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Law Practice, Civil Litigation


Bloom takes step back from Cosby case

Oct. 24, 2017
By Steven Crighton

Lisa Bloom will no longer argue an appeal for an alleged Cosby victim.


U.S. Supreme Court, Bankruptcy, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


Next week, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in a bankruptcy case that may prove to address the scope of federal bank...


Environmental & Energy


Just as they did against three previous climate change-related cases filed against them in state courts, major oil and gas com...


Civil Litigation


Science will be key to talc appeal chances

Oct. 24, 2017
By Justin Kloczko

Between the jury’s staggering $417 million Johnson & Johnson verdict and the judge’s complete rejection of it, only one th...


Law Practice, Government


The state Senate announced Monday that it has hired a well-known legal investigator to look into allegations of sexual harassm...


A luxury resort forces cooks to bring their own kitchen equipment, and workers to sometimes park far away from the establishme...


Government, Civil Litigation


In a $120 multi-state settlement over the failure to disclose safety issues, California will get $7 million out of a settlemen...


Several parents who claim their children died from a degenerative brain disease linked to concussions successfully convinced a...


Government


LA lawyer running for attorney general's office

Oct. 23, 2017
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Eric Early is one of two Republicans to enter the 2018 race


Education Law


UCLA School of Law Professor Richard Sander believes admissions preferences for minorities lead to poor bar exam outcomes.


Civil Litigation


The judge agreed that the jury wrongly determined malice based on internal company documents and engaged in misconduct.


Intellectual Property


Daimler AG, the German automotive corporation which owns Mercedes-Benz, filed a complaint Friday for trademark infringement ag...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals seemed inclined to give a second chance to plaintiffs challenging the constitutionality ...


Immigration, Criminal


Federal prosecutors charge lawyer, partner with visa fraud

Oct. 23, 2017
By Chase DiFeliciantonio

Two people were charged in federal court with defrauding a popular visa program that allows foreign investors to obtain perman...


Law Practice, Government


The National Park Service has announced that it was abandoning its plan to increase restrictions on dog walking in the Golden ...


As Northern California wildfire survivors face an uphill battle on several legalfronts, federal and local agencies coordinated...


Civil Litigation


Ranchers in the northeast corner of California — in and around the Modoc National Forest — are suing the U.S. Forest Service a...


Civil Litigation, Law Practice, Entertainment & Sports


The actor accused lawyer Jacob A. Bloom of unjust enrichment, self-dealing, and breach of fiduciary duty in a lawsuit filed la...


An attorney and blogger had challenged disciplinary charges filed against him


A 40-year old contract that may or may not be a forgery is at the heart of a dispute between two Asian entertainment companies.


Law Practice


Roxborough, Pomerance, Nye & Adreani LLP

Oct. 23, 2017
By Melanie Brisbon

Comradery and winning are part of the atmosphere at Roxborough, Pomerance, Nye & Adreani, which helps companies with labor...



Eastern Delight

Oct. 23, 2017
By Eli Wolfe

U.S. District Judge Dale Drozd remains joyous in the over-burdened federal court in Fresno.


Civil Litigation, Government


Two women — ­an attorney and a member of the state Assembly — are fighting separate battles to draw attention to sexual harass...


Law Practice, Appellate Practice


An appellate panel sanctioned two attorneys $8.500 and ordered them to report it to the State Bar.


Civil Rights, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


A near decadelong First Amendment dispute over the right of a publisher to send unsolicited magazines to inmates in Butte Coun...


Intellectual Property


A team of Irell & Manella LLP attorneys, led by partner Morgan Chu, has sued Gilead Sciences Inc. on behalf of a Seattle-b...


Civil Litigation


A Santa Rosa couple has filed a lawsuit against Pacific Gas & Electric Company, blaming the utility for the blaze that des...


Entertainment & Sports


Examining Kaepernick’s playbook

Oct. 20, 2017
By Steven Crighton

The NFL player’s attorney alluded to a “smoking gun,” which attorneys agree he’ll need.


Judges and Judiciary


Judge shortages back up dependency courts

Oct. 20, 2017
By L.J. Williamson

In some of California’s largest counties, dependency court judges face caseloads far higher than they can keep pace with.


In Recess


History Hound

Oct. 20, 2017
By Shane Nelson

San Jose business litigator Jeffrey M. Forster has been collecting stamps for more than 40 years.