Intellectual Property, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit asks: Would an earplug of any other color be just as safe?
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
A Los Angeles federal court should have considered whether colors other than bright green can meet safety compliance tests for...
U.S. Supreme Court, Labor/Employment
Supreme Court’s request for federal brief on ‘labor peace’ may shed light on disposition
By Andy Serbe
The U.S. Supreme Court’s request that the Trump administration weigh in on a whether federal law preempts a Los Angeles law re...
Civil Litigation, Government
LA pays $14M after losing ‘trail immunity’ claim
By Justin Kloczko
Attorneys for an Italian woman killed on her honeymoon by a car that slipped through bollards on the Venice boardwalk have rea...
Government, California Courts of Appeal
Appellate court split on jurisdictional limits for district attorneys
By Joshua Sebold
A state appellate court ruling in a pharmaceutical price fixing case has limited the power district attorneys have to bring cl...
Family, Entertainment & Sports
Phil Spector wins spousal support spat with wife
By Steven Crighton
A judge acted properly when modifying a court order to reduce payments, a panel found.
Judges and Judiciary, Government
Federal judiciary’s workplace review committee releases report, suggesting 24 changes
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
A working group charged with reviewing the federal judiciary’s workplace policies following the resignation of a 9th U.S. Circ...
U.S. Supreme Court, Civil Rights
Bakersfield baker’s case may be affected by high court ruling
By Justin Kloczko
Following Monday’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling in favor of a Colorado baker who refused to produce a wedding cake for a gay coup...
Immigration, Government, Criminal, Civil Litigation
California to get 13 new federal prosecutors
By Winston Cho
The U.S. Department of Justice announced Monday it will hire hundreds of assistant U.S. attorneys in what Attorney General Jef...
Law Practice, Government
Bernie Sanders honors plaintiff’s attorneys at Beverly Hills event
By Brian Cardile
With Sen. Bernie Sanders on hand for the second consecutive year, Consumer Watchdog recognized the efforts of several public i...
Law Practice
Milbank, Hueston Hennigan raise associate salaries to $190K
By Skylar Dubelko
Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy LLP surprised the legal community Monday with its decision to increase associates’ starting ...
Law Practice, Government
San Mateo lawyer’s political action committee backs some female candidates
By Shane Nelson
Appellate lawyer Valerie McGinty started Fund Her last year in the hopes of raising money for Democratic women running for off...
Insurance, California Supreme Court
Insurer liable for coverage for company employee’s intentional acts, state high court rules
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The state Supreme Court ruled Monday an insurer could be held liable for the intentional actions of a policyholder’s employee....
Law Practice, Intellectual Property
Orrick's gets new intellectual property partner from Durie
By Blaise Scemama
Clement Roberts, a patent litigator, has joined Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP in San Francisco, the firm announced Mo...
Blake Lawit takes over the company’s top legal position from Michael Callahan, who left earlier this year for a job at Stanfor...
Corporate
Car shopping app appoints first general counsel, heads into next growth phase
By Matthew Sanderson
AutoGravity Corp., based in Irvine, appointed Jennifer Y. Ishiguro to general counsel. She comes from Gateway One Lending &...
State Bar & Bar Associations
State Bar will fine attorneys who don’t get re-fingerprinted
By Lyle Moran
The agency plans to fine attorneys up to $175 if they don’t re-submit prints on time
Civil Litigation, Alternative Dispute Resolution
Judge: Tesla can’t compel contractor to arbitrate
By Andy Serbe
An Alameda County judge has denied Tesla Inc.’s attempt to compel arbitration via an unsigned agreement with a former contractor.
4th District Justice Richard T. Fields aims to consistently produce high-quality opinions.
Gov. Jerry Brown appointed two appellate court justices and 21 superior court judges across the state Friday.
Judges and Judiciary
9th Circuit Judge Sandra Ikuta has the ear of high court conservative justices
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
In a term with an unusually low number of certiorari grants, the justices agreed to review 13 cases from the 9th U.S. Circuit ...
Litigation & Arbitration
Trial to begin in dispute over Beats headphones
By Steven Crighton
A former hedge fund manager who helped develop the earliest iteration of Beats headphones will have a second chance to prove t...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Rare 9th Circuit special prosecutor order may be re-decided en banc
By Justin Kloczko
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will take a vote on whether to rehear en banc its rare order appointing a special prosec...
Civil Litigation
Judge denies class certification in Theranos investor case
By Joshua Sebold
Investors suing blood testing company Theranos Inc. lost some leverage when a magistrate judge in San Jose denied a motion to ...
Law Practice
Appellate boutique opens San Francisco office, hires Sedgwick lawyer to run it
By Caroline Hart
Boutique appellate firm Horvitz & Levy LLP expanded outside of the Los Angeles area for the first time, opening an office ...
The merger doubles Lathrop’s Los Angeles office roster.
Criminal, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Officers involved in Occupy Cal protests entitled to qualified immunity, 9th Circuit says
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
Police officers and university administrators involved in dispersing crowds during Berkeley’s 2011 Occupy Cal protests are ent...
Judges and Judiciary
50 years on, U.S. magistrate judges have more responsibilities
By Blaise Scemama
Since Congress created the position in 1968, U.S. magistrate judges have increased significantly and so have their responsibil...
A federal judge said he was seriously considering punishing Fitbit Inc. and its attorneys for allegedly attempting to abuse th...
Labor/Employment, California Courts of Appeal
Nullification of farmworker decertification election wrong, state appellate court rules
By Meghann Cuniff
Setting the stage for another state high court labor battle, an appellate court panel has ruled that the state Agricultural La...