Civil Litigation, Law Practice
Citing ‘bad-faith tactics,’ federal judge sanctions Morrison & Foerster
By Meghann Cuniff
U.S. District Judge James J. Donato on Tuesday sanctioned Morrison & Foerster LLP attorneys for what he described as “bad-...
Law Practice, Immigration
Immigration fraud is a small problem, some lawyers say
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
While the U.S. immigration service is looking to ramp up denaturalization proceedings against citizens who got American passpo...
Immigration, Criminal, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit: Permanent resident can be deported for DUI with child in car
By Joshua Sebold
A split panel at the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday that driving drunk with a child in the car who was not wea...
Civil Litigation
Cancer-stricken plaintiff claims Monsanto suppressed evidence
By Winston Cho
Testifying for the first time, Dewayne Johnson called Monsanto Co. unethical Monday for suppressing evidence about the Roundup...
A company’s recently announced policy change limiting the foods it will cover for employee travel expenses would likely be dea...
Government
Retired lawyer seeks to prevent mental health money from being spent on housing
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The lawsuit has put $2 billion in funding on hold, and the state Legislature hopes to partially break the logjam with a Novemb...
Civil Litigation, Civil Rights
PG&E held liable for retaliation in racial discrimination case
By Joshua Sebold
A San Francisco jury found Pacific Gas & Electric Co. liable for retaliation for firing a former electrical maintenance an...
Civil Litigation
Plaintiff’s attorney says MGM’s litigation strategy ‘crazy,’ ‘insensitive’
By Andy Serbe
A Southern California plaintiff’s attorney attempted to publicly shame MGM Resorts Wednesday for its unusual decision to sue t...
Education Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit conference discusses litigious field around student athletes
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
As litigation pushing to broaden the financial rewards student athletes might receive while playing at the college level gains...
Civil Litigation, Environmental & Energy
Deposition of engineer ordered in gas leak cases
By Paula Lehman-Ewing
After months of legal maneuvering, plaintiff attorneys got the OK to resume the deposition of a principal engineer for Souther...
Criminal
Federal judge remands Orange County jail informant lawsuit to state court
By Meghann Cuniff
A federal judge on Monday remanded to state court a lawsuit over Orange County’s jail informant controversy, but he declined t...
Bird deputy GC Wendy Mantell aids young e-scooter company navigate new legal realm.
Judges and Judiciary, Criminal
Transcripts show judge unhappy with both sides’ tactics
By Blaise Scemama
Unsealed transcripts in an oil spill criminal negligence trial reveal that the judge chastised the prosecution and the defense.
Judges and Judiciary, Government
Governor nominates 6 state appellate justices, 12 judges
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Gov. Jerry Brown named six Court of Appeal justices and 12 superior court judges on Friday. The picks, coming less than a mont...
Civil Litigation, Law Practice
Widow of slain lawyer sues firm over sold shares
By Erin Lee
The widow of a Long Beach attorney shot dead in December by a law partner is accusing another partner of trying to cheat her o...
Civil Litigation, Environmental & Energy
Judge weighs difficult injunction motion in case of endangered fish
By Joshua Sebold
A federal judge attempted a difficult environmental juggling act as he weighed the potential extinction of a fish relevant to ...
Civil Litigation, Environmental & Energy, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit denies 2nd government request in five months to kill broad climate change lawsuit
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
The federal government will have to defend sweeping claims that its alleged failure to act on knowledge of the threats posed b...
Education Law, Constitutional Law, Civil Rights
In suit, parents claim school’s Islamophobia program unconstitutional
By Paula Lehman-Ewing
A group of San Diego parents sued the school district, calling an anti-bullying program originally developed to address a rise...
Immigration
Judge pleased with progress on immigrant family reunifications
By Lyle Moran
The U.S. government has until Thursday to reunite the separated families.
Civil Litigation
Doctor testifies that Roundup caused his patient’s cancer
By Winston Cho
In the first case to go to trial against Monsanto Co. alleging that exposure to the Roundup herbicide causes cancer, a doctor ...
Panelists including a federal public defender and criminal law professor agreed at a Loyola Law School event that the benefits...
The former LA County public defender was remembered for bringing about diversity among his staff and pioneering restorative ju...
Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property
Tribal immunity does not apply in patent review, Federal Circuit rules
By Andy Serbe
A Federal Circuit panel ruled Friday that tribal sovereign immunity does not apply in inter partes review of patents, quashing...
Law Practice, Law Office Management
Litigation boutique firm opens office in Minneapolis
By Erin Lee
Pearson, Simon and Warshaw LLP opened a new office Monday in Minneapolis, adding Melissa S. Weiner as partner.
Judges and Judiciary, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Longtime Central District jurist to take senior status
By Lyle Moran
U.S. District Judge Manuel L. Real, 94, will transition from active status in early November.
Judges and Judiciary, Government, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Bounds nomination to 9th Circuit halted moments before Senate vote
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
The Trump-McConnell judicial confirmation marathon, until Thursday nearly unstoppable in its efforts to reshape the nation’s c...
Environmental & Energy, Criminal
Judge unseals transcripts from criminal trial hearings
By Blaise Scemama
The judge also lifted his order that a journalist could not report proceedings he had already witnessed.
Criminal
Jury convicts Orange County attorney of sexually assaulting client
By Meghann Cuniff
An Orange County Superior Court jury has convicted an attorney of sexually assaulting a client.
Government, Alternative Dispute Resolution
Governor signs bill allowing out-of-state lawyers to handle arbitration
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Out-of-state and foreign attorneys will soon be able to represent clients in international arbitrations in California under a ...
Labor/Employment
Bill forbidding use of prior pay to justify wage gaps signed into law
By Andy Serbe
A bill forbidding employers from using prior salary as a benchmark for deciding compensation or justifying for pay disparities...