Judges and Judiciary, Criminal
Judge ready to reverse his lenient sentence delays after defender’s tears
By Meghann Cuniff
A public defender’s briefly tearful argument prompted an Orange County Superior Court judge on Friday to postpone his re-sente...
The aggressive plan of San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi to challenge bail in every criminal filing backfired Friday w...
Government, Corporate
Uber snags PepsiCo GC, former Department of Justice attorney as chief legal officer
By Paula Lehman-Ewing
A former DOJ attorney and GC for PepsiCo will navigate Uber’s legal hurdles.
The reversal of the order, which could have had wide-reaching ramifications, didn’t surprise attorneys.
Labor/Employment, State Bar & Bar Associations
LA bar approves press policy in step toward more transparency
By Justin Kloczko
The Los Angeles County Bar Association is letting it be known that its Board of Trustees meetings are open to the public follo...
Labor/Employment
Judge partly certifies class of 20,000 Party City hourly employees
By Matthew Blake
A class of 19,469 current and former employees of a party supply retail chain was certified Friday by a judge for claims they ...
Labor/Employment
Appellate court agrees that company arbitration agreement is unreasonable
By Andy Serbe
An appellate court has affirmed a trial judge’s decision that a company’s arbitration agreement is unconscionable and unenforc...
Bar associations struggling to attract younger members might draw some lessons from the Association of Business Trial Lawyers.
Government, Criminal
Attorney general’s court filing prompts new bail debate
By Malcolm Maclachlan
San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi’s announcement that his office will challenge bail in all criminal cases has added a...
Civil Litigation, Criminal
Anaheim police officers fill courtroom after judge restricts colleague’s testimony
By Meghann Cuniff
An Anaheim police officer’s lawyer said a federal judge was unfairly restricting the defense in an excessive force civil trial.
Tax, Law Practice, Government
City of LA to repay lawyer tax on reimbursements
By Justin Kloczko
In a settlement over a lawyer tax, the city of Los Angeles will stop mandating attorneys include reimbursed expenses in their ...
Entertainment & Sports, Constitutional Law
Judge seems hostile to California law designed to shield actors’ ages
By Winston Cho
With a California law in danger of being overturned after being enjoined in February, a lawyer with the state attorney general...
Stakeholders moved dirt on the site of UC Hastings College of the Law’s forthcoming academic village.
Stakeholders gathered in La Jolla to discuss California coastal law.
Community News
San Fernando Valley Bar Association installs new officers
By Shane Nelson
Alan E. Kassan took over as president of the SFVBA Oct. 19.
Gaming is more than a casual pursuit for intellectual property attorney Stephen C. McArthur.
Community News
Samford University wins National Civil Trial Competition
By Shane Nelson
Students from Samford University Cumberland School of Law outlasted competitors from 16 other schools to claim the national ci...
Civil Litigation
Federal judge curtails officer’s testimony in police shooting case
By Meghann Cuniff
A judge overseeing an excessive force civil trial cut off testimony about a shooting victim’s gang affiliation.
Criminal
San Francisco public defender’s office challenges bail on 282 criminal cases
By Winston Cho
San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi announced Wednesday that his office has filed challenges to every criminal case in w...
Prager University has accused YouTube of violating its First Amendment rights by restricting access to innocuous education vid...
Law Practice, Immigration, Government
US government tightens nonimmigrant work visa scrutiny
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
In a policy shift, the federal government announced that applications to extend certain work visas will now be scrutinized in ...
Civil Litigation
Deutsche Bank settles California, NY complaint over interest rate conspiracy
By Malcolm Maclachlan
California will get $29 million as part of a 45-state settlement with Deutsche Bank announced Wednesday.
Civil Litigation
Judge lets piece of massive long-term care lawsuit settle
By Matthew Blake
A judge approved a $9.75 million settlement between 123,000 people who signed up for state-run, long-term care insurance and t...
Intellectual Property
Apple-Samsung retrial order could affect design patent litigation
By Caroline Hart
A San Jose federal judge has ordered a new damages trial for Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.’s infringement of Apple Inc.’s desig...
Civil Litigation
Daughter of actor Paul Walker reaches settlement with Porsche
By Justin Kloczko
The daughter of deceased actor Paul Walker has confidentially settled a wrongful death lawsuit against Porsche that alleged th...
Sexual assault cases, especially those that emerge well after the alleged event, can be rife with challenges for prosecutors a...
Labor/Employment
Former Morgan Stanley executive alleges disability harassment
By Paula Lehman-Ewing
A former executive from the company’s LA office says she was demoted after returning from medical leave, while the company den...
Judges and Judiciary, Criminal, California Supreme Court
Chief Justice’s group recommends end of money bail system
By L.J. Williamson
The changes would be profound, and would require legislative and statutory changes, as well as outreach, buy-in, and funding, ...
Civil Litigation
US judge tightens jury control in second trial over police killing of gang member
By Meghann Cuniff
A jury delivered a defense verdict after a trial in 2014, but the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed it last year.
Civil Litigation
Aetna’s privacy rights settlement accused of breaching privacy
By Justin Kloczko
In an ironic twist, a lawsuit alleges notices mailed by health insurer Aetna Inc. regarding an AIDS privacy settlement further...