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Civil Litigation


A lawsuit filed Monday by the state of California against electronic cigarette maker Juul Labs Inc. claims the company’s viral...


Civil Litigation


The Consumer Attorneys of California, at its annual convention over the weekend, celebrated a successful year of getting bills...


Civil Litigation


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


“This victory shows that the cannabis industry can bring and win cases before California courts and juries, just like any othe...


Judges and Judiciary


Noticeably absent from a long-awaited Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Wednesday for two of President Donald Trump's first C...


Two prosecutors accused by defense attorneys of improperly using a jail informant to ensure a death penalty for confessed mass...


Law Practice, Government


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


A superior court judge barred Alki David from representing himself Friday, citing the self-appointed anti-#MeToo crusader's ab...


Civil Litigation


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


A finding of Google’s liability could see a damage claim well into the billions of dollars, a sum that would highlight a drast...


Law Practice


Constangy, Brooks, Smith and Prophete LLP announced veteran cybersecurity attorney Ronald N. Sarian has joined the firm as sen...


Education Law, Appellate Practice


The Los Angeles County Superior Court appellate division reversed a judgment for Southwestern Law School against a former stud...


Civil Litigation


Abortion foes unbowed by $2.2M verdict over taping

Nov. 18, 2019
By Craig Anderson

SAN FRANCISCO -- Anti-abortion activists found liable for damaging Planned Parenthood and its affiliates in a scheme to secret...


Law Practice


Beyond possible workplace bills, Micha Star Liberty said the Consumer Attorneys of California will look for ways to improve ci...


Civil Litigation


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


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


After waiting exactly one year, two nominees slated for federal trial court judgeships in California become the first such can...


The rare sanction is the most serious available, and attorneys say a falsified sexual misconduct allegation warrants it


Health Care, Pharmaceuticals, Biotech


The Department of Justice accused the hospital giant of paying kickbacks for patient referrals.


Government, Environmental & Energy


The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, drawn up during the 2014 drought, will allow new local groundwater sustainability...


The complaint, filed by Apple store employees in 2013, alleged workers had to find a store manager to inspect their bags and p...


Corporate, Banking


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


The complaint alleges the online streaming giant’s “homogeneous” management team is discriminatory against “black workers” and...


At a council meeting Thursday, Administrative Director Martin Hoshino said “trend lines” continue to show a steep drop in the ...


Blind charging, a crime strategies unit, a diversion program for juvenile criminals, and a separate court for young adult defe...


Judges and Judiciary


Demilitarized Zone

Nov. 14, 2019

Judge Jason Clay stages miniature battles at home but won't allow them in his courtroom.


Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment, Government, Constitutional Law


A California law requiring women on corporate boards violates the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment, according to ...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


Two Republican-appointed judges voted in a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling Wednesday that an immigrant deemed deporta...


Starkist Co. sales executive Stephen Hodge recounted several conversations with executives at Bumble Bee Foods LLC — all alleg...