Attorneys for Weinstein requested the suit be moved based on diversity of citizenship.
Women-owned firm Walker Stevens Cannom finds relationship building has led to big clients.
Kern County Judge Eric Bradshaw challenges attorneys to give him their best arguments.
U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit must reconsider Berkeley commercial speech ordinance under new NIFLA precedent
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
Days after the U.S. Supreme Court announced California’s requirement that anti-abortion pregnancy clinics advertise that the s...
Government, Administrative/Regulatory
Internet privacy bill passes amid uncertainty
By Malcolm Maclachlan
In a last-minute bid to head off an expensive ballot measure fight, Gov. Jerry Brown signed a sweeping internet privacy bill o...
Immigration, Government
Sessions’ asylum law changes raise new concerns
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
Recent changes by Attorney General Jeff Sessions to asylum case law in immigration courts could lead to some families being de...
When Surfrider Foundation attorneys Angela Howe and Staley Prom aren’t working to conserve U.S. oceans and coastlines, they’re...
Community News
Public Law Center raises $775K at Volunteers for Justice Dinner
By Matthew Sanderson
Among the honorees, O’Melveny & Myers LLP was awarded Law Firm of the Year.
Law Practice, Immigration
California lawyers, firms working to help reunify detained immigrant families
By Caroline Hart
In response to President Donald J. Trump’s policy of separating children from their parents at the border, a number of promine...
U.S. Supreme Court, Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property
U.S. Supreme Court to decide when copyright owners can sue
By Andy Serbe
The U.S. Supreme Court has decided to resolve whether a copyright owner can sue an infringer after they pay for their registra...
Civil Litigation, Law Practice
Citing vulgarity, judge orders new trial in courthouse brawl
By Meghann Cuniff
A federal judge on Thursday granted a new trial in a lawsuit over a courthouse fistfight, saying a witness’ surprise use of av...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Kabateck tells LA bar to be thrifty and embrace change
By Justin Kloczko
New LACBA president Brian Kabateck laid out his vision for the county bar that included recruiting new members and cutting dow...
Community News
Weil Gotshal raises $25K for Make-A-Wish Foundation
By Matthew Sanderson
The Wishes in Wine Country benefit took place at Sonoma-Cutrer Vineyards in Windsor.
Ethics/Professional Responsibility, State Bar & Bar Associations
State Bar suspends ex-DA candidate again
By Lyle Moran
The agency said it suspended Lenore Albert of Orange County due to a change in her bankruptcy case.
U.S. Supreme Court, Judges and Judiciary
Justice Kennedy announces retirement, setting stage for epic confirmation battle
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, widely regarded as the most influential member of the U.S. Supreme Court because of his willingnes...
Civil Litigation, Government, California Supreme Court
Counties attempt to bar lead paint initiative from ballot
By Joshua Sebold
County counsels for Santa Clara and San Francisco asked the California Supreme Court to take the drastic step of completely ba...
U.S. Supreme Court, Judges and Judiciary
Justice Kennedy’s retirement announcement sets off partisan fight
By Lila Seidman
Justice Anthony M. Kennedy’s retirement announcement generated discordant responses Wednesday from political leaders, lawmaker...
Civil Litigation
Group representing sex offenders sues state for ignoring court order
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A group fighting for the legal rights of sex offenders has sued to force the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to c...
U.S. Supreme Court, Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment
Public unions can't force nonmembers to pay, U.S. Supreme Court rules
By Andy Serbe
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that public sector unions cannot charge "agency fees" to nonmembers, setting the stage for ch...
Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment, Civil Rights
$28M in punitive damages for age discrimination plaintiff
By Justin Kloczko
A superior court jury deliberated for an hour before delivering $28 million in punitive damages to a woman who sued her former...
A jury ruled Wednesday that Beats Audio LLC must pay one of its former business partner $25 million for unpaid royalties.
Judges and Judiciary, Government
Governor picks a dozen new judicial officers
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Gov. Jerry Brown nominated two new justices to the 5th District Court of Appeal on Wednesday whiile appointing 10 superior cou...
Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property
Apple, Samsung settle design patent infringement case
By Winston Cho
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. settled its 7-year-old patent infringement lawsuit with Apple Inc. Wednesday after a San Jose fed...
Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Criminal
Disbarred lawyer gets four years in prison
By Meghann Cuniff
A disbarred Orange County attorney was sentenced to 48 months in prison this week by a federal judge for a mortgage modificati...
Criminal, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Executive pleads guilty in capacitor price-fixing scheme
By Meghann Cuniff
An official at a Japan-based manufacturer of electrolytic capacitors pleaded guilty Wednesday to price fixing in San Francisco...
Riverside County family law Judge Timothy Freer gives early tentatives to spur settlement.
U.S. Supreme Court, Immigration, Constitutional Law, Civil Rights
Korematsu repudiation prompts praise and mixed feelings
By Meghann Cuniff
Nearly 75 years later, the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday withdrew its stamp of approval from President Franklin Roosevelt’s in...
U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law, Civil Rights
US Supreme Court rejects state law requiring abortion disclosure
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
California’s law requiring anti-abortion pregnancy centers to provide information to patients about state-funded access to the...
Civil Litigation, Environmental & Energy
Judge dismisses cities’ global warming case
By Joshua Sebold
A federal judge dismissed a case brought against the world’s five largest private oil companies by the Oakland and San Francis...
U.S. Supreme Court, Immigration, Constitutional Law
Presidential power affirmed on immigration in high court ruling, experts say
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision upholding President Donald J. Trump’s travel ban is a significant confirmation of executive ...