Criminal
Former state legislator sentenced to a year and a day for money laundering
By Kevin Lee
Thomas M. Calderon, a political consultant and former member of the state Assembly, was sentenced Monday to a year and a day o...
Intellectual Property
Biotech company wins preliminary injunction in patent case
By Saul Sugarman
Illumina Inc., a DNA sequencing company, has won a preliminary injunction against a defendant accused of infringing its techno...
State Bar & Bar Associations
State Bar to seek broad funding from state high court
By Lyle Moran
The agency's board supported staff seeking funding for far more than its attorney discipline system. ...
Jeffrey Brand's career as an attorney and academic culminated in a move to Alameda County's bench.
Law Practice
Covington grabs partner from Sidley to grow NorCal offices
By Joshua Seboldn
Covington & Burling LLP grabbed Silicon Valley corporate partner Thomas C. DeFilipps from Sidley Austin LLP to help build ...
A roundup of recent transactions and the California lawyers involved.
State Bar & Bar Associations
Chief Justice urges State Bar to pursue reforms
By Lyle Moran
The chief's letter comes after the Legislature failed to approve a bill funding and reforming the bar. ...
Litigation
Former state prison employee avoids personnel board hearing
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A Sacramento County judge has granted a stay to a former Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation employee who challenged ...
4th District Court of Appeal Justice passed away suddenly Thursday at age 79. He served in Division One for 21 years. ...
Litigation
Technology company wins case that included three bench trials and one jury trial
By Justin Kloczko
A multi-tiered lawsuit involving two technology companies came to an end after three bench trials and one jury trial, and a se...
Center for Biological Diversity sued the Environmental Protection Agency, claiming the federal regulator failed to promptly re...
Superior Court Commissioner Sonoma County (Santa Rosa) ...
A list of moves from around the state.
LA County Judge Catherine Pratt is known her handling cases of girls caught in sex trafficking.
California Supreme Court
State high court appears to favor doctors in payment battle
By Kevin Lee
The state Supreme Court appeared to favor reviving tort litigation brought by unpaid emergency doctors against several health ...
Banking
City, county of Los Angeles settles with Wells Fargo for $50 million
By Justin Kloczko
The Los Angeles city attorney's office has settled with Wells Fargo & Co. for $50 million over allegations the bank opened...
Entertainment & Sports
Film company sues Paramount for alleged lackluster marketing campaign
By Steven Crighton
The company contends that Paramount intentionally sabotaged the 2010 film "Middle Men." ...
State Bar & Bar Associations
State high court directs State Bar to submit funding request
By Lyle Moran
The directive comes after the Legislature adjourned without approving a bar dues bill for 2017. ...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
9th Circuit upholds federal orders on energy manipulation
By Banks Albachn
The panel denied a request for review by companies that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission found violated state law. ...
Arbitrator Profile
Neutral makes adjustments to solve thorny business disputes
By Matthew Blake
An entertainment lawyer for years, Richard E. Posell mostly mediates and arbitrates entertainment, intellectual property and o...
Smith spent 20 years as on the LA municipal and superior courts, then 15 as a JAMS neutral. ...
When Richard A. Moss left the Los Angeles County district attorney's office after 17 years of service to care for his father's...
State Bar & Bar Associations
State Bar leaders to propose 2017 ban on alcohol spending
By Lyle Moran
The recommendation from agency executives follows an outside audit that raised red flags. ...
Government
Provision in state bill could revive cities' suit against Monsanto
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A provision tucked into a budget trailer bill now on Gov. Jerry Brown's desk could help revive litigation against Monsanto Co....
California Supreme Court
Companies may face more liability in asbestos case
By Kevin Lee
The state Supreme Court appeared likely Wednesday to find that employers owe a duty of care to an employee's family members wh...
Richard Medina Jr. pleaded guilty to participating in a scheme in which nearly $12 million was illegally funneled through Inte...
Intellectual property transactions and monetization specialist On Lu jumped from Polsinelli PC to Nixon Peabody LLP, bringing ...
Environmental
U.S. judge puts hold on plan to open California land for fracking
By America Hernandez
Federal bureaucrats broke the law when they opened one million acres of public land in the Central Valley to drilling without ...
Chief Legal Officer Snowflake Computing Inc. (San Mateo) ...
Mergers & Acquisitions
Latham advises Mexican energy company in $852 million purchase
By Banks Albachn
IEnova's offer is for the largest wind farm in Mexico. ...