The suit focuses on Telone, one of state's most used soil fumigants. ...
Another lawsuit against natural products seller Honest Company Inc. accuses the business of false advertising. ...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Man accused of terrorist connections should stay in U.S., court rules
By Kevin Lee
A dissent from a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision accuses the majority of weakening national security. ...
Labor/Employment
Labor lawyers skeptical of states' lawsuits aimed at overturning federal overtime rules
By Matthew Blake
California labor and employment lawyers are skeptical of two lawsuits filed by 21 states and business groups, respectively, to...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Oversight panel doesn't want bar's LAP director position eliminated
By Lyle Moran
The Lawyer Assistance Program committee wants the bar's board to direct staff to repurpose position. ...
A roundup of recent transactions and the California lawyers involved.
Administrative/Regulatory
Lawyers say Obama's driverless car policy gives limited road map
By Matthew Blake
California lawyers voiced appreciation Tuesday with the Obama administration's guidelines for the emerging driverless car indu...
Once a DA, San Bernardino Judge Charles Umeda now emphasizes alternative sentencing.
Government
SF city attorney subpoenas developers of sinking skyscraper
By Phil Johnson
Since opening in 2009, the San Francisco tower has sank 16 inches. ...
Tieup with Greene and Letts gives Zuber a presence in Chicago, a fourth office and a headcount just shy of 50 attorneys. ...
European in-house practitioners heard about the latest trends in the U.S. legal system during the inaugural International Gene...
Government
Probation officers, juvenile justice reformers battle over reform bill
By L.J. Williamson
Arguing the bill would create a needless layer of legal procedure, the state's probation officers are opposing a bill that wou...
Litigation
Acceleration claims against Toyota will go to trial, judge rules
By Justin Kloczko
A case alleging Toyota Motor Corp. cars unintentionally accelerate will go to trial in the spring. ...
Litigation
Litigation floodgates may open on new internet domain extensions
By America Hernandez
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will decide the enforceability of a no-sue agreement over application for .law, .web and...
It's good that the 4th District Court of Appeal has ruled that judges who resentence felonies to misdemeanors under Propositio...
Mergers & Acquisitions
Fenwick guides network technology company in $1.6B private equity buyout
By Banks Albachn
Vista Equity adds to a expansive software portfolio with purchase of Infoblox ...
The firm announced Monday the successors to chairman and Global Managing Partner Peter J. Kalis, who during a 20-year tenure b...
California Courts of Appeal
Appeals court overturns Beats headphone royalties case
By Justin Kloczko
A breach of contract case over Beats Electronics LLC royalties will go to trial after an appeals court reversed a summary judg...
State Bar & Bar Associations
State Bar cancels events, including luau, amid cost and optics concerns
By Lyle Moran
The agency has also canceled a reception at its annual meeting for former board members. ...
Administrative/Regulatory
Obama gives broad framework for driverless car regulations
By Matthew Blake
The Obama administration rolls out its first policy guidance for driverless cars Tuesday, but the administration has not given...
Litigation
Cities suing the state over money lost after redevelopment agencies dissolved
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The city of Buena Park is the latest municipality to sue the California Department of Finance over money it claims to be owed ...
Executive Vice President & General Counsel Oakland Raiders (Alameda) ...
Personal Injury & Torts
Woman crushed by fallen branch files claims with city
By Phil Johnson
An attorney for a woman left paralyzed after a 100-pound tree branch fell on her head filed four claims Monday with the city a...
Litigation
Nursing home company, executives to pay $30M for overbilling
By Saul Sugarman
A nursing home company and two of its executives have agreed to pay $30 million to wipe away allegations that it billed the go...
Litigation
In unusual move, Fox sues vendee Netflix over executive poaching
By Matthew Blake
Hollywood is abuzz over a lawsuit Daniel M. Petrocelli, partner at O'Melveny & Myers LLP filed on behalf of Twentieth Cent...
California Supreme Court
Public agencies, developers score state high court CEQA win
By Kevin Lee
Public agencies have discretion to decide whether to initiate supplemental review procedures under the California Environmenta...
Mendocino County Judge Ann Moorman is known for her intelligence, rigor, and preparation.
A roundup of recent transactions and the California lawyers involved.
Special Coverage
Chief justice worries what might be lost in effort to split State Bar
By David Houston
Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye, whose court oversees the bar's admissions and discipline activities, has at turns defend...