Labor/Employment
Magistrate judge has tough questions as Grubhub employment trial ends
By Joshua Sebold
A U.S. magistrate judge had difficult questions for both sides as closing arguments were held in a bench trial to determine wh...
U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court denies cert in case testing West Hollywood ‘inclusionary zoning’ policy
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to step into a California dispute over a municipal law requiring builders to sell a fraction o...
A Los Angeles County jury returned a $31 million verdict for a man who was hit by a car as he crossed a street near Los Angele...
Law Practice
In its 15th year, women’s networking group still develops close bonds
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
In a profession that is dominated by men, a group of successful female attorneys have learned that close professional and pers...
Labor/Employment
Stanford to pay $8.4M over alleged labor code violations
By James Getz
Stanford University will pay out $8.4 million in a settlement over alleged inaccuracies in pay statements that occurred from 2...
Government
FPPC permits unlimited donations in legislator’s recall campaign
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Overruling its own chair, the California Fair Political Practices Commission has issued a final opinion that will allow other ...
The donation will support the “Shanin Specter Courtroom,” among other items.
Government, Corporate
In-house attorneys to testify in hearings on Russian attempt to influence election
By Paula Lehman-Ewing
Top attorneys from California-based technology companies will answer questions this week from the U.S. House and Senate regard...
Attorney Hirman Martin was arraigned Monday on four felony charges related to the tax returns of a professional football player.
Wells Fargo mortgage salespeople on commissions not paid minimum wages, lawsuit says
By Matthew Blake
Wells Fargo owes its mortgage sales people “tens of millions” of dollars, according to a plaintiffs’ attorney who says the ban...
San Diego Judge David Rubin tries to create a comfortable environment for lawyers in his courtroom.
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...