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The court said it was not persuaded by those urging a reduction of the cut score.


Judges and Judiciary, Government


U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-California, voiced strenuous objections to the Senate Judiciary Committee’s nomination process T...


Civil Litigation, Entertainment & Sports


Frank Ocean prevails over father in libel case

Oct. 18, 2017
By Steven Crighton

The trial was the venue for a tense family reunion between father and son.


Intellectual Property


Allergan eye drug patents invalidated

Oct. 18, 2017
By Caroline Hart

Drugmaker Allergan LLC, already under fire from members of Congress for transferring its patents covering an eye drug to a Nat...


The family of a woman slain in the Mandalay Bay shooting massacre filed a wrongful death lawsuit in Los Angeles County Superio...


A company that purchased high-interest loans acted under the belief that those loans were not subject to state laws, its gener...


Government


Sonoma County courts to reopen Monday

Oct. 18, 2017
By Winston Cho

As smoke lingers in the Santa Rosa air due to the ongoing Northern California fires, the Sonoma County courts will remain clos...


In a case where hot-button politics are almost unavoidable, the judge and attorneys tried to keep their focus on the murder ch...


Judicial interpretation of the 1925 Federal Arbitration Act violates the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, an attorney...


The agency is examining whether an outside entity should instead handle the regulatory efforts.


Civil Litigation, Law Practice, Criminal


Harder quits as Weinstein counsel

Oct. 17, 2017
By Steven Crighton

A source confirmed Harder stopped working with Weinstein last week.


Government


Governor frowns on gender pay disclosure bill

Oct. 17, 2017
By Matthew Blake

Lawyers lobbying for California’s largest companies won one Sunday when Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed a bill that would have made bu...


U.S. Supreme Court, Criminal


The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to take an appeal from the U.S. Department of Justice seeking email data for a criminal i...


Government


The Court Reporters Board of California has failed in its bid to regulate out-of-state deposition transcribing services.


Judges and Judiciary, Government


Though thousands of residents are returning to their homes after the wildfires, the Sonoma County courts will remain closed un...


Government


The majority of Judicial Council employees will have collective bargaining rights, thanks to a bill signed by Gov. Jerry Brown.


Civil Litigation


A security guard whose spine was severely injured in a fall at a Loyola Marymount University construction site was awarded $16...


Labor/Employment


A human resources worker is suing her former employer — an Orange County medical device company — for gender-based pay inequit...


Government, California Courts of Appeal


California Attorney General Xavier Becerra is not letting go of his fight over what ballot language voters will see when they ...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


Oral arguments in a defamation suit between two Olympic swimmers turned into a public policy debate about the value of a free ...


The Napa County Superior Court suspended jury service this week while the status of the Sonoma County courts remain up in the ...


Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Philip J. Layfield actually has “not fled the country,” the personal injury attorney responded on Aug. 8 in a declaration sign...


Attorneys for Apple Inc. and Qualcomm Inc. sought to portray the other as avaricious bullies during a contentious hearing on F...


The Committee of Bar Examiners wants its own working group to review the licensing test.


The Committee of Bar Examiners wants its own working group to review the licensing test


Labor/Employment, Government


Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a bill that will bar employers from seeking a job applicant’s salary history.


Judges and Judiciary, Government


Gregory Dresser selects role at CJP over promotion at the bar.


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


A class of golf caddies required by PGA Tour Inc. rules to wear bibs adorned with advertisements from tournament sponsors aske...


U.S. District Judge R. Gary Klausner has dismissed a civil suit against Ventura County arising from a raid on the homes of two...


Civil Litigation


Johnson & Johnson defense attorneys got their first chance at beating back the $417 million talcum powder verdict Wednesda...