Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment
Uber settles driver classification lawsuit for $20 million
By Nicole Tyau
Uber Technologies Inc. is settling a lawsuit about its classification of drivers for $20 million amid speculation the company ...
Civil Litigation, Government
Critics blast bill that would extend statute of limitations in sex abuse civil suits
By Malcolm Maclachlan
School districts and insurers came out swinging Tuesday against a bill that would extend the civil statute of limitations on c...
Government
State court reporting companies move forward a bill to block out-of-state competitors
By Malcolm Maclachlan
California’s court reporters renewed their battle with out-of-state competitors on Tuesday.
Law Practice, State Bar & Bar Associations
San Diego bar appoints local nonprofit attorney as executive director
By Erin Lee
San Diego attorney Jill Epstein will be the San Diego County Bar Association’s new executive director, effective March 20.
Law Practice
Goodwin Procter to open Santa Monica office aimed at tech law
By Skylar Dubelko
Goodwin Procter LLP is opening its second Southern California office, positioned in the heart of the booming Silicon Beach nei...
U.S. Supreme Court, Labor/Employment
California teachers sue over union dues
By Paula Lehman-Ewing
A proposed class of teachers is accusing California’s teachers union and attorney general of illegally deducting union fees, v...
In a case in which a former Baldwin Park police chief sued the city for discrimination, harassment and retaliation, trial kick...
Law Practice, Alternative Dispute Resolution
Kirk Pasich joins Signature Resolution as mediator
By Gina Kim
In his new role, Pasich will focus on insurance, commercial and entertainment disputes
Government, Criminal
Manohar Raju appointed interim San Francisco public defender
By Paula Lehman-Ewing
Raju, a defense attorney for 18 years, does not have an official start date since he lives outside the boundaries of San Franc...
Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Witness’ attorney says Apple’s counsel’s accusations sanctionable
By Blaise Scemama
After being accused of witness tampering, an attorney in a patent infringement case hired his own lawyer over the weekend and ...
Law Practice
Dunkin' Brands Inc. names David Mann as new chief legal officer
By Nicole Tyau
Former Marriott International deputy general counsel is taking over at Dunkin'.
Sacramento civil attorney and certified mediator Glenn Holley was named a Placer County Superior Court commissioner, the court...
Criminal
OC judge denies dismissal motion but praises attorney who filed it
By Paula Lehman-Ewing
An Orange County judge, while denying a motion to dismiss attempted murder charges based on outrageous government conduct, lau...
Health Care, Pharmaceuticals, Biotech
Hepatitis caused cancer not Roundup, expert says
By Winston Cho
The 70-year-old man arguing exposure to Monsanto’s weedkiller causes Non-Hodgkin lymphoma had an underlying medical condition ...
Criminal
Inmate gets six years in prison for threatening federal judge
By Meghann Cuniff
Craig Shults' attorneys called for a two-year sentence, but a Fresno judge imposed the maximum.
Obituaries
Longtime corporate attorney Sandra Seville-Jones dies, leaves legacy of inclusion
By Nicole Tyau
Colleagues remember Sandra Seville-Jones as a champion of women in law and a dedicated attorney.
Government, Corporate, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Senator’s plan to breakup tech companies is not a new idea
By Malcolm Maclachlan
When Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts proposed a plan last week to break up dominant technology companies, she included ...
U.S. Supreme Court
Charter, Comcast take civil rights lawsuit to nation’s high court
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
Two of the nation’s largest telecommunications providers have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in lawsuits claiming t...
Civil Litigation, Government, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
LA city attorney opens ethics review
By Justin Kloczko
The office of City Attorney Michael N. Feuer denied Friday that attorneys Paul R. Kiesel and Paul O. Paradis represented the c...
Civil Litigation, Law Practice, Bankruptcy
Avenatti’s latest bankruptcy sets stage for more wrangling
By Meghann Cuniff
The indebted attorney again halted scheduled sworn testimony with a last-minute filing
Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Apple says ‘witness tampering,’ Qualcomm demands apology, maybe sanctions
By Blaise Scemama
After Apple’s lead counsel accused Qualcomm of witness tampering in a patent infringement case, saying she feared her star wit...
Government, Education Law
Western State College of Law will remain open as other Argosy campuses close
By Erin Lee
Despite the closure of multiple Argosy University campuses Friday after the school was cut off from federal funding, Western S...
Entertainment & Sports
'No more parties in L.A.,' demands Kanye publisher
By Steven Crighton
Within a week, a local legal beef between Kanye West and his estranged publisher EMI has turned into coast-to-coast federal li...
Monsanto’s expert epidemiologist in the first of the federal test cases arguing the company’s weedkiller causes cancer urged t...
The ticket sales giant appointed experienced general counsel Karen Klein as class action suit continues.
Civil Litigation, Government, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Feuer may have known about counsel’s dual representation
By Justin Kloczko
California Courts of Appeal, Appellate Practice
1st District considers issuing tentative rulings
By Brian Cardile
The proposed new Rule 15(b) would allow appellate panels, “on occasion and in their sole discretion, to issue tentative opinio...
Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Apple says Qualcomm counsel ‘feigned surprise’ about opening statement
By Blaise Scemama
Qualcomm accused Apple Inc. of making “legally erroneous” and “highly prejudicial statements” to the jury during opening state...
Criminal
Convicted marketing schemer testifies against lawyer in fraud trial
By Meghann Cuniff
An unusual worker’s compensation fraud case in Orange County focuses on a legal underworld.
Former Alston & Bird payments team member Laura Yens is taking over as general counsel for LendingTree Inc.