Law Practice, Government
Law firms made one last round of donations before restrictions started
By Malcolm Maclachlan
State Treasurer John Chiang’s new policy barring members of the state bond counsel pool from giving to local bond campaigns ap...
Government, Civil Litigation
State attorney general sues EPA for failing to comply with information request
By Joshua Sebold
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra has sued the Environmental Protection Agency, claiming it failed to respond to a Fr...
Civil Litigation
Former cosmetics review director cross-examined on industry influence
By Justin Kloczko
Johnson & Johnson defense witness cross-examined on cosmetic industry influence in not classifying talc-cancer link.
Civil Litigation
Monsanto settles nationwide weedkiller false advertising class action
By Andy Serbe
Monsanto Company has agreed to settle a national class action alleging false advertising over how much weedkiller its containe...
California Courts of Appeal
Bail bond company should get money back, appellate court rules
By David Mendenhall
A bail bond company that had to forfeit $150,000 even though its agent discovered a criminal defendant in jail in a different ...
In an ongoing lawsuit against a company founded by country music singer Brad Paisley, Miller Barondess LLP has secured a tenta...
Civil Litigation
Pepperdine Title IX trial ends with scathing closing arguments
By Eli Wolfe
A month-long trial over alleged discrimination against LGBT students at Pepperdine University ended in dramatic fashion on Fri...
Judges and Judiciary, Government, California Supreme Court
Groups lobby Brown to choose LGBT individual as next state high court justice
By Malcolm Maclachlan
As state Supreme Court Justice Kathryn M. Werdegar’s Aug. 31 retirement date approaches, efforts to lobby Gov. Jerry Brown on ...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Criminal
Unprecedented evidence hearing in capital case ends, leaves decision to OC judge
By Meghann Cuniff
The prosecutor argued that problems have been exposed, but the law doesn’t support removing the death penalty for a mass murde...
State Bar & Bar Associations
State Bar’s union ‘dismayed’ about incoming executive director
By Lyle Moran
The employees’ union issued a statement Thursday highly critical of Chief Operating Officer Leah Wilson, who will replace Eliz...
Law Practice, Labor/Employment, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, California Supreme Court
Latham evades malicious prosecution liability in high court ruling
By Matthew Blake
A trade secret lawsuit found to be in bad faith does not necessarily create malicious prosecution liability for the lawyer who...
Civil Litigation
Plaintiff rests with emotional deposition of cancer patient
By Justin Kloczko
The emotional deposition of cancer-stricken plaintiff Eva Echeverria was the last impression left on jurors by plaintiff’s att...
Labor/Employment, Entertainment & Sports
Rapper objects to anti-SLAPP motion in Viacom case
By Steven Crighton
Rapper The Game claims that Viacom’s negligent hiring is not protected as an act of free speech.
A lawsuit against Gerber Products Co. suffered a major blow after a federal judge removed its class status and granted summary...
Seyfarth Shaw partner Candice T. Zee started playing competitive roller hockey in high school, but her passion for the sport s...
Civil Litigation
Appellate court reverses itself: State immune from hate crime suit by former prisoner
By Andy Serbe
After first ruling California’s hate crime law allowed a suit by a former prison inmate to circumvent qualified immunity, a st...
State Bar & Bar Associations
State Bar says CEO resigns, chief operating officer to take helm
By Lyle Moran
Elizabeth Rindskopf Parker will depart as executive director on Sept. 7.
Intellectual Property, Civil Litigation
Discovery judge unloads on Uber attorney
By Joshua Sebold
The judge overseeing discovery battles in the trade secret litigation in which Waymo LLC accuses Uber of stealing the blueprin...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit denies certification for class in ADA hotel complaint
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals handed down a mixed bag for plaintiffs suing under the Americans with Disabilities Act, ...
Law Practice
Younger partners winning cases at LA litigation boutique
By Skylar Dubelko
Lawyers get a high level of legal experience at a younger age at Miller Barondess LLP, allowing them to excel more quickly.
Ethics/Professional Responsibility, State Bar & Bar Associations
Riverside prosecutor cleared of State Bar charges
By Lyle Moran
Two State Bar charges against a Riverside County deputy district attorney were recently dismissed.
Labor/Employment
California plaintiff employment lawyers skeptical of fired Google engineer’s claims
By Matthew Blake
The lawyer for the Google engineer and gender memo writer is likely to come outside of the ranks of California employment lawy...
The debate over the science relied upon to determine whether talc use is linked to cancer turned heated during cross-examinati...
Civil Litigation, Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Judge wants health proof of company’s product in suit against Newport Beach law firm
By Eli Wolfe
A Newport law firm accused of paying people to use their names in class action lawsuits scored a victory in its ongoing litiga...
Government, Civil Litigation
Governor signs bill favoring tribal courts, but lone dissenter won in court
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Gov. Jerry Brown has approved a bill ensuring that money judgments in tribal courts are enforceable in California courtrooms.
Probate, Law Practice
Appellate court reverses disqualification for Miller Barondess in trustee dispute
By Andy Serbe
An appellate court reversed a probate court decision that disqualified Miller Barondess LLP from handling a case concerning a ...
Civil Litigation
Company fighting whistleblower case claims documents are privileged
By Eli Wolfe
Attorneys for a medical device manufacturer argued that two former employees suing the company improperly included several do...
A judge granted a motion for temporary stay in the federal prosecution of a medical marijuana grower who was found to be actin...
Health Care & Hospital Law, Corporate
Federal jury faults both sides in contentious dispute
By Meghann Cuniff
A federal jury on Tuesday faulted both sides in a contentious dispute over a failed marijuana-themed pharmaceutical venture.
