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Civil Litigation


Attorneys for the Banc of California’s former CEO alleged Thursday a board director pushed for the chief executive’s resignati...


Civil Litigation


The plaintiff seeks $100 million, the jury was told, while the defense suggested $7 million.


U.S. Supreme Court, Immigration, Government


U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has decided to determine a case that was returned to the immigration courts by the U.S. Su...


Law Practice


Swipe to sue

Oct. 19, 2018
By Justin Kloczko

It’s now possible to file a lawsuit with the tap of a smartphone after the app DoNotPay began allowing users to fast-track sma...


Law Practice, Community News


Real estate-focused law firm Cox, Castle & Nicholson LLP celebrated its 50th anniversary at the Porsche Experience Center ...


Law Practice, Education Law


Law schools tiptoe into cannabis law

Oct. 19, 2018
By Erin Lee

Nearly half of California’s nationally accredited law schools offer cannabis law courses.


Civil Litigation, Entertainment & Sports


Trial over stage diving injury to start in LA

Oct. 19, 2018
By Steven Crighton

Argument in a month-long trial over an alleged stroke-inducing stage dive brought against the musician Skrillex begins Friday,...


Immigration, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


The federal government is pushing the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to finish its review of a universal injunction blockin...


Government, Environmental & Energy, California Courts of Appeal


An appellate court on Wednesday rejected constitutional challenges to five California Coastal Commission policies that restric...


Criminal


Algorithmic risk assessment tools central to pretrial decisions about releasing criminal defendants are coming under increased...


Criminal


Attorneys who represent criminal defendants in marijuana cases say a San Francisco County Superior Court appellate division ru...


Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment


Viacom accuses Netflix of poaching executive

Oct. 18, 2018
By Andy Serbe

Netflix argues in its defense that “legacy studio employment practices create unenforceable obligations under California law.”


Civil Litigation


Defense rests in seizure-prone driver trial

Oct. 18, 2018
By Blaise Scemama

A defendant’s wife gave teary testimony Wednesday before the defense rested in a personal injury jury trial involving a seizur...


State Bar & Bar Associations, Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Lawyers are ethically obligated to monitor data breaches and notify current and former clients should data be compromised, the...


Civil Litigation


Plaintiffs allege Facebook Inc. lied about when it learned it was misrepresenting viewership data to advertisers, did not imme...


Law Practice, Corporate, Community News


Keker Van Nest & Peters celebrates 40 years

Oct. 18, 2018
By Matthew Sanderson

San Francisco-based Keker Van Nest & Peters LLP celebrated Monday the 40-year milestone since John Keker and his law schoo...


Securities, Civil Litigation, Administrative/Regulatory


Dismissing more severe fraud allegations made by Securities and Exchange Commission prosecutors, an SEC judge ruled founder Ro...


Intellectual Property, Entertainment & Sports


Despite recent legislative attempts to modernize the way courts handle music copyright cases, many industry attorneys say it’s...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


Boies Schiller Flexner LLP partner Christopher G. Caldwell will argue to uphold a criminal contempt conviction against former ...


Education Law


Thomas Jefferson law school dean resigns

Oct. 17, 2018
By Erin Lee

After just a year in the position, Thomas Jefferson School of Law dean Joan Bullock is stepping down.


Civil Litigation


A negligence lawsuit filed by firefighters who responded to the 2015 Southern California Gas leak at Porter Ranch claims the u...


Civil Litigation


The case pits Brian Panish of Panish Shea & Boyle, representing the plaintiff, against Dana Fox or Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard...


Law Practice


With Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider’s first established location for its science and tech clients on the West Coast, it plans ...


Civil Litigation


Two tribes sued two dozen opioid manufacturers and distributors Tuesday in federal court.


Community News


The event coincided with Judicate West celebrating its 25th anniversary.


Immigration


Asylum seekers who turn 18 must appear in immigration court

Oct. 17, 2018
By Chase DiFeliciantonio

Some foreign children who become adults while awaiting asylum hearings now must try their cases in immigration court as the re...


U.S. Supreme Court


The U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday to hear appeals from lead paint manufacturers challenging a California ruling holding t...


Judges and Judiciary, Government, California Supreme Court, California Courts of Appeal


Superior court judges appointed after the salary dispute resolved in 2017 will be appointed to the case under an order issued ...


U.S. Supreme Court, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, State Bar & Bar Associations


ABA drops re-evaluation of Kavanaugh

Oct. 16, 2018
By Erin Lee

Now that U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh has been confirmed, the American Bar Association is dropping its re-evalua...


Law Practice


Bringing its entire staff from McKool Smith, Reichman Jorgensen LLP will be based in Redwood City, with offices in Atlanta and...