Civil Litigation, Criminal, Civil Rights
Acquitted developer seeks $50M from state, county
By Andy Serbe
A San Bernardino County executive who was acquitted of corruption charges after a 10-month trial has filed a federal lawsuit.
A candidate running for Orange County district attorney will change his ballot statement regarding his verdict-winning percent...
Landlord and tenant attorney Brian J. Virag said the verdict is the country’s largest for a single family in a bedbug case.
Law Practice, Intellectual Property
Veteran IP attorney moves to Seattle law firm
By Caroline Hart
William F. Abrams has joined Foster Pepper PLLC in Seattle from Steptoe & Johnson LLP in San Francisco, the firm announced.
Civil Litigation, Government
Fired legislative director sues state Senate, former legislator for retaliation
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The fired legislative director to former state Sen. Tony Mendoza has filed a retaliation lawsuit against him and the Senate. ...
Civil Litigation, Government, Constitutional Law
US sues California over law blocking federal land sales
By Joshua Sebold
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Monday challenged a new California law that would give the state authority to block any...
U.S. Supreme Court, Criminal, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
US Supreme Court reverses in 9th Circuit qualified immunity case
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
The U.S. Supreme Court issued a summary reversal of a 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals decision concerning qualified immunity...
Criminal, Constitutional Law, California Supreme Court
State high court narrowly upholds DNA collection for felony arrests
By L.J. Williamson
The opinion left the door open for defendants in different circumstances to raise privacy objections to the voter-approved DNA...
U.S. Supreme Court, Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
US Supreme Court denies overtime pay to automotive service advisors
By Justin Kloczko
In a broad reading of federal labor law, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that service advisors employed by auto dealership...
Civil Litigation, Insurance, Banking
Judge praises progress of Wells Fargo alleged insurance scheme case as mediation looms
By Meghann Cuniff
Multidistrict litigation related to Wells Fargo allegedly issuing unwanted automobile insurance policies heads to mediation.
Immigration, Government
Impact of counties’ revolt against state ‘sanctuary’ law on federal lawsuit uncertain
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
Legal observers said the decision by several California cities and counties to side with the federal government’s lawsuit agai...
Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Cotchett attorney elected chair of judicial watchdog agency
By Lyle Moran
The Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy LLP principal is the first female lawyer to hold the post.
Civil Litigation, Entertainment & Sports
Plaintiff loses counsel in fight with Weinstein Company
By Steven Crighton
Attorneys say the withdrawal could be related to the company’s bankruptcy.
Best Best & Krieger LLP has merged with Manhattan Beach-based Jenkins & Hogin LLP.
Criminal, California Supreme Court, California Courts of Appeal
San Francisco DA asks state high court to review appellate bail ruling
By Winston Cho
The San Francisco district attorney has asked the state Supreme Court to exercise its independent authority to review an appel...
Litigation & Arbitration, Law Practice
Law firms are no match for a professor and his Twitter
By Skylar Dubelko
What started as a string of tweets by a 34-year-old Harvard Law School lecturer has resulted in a movement to eliminate arbitr...
Government, Criminal
Bill: sex predators would vote in home counties
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A recently introduced bill would bar sexually violent predators in state custody from voting in the area where they are incarc...
Obituaries, Judges and Judiciary, California Supreme Court
Retired Supreme Court justice who protected rape victim rights dies at 83
By Justin Kloczko
Former California Supreme Court Justice Armand Arabian, who served on every level of the state courts during his judicial care...
Obituaries, Judges and Judiciary, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Stephen R. Reinhardt 1932-2018 Liberal icon of the 9th Circuit is dead
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
Forty years after Congress passed legislation that allowed President Jimmy Carter to reshape the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of App...
Labor/Employment, Immigration
Memo on two companies seeking H-1B visa for same person raises questions
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
Business immigration attorneys said that while the case the memo stemmed from had a narrow fact pattern, it created more quest...
Civil Litigation, Administrative/Regulatory
Lawsuit challenges San Diego County’s plan to reduce air pollution
By Mark Armao
A coalition of environmental groups is challenging the County of San Diego’s approval of a climate action plan, saying it fai...
Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment
Paralegal says in-house attorney harassed her
By Andy Serbe
Jury selection begins Tuesday in Los Angeles in a lawsuit by a paralegal accusing her former employer, a title insurance compa...
Real Estate/Development
Housing agency wins TRO to stop Santa Rosa eviction
By Lila Seidman
A Sonoma County court has temporarily halted eviction proceedings against a tenant who claims she was sexually harassed by her...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Criminal
Attorney turned fugitive jailed in theft case in Orange County
By Meghann Cuniff
A disbarred Orange County attorney accused of stealing from two clients has been jailed on felony charges that include unlawfu...
Civil Litigation, Government
Judge rules coffee companies failed to defend chemical health risk
By Justin Kloczko
A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge has ruled in a long-running Proposition 65 trial that Starbucks and coffee makers di...
Obituaries, Judges and Judiciary, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit ‘liberal lion’ Stephen Reinhardt dies at 87
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
Stephen R. Reinhardt, a liberal icon of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, who was outspoken about his judicial philosophy...
U.S. Supreme Court, Immigration, Government, Constitutional Law
State loses bid to move DOJ sanctuary lawsuit to San Francisco
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A federal judge in Sacramento rejected California’s request to transfer U.S. Attorney Jeff Sessions’ challenge to the state’s ...
Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment, Entertainment & Sports, Education Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Judge sets trial for student athletes class action against NCAA
By Meghann Cuniff
Multi-district class action litigation challenging the NCAA’s restrictions on financial aid is set for trial after a federal j...
Criminal, California Supreme Court
State Supreme Court clarifies its role in clemency process
By Justin Kloczko
The California Supreme Court has clarified its role in the state’s clemency process, saying a recommendation for clemency for ...
Law Practice
JFK law school seeking second campus amid falling enrollment
By Lyle Moran
The East Bay school has applied to open a branch in San Jose, a proposal that has generated controversy.