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Civil Litigation, Judges and Judiciary, Intellectual Property, Criminal


The autonomous car trade secret case against Uber Technologies took a wild turn Tuesday on the eve of jury selection when U.S....


Labor/Employment


Attorneys on both sides said the LA County ruling changes the landscape for employers in California who use on-call workers.


Immigration, Government


Judge grants relief to plaintiffs in illegal immigration case

Nov. 29, 2017
By Chase DiFeliciantonio

A federal judge has granted most of the relief sought in an emergency motion filed Monday by plaintiffs’ attorneys in a case r...


Obituaries, Judges and Judiciary


Pregerson memorial scheduled for Friday

Nov. 29, 2017
By Nicolas Sonnenburg

A public memorial service for Judge Harry Pregerson will be held Friday at the Shrine Auditorium near the University of Southe...


Labor/Employment


A onetime sports columnist lost a round in his effort to extract money from his former employer, despite $7.1M jury verdict.


Law Practice, Labor/Employment


Duane Morris snags L&E group from Sedgwick

Nov. 29, 2017
By Skylar Dubelko

Sedgwick LLP’s employment practice group is joining Duane Morris LLP’s San Francisco office, it was announced Tuesday.


The school said the July bar exam result was the first time since 2009 there had been an uptick.


A pair of conservation groups challenged the Trump administration in a new lawsuit that seeks to block the creation of a 43-mi...



Pregerson memorial scheduled for Friday

Nov. 28, 2017
By Nicolas Sonnenburg


Labor/Employment, California Supreme Court


In a win for farm laborers, the state Supreme Court ruled Monday that agricultural employers cannot use a defense that a union...


Obituaries, Judges and Judiciary


Harry Pregerson, liberal lion of the 9th Circuit, dies

Nov. 28, 2017
By Nicolas Sonnenburg

Harry Pregerson, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judge known for his liberal jurisprudence and concern for the disadvantag...


Immigration, Government


Emergency motion filed in federal court for immigrant minors

Nov. 28, 2017
By Chase DiFeliciantonio

Attorneys for a class of children who came to the U.S. without legal permission and got swept up in anti-gang actions filed an...


Rosen Bien Galvan & Grunfeld LLP has announced a structured agreement negotiated with Airbnb Inc. aimed at making the shor...


U.S. Supreme Court, Intellectual Property


During oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday, justices appeared divided on the constitutionality of a process...


Labor/Employment


Plaintiffs’ lawyers have leveled an ambitious litany of charges against a national cleaning company, accusing the employer of ...


A superior court judge wants to explore the dispute, which attorneys believe could have major implications for the insurance i...


Civil Litigation


Brother hopes to revive 15-year real estate lawsuit

Nov. 28, 2017
By Justin Kloczko

A man suing his brother in a long-running, multi-billion-dollar real estate lawsuit is hoping to revive his case with the 2nd ...


In the wake of a sexual harassment scandal and growing regulatory scrutiny overseas, Uber Technologies Inc. appears increasing...



Messner expands with new Silicon Valley office

Nov. 28, 2017
By Lila Seidman

Full-service law firm Messner Reeves LLP has opened a new office in San Jose, marking the firm’s sixth office nationwide and i...


Law Practice


In recent years, craft beer has grown into a multibillion dollar enterprise in the United States, and in no place more so than...


Judges and Judiciary, Government


Harris delays nominees, some say

Nov. 27, 2017
By Nicolas Sonnenburg, Eli Wolfe

Insiders with direct knowledge of the process say that multiple lists of federal judicial and U.S. attorney candidates have be...


Government


Lawmakers to hold hearing on sexual harassment

Nov. 27, 2017
By Malcolm Maclachlan

For the first time in a decade, an Assembly subcommittee tasked with looking at harassment in the Capitol will hold a hearing....


Law Practice


At a recent technology panel, CEOs and lawyers debated the use of AI in business management.


Intellectual Property


Waymo and Uber gear up for trial

Nov. 27, 2017
By Joshua Sebold

Litigation between autonomous car technology company Waymo and ridesharing app designer Uber Technologies Inc. has remained te...


Environmental & Energy, California Courts of Appeal


A state appellate court has reversed Kern County’s approval of a proposed rail project near Bakersfield that would have enable...



Harry Pregerson, liberal lion of the 9th Circuit, dies

Nov. 27, 2017
By Nicolas Sonnenburg

Harry Pregerson, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judge known for his liberal jurisprudence and concern for the disadvantag...


The agency’s financial monitor highlighted the hiring issues in a new report.


Corporate


2 Uber lawyers fired amid cyberattack fallout

Nov. 24, 2017
By Paula Lehman-Ewing

In the wake of this week’s revelations that Uber Technologies Inc. failed to disclose a cyberattack affecting 57 million users...


U.S. Supreme Court, Intellectual Property


Patent review board will get high court review

Nov. 24, 2017
By Caroline Hart

U.S. Supreme Court justices will consider Monday the fate of a pivotal provision of a 2011 law that allows patents to be revie...


Labor/Employment


A wrongful termination lawsuit alleges management at the Jonathan Club turned a blind eye to a woman manager sexually harassin...