Litigation
Lawsuit claims Oracle shorted employees millions in sales commissions
By Matthew Blake
Oracle America Inc. has spent years breaking its contractual obligation to pay sales representatives' commissions, according t...
With President Donald Trump promising to spend at least $1 trillion on new infrastructure projects over the coming decade, con...
A prominent plaintiffs' firm has filed what it described as its first wave of litigation for individual condominium owners who...
California Courts of Appeal
Insurance commissioner prevails in homeowner rate dispute
By Joshua Seboldn
A state appellate court affirmed the authority of Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones to regulate insurance rates and ensure tha...
Environmental
Ongoing lawsuit, Oroville Dam flood danger poses large liability risk
By Malcolm Maclachlan
While the state Department of Water Resources tries to avert a potential disaster at the Oroville Dam, the agency's attorneys ...
Litigation
RICO suit against governor settled as judge objects to bombastic language
By America Hernandez
A case against alleged government and energy industry corruption by R. Rex Parris began with a bang, but seems to be going out...
General Counsel MapR Technologies Inc. (San Jose) ...
A roundup of recent transactions and the lawyers involved.
U.S. Supreme Court
Justice Alito laments shift from elected to appointed regulators
By Meghann M. Cuniff
"The Supreme Court has either acquiesced in this shift in lawmaking power or has actually facilitated it," Justice Samuel Alit...
U.S. Supreme Court
US. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy emphasizes civil discourse
By America Hernandez
Kennedy told the Association of Business Trial Lawyers the public should denounce speech it finds reprehensible. ...
Corporate
Crowdfunding platform names former military financial services group lawyer as GC
By Paula Lehman Ewing
RedCrow Inc., a Mill Valley-based crowdfunding platform, announced the hiring of Christopher P. Laia as general counsel and ch...
A small Brazilian nonprofit group is taking technology giant Alphabet Inc.-owned Google to court for allegedly not giving the ...
Government
Legislators try again to move judges to Inland Empire counties
By Malcolm Maclachlan
After failed efforts in the past, bills have been introduced again to allocate more judges to Riverside and San Bernardino cou...
Government
Legislative committee to review declining bar exam passage rate
By Lyle Moran
The chairman of the Assembly Judiciary Committee said he wants to find out why the state has such a stringent passing score. ...
US District Judge Dean Pregerson's 20 years of rulings has changed lives, protected prisoners.
A songwriting duo has sued fellow composer Marco E. Beltrami, claiming he passed as his own a song they produced to be used as...
Attorney moves and promotions and new firms from around the state.
Criminal
OC judge says next hearing in mass murder case may result in dismissal of death penalty
By Meghann M. Cuniff
Orange County Superior Court Judge Thomas M. Goethals on Friday ordered a hearing regarding the ongoing jail informant controv...
Superior Court Commissioner Orange County (Fullerton) ...
Comments made by actor Marlon Wayans were part of the creative process, says appellate court. ...
Firm Profile
Woman-owned Blumenthal Law Offices cover criminal defense in Riverside
By Renee Flannery
When meeting with potential clients, Virginia M. Blumenthal said she and the three other attorneys at Blumenthal Law Offices f...
Plaintiffs in a putative class action accusing PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP of systematic age discrimination faced an uphill bat...
Government
State attorney general hires law firm, launches 2018 bid
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Attorney General Xavier Becerra has tapped a prominent Democratic political law firm to help him in his 2018 run for a full te...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
9th Circuit panel upholds temporary ruling blocking travel ban
By Kevin Lee
A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel declined Thursday to reinstate President Donald J. Trump's executive order banning t...
Corporate
HP general counsel pushes outside counsel to diversify
By Paula Lehman Ewing
Kim M. Rivera, the general counsel for Palo Alto-based HP Inc., announced a new program Thursday that will obligate outside co...
California Courts of Appeal
Justices confirmed easily to state appellate court
By Kevin Lee
Three justices were sworn to the state appellate court, following confirmation hearings Thursday in San Diego. ...
Education
Former UC Riverside lawyer wins $2.5M in gender discrimination trial
By Renee Flannery
A former chief campus counsel at UC Riverside won a $2.5 million when a Riverside Superior Court jury found she was wrongfull...
Environmental
$8.5 million settlement ends Porter Ranch lawsuit by local air regulator
By Justin Kloczko
Southern California Gas Company has agreed to pay $8.5 million to end a lawsuit filed by air quality regulators related the 20...
State Bar & Bar Associations
New Orange County bar president commits to overcoming controversial start
By Meghann M. Cuniff
Michael L. Baroni has a different agenda planned as 2017 president of the Orange County Bar Association after weeks of turmoil...
EVP and General Counsel The Charles Schwab Corp. (San Francisco) ...