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Labor/Employment


U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria found most of the drivers would qualify for little or no state sick leave and would risk di...


Education Law


LSAT will be administered remotely in mid-May

Apr. 9, 2020
By Henrik Nilsson

The exam will consist of three 35-minute sections, proctored remotely, the Law School Admissions Council announced.


Environmental & Energy


US judge denies halt to water pumping for farms

Apr. 9, 2020
By Malcolm Maclachlan

A lawsuit in the Eastern District Court of California alleged a program to supply more water to Central Valley agriculture wou...


Criminal


State prisons plan to release 3,500 inmates by Monday

Apr. 9, 2020
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Meanwhile, the opposing sides in a long-running federal prisoner rights case filed new briefs Wednesday as they dueled over wh...


State prosecutors say they ‘fully intend’ to pursue a new complaint against a megachurch leader accused of child sexual abuse.


Civil Litigation


Mary Alexander and Lieff Cabraser represent class members in a personal injury suit against Carnival and Princess Cruise Lines...


A series of class actions have been filed by consumers and shareholders against Zoom, a popular teleconferencing and video com...


Judges and Judiciary, Criminal, Civil Rights


Some defense attorneys have represented their clients remotely, choosing to abide by social distancing orders. Others continue...


State Bar & Bar Associations, Health Care, Pharmaceuticals, Biotech


The appellate decision at issue greatly affects local jurisdictions seeks civil penalties, attorneys say.


Civil Litigation


“I’ve been at it for 25 years and I’ve never seen anything like this. It will be an unprecedented backlog and dysfunction in e...


The commission closed 93% of cases after an initial review in 2019, the highest by percentage in 10 years, it said in the repo...


Government, Civil Rights


U.S. District Judge Andre Birotte Jr. ruled against plaintiffs seeking to keep weapons retailers open, although the LA County ...


Proskauer Rose LLP on Tuesday announced the results from its survey of more than 100 private creditors about the impact of COV...


Civil Litigation


Given market turmoil caused by the coronavirus, the group wants PG&E to guarantee the $6.75 billion in stock it agreed to ...


State Bar & Bar Associations


The State Bar has not yet announced whether it will postpone the July exam until the fall or stick to the current date. The Co...


“Given we’re now in community transmission it would be hard for a plaintiff to argue a specific venue was the source of infect...


Law Practice, Government, Criminal


Samuel Kyllo, the former county public defender elected district attorney, resigned from his post on Friday, having achievecd ...


Judges and Judiciary


Newsom appoints attorney Victor Salazar to CJP

Apr. 7, 2020
By Kamila Knaudt

Based in Fresno, Salazar has been a sole practitioner since 1993.


State Bar & Bar Associations


The National Conference of Bar Examiners said it would make exam materials available for tests from Sept. 9-10 and Sept. 30-Oc...


Criminal


Seventeen state inmates have tested positive for the virus, with no deaths so far, the prisons department stated Monday.


Law Practice


“In the midst of a global pandemic — Postmates has sued its own couriers to prevent them from arbitrating for the labor and em...


Judges and Judiciary


The ruling widens coverage options for continuous injury cases such as toxic torts and construction defect.


Insurance


Calling out PG&E’s refusal to guarantee the $6.5 billion in stock it agreed to pay as part of the larger settlement will a...


Judges and Judiciary, Government


Rebeca M. Esquival-Pedroza was sworn in Monday as a Santa Clara County Superior Court commissioner after judges appointed the ...


Judges and Judiciary, Criminal


Chief Judge Virginia A. Phillips of the Central District of California asked the 9th Circuit Monday to allow her to suspend cr...


Beverly Hills firm Carpenter, Zuckerman & Rowley has filed a lawsuit seeking to overturn the $250,000 cap on noneconomic d...


Civil Litigation


The lawsuit arose out of an allegation that JPL would lay off and then rehire employees in a way that discriminated against pe...


Law Practice


While some law firms have revealed layoffs, many others are holding off or in a few cases adding laterals even as they grapple...


Criminal


Judicial Council OKs new emergency rules

Apr. 7, 2020
By Meghann Cuniff

Courts can require remote proceedings, but the defendant must consent to staying out of court.


Law Practice


Law students hoping to work at firms this summer will face daunting uncertainties, if they get a chance at all. Some compare t...