Law Practice, Civil Litigation
Bloom takes step back from Cosby case
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
Supreme Court to hear 9th Circuit bankruptcy case next week
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
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
Oil and gas companies remove climate change suits to federal court
By James Getz
Just as they did against three previous climate change-related cases filed against them in state courts, major oil and gas com...
Between the jury’s staggering $417 million Johnson & Johnson verdict and the judge’s complete rejection of it, only one th...
Law Practice, Government
Investigator hired to probe Capitol sexual harassment, assault claims
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The state Senate announced Monday that it has hired a well-known legal investigator to look into allegations of sexual harassm...
Labor/Employment
Resort workers in court over parking, work utensils, time putting on uniforms
By Matthew Blake
A luxury resort forces cooks to bring their own kitchen equipment, and workers to sometimes park far away from the establishme...
Government, Civil Litigation
California to get $7M in settlement with General Motors
By Caroline Hart
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...
Eric Early is one of two Republicans to enter the 2018 race
UCLA School of Law Professor Richard Sander believes admissions preferences for minorities lead to poor bar exam outcomes.
Civil Litigation
Judge overturns $417M jury verdict in talc cancer trial
By Justin Kloczko
The judge agreed that the jury wrongly determined malice based on internal company documents and engaged in misconduct.
Intellectual Property
Daimler sues Amazon.com, alleges trademark infringement
By Caroline Hart
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
9th Circuit panel considers constitutionality of state prostitution ban
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
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
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
Dog advocates win battle against National Park Service
By Joshua Sebold
The National Park Service has announced that it was abandoning its plan to increase restrictions on dog walking in the Golden ...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Federal and local agencies set up legal assistance hotline for Northern California wildfire survivors
By Winston Cho
As Northern California wildfire survivors face an uphill battle on several legalfronts, federal and local agencies coordinated...
Civil Litigation
Ranchers sue U.S. Forest Service for allowing too many horses
By James Getz
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
Only discovery can reveal reasons for Johnny Depp’s suit against longtime lawyer
By Steven Crighton
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.
Comradery and winning are part of the atmosphere at Roxborough, Pomerance, Nye & Adreani, which helps companies with labor...
U.S. District Judge Dale Drozd remains joyous in the over-burdened federal court in Fresno.
Civil Litigation, Government
Women’s Sacramento protests draw attention to lawsuits, stalled legislation
By Malcolm Maclachlan
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
In unusual order, state appellate court sanctions Hill Farrer attorneys
By Meghann Cuniff
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
9th Circuit entertains long-fought dispute over unsolicited mail in Butte County jails
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
A near decadelong First Amendment dispute over the right of a publisher to send unsolicited magazines to inmates in Butte Coun...
Intellectual Property
Gilead sued over patent for cancer-fighting treatment
By Caroline Hart
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
Pacific Gas & Electric sued by burned-out Santa Rosa homeowners
By Winston Cho
A Santa Rosa couple has filed a lawsuit against Pacific Gas & Electric Company, blaming the utility for the blaze that des...
The NFL player’s attorney alluded to a “smoking gun,” which attorneys agree he’ll need.
In some of California’s largest counties, dependency court judges face caseloads far higher than they can keep pace with.
San Jose business litigator Jeffrey M. Forster has been collecting stamps for more than 40 years.