Law Practice, Entertainment & Sports
Judge said he will likely let embattled film studio’s lawyers out of an ongoing suit
By Eli Wolfe
The Weinstein Company, widely considered one of the largest and most successful film studios in the United States, can’t affor...
Civil Litigation
Plaintiffs’s lawyer Chris Dolan wins breach of contract case against ex-partner
By James Getz
Prominent San Francisco trial lawyer Christopher Dolan won a $1.75 million jury verdict Monday against the former managing att...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Exam committee members air frustrations with State Bar leaders
By Lyle Moran
The two sides held a meeting Monday to try to defuse tensions that have bubbled up.
Law Practice, Intellectual Property
McDermott IP group departs for Polsinelli
By Caroline Hart
Polsinelli LLP is expanding its intellectual property department with the addition of prominent patent litigator Fabio Marino ...
Intellectual Property, Government
Senate Judiciary Committee approves Andrei Iancu to lead patent office
By Joshua Sebold
Irell & Manella LLP managing partner Andrei Iancu’s nomination as director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has bee...
Obituaries
Former San Francisco federal judge remembered for wide-ranging career, civic pursuits
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
Retired federal judge and former Deputy U.S. Attorney General Charles B. Renfrew died Dec. 14 in San Francisco. He was 89.
Attorneys say without a written agreement, Bloom Hergott will have an uphill battle.
Corporate
American Specialty Health makes first in-house legal hires
By Paula Lehman-Ewing
Health services company American Specialty Health Inc. hires Lance W. Bridges as its first general counsel.
Immigration, Government
Companies could be casualties in California's fight over deportations
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
While lawsuits challenging President Donald Trump’s immigration policies continue to rage in California’s federal courts, two ...
Law Practice, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Kozinski retires amid sex harassment allegations
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
On Friday, U.S. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. asked the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to investigate the allegations a...
Immigration, Criminal
US judge issues TRO to halt deportation of Cambodians
By Andy Serbe
The temporary restraining order issued by U.S. District Judge Cormac J. Carney on Thursday also applies to a proposed class of...
Intellectual Property
US patent office’s denial of ‘scandalous’ trademarks ruled unconstitutional
By James Getz
A federal law under which attorneys at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and its appeals board could refuse to register a t...
Civil Litigation
Donald Sterling to pay $1.54M for apartment building fire, not $17.3M previous jury awarded
By Justin Kloczko
In a retrial, former NBA Clippers owner Donald Sterling has been ordered to pay $1.54 million related to an apartment fire at ...
Adams Stirling's specialty in homeowners association law made it double in size this year.
Civil Litigation, Government, Criminal
Developer demands county pay for failing to help in criminal, civil suits
By Andy Serbe
After more than a decade of litigation, a land development company has filed a $45.2 million claim against San Bernardino County.
The National Labor Relations Board decided to limit when parent companies are liable for the alleged violations of their subsi...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit Judge N. Randy Smith to take senior status
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
Smith will retire from active service effective Aug. 11, 2018, giving President Donald J. Trump a sixth seat to fill on the co...
Government, Criminal
Family therapy is a low-cost and effective substitute for juvenile offenders, advocates say
By Skylar Dubelko
Programs are a fraction of the cost of incarceration but smaller jurisdictions have been slow to adopt them
Civil Litigation
After video presentation, transit authority settles negligence suit
By James Getz
A case in which the El Dorado County Transit Authority had been sued for one of its bus drivers running over a pedestrian in a...
Carothers DiSante & Freudenberger LLP partner Mark S. Spring has been coaching basketball since law school.
The Commission on Judicial Appointments confirmed a new presiding justice on the 2nd District Court of Appeal as well as two o...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Orange County Bar Foundation gives honors
By Meghann Cuniff
Kyle S. Kawakami, a partner with Irell & Manella LLP, received the top honor at the youth support group’s annual meeting.
Civil Litigation
Judge certifies class of bank loan officers suing for travel reimbursement
By Caroline Hart
A San Francisco federal judge has certified a class of 1,900 Bank of America N.A. loan officers who filed a lawsuit seeking re...
Law Practice, Government
State Senate hires new legal team to investigate claims against legislators
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The state Senate has hired a new legal team to investigate claims of sexual harassment. The group announced Thursday morning b...
State Bar & Bar Associations
New SF bar association president to focus on existing programs
By Winston Cho
Newly appointed Bar Association of San Francisco President Malcolm Heinicke said he will "double down" on existing initiatives...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit orders investigation into allegations of misconduct against Judge Kozinski
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
Embattled 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Alex Kozinski will be subjected to a formal investigation regarding allegati...
The Orange County and Los Angeles offices of Allen Matkins held their annual holiday parties this month, hosting hundreds of S...
This was the second straight year of a slight bump in entering students.
Judges and Judiciary, Government
Harris is forming committee to evaluate Trump judge, U.S. attorney candidates
By Eli Wolfe
After months of inactivity, Senator Kamala Harris recently began forming a committee of California lawyers to evaluate candida...
Labor/Employment, California Courts of Appeal
State can take back money from retired teachers, panel says
By Matthew Blake
Teachers who got more retirement benefits than they were supposed to receive must return about eight years of that extra money...