and Judiciary
Long-awaited committee hearing may end backlog of district nominees
By Brian Cardile
After waiting exactly one year, two nominees slated for federal trial court judgeships in California become the first such can...
Civil Litigation
Defense attorney calls for terminating sanctions in franchising bench trial
By Meghann Cuniff
The rare sanction is the most serious available, and attorneys say a falsified sexual misconduct allegation warrants it
Health Care & Hospital Law
$31M Sutter Health settlement in whistleblower suit unsealed
By Winston Cho
The Department of Justice accused the hospital giant of paying kickbacks for patient referrals.
Government, Environmental & Energy
Groundwater use law to take effect in January is likely to multiply water rights litigation
By Carter Stoddard
The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, drawn up during the 2014 drought, will allow new local groundwater sustainability...
Labor/Employment
State Supreme Court oral arguments scheduled in bag check ‘workable hours’ case
By Glenn Jeffers
The complaint, filed by Apple store employees in 2013, alleged workers had to find a store manager to inspect their bags and p...
C. Allen Parker joined the San Francisco-headquartered bank in 2017 as general counsel and stepped in as interim CEO from Marc...
Civil Litigation, Entertainment & Sports
Mo'Nique sues Netflix, claiming race, gender discrimination
By Glenn Jeffers
The complaint alleges the online streaming giant’s “homogeneous” management team is discriminatory against “black workers” and...
Judicial Council concerned about courts budget, as it was 10 years ago
By Malcolm Maclachlan
At a council meeting Thursday, Administrative Director Martin Hoshino said “trend lines” continue to show a steep drop in the ...
Government, Criminal
Former SF DA George Gascon wants to bring SF policies to LA, but critics are skeptical
By Jessica Mach
Blind charging, a crime strategies unit, a diversion program for juvenile criminals, and a separate court for young adult defe...
