The company filed the motion in San Francisco federal court on Monday, aiming to relocate the class action filed by American i...
Litigation
Judge sanctions Charney, moves his malpractice lawsuit to arbitration
By Matthew Blake
"Who are you?" Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Malcolm H. Mackey said to the man in front of him, who represents Dov C...
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Judges and Judiciary
Courts negotiating over bill to move judges to Riverside, San Bernardino counties
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A contentious bill to move judges to Riverside and San Bernardino County superior courts may be moving closer to a Senate vote...
Litigation
Judge dismisses some claims against UC in sexual harassment case
By Logan Noblin
An Alameda County judge has dismissed several claims in a woman's sexual harassment lawsuit filed against the University of Ca...
Police shot a man outside the Orange County courthouse on Monday, closing an entrance and turning a plaza popular with homeles...
A consortium of Chinese private equity firms, in partnership with Shanghai Giant Network Technology Co., has agreed to buy Cae...
Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca decided Monday he would rather face the uncertainties of a jury trial than the unce...
Litigation
Judge dismisses negligent hiring lawsuit just before closing arguments
By Meghann M. Cuniff
Orange County Superior Court Judge Andrew P. Banks on Friday tossed the complaint against Fletcher Jones Motor Cars that sough...
Government
6th District justice leaves the bench to become a county executive
By Logan Noblin
Justice Miguel Márquez has resigned from the 6th District Court of Appeal and taken a new role as Santa Clara County's chief o...
California Supreme Court
State high court favors stronger anti-SLAPP protections in ruling
By Kevin Lee
Plaintiffs cannot rely on "artful pleading" to avoid a California law enacted to protect defendants' free speech rights and di...
A roundup of recent transactions and the California lawyers involved.
Litigation
Settlement reached resolving challenges to gang injunctions
By America Hernandez
A settlement resolving constitutional challenges to 26 local gang injunctions was preliminarily approved Friday by U.S. Distri...
A federal grand jury in the Eastern District handed down the decision against Stephen J. Dougan, a solo personal injury lawyer...
The 4th District Court of Appeal upheld the disqualification of Greenberg Gross LLP from a lawsuit against Broadcom co-founder...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Amended suit takes aim at former State Bar president
By Lyle Moran
A former State Bar executive assistant has amended her lawsuit over her termination to include new causes of action and severa...
Judges and Judiciary
With funding in the balance, Alameda County judge voices complaints
By Kevin Lee
Top representatives from Alameda County Superior Court, who stand to lose funding to courts in rapidly expanding areas in the ...
Kalman S. Zempleny II, executive managing director of The Rutter Group, died on July 22 after a brief and sudden illness, acco...
A Los Angeles Superior Court jury found a construction company partially responsible for the death of a worker who fell at a w...
Law firms that want to continue to do bond counsel business with the state will need to keep an eye on political donations by ...
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Labor/Employment
Acerbic judge dismisses wage lawsuit against retailer
By Matthew Blake
A judge took center stage at a hearing Friday, dismissing an employment lawsuit against Williams-Sonoma Inc. while repeatedly ...
Law Practice
Use caution when discussing ethically murky client matters, State Bar advises
By Steven Crighton
Potentially confidential client information learned through the course of representation should not be discussed by an attorne...
California Courts of Appeal
4th District removes JAMS references from retired justices' profiles
By Meghann M. Cuniff
The 4th District Court of Appeal has removed all references to the mediation company JAMS from the online profiles of the reti...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
9th Circuit: Evidence obtained using torture cannot be basis for extradition
By Saul Sugarman
Testimony obtained through torturing witnesses cannot be used as valid evidence in extradition proceedings, a divided en banc ...
Environmental
Judge approves first Prop 65 settlement to stop toxic dumps near aquifers
By America Hernandez
The first Proposition 65 environmental settlement requiring an oil and gas wastewater company to stop dumping toxic chemicals ...
Government
Bill to create contamination cleanup fund divides environmentalists
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A bill to fund cleanup of lead-acid battery contamination has prompted a fight in the state Legislature that has divided envir...
There are not enough similarities between the Home Box Office Inc. show "Ballers" and a script pitched to the network to merit...
Litigation
Suit over alleged Dodger sponsorship contract continues after summary judgment is denied
By Justin Kloczko
Allegations of a breached $10.75 million contract between the Los Angeles Dodgers and video kiosk retailer Outerwall Inc. will...
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