Civil Litigation
Beats says plaintiff had ‘one-shot deal’ over specific headphones line
By Steven Crighton
Beats claims it doesn’t have to pay former hedge fund manager Steven Lamar anything for headphones released after the initial ...
Law Practice, Government, Alternative Dispute Resolution
Bill to boost international arbitration in California advances in Legislature
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A bill that would allow out-of-state and foreign attorneys to represent international arbitration clients in California moved ...
Environmental & Energy, Criminal
Criminal trial in oil spill focuses on company’s actions, omissions
By Blaise Scemama
Jury members, deciding whether Plains All American Pipeline was criminally negligent in their handling of a 142 thousand gallo...
Civil Litigation, Government, Corporate
PG&E warns investors of ‘significant liability’ due to fire losses
By Winston Cho
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. warned investors and shareholders that it expects to record a “significant liability for losses” ...
Civil Litigation
Plaintiff’s lawyers say money at root in Ex-Beats manager’s testimony
By Steven Crighton
Industrial designer Robert Brunner didn’t have many negative things to say about his longtime business associates at Beats Ele...
Civil Litigation, Health Care & Hospital Law, Administrative/Regulatory
Judge dismisses most claims in medical device case
By Justin Kloczko
A judge has dismissed most federal class action claims alleging that a fat-freezing company misled consumers into thinking its...
Labor/Employment, Government
State marijuana labor regulation may be federally preempted
By Andy Serbe
A clause in a state bill regulating cannabis businesses which requires them to enter "labor peace agreements" in order to be l...
Law Practice
Manatt names new managing partner and chief executive officer
By Melanie Brisbon
A new managing partner and chief executive officer is poised to lead Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP.
U.S. Supreme Court, Civil Litigation, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Supreme Court announces limits on successive class action filings
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
In a nearly unanimous decision, the justices ruled Monday that tolling provisions that allow plaintiffs to bring individual la...
Immigration, Government
‘Private crime’ doesn’t meet asylum criteria, Sessions says
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
Immigration attorneys will likely face greater difficultly securing asylum for clients who say they have faced violence from d...
A murder trial that began Monday is the first criminal trial defended by Rick Richmond, managing partner of Jenner & Block...
Government, California Supreme Court
Legislature may follow chief justice’s suggestion and change standing law over taxes
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The state Senate Judiciary Committee will take up a bill Tuesday clarifying that many different types of taxes, not just prope...
A Los Angeles County jury has found an after-school supervisor and the school that employed him jointly liable to the tune of ...
Corporate
Lionsgate hires Sony Pictures executive as general counsel
By Matthew Sanderson
Corii Berg replaces Wayne Levin, who resigned last November.
Civil Litigation, Government
Oakland, Los Angeles County join opioid lawsuit in Orange County
By Meghann Cuniff
Los Angeles County and the city of Oakland have joined the lawsuit against opioid manufacturers scheduled for trial in Orange ...
Amy Gonzalez says San Diego Airport is a closely regulated transportation hub and landlord.
Labor/Employment, Government
Lawyers hope NLRB joint employment rulemaking will settle issue
By Andy Serbe
Amid a tangle of National Labor Relations Board rulings, a recusal and congressional concern, labor attorneys are looking forw...
Judges and Judiciary, Government
Commission on Judicial Performance appears to have dodged a bullet
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A proposed $500,000 cut to the agency failed to make it into Gov. Jerry Brown’s final budget.
Civil Litigation, Law Practice
Stormy Daniels’ ex-lawyer sues Avenatti for defamation, Cohen for illegally recording calls
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
A legal dispute concerning adult film actress Stormy Daniels' decision to go public about her allegations of a 2006 affair wit...
Civil Litigation
Beats’ counsel conducts aggressive cross-examination
By Steven Crighton
Partway through an aggressive cross-examination of plaintiff Steven Lamar, Beats Electronics’ counsel Arturo Gonzalez told a c...
Civil Rights, California Courts of Appeal
Appellate court reverses judge in San Diego seal case
By Meghann Cuniff
In a case pitting land use against coastal access, an appellate panel ruled San Diego can prohibit people from accessing a bea...
Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property
‘Dancing baby’ case comes to a quiet, less impactful close
By Steven Crighton
As a nearly teenage Holden Lenz likely braces himself for his first year in high school, the lawsuit filed over a video of him...
Loretta Lynch addressed a San Diego group promoting women in the law and society
The plaintiff accused Uber of a plot to use fake Lyft accounts to place phony requests for rides, an alleged violation of unfa...
Judges and Judiciary, Government, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit nominee advances to full Senate vote despite lack of home state senators’ support
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
President Donald Trump’s first nominee to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, a conservative Oregon federal prosecutor who ...
Government, Criminal
Public defender won DA race as incumbent feuded with sheriff
By Blaise Scemama
Modoc County Public Defender Samuel Kyllo was elected district attorney, defeating incumbent Jordan Funk, whose campaign was i...
Immigration
Judge rules some immigrants facing deportation must get bond hearings
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
Hundreds of immigrants facing deportation will likely receive bond hearings after a federal judge ruled certain immigrants det...
Immigration, Government
Immigrant rights groups sue Department of Homeland Security
By Joshua Sebold
Two immigrant rights organizations sued the Department of Homeland Security, alleging it failed to respond to a Freedom of Inf...
Civil Litigation
Michael Cohen’s lawyer moves to shift new Stormy Daniels suit to federal court
By Andy Serbe
Attorneys for President Donald J. Trump's former personal attorney, Michael Cohen, have filed to remove porn actress Stormy Da...
Insurance
Cosby’s insurer must pay to defend civil lawsuits, court rules
By Meghann Cuniff
An appellate court ruled Thursday that insurer AIG Property Casualty Co. must pay to defend comedian Bill Cosby in civil lawsu...