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...
Government, Civil Rights, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit grills attorneys over standing to challenge state’s voting rights act
By Justin Kloczko
A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel grilled counsel on both sides Thursday over the standing of a lawsuit challenging th...
Litigator Christopher Rillo is inspired to serve others in the Sovereign Order of Malta.
Civil Rights, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit asks state high court guidance in bankruptcy lawyer’s suit
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals asked the state Supreme Court to take up a question that could be significant for busine...
Civil Litigation
Plaintiff says he worked to help Beats Headphones succeed
By Steven Crighton
Jibe Audio, a proposed venture for a high-end line of celebrity endorsed headphones, could have solved the financial woes enco...
Judges and Judiciary
Chief justice appoints new members to Judicial Council
By Arin Mikailian
California Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye appointed three new voting and four nonvoting members to the state’s Judicial ...
All 18 incumbent judges facing challengers in California cruised to re-election Tuesday, except for one: San Diego County Supe...
San Bernardino's Mike Ramos and Modoc's Jordan Funk were voted out while incumbents in Contra Costa and Orange counties face N...
Juror warnings mark opening in $107M trial over Beats royalties
The pornstar — whose alleged 2006 carnal rendezvous with Donald Trump has captured the country’s attention — filed another law...
Government
Attorney General Becerra to face Republican in November election
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Xavier Becerra, a Democrat appointed last year by Gov. Jerry Brown, received 45 percent of the vote and will face a Republican...
Judges and Judiciary
Successful recall was prompted by ‘visceral’ reaction against Persky sentence
By Winston Cho
The recall of Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Aaron Persky took place in a “perfect storm,” one legal observer said, a...
Civil Litigation, Government
Laguna Beach settles with attorneys for homeless
By Meghann Cuniff
An Orange County city sued over conditions at its homeless shelter has agreed to change its programs and facilities to settle ...
A memorial service is scheduled for Saturday for the product liability attorney who died last month at 75.
Civil Litigation, Government, Criminal
Sex offender residency requirement struck down by LA County judge
By Malcolm Maclachlan
In the lastest win for a Sacremento-based attorney who defends the rights of sex offenders, a Los Angeles Superior Court judge...
Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment, California Courts of Appeal
No damages for civilians aiding deputy
By Winston Cho
A state appellate court panel has ruled that a Trinity County couple is entitled only to worker's compensation after being att...