Law Practice, Education Law
Stanford Law School receives record-high alum gift of $25M
By Erin Lee
Stanford Law School received a $25 million endowment for its global law program.
Civil Litigation
Judge’s ruling upholding part of Monsanto damages award may be vulnerable
By Winston Cho
A San Francisco County judge’s decision upholding a landmark jury verdict which found that Monsanto Co.’s weed killers cause c...
Civil Litigation, Environmental & Energy
Groups claim US policy will lead to slaughter of horses
By Sean Kagan
The Animal Legal Defense Fund and American Wild Horse Campaign allege the Forest Service adopted a new policy to sell “federal...
Civil Litigation
Michael Avenatti’s week gets off to a very bad start
By Meghann Cuniff
The judgment against the celebrity lawyer occurred the same day Eagan Avenatti LLP was evicted.
Civil Litigation
SoCalGas settles in negligence trial on eve of punitive damages hearing
By Justin Kloczko
Minutes before a state court jury was about to deliver half a million dollars in punitive damages against a Southern Californi...
Civil Litigation, Immigration, Government
Advocacy groups, nonprofits file more information suits under Trump
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
A report from Syracuse University found a significant increase in Freedom of Information Act lawsuits filed by nonprofits and ...
Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property
Judge rejects company’s patent infringement claims against Twilio
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Calling the patents “abstract” and a process “that could be worked out with a pencil and paper,” U.S. District Judge Vince Chh...
Law Practice, Corporate
Cervical disc manufacturer appoints first general counsel
By Matthew Sanderson
Simplify Medical Inc., located in Sunnyvale, hired in-house counsel consultant Cindy Lynch to a full-time legal role as it gea...
Judges and Judiciary, Government, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Senate Judiciary Committee likely to hear from Washington 9th Circuit nominee who lacks blue slips
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee appears poised to hear testimony from a nominee to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, ...
Law Practice, Corporate
Desmarais LLP to open San Francisco office
By Matthew Sanderson
Peter Magic, recently promoted to partner, will head the West Coast expansion. The tentative opening date is Dec. 1.
Law Practice, Corporate
K&L Gates adds environmental litigation partner to LA office
By Matthew Sanderson
Belynda S. Reck comes to the firm from Reed Smith LLP and will help lead a California expansion.
Former deputy public defender Rahul Balaram pleaded not guilty to charges he raped a colleague after a holiday work party last...
Civil Litigation
Class action targets e-scooter firms over safety issues
By Sean Kagan
Health Care, Pharmaceuticals, Biotech, Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit reviews injunction blocking U.S. from changing contraceptive coverage rules
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
Nationwide injunctions, a federal contraceptive health care coverage mandate and an unprecedented jurisdictional argument were...
Civil Litigation
USC to pay $215 million to settle sexual assault claims
By Sean Kagan
The University of Southern California agreed to a $215 million settlement Friday in a federal class action by women alleging ...
Civil Litigation, Government
Judge to hear federal challenge to state law limiting land sales
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The U.S. Department of Justice’s challenge to a law passed last year giving the state the right of first refusal in sales of f...
Civil Litigation, Entertainment & Sports
Woman who sued musician may have to prove she shouldn’t have expected stage dive
By Steven Crighton
A woman who says she suffered a stroke as the possible result of an errant kick at a Skrillex concert will likely have to conv...
A Superior Court jury awarded $41.8 million on Friday to a 32-year-old U.S. Air Force captain for past and future physical pai...
Government, Civil Rights
Judge in Santa Monica voter discrimination trial to weigh evidence
By Justin Kloczko
A judge will begin weighing evidence in this summer’s trial over whether the city of Santa Monica violated the California Voti...
A forthcoming study found that a result of a shrinking application pool, law schools collectively lost about $1.5 billion annu...
Labor/Employment, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit hears arguments on when franchisee hires are corporate employees
By Andy Serbe
An attorney argued that his case contending McDonald’s Corp. is jointly liable for a franchisee’s labor code violations was im...
Judges and Judiciary, California Supreme Court
Judges’ lawyer in back wages lawsuit asks high court to ‘clarify’ recusal order
By Meghann Cuniff
The state Supreme Court ignored the letter and appointed 7 superior court judges to hear the appeal Thursday afternoon.
U.S. Supreme Court, Labor/Employment
In the wake of a high court ruling, employees accuse union of harassment
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Three employees of a local agency have filed unfair labor practice charges alleging they were harassed for not joining a union.
Orange County Judge Antony Ufland spends his time off the bench finding homes for dogs.
Criminal, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Canned tuna distributor pleads guilty to pricefixing
By Winston Cho
A canned tuna distributor agreed Thursday to plead guilty and cooperate in an ongoing investigation into price fixing in the p...
Civil Litigation
Attorneys claim Banc of California board member is defying court
By Sean Kagan
Attorneys for the Banc of California’s former CEO alleged Thursday a board director pushed for the chief executive’s resignati...
Civil Litigation
Attorneys suggest widely different awards in injury trial closings
By Blaise Scemama
The plaintiff seeks $100 million, the jury was told, while the defense suggested $7 million.
U.S. Supreme Court, Immigration, Government
Sessions to review immigration case already remanded by US Supreme Court
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has decided to determine a case that was returned to the immigration courts by the U.S. Su...
It’s now possible to file a lawsuit with the tap of a smartphone after the app DoNotPay began allowing users to fast-track sma...
Law Practice, Community News
Cox, Castle & Nicholson drives to its 50th year in style
By Matthew Sanderson
Real estate-focused law firm Cox, Castle & Nicholson LLP celebrated its 50th anniversary at the Porsche Experience Center ...