Nineteen student artists were selected from 68 entries from the universities to exhibit in the firm’s office.
Civil Litigation, Environmental & Energy, Administrative/Regulatory
Chevron to make $150M in refinery upgrades in EPA deal
By Sean Kagan
Chevron U.S.A. Inc. agreed to a $2.95 million fine and $160 million in domestic refineries upgrades and local environmental pr...
Vacations to the Great White North lured Judge Nicholas Thompson into dog sledding.
Law Practice, Corporate
Alternative investment manager hires new general counsel
By Matthew Sanderson
Kamal Jafarnia will split his time between Artivest’s San Diego and New York headquarters. He comes from W.P. Carey Inc.
State Bar & Bar Associations
California Lawyers Association appoints executive director
By Erin Lee
Ona Alston Dosunmu, general counsel at The Brookings Institution, will lead the California Lawyers Association.
Civil Litigation, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Rival doorbell companies seek rival appeals in Orrick disqualification case
By Meghann Cuniff
Judge’s orders regarding representation, work product transfer are first under new State Bar rule.
Probate judges can continue to make immigration findings.
Law Practice, Corporate
AAA Northern California elevates 1st general counsel
By Matthew Sanderson
Kamili Moreland, a former Seyfarth Shaw LLP partner, joined the organization in 2011 looking for a new challenge of working di...
Judges and Judiciary, Government
San Diego County judicial election could be tight
By Justin Kloczko
An incumbent hasn’t lost a judicial election in San Diego County in 16 years, but Gary Kreep could be the first once ballots a...
Judges and Judiciary, Government, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Judiciary Committee takes just 19 minutes to review two 9th Circuit nominees during recess hearing
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
Two of President Donald Trump’s nominees to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sailed through a remarkably short and friend...
U.S. Supreme Court, California Supreme Court
US Supreme Court petitioned over attorney’s bad Yelp review by ex-client
By Malcolm Maclachlan
An attorney for a lawyer who was defamed in an online Yelp review has filed a petition to the U.S. Supreme Court, asking it to...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
JAMS announces China partnership as new international arbitration law looms
By Meghann Cuniff
The ADR powerhouse is pursuing international arbitration as SB 766 takes effect in January.
Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
LA judge publicly admonished for having clerk do his work
By Blaise Scemama
Judge Ernest M. Hiroshige of the Los Angeles County Superior Court was publicly admonished Wednesday by the Commission on Judi...
Civil Litigation
Santa Clara County agrees to improve inmate conditions to settle lawsuit
By Winston Cho
Santa Clara County will improve inmate living conditions as part of a long-pursued settlement to address alleged unconstitutio...
Education Law, State Bar & Bar Associations
On ABA probation, Thomas Jefferson law school receives state accreditation
By Erin Lee
Thomas Jefferson School of Law sought state accreditation as insurance should it lose ABA accreditation.
Yahoo Inc. agreed to a $50 million settlement for users affected by security breaches occurring in 2013 through 2016, hacks de...
Labor/Employment, California Courts of Appeal
Appellate court ruling sides with worker who accuses employer of misclassification
By Andy Serbe
The 4th District panel wrote that the defendant company failed the third prong in the “ABC” test laid down in Dynamex Operatio...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit revives international law litigation claiming major cocoa producers encouraged use of child slave labor
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
American corporations may be sued for aiding and abetting international human rights abuses, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of App...
Environmental & Energy, Criminal
Pipeline company slams prosecution, judge in bid for acquittal or retrial
By Blaise Scemama
An oil company convicted in September of one felony and eight misdemeanors related to its handling of a 140,000-gallon oil spi...
Civil Litigation, Entertainment & Sports
Game company seeks subpoena to find suspected internal spy
By Steven Crighton
A game company suspects one of its own is leaking trade secrets about upcoming content updates and has asked a district judge ...
Law Practice, Education Law
Stanford Law School receives record-high alum gift of $25M
By Erin Lee
Stanford Law School received a $25 million endowment for its global law program.
Civil Litigation
Judge’s ruling upholding part of Monsanto damages award may be vulnerable
By Winston Cho
A San Francisco County judge’s decision upholding a landmark jury verdict which found that Monsanto Co.’s weed killers cause c...
Civil Litigation, Environmental & Energy
Groups claim US policy will lead to slaughter of horses
By Sean Kagan
The Animal Legal Defense Fund and American Wild Horse Campaign allege the Forest Service adopted a new policy to sell “federal...
Civil Litigation
Michael Avenatti’s week gets off to a very bad start
By Meghann Cuniff
The judgment against the celebrity lawyer occurred the same day Eagan Avenatti LLP was evicted.
Civil Litigation
SoCalGas settles in negligence trial on eve of punitive damages hearing
By Justin Kloczko
Minutes before a state court jury was about to deliver half a million dollars in punitive damages against a Southern Californi...
Civil Litigation, Immigration, Government
Advocacy groups, nonprofits file more information suits under Trump
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
A report from Syracuse University found a significant increase in Freedom of Information Act lawsuits filed by nonprofits and ...
Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property
Judge rejects company’s patent infringement claims against Twilio
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Calling the patents “abstract” and a process “that could be worked out with a pencil and paper,” U.S. District Judge Vince Chh...
Law Practice, Corporate
Cervical disc manufacturer appoints first general counsel
By Matthew Sanderson
Simplify Medical Inc., located in Sunnyvale, hired in-house counsel consultant Cindy Lynch to a full-time legal role as it gea...
Judges and Judiciary, Government, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Senate Judiciary Committee likely to hear from Washington 9th Circuit nominee who lacks blue slips
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee appears poised to hear testimony from a nominee to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, ...
Law Practice, Corporate
Desmarais LLP to open San Francisco office
By Matthew Sanderson
Peter Magic, recently promoted to partner, will head the West Coast expansion. The tentative opening date is Dec. 1.