U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
9th Circuit rejects death row inmate's appeal
By Saul Sugarman
A man on death row for triple homicide had his petition to review his case denied Wednesday by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of A...
The Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP partner died Sunday after a battle with pancreatic cancer.
Labor/Employment
"Teacher jail" class action stripped of due process claims
By America Hernandez.
Public school teachers who claim they were forced to resign by being put on indefinite administrative leave and questioned wit...
The company and its founder, Shervin Pishevar, are seeking $250 million from a group of ousted employees who filed a lawsuit a...
Litigation
Case dismissed a second time, in spite of appeals court exception
By Steven Crighton
An Orange County judge has dismissed a case that could have established precedent for exceptions within state fee-sharing agre...
A lawsuit alleging insider dealmaking, cooking the books, and racial animus at subscription TV channel Starz Entertainment LLC...
L.A. County Board of Supervisors approves $10.1 million wrongful incarceration settlement
By L.J. Williamson
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved a $10.1 million settlement in the civil rights cas...
Online education and therapy startup PresenceLearning Inc. announced the hiring of Andrew Byrnes as vice president, general co...
In a blow to groups seeking environmental review for projects that would bring trains loaded with crude oil through the San Fr...
Litigation
Bristol-Myers Squibb to pay $30M to settle state kickback lawsuit
By Saul Sugarman
The pharmaceutical giant will pay $30 million to settle allegations of defrauding commercial health insurers by offering kickb...
Litigation
Jury awards $320,000 to woman who was sexually assaulted by Van Nuys chiropractor
By Justin Kloczko
A Van Nuys chiropractor who was convicted of inappropriately touching his female patient during treatment in 2013 was ordered ...
Judges and Judiciary
San Francisco Superior Court Judge James P. Collins, 72, to retire
By Phil Johnson
Appointed to the bench in 2009, Collins will hang up his robe Friday.
A luxury car dealership's privacy policies and methods are on trial in Orange County Superior Court this week as a lawyer repr...
Litigation
State Bar's attorney appears to win final round of data release trial
By Phil Johnson
Testimony before San Francisco Superior Court Judge Mary E. Wiss came to a close Monday in the case between the State Bar and ...
Labor/Employment
Sacramento jury to hear lawyer's whistleblower charge against education agency
By Matthew Blake
A Sacramento County jury will decide if a former lawyer for the state agency that disciplines teachers was more civic hero or ...
Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Ralph "Bud" Dau died July 14. He had been on the bench since 1995 and was described as...
San Bernardino County District Attorney Mike Ramos was sworn in Monday as president of the National District Attorneys Associa...
Intellectual Property
California law professors back patent venue reform legislation
By Saul Sugarman
Fourteen California-based professors are among a larger group that recently penned a letter urging U.S. policymakers to reform...
Asterias Biotherapeutics Inc. announced the hiring of Ryan Chavez as executive vice president of finance and general counsel o...
U.S. District Judge Percy Anderson shocked lawyers on both sides at Lee Baca's sentencing hearing Monday, rejecting the plea a...
A roundup of recent transactions and the California lawyers involved.
Entertainment & Sports
Investors said they expected money back even if movie failed
By Steven Crighton
Investors behind the 2013 movie "Knights of Badassdom" have sued the movie's producer, Wade Bradley, claiming he failed to hon...
Intellectual Property
Pom Wonderful wins key skirmish in pomegranate juice trademark wars
By Matthew Blake
After a year of getting squeezed in federal court, pomegranate juice industry leader Pom Wonderful LLC received refreshing new...
A weekly roundup of lateral attorney moves, law firm office openings and partner promotions from around California.
Timothy A. Miller, who joined the firm from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates in February, heads t...
Sodexo Inc., one of the world's largest multinational corporations, has agreed to a $1.1 million class action settlement with ...
Litigation
Man who fell from attic after tasing sues San Bernardino County
By Renee Flannery
Closing arguments are expected this week in a federal jury trial in which the plaintiff alleges his tasing by sheriff's deputi...
Litigation
Attorney casts doubt that requested State Bar records can be scrubbed of personal info
By Phil Johnson
The fifth day of a trial concerning potential disclosure of demographic and academic information about law school graduates to...