Two women who say they were assaulted by drivers working for Uber Technologies Inc. have sued the company with a putative clas...
Immigration, Government
Justice Department warns California cities about sanctuary policies
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
The U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday sent letters to 29 jurisdictions nationwide, including 12 cities and counties in C...
Intellectual Property
US appellate court says patent infringement defendant can repeat venue change request
By Meghann Cuniff
The 3-0 decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit could lead to a flood of requests for venue changes.
Corporate
New Uber GC needs board cooperation and support, experts say
By Paula Lehman-Ewing
Tony West, the recent PepsiCo Inc. general counsel and executive vice president of government affairs and former Department of...
Labor/Employment, Civil Rights
Citing 1866 law, African-American employees suing Tesla try to bypass arbitration
By James Getz
An attorney who represents several African-Americans suing Tesla Inc. in state court for allegedly creating a hostile workplac...
California Courts of Appeal
Lead paint ruling against companies mostly affirmed, but payout will be trimmed
By James Getz
The 6th District Court of Appeal on Tuesday largely affirmed a trial court ruling that three onetime manufacturers of lead pai...
A Beverly Hills attorney secured a $131 million jury verdict in Seattle state court for a woman who sued her husband, and a re...
Labor/Employment
Judge greenlights Jane Doe privacy invasion case against employer
By Matthew Blake
A plaintiff may continue with an anonymous lawsuit filed against a former employer who allegedly disclosed to her colleagues h...
Civil Litigation
5 law firms join in new suit against PG&E over wildfires
By Winston Cho
A group of five California law firms filed a suit against Pacific Gas and Electric Company on Tuesday, alleging that the utili...
Civil Litigation, Civil Rights, California Courts of Appeal
Ruling: Yelp justified in trying to protect user’s rights
By Meghann Cuniff
An appellate panel says websites have standing to assert the First Amendment rights of their users.
U.S. Supreme Court, Civil Rights, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
High court to hear challenge to state abortion law
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
The U.S. Supreme Court has decided to determine the constitutionality of a California law that requires pregnancy centers run ...
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...