Civil Litigation, Criminal
After a year of no-shows, incarcerated accused killer gets wrongful death settlement set aside
By Justin Kloczko
A Hollywood writer who has not defended a $56 million wrongful death suit for more than a year escaped paying up Monday after ...
Intellectual Property
Patent case that went to high court ends with defense win for California company
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
In a victory for Carlsbad-based Life Technologies Corp., a federal appellate court invalidated the remaining patent infringeme...
Entertainment & Sports
Actor Alec Baldwin settles fraud dispute with art dealer
By Steven Crighton
Baldwin’s counsel at Hueston Hennigan LLP said the settlement reflects a full trial victory.
Corporate
UC Irvine taps longtime campus counsel to lead legal department
By Paula Lehman-Ewing
CSU counsel Andrea M. Gunn named top attorney for UC Irvine.
A Southern California personal injury attorney accused of misappropriating millions of dollars in client settlement money and ...
Outside expert suggests legal associations provide timely, accurate responses when crises strike
U.S. Supreme Court
Three pending U.S. Supreme Court cases grapple with automobile and cellphone privacy
By L.J. Williamson
Two of the cases tackle Fourth Amendment questions about vehicle searches, but a third has broader privacy implications for ev...
Civil Litigation
Oakland, Alameda County do not have immunity against ghost ship fire claims
By James Getz
The city of Oakland and Alameda County do not have blanket immunity from being sued on allegations their breach in performing ...
Judges and Judiciary
Trial lawyers honor justice for promoting civility
By Meghann Cuniff
The new California chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates award is named for 4th District Justice William W. Bedsworth.
Criminal, Civil Litigation
Constitutionality of money bail debated in papers in federal court
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Plaintiffs who are challenging the state’s money bail system have filed a motion asking an Oakland federal judge to declare it...
State Bar & Bar Associations
New bar association president wants to promote immigration changes
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
For Pankit Doshi, the newly elected president of the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association and a partner at DLA Pipe...
The city of Long Beach will stop overcharging on water bills and return $12 million it swept into the general fund back to the...
A surprise $105 billion bid from Broadcom Corporation may add a new wrinkle to Qualcomm Inc.’s legal battle with Apple Inc. ov...
Tax, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit ruling sets up high court test on categorizing investments under tax law
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals further entrenched a three-way circuit split over whether investments should be consider...
The families of a couple who were killed when one of the Wine Country fires hit the two victims’ home in Mendocino County have...
A young man’s apology letter to a family friend became a central issue in the copyright battle over the rights to Ultraman, wi...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit rules both sides must consent to magistrate judge in rapist case
By Joshua Sebold
A convicted rapist will get a second chance at release due to a technicality, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thur...
A federal judge in San Francisco fined a mortgage financing service $7.9 million and permanently enjoined it from a wide array...
California Courts of Appeal
Court wants narrower rules for warrantless searches of parolees’ devices
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A 3rd District Court of Appeal panel has ruled that a lower court must use narrow and specific criteria in demanding a parolee...
An Irvine-based bank has agreed to a $17 million proposed settlement in a suit that accused it of deceiving investors about it...
Community News
LAPA holds annual pro bono fair in San Fernando Valley
By Kibkabe Araya
The Los Angeles Paralegal Association held its 11th annual LAPA Pro Bono Fair Oct. 21 for San Fernando Valley residents at Nat...
Personal injury attorney Taylor Rayfield set records as a member of the University of North Carolina volleyball team.
Attorneys delivered radically different narratives about the origins of a one-page document that has fueled 20 years of litiga...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility, State Bar & Bar Associations
State Bar president urges attorneys to disclose convictions
By Lyle Moran
Michael Colantuono says he would like the disclosures prior to the planned re-fingerprinting of lawyers
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Civil Rights
9th Circuit weighs constitutionality of invocation before school board meetings
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
Two judges sitting on a panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals described the facts of a case involving prayers before ...
Labor/Employment
Curt says lone restaurant owner can be defendant in multimillion-dollar class action
By Matthew Blake
An appellate panel has possibly expanded the amount of time when former owners of companies are on the hook for employment law...
U.S. Supreme Court, Intellectual Property
Apple finalizes $119.6M win in one patent case against Samsung
By Caroline Hart
Wrapping up one of Apple Inc.’s major patent infringement lawsuits against Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., the U.S. Supreme Cour...
A company that makes anti-malware software has defeated a lawsuit by a software company that accused it of false advertising a...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Glassdoor must disclose user identities to grand jury, court rules
By Joshua Sebold
A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled Wednesday that Glassdoor Inc. must reveal the identities of eight users to a g...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
State Bar Court recommends disbarment of LA attorney for stealing from ‘Manhattan Madam’
By Lila Seidman
The State Bar Court has recommended disbarment of a Los Angeles attorney who took money meant to pay a former New York prostit...
