A massive fraud complaint against PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP by the city of Los Angeles became somewhat less massive Monday wh...
A nearly 20-year tug-of-war between a Spanish museum and the descendants of a Holocaust survivor over a Camille Pissarro paint...
Steptoe & Johnson LLP has moved its Northern California office from Palo Alto to San Francisco, according to a statement r...
Government
State Bar to require invoices from lobbyist but pay same monthly fee
By Lyle Moran
State Auditor Elaine M. Howle, who recommended the bar’s lobbyist submit detailed invoices, said the new contract did not meet...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit rules for paraplegic driver in ADA case
By Joshua Sebold
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday in favor of a paraplegic man who says an auto dealership refused to tempora...
CKE Restaurants Holdings Inc., the parent company for Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s, promoted its general counsel Charles A. Seigel ...
Administrative/Regulatory
New rule: Consumers can bring class actions against financial institutions
By Justin Kloczko
The nation’s top consumer watchdog said the rule would give millions their day in court, while opponents said it could lead to...
California Supreme Court
Minor’s detention not a due process violation, state high court rules
By L.J. Williamson
In a unanimous verdict, the state Supreme Court declared Monday that the violation of a 120-day limit on the detention of an i...
Bill aimed at hitting pimps with civil penalties facing tough opposition
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A bill targeting johns and pimps in child prostitution cases with civil penalties has run into difficulty in the state Legisla...
Civil Litigation
Qualcomm seeks ban on iPhone imports ahead of new iPhone launch
By Eli Wolfe
Qualcomm Inc. took an aggressive step in its patent infringement battle with Apple Inc. last week by filing a petition with th...
Government, Civil Litigation
Assembly approves bill to limit examinations of alleged abuse victims in civil cases
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The state Assembly has unanimously passed a bill to limit psychological examinations of child sexual abuse victims in civil ca...
Civil Litigation
Wildly different storylines mark $231M Nissan liability trial
By Justin Kloczko
Two different storylines in the Nissan North America liability trial emerged last week in Los Angeles County Superior Court to...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Immigration, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
State Bar shuts down notario who operated even after conviction
By Skylar Dubelko
The State Bar is shutting down an unauthorized immigration law practice in Los Angeles that had continued to operate — with up...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Gilead must face allegations of circumventing FDA regulations, court rules
By Joshua Sebold
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday revived a whistleblower case against Gilead Sciences Inc. in which former empl...
California Courts of Appeal
Opinion: peace officers don’t have expectation of privacy during raids
By Meghann Cuniff
The 3-0 decision from the 4th District Court of Appeal is not a full victory for the city of Santa Ana and its attorneys.,
California Bar
State Bar signs contract to receive attorney arrest alerts
By Lyle Moran
The agency’s deal with the California Department of Justice covers prospective lawyers who submitted their fingerprints on Jul...
Real Estate, Criminal
Judge begins dismissing charges after prosecution rests in San Bernardino County corruption trial
By Andy Serbe
After seven months of jury trial, the prosecution has rested in a corruption case alleging San Bernardino County officials acc...
In Recess
First-year Jones Day associate Nicholas Howe balances work, competitive javelin, and family.
By Skylar Dubelko
Nicholas Howe, first year associate at Jones Day, is a two-time NCAA champion and the UC San Diego record holder in the javeli...
California Supreme Court
State high court rules against homeowners over seawall
By Joshua Sebold
Some legal experts had been spoiling for a fight, hoping for a referendum on the powers of the California Coastal Commission a...
U.S. District Judge George Wu issued a tentative ruling before Thursday’s hearing stating that he would likely grant a motion ...
Criminal
OC public defender wraps up his case against sheriff’s use of informants
By Meghann Cuniff
A public defender trying to show the sheriff’s department can’t be trusted to turn over all evidence in a capital case rested ...
A 90,000-member, health care union has sued the California Department of Public Health to force the agency to share the contac...
Judges and Judiciary, Government
SF County judges asked to voluntarily give up pay
By James Getz
San Francisco County Superior Court judges are being asked to give up one day’s pay a month as part of the court’s efforts to ...
Media, Labor/Employment
Hearing on fired LA Times cartoonist becomes animated
By Matthew Blake
A lawsuit that terminated cartoonist and blogger Ted Rall filed against the Los Angeles Times may soon go off the rails.
Media, Labor/Employment
Hearing on fired LA Times cartoonist becomes animated
By Matthew Blake
A lawsuit that terminated cartoonist and blogger Ted Rall filed against the Los Angeles Times may soon go off the rails.
Media, Labor/Employment
Hearing on fired LA Times cartoonist becomes animated
By Matthew Blake
A lawsuit that terminated cartoonist and blogger Ted Rall filed against the Los Angeles Times may soon go off the rails.
Taylor Blessey LLP partner Dean J. Smith, who specialized in medical malpractice defense cases for more than 25 years, died Ju...
Members of Greenberg Traurig LLP’s San Francisco and Silicon Valley offices performed June 14 as the rock band ‘Attractive Nui...
Law Practice
Morris Polich & Purdy will merge with Detroit's Clark Hill
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
Once combined, the new firm operating under the Clark Hill name will have 16 offices across the nation.