Obituaries
Jeffrey G. Adachi, 59, a fierce warrior for social justice
By Craig Anderson
There wasn't enough time in the day for San Francisco Public Defender Jeffrey G. Adachi. Adachi, who died Friday night at a S...
Native Americans, Civil Litigation, Government
Judge mulls how deep tribe’s water rights go
By Blaise Scemama
A California Indian tribe and the state’s water agencies argued in federal court Monday in a case that may have wide-reaching ...
Government
Bill would make it easier for consumers to sue if data mishandled
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Calling a consumer privacy law passed last year “just the beginning,” Attorney General Xavier Becerra and state Sen. Hannah-Be...
Labor/Employment, California Courts of Appeal
State appellate panel says PAGA is waiver-proof despite US Supreme Court’s Epic Systems ruling
By Andy Serbe
In the case decided Monday, Baker Electric argued that a trial court erred in holding the plaintiff’s PAGA claim could not be ...
Criminal
Defense blames key prosecution witness in client referral fraud trail
By Meghann Cuniff
A trial underway in Orange County is the first for a group of defendants arrested in a 2017 worker’s compensation fraud invest...
Civil Litigation
Judge puts ruling ordering Thomas Fire discovery on hold pending more information
By Justin Kloczko
A judge overseeing the collective Thomas Fire lawsuits tentatively denied Monday Ventura County’s motion to quash access to ke...
Two Los Angeles attorneys, killed last week in a Kern County plane crash, were identified Monday by friends and colleagues as ...
Government, Criminal
San Francisco DA has cleared 9,000 marijuana convictions
By Steven Crighton
The San Francisco District Attorney's office announced Monday it's now cleared a total of 9,362 marijuana-related convictions ...
Government, Criminal
Interim appointee may fill San Francisco public defender role for now
By Paula Lehman-Ewing
As the only California county with an elected public defender, San Francisco has a long way to go before a sense of permanency...
Labor/Employment, Alternative Dispute Resolution
Google surrenders favored employer tool: mandatory arbitration
By Andy Serbe
Google is the first major employer to end forced arbitration in all employment cases.
U.S. Supreme Court, Government, Criminal
State agencies unsure how civil forfeiture ruling will affect budgets
By Paula Lehman-Ewing
Funds from assets that are not paid to victims of crimes as restitution are normally fed back into the criminal justice system...
Education Law, State Bar & Bar Associations
Debate over stricter bar passage standard to continue following outcry
By Erin Lee
The fight over the American Bar Association’s passage standard is set to drag on at least until May, following a unanimous Fri...
Civil Litigation
Plaintiffs’ lawyers in Monsanto weedkiller trial face tough hurdles
By Winston Cho
A San Francisco County jury found that Monsanto Co.’s signature weed killer caused a dying man’s cancer last year, but the con...
Immigration, Family
ACLU seeks to expand class action over family separations
By Mark Armao
A federal judge on Thursday said he would consider expanding the scope of a family separation class action to include potentia...
Mergers & Acquisitions, Law Practice
Paul Hastings hires tech M&A team from White & Case
By Sean Kagan
William Choe and his technology mergers and acquisitions team are joining Paul Hastings LLP from White & Case LLP.
Civil Litigation
Judge rules claims were not uniform in rare class action trial
By Justin Kloczko
In one of the few class actions to go to trial over the past few years, a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge has found Pu...
Government, Administrative/Regulatory
Lawyers are skeptical of San Diego’s efforts to curb e-scooters
By Steven Crighton
A proposal looks to cure regulatory issues plaguing San Diego since e-scooters first hit its sidewalks, but some compliance li...
Criminal
IRS employee charged with leaking bank secrets about Trump’s former lawyer
By Malcolm Maclachlan
An IRS employee appeared in a federal courtroom in San Francisco Thursday to face charges he leaked information about Michael ...
Government
Data breach notification bill would have minor impact, lawyers say
By Blaise Scemama
Attorney General Xavier Becerra and Assemblyman Marc Levine introduced legislation Thursday intended to strengthen California’...
Oyango Snell, GC of Western States Petroleum Association, brings to his hobby of furniture making the same planning and prepar...
Civil Litigation, Government, Environmental & Energy
Los Angeles sued over billion-dollar Hollywood luxury project
By Justin Kloczko
The city of Los Angeles broke its own zoning laws and skirted environmental requirements when it approved the billion-dollar H...
Civil Litigation
Smaller groups in opioid case concerned their interests will be lose out
By Winston Cho
With the first test case over allegations that drug makers and distributors are responsible for the nationwide opioid epidemic...
Civil Litigation, Entertainment & Sports
Film violates NDA with Michael Jackson, suit claims
By Andy Serbe
Michael Jackson’s estate sued HBO Thursday, alleging a soon-to-be-released documentary on the late singer disparages him in vi...
A sole practitioner is the first to go on trial of 10 attorneys named in a high-profile worker’s compensation fraud case in 20...
Community News
Holland & Knight hosts Step Up "Pathways to Professions" event
By Dan Heching
The Los Angeles office of Holland & Knight LLP hosted a mentorship event on Wednesday Jan. 30 for Step Up, an organization...
Fox Rothschild's seventh annual Grammy event welcomed over 300 guests to the rooftop of the London West Hollywood Hotel in Bev...
U.S. Supreme Court, Criminal, Constitutional Law
US Supreme Court rules state civil forfeitures covered by 8th Amendment excessive fines protection
By Andy Serbe
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled emphatically Wednesday that the excessive fines clause of the 8th Amendment is an incorporated r...
Law Practice, Corporate
Tesla general counsel departs after 2 months
By Skylar Dubelko
Dane Butswinkas, the Williams & Connolly LLP partner, was a “poor cultural fit” for the automaker, a company spokeswoman s...
Government, Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Firm that lost school prayer appeal tries with a different client
By Justin Kloczko
A firm is hoping to revive a case it lost defending prayer at school board meetings before the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appea...
Civil Litigation
Doctor claims Guggenheim family member defrauded him
By Malcolm Maclachlan
In a civil complaint that reads like a novel, a Los Angeles doctor claims a distant relative of a wealthy, famous family defra...