Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property
CEO emotionally explains why he hasn’t paid attorney fees
By Blaise Scemama
While the current trial is supposed to determine whether Perfect 10 defrauded Giganews, for the CEO it seemed to be a platform...
Entertainment & Sports, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
NCAA appeals, while plaintiffs seek $45 million in attorney fees
By Carter Stoddard
Attorneys who won an injunction for Division I college athletes forcing the NCAA to drop some caps on its education-related co...
U.S. District Judge Roger T. Benitez said California ammunition limits violate the Second Amendment.
Education Law, California Courts of Appeal
Appeals panel affirms expulsion of USC law student accused of cheating
By Erin Lee
A 2nd District Court of Appeal panel upheld the expulsion of a USC law student for plagiarizing a law journal application.
Lawyer's knowledge of trust and estate law helped him find deep meaning in his own history.
California Supreme Court, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
DOJ urges high court to keep in place Arpaio special prosecutor, but says 9th Circuit got law wrong
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
The U.S. Supreme Court should leave in place a federal appeals court order appointing a special prosecutor in former Maricopa ...
U.S. Supreme Court, Civil Litigation, Government, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Oil producers hope to revive their suit over drilling settlement
By Justin Kloczko
Oil producers who petitioned the California Supreme Court Wednesday to overturn an anti-SLAPP case on due process grounds said...
Government, Criminal
New Contra Costa DA under fire for redacted report on sex harassment in her office
By Paula Lehman-Ewing
District Attorney Diana Becton is under pressure after releasing a heavily redacted report last week outlining years of sexual...
Criminal
San Jose lawyer, staff indicted on immigration fraud charges
By Glenn Jeffers
A Federal grand jury indicted San Jose immigration lawyer Danhong "Jean" Chen and her ex-husband and office manager Jianyun "T...
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation announced the appointment of Nick Podsiadly as general counsel and the promotion of ...
Labor/Employment
Bill will cause deluge of equal pay class actions as it passes US House, attorneys say
By Andy Serbe
The just-passed Paycheck Fairness Act which expands sex discrimination class actions, damages, and company reporting requireme...
The troubled attorney is no longer representing a company that he testified was paying him $35,000 monthly.
Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment
$5.3M for worker after FedEx failed to accomodate injury
By Gina Kim
A superior court jury awarded $5.3 million to a former FedEx Corp. employee who accused the company of failing to adequately a...
Government, Bankruptcy, Banking
U.S. judge grants PG&E access to $5.5B in financing
By Winston Cho
The judge overseeing the Pacific Gas and Electric Corp.’s bankruptcy approved the utility’s request to fully tap into $5.5 bil...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit weighs Arizona voter laws en banc
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
An attorney for the Democratic National Committee on Wednesday urged an en banc 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to strike do...
A unanimous federal jury awarded a 70-year-old man more than $80 million after finding Monsanto recklessly marketed and sold m...
International Law, Intellectual Property, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
In battle over attorney fees, counsel appear to be relitigating copyright infringement case
By Blaise Scemama
Despite the judge’s warning he’s not interested, parties appear to be relitigating a copyright infringement case in a trial ov...
Judges and Judiciary, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Senate confirms Trump’s fourth 9th Circuit pick
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
The U.S. Senate voted Tuesday to confirm President Donald J. Trump’s nominee to an Arizona seat on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court ...
Labor/Employment, Government
Fired Baldwin Park police chief wins $7 million verdict
By Andy Serbe
The unanimous jury verdict underscores a trial marked by an unusual amount of evidence for gender discrimination cases, despit...
Environmental & Energy, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit sits en banc to mull EPA pesticide challenge
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sitting en banc Tuesday appeared concerned that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency...
Government, Entertainment & Sports
Ex-US attorney Preet Bharara to talk at Beverly Hills bar event
By Steven Crighton
Preet Bharara, the former U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, is on the West Coast promoting a new book.
Government, Criminal
Bipartisan state bill aims to improve bail pretrial assessment
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Members of the state Senate Public Safety Committee provided a display of bipartisanship in the money bail debate on Tuesday, ...
International Law, Intellectual Property
EU’s new copyright directive pleases content creators
By Steven Crighton
The European Union's Copyright Directive endured no small measure of criticism on its way to passage. But it's given content c...
Criminal
As Avenatti denies extortion charges, focus shifts to Orange County probe
By Meghann Cuniff
The wire and bank fraud charges in California could be overshadowed by an expected forthcoming grand jury indictment.
Law Practice
JAMS marks 40th anniversary with new international arbitration centers
By Erin Lee
Coming up on JAMS’ 40th anniversary, the alternative dispute resolution provider is expanding its international arbitration ca...
The family of a mentally ill woman fatally shot by two Long Beach Police officers on Jan. 15, 2017 won a $9M verdict on Friday...
The head of the Los Angeles ity attorney’s civil division and a key figure in the water and power billing fiasco has resigned,...
Monday’s charges followmultiple civil court allegations that he misappropriated client funds, and authorities said they’re con...
Proskauer Rose’s top PE lawyer bolts for Kirkland & Ellis, and takes 19 lawyers with him
By Glenn Jeffers
California is poised to spend $75 million on pretrial assessment pilot projects without a clearly defined set of goals, the st...
