Civil Litigation, Law Practice
Davis attorney teams with small-town publisher again in lawsuits
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Attorney Paul Boylan and small-town newspaper editor Tim Crews are teaming up again to file lawsuits seeking public records at...
Law Practice, Government, Criminal
Questions raised about desert town law firm charging prosecution fees
By L.J. Williamson
In a case that has raised eyebrows in the Southern California desert towns of Indio and Coachella, a local resident who was ch...
The burgeoning vaporized tobacco industry presents a market for attorneys, but a challenging one suffering from hazy regulatio...
California Courts of Appeal
Divided appeals panel sends sanctions award back to trial judge
By Winston Cho
A state appellate court affirmed a judge’s decision to dismiss Cal Fire’s claims against the defendants, including Sierra Paci...
Intellectual Property, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit panel skeptical of ‘moral rights’ claim in copyright claim against Jay-Z
By Steven Crighton
Even if a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel reverses a district court’s dismissal of a copyright infringement lawsuit br...
Civil Litigation
Longshoreman wins $24M negligence verdict, died a day later
By Caroline Hart
A San Francisco longshoreman with mesothelioma won a $24 million verdict against a shipyard contractor for conditions which co...
Law Practice, California Supreme Court
State Supreme Court hears arguments on firm’s unfinished business
By Justin Kloczko
Arguments before the state Supreme Court Thursday addressed the issue of whether a dissolved law firm can collect hourly fees ...
Judges and Judiciary
6th District justice retired after misconduct inquiry aided by the Judicial Council
By James Getz
Conrad Rushing resigned as presiding justice of the 6th District Court of Appeal after his own court requested an investigatio...
State Bar & Bar Associations
LA County bar selects new executive director
By Andy Serbe
The Los Angeles County Bar Association has hired Stanley S. Bissey, executive director and CEO of the California Judges Associ...
Louie H. Castoria, the co-managing partner of Kaufman Dolowich & Voluck’s San Francisco office, has been writing a weekly ...
The law school hosted its 21st annual Western Conference on Tax Exempt Organizations Nov. 30-Dec. 1 at the Millennium Biltmore...
Regarding the need for a trial plan, the judge said “There is no precedent.”
Criminal
Executive facing second trial will also defend against charges of perjury
By Meghann Cuniff
Prosecutors will be limited in how they can reference the context of insider trading defendant’s alleged lies.
Government, Administrative/Regulatory
California cannabis lawyers may face new federal threat
By Malcolm Maclachlan
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions could soon have the power to crack down on marijuana in states where it is legal.
Civil Litigation, Government
Judge: Marin County fee on all residential projects is constitutional
By Meghann Cuniff
The judge rejected a writ petition from the Pacific Legal Foundation, which argued the fees should not apply to small property...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Immigration
Federal government lawyer says courts cannot review president’s immigration decisions
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
Attorneys sparred Wednesday before a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel over the legality of President Donald J. Trump’s ...
Criminal, California Supreme Court
State high court weighs whether Proposition 57 was retroactive for some juveniles
By L.J. Williamson
The state Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday on the retroactivity of Proposition 57’s application to juvenile defendants.
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit mulls Anti-Terrorism Act lawsuit against Twitter
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
What is believed to be the first lawsuit seeking to find a social media company liable for deaths caused by terrorist attacks ...
A video gaming company employee accused of stealing trade secrets and violating hacking law as he left his job was acquitted b...
Immigration, Criminal
Charges against Mexican national may be easy to prove
By Winston Cho
Legal observers said the U.S. Department of Justice’s indictment of the Mexican national who was acquitted of Kate Steinle’s k...
Labor/Employment
Internet technicians can’t get paid for commute home, judge rules
By Matthew Blake
“What is work?” a judge asked at an oral argument Wednesday, and later answered his own question, ruling that Cox Communicatio...
Judges and Judiciary, California Courts of Appeal
6th District presiding justice retires quietly after long career
By James Getz
Conrad L. Rushing, who was presiding justice of the 6th District Court of Appeal since 2003, retired Monday after an appellate...
Agency froze initial coin offering, alleges $15M investor fraud
Law Practice, Government
State senator distances himself from firm representing accused harassers
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Democrats have been scrambling to distance themselves from Assemblyman Matt Debabneh, D-Encino, after two women gave detailed ...
Civil Litigation
Shasta County tentatively settles inmates’ ADA class action
By Joshua Sebold
The county reached a proposed settlement with a class of inmates over alleged violations of the Americans with Disabilities Ac...
Civil Litigation, Government, Education Law
Suit seeks to force state to improve student literacy
By Justin Kloczko
California is failing to teach students simple tasks like reading and writing, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday that seeks...
Los Angeles business firm Rodi Pollock Pettker Christian & Pramov ALC has agreed to merge with international law firm Smit...
Civil Litigation, Entertainment & Sports
Katy Perry, LA archdiocese win another $10M in convent case
By Steven Crighton
The jury found developer Dana Hollister liable for $10 million in punitive damages.
A state Supreme Court official recently got involved to try stem tensions between the committee and the bar.
The state Assembly and Senate make many settlements of lawsuits public, except those filed against the Legislature itself.