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Civil Litigation, Entertainment & Sports


Attorneys for actress Ashley Judd filed a scathing response to Harvey Weinstein’s motion to dismiss her retaliation claims Fri...


Civil Litigation


Three fire districts sue PG&E over damage in 2015 fire

Aug. 13, 2018
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Pacific Gas & Electric Co. has been hit with three new lawsuits stemming from the 2015 Butte Fire.


Judges and Judiciary, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


The tumultuous five months during which Judges Harry Pregerson and Stephen Reinhardt died and Alex Kozinski resigned were diff...


Government


Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposal to change the laws around wildfire liability got a chilly reception in a special committee hearing...


Law Practice, Criminal


Deputy District Attorney Craig Kleffman, who is accused of conducting potentially illegal recordings of attorney-client conver...


Obituaries


William D. Gould, 1938-2018

Aug. 10, 2018
By Erin Lee

TroyGould co-founder Bill Gould was remembered for his legal acumen and mentorship.


In Recess


Lean on Me

Aug. 10, 2018
By Skylar Dubelko

After struggling through his own dark depression, entertainment lawyer Michael Rexford helps law firms spread suicide awarenes...


Government, Civil Rights


The defense got its turn in a voting rights trial Thursday to cross-examine a plaintiff’s witness, questioning the credentials...


Environmental & Energy, Criminal


Superior Court Judge James Herman on Thursday denied a second defense motion for dismissal of an oil pipeline company’s crimin...


Labor/Employment, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled against Seattle-based for-hire drivers alleging that a city ordinance forcing ...


Labor/Employment, Government


A law adding a statutory presumption that janitorial workers are employees passed a state Senate vote on Thursday, requiring t...


Judges and Judiciary, Government, California Courts of Appeal, State Bar & Bar Associations


The Commission on Judicial Performance has circulated an amendment for public comment that would allow for the disclosure of d...


Civil Litigation, Education Law


US judge uses sandwich to explain procedures to attorney

Aug. 10, 2018
By Paula Lehman-Ewing

A federal judge is taking a hard line with a plaintiff’s attorney in an emotionally-charged sexual assault lawsuit who she say...



Straight Talk

Aug. 10, 2018

San Diego mediator Joel Pressman prefers to speak directly with parties.


Community News


Four beneficiaries selected were Constitutional Rights Foundation; Dolores Mission Church; Healing, Hope & Love; and St. H...


Law Practice, California Courts of Appeal


Oral arguments have concluded as Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP appeals a lower court’s ruling that it owes $335,000 stemmi...


Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property, Entertainment & Sports


Counsel for VidAngel Inc. told a 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel Thursday they had shown enough evidence of a conspira...


Civil Litigation, Community News


Robert J. Francavilla’s practice focuses on serious personal injury, wrongful death and head trauma cases, and he has been pra...



Clear Signals

Aug. 10, 2018

Lawyers say Solano County Superior Court Judge Wendy Getty doesn’t send mixed messages.



Straight Talk

Aug. 10, 2018

San Diego Mediator Joel Pressman prefers to speak directly with parties.


Routine checks could leave employers knowing more than they want to about an employee. Social media feeds can reveal protected...


Civil Litigation, Environmental & Energy


The settlement did not include an order to shut down the Aliso Canyon Facility, an outcome Save Porter Ranch group wanted.


Government, Criminal


In a low-profile campaign against initiatives that are allowing the early release of criminals, district attorneys in several ...


Government, Civil Rights


The trial slowed to a crawl as the plaintiffs’ witness testimony of historian Morgan Kousser continued, although punctured by ...


Civil Litigation, Education Law


A federal jury heard about an alleged assault from a plaintiff whose story has been used by the defense to dismantle her case.


Civil Litigation, Law Practice


Jurors in a fraud trial against Buchalter APC on Wednesday heard from an accountant who detailed years of bookkeeping by attor...


Criminal, California Courts of Appeal


A 6th District Court of Appeal panel on Wednesday rejected the appeal of former Stanford University student Brock Turner, who ...


Judges and Judiciary, Immigration


Immigration judges irked by DOJ case reassignments

Aug. 9, 2018
By Chase DiFeliciantonio

The National Association of Immigration Judges announced it filed a grievance on Tuesday against its employer, the U.S. Depart...


Judges and Judiciary, Government, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


United States federal courts need new bench officers, some districts desperately. And congressional Republicans are hoping tha...


Civil Litigation


Plaintiff’s attorney Brent Wisner asked jurors in closing arguments Tuesday for more than $400 million in damages from Monsant...