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Civil Litigation


Uber safety policies challenged in class action

Nov. 16, 2017
By Joshua Sebold

Two women who say they were assaulted by drivers working for Uber Technologies Inc. have sued the company with a putative clas...


Immigration, Government


The U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday sent letters to 29 jurisdictions nationwide, including 12 cities and counties in C...


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


Tony West, the recent PepsiCo Inc. general counsel and executive vice president of government affairs and former Department of...


Labor/Employment, Civil Rights


An attorney who represents several African-Americans suing Tesla Inc. in state court for allegedly creating a hostile workplac...


California Courts of Appeal


The 6th District Court of Appeal on Tuesday largely affirmed a trial court ruling that three onetime manufacturers of lead pai...


Civil Litigation


Negligence lawsuit resolves privately

Nov. 15, 2017
By Justin Kloczko

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


A plaintiff may continue with an anonymous lawsuit filed against a former employer who allegedly disclosed to her colleagues h...


Civil Litigation


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


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

Nov. 14, 2017
By Nicolas Sonnenburg

The U.S. Supreme Court has decided to determine the constitutionality of a California law that requires pregnancy centers run ...


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


In a victory for Carlsbad-based Life Technologies Corp., a federal appellate court invalidated the remaining patent infringeme...


Entertainment & Sports


Baldwin’s counsel at Hueston Hennigan LLP said the settlement reflects a full trial victory.


Corporate


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


Two of the cases tackle Fourth Amendment questions about vehicle searches, but a third has broader privacy implications for ev...


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

Nov. 13, 2017
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


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


For Pankit Doshi, the newly elected president of the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association and a partner at DLA Pipe...


Civil Litigation


Settlement halts Long Beach water bill fee skim

Nov. 13, 2017
By Justin Kloczko

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


The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals further entrenched a three-way circuit split over whether investments should be consider...


Civil Litigation


PG&E sued for Redwood Valley couple’s death

Nov. 10, 2017
By Winston Cho

The families of a couple who were killed when one of the Wine Country fires hit the two victims’ home in Mendocino County have...


Entertainment & Sports


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


A convicted rapist will get a second chance at release due to a technicality, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thur...


Civil Litigation


Consumer protection agency wins mortgage lawsuit

Nov. 10, 2017
By Joshua Sebold

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


A 3rd District Court of Appeal panel has ruled that a lower court must use narrow and specific criteria in demanding a parolee...