Intellectual Property
Jury to decide if ‘comic-con’ trademark should die
By Steven Crighton
If the jury finds the term is generic, it’s likely there will be a mad dash by lower level conventions to capitalize on the ne...
Government
Legislature’s decision to hire harassment investigators is criticized
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The state Legislature’s decision to hire two firms to investigate sexual harassment claims by women in the Capitol has drawn f...
Law Practice
Pierce Sergenian LLP splits after less than a year in business
By Andy Serbe
Litigation boutique Pierce Sergenian LLP has split after less than a year in business, according to court documents in one of ...
Intellectual Property, Government
Patent office nominee faces few questions
By Caroline Hart
Los Angeles attorney Andrei Iancu’s nomination drew few questions in testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee regarding...
Criminal, Civil Rights
Ban on unsolicited magazines in Butte County jail OK, 9th Circuit rules
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
After nearly a decade of litigation, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that a county jail may ban unsolicited ma...
The agency made the shift this year amid the focus on the declining success rate.
Civil Litigation, Judges and Judiciary, Intellectual Property, Criminal
Uber trial delayed amid allegations of hidden evidence
By Joshua Sebold
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
Precedential ruling says businesses must pay on-call employees
By Justin Kloczko
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
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
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
Appellate panel says for now LA Times doesn’t owe columnist
By Matthew Blake
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
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...
Labor/Employment, California Supreme Court
Farm workers’ union scores twin state high court victories.
By James Getz
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
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
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...
Law Practice
Rosen Bien aids agreement with Airbnb to ease rentals by disabled people
By Andy Serbe
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
Patent law seems likely to survive high court challenge, observers say
By Caroline Hart
During oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday, justices appeared divided on the constitutionality of a process...
Labor/Employment
Cleaning company accused of forced labor, among other employment charges
By Matthew Blake
Plaintiffs’ lawyers have leveled an ambitious litany of charges against a national cleaning company, accusing the employer of ...
Civil Litigation
Judge to decide: Can only lawyers represent insurance companies in arbitrations?
By Meghann Cuniff
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
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 ...
Despite spawning first lawsuit, data breach may not add much to Uber’s legal woes
By Eli Wolfe
In the wake of a sexual harassment scandal and growing regulatory scrutiny overseas, Uber Technologies Inc. appears increasing...
Full-service law firm Messner Reeves LLP has opened a new office in San Jose, marking the firm’s sixth office nationwide and i...
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
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...
For the first time in a decade, an Assembly subcommittee tasked with looking at harassment in the Capitol will hold a hearing....
Law Practice
Artificial intelligence could help lawyers make deals, lawyers told
By Steven Crighton
At a recent technology panel, CEOs and lawyers debated the use of AI in business management.
Litigation between autonomous car technology company Waymo and ridesharing app designer Uber Technologies Inc. has remained te...