Obituaries
Former state attorney general, federal public defender dies at 81
By Justin Kloczko
John K. Van de Kamp, who was the first federal public defender for the Central District of California before becoming state at...
One of the hackers hit with an indictment for allegedly participating in cyberattacks against Yahoo Inc. was already well know...
Tauler Smith pursues false advertisers in the health industry, but has a generalist reputation.
A roundup of recent transactions and the lawyers involved.
Alameda County Judge Delia Trevino's victim advocacy career has informed her bench work.
Litigation
Judge mulls dismissal of massive workers' compensation lawsuit
By Matthew Blake
The entire California workers' compensation system had its day in court Tuesday with a lawyer for the state telling a judge th...
The U.S. Judicial Conference requested Congress create 57 new judgeships in federal courts across the country, including 17 in...
Firm Watch
Retired justice remembered for fair, straightforward demeanor
By Paula Lehman Ewing
Daniel A. Curry, a retired 2nd District Court of Appeal justice known to use his corporate law background in judicial decision...
Seeking funds for mental health services, substance use disorder treatment and diversion programs for people in the criminal j...
Criminal
Trial set for widow claiming rehab center concealed husband's death
By Renee Flannery
A trial date has been scheduled in an alleged wrongful death case in which the plaintiff claims the true nature of her husband...
Labor/Employment
Kaiser employee fired because of son's health care costs, jury told
By Lyle Moran
A former medical assistant alleges Southern California Permanente Medical Group terminated her because it wanted to rid itself...
Government
State legislators push bill to protect environmental laws
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A state Senate committee has passed a bill hailed as an "insurance policy" in case federal environmental laws are rolled back ...
A note from the editors.
General Counsel Exponential Interactive Inc. (Emeryville) ...
Government
Former Central District U.S. attorney took tough approach, lost her job anyway
By America Hernandez
Eileen Decker's time in office was marked by an aggressive prosecutorial charge against violent crime and gang crackdowns. ...
Product Liability
LA judge considers proposed class for keyless Toyota car customers
By Justin Kloczko
A Los Angeles Superior Court judge Monday questioned common issues regarding a bid to certify a class of customers who say Toy...
State Bar & Bar Associations
State Bar delays antitrust policy after legislative criticism
By Lyle Moran
The bar back off a proposed policy due to concerns from the Assembly Judiciary Committee that it did not acknowledge or addres...
Litigation
Judge dismisses international child labor claims against Nestle
By Matthew Blake
A judge Friday dismissed with prejudice a class action alleging child slaves in Cote D'Ivoire harvested cocoa for Nestle, S.A....
Criminal
Two former company officials face criminal, civil charges
By Meghann M. Cuniff
Two former colleagues of an executive hit with the largest jury verdict in California in 2009 are facing civil and criminal ch...
Government
State attorney general joins opposition to Trump travel ban
By Chase Di Feliciantonio
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra joined the opposition to the Trump administration's revised executive order travel ...
Litigation
San Diego sues state agency over fee it claims is a tax
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The city of San Diego has challenged the State Water Resources Control Board over a fee it claims is really an illegal tax und...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
9th Circuit revives mortgage lawsuit against bank
By Joshua Seboldn
A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel revived a nurse's lawsuit claiming JPMorgan Chase Bank NA foreclosed on the woman's ...
A roundup of recent transactions and the lawyers involved
U.S. Attorney Eileen Decker of the Central District of California was ordered to resign by U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions...
The Los Angeles County district attorney's office Conviction Review Unit, just shy of its second birthday, is under new manage...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
9th Circuit appoints chief executive
By Steven Crighton
Elizabeth "Libby" Smith joins the 9th Circuit from the District of Idaho. ...
The state bar's board voted to pay for studies analyzing the bar's low passing rate at the request of the California Supreme C...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Deportee child molester's sentence reversed due to jury instruction error
By Chase Di Feliciantonio
A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel on Friday vacated the prison sentence of a man who crossed the Mexican border withou...
Labor/Employment
Keeping Uber litigation in limbo, Los Angeles judge rejects PAGA settlement
By Matthew Blake
A judge was left unsatisfied Friday by a proposed settlement between Uber Technologies Inc. and its drivers over state Private...