The plaintiff rested Friday in the suit accusing Led Zeppelin of copyright infringement, and the band's attorneys called on th...
Criminal
Prosecutor accuses PG&E of deliberately concealing pipeline flaws as trial opens
By Kevin Lee
Federal prosecutors claimed Friday that Pacific Gas and Electric Co. engaged in a pattern of criminal conduct that included ob...
Joseph L. Dunn has successfully revived his retaliation lawsuit against the embattled State Bar over his termination as execut...
Criminal
Prosecutors' novel FedEx prosecution collapses in less than a week
By Tim O'connor
The government's pursuit of shipping giant FedEx Corp. on criminal charges of delivering drugs to buyers without proper prescr...
Alameda County Judge Jo-Lynne Lee is admired for her ability to handle complex civil cases.
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Justice Donald Franson is establishing himself on the 5th District bench where his father sat.
Labor/Employment
Doubting her record-keeping, Uber objectors not swayed by lawyer's fee reduction request
By Matthew Blake
Uber drivers' besieged lawyer Shannon Liss-Riordan's late gambit to slash her fee request by $10 million may not salvage a con...
Fresno County Judge James Kelley believes in a strong work ethic; he's been employed since 16.
Criminal
Letter to the editor: Reports of prosecutorial misconduct 'epidemic' are greatly exaggerated
By Riley Guerin
I read with interest Stephen Cooper's recent opinion piece on the New York Times editorial about prosecutorial misconduct, "NY...
California Supreme Court
State high court overturns reversal of school superintendent's conviction
By Saul Sugarman
A state Supreme Court ruling Thursday put a former Beverly Hills Unified School District superintendent on the hook for a misa...
As promised, a group of civil liberties organizations sued Solano County Superior Court on Wednesday after urging it to follow...
Orange County's Transportation Corridor Agencies have been hit with two new class action complaints about electronic toll coll...
Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page took the stand again on day three of the trial, and after a few questions, plaintiff's attor...
Despite reservations from prosecutors and defense attorneys, the state Senate Thursday passed budget Trailer Bill 208, which w...
Solo and Small Firms
The Law Offices of Robert J. Nachshin handle high-profile divorces with level heads
By Amanda Schallert
The Law Offices of Robert J. Nachshin are known for taking on high profile cases, from San Francisco Giants star Barry Bonds' ...
Litigation
Father of terrorist attack victim sues social media companies
By Tim O'connor
The father of the lone American killed in the Nov. 13 ISIS terror attacks in Paris has filed a federal lawsuit in San Francisc...
Assemblyman David Chiu, D-San Francisco, said Thursday that the bar's creation of a new communications position reflected an o...
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Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen's office filed a peremptory challenge to Superior Court Judge Aaron Persky's a...
Criminal
Jury selection continues in PG&E case after judge rejects sanctions
By Kevin Lee
Federal prosecutors avoided sanctions in a complex criminal case against Pacific Gas & Electric Co., even though a distric...
The man seeking asylum in the U.S. has been given another shot at the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which last year denie...
Education
New Concord Law School dean eyes future online education
By Meghann M. Cuniff
Martin H. Pritikin will be the new dean of Concord Law School, the nation's oldest fully online, unaccredited law school annou...
Criminal
Prosecutor takes judge's hint and will call two key witnesses in FedEx trial
By Tim O'connor
A federal prosecutor said Wednesday she would call two witnesses that FedEx Corp.'s lead defense lawyer said in opening statem...
Entertainment & Sports
Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page testified in case saying he infringed on another song
By Steven Crighton
Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page took center stage Wednesday to face accusations he infringed on another song while penning "...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Court says broke litigant can't be forced to arbitrate
By Joshua Seboldn
A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled Wednesday that a litigant can continue her case in court despite she ran out o...
A San Mateo County jury on Tuesday found Imran A. Khaliq, in-house counsel at Rovi Corp., guilty of felony domestic violence f...
State Bar & Bar Associations
State Bar creates new $177K communications position
By Lyle Moran
The embattled State Bar has hired a director of strategic communications and stakeholder engagement to help the agency improve...
Touting savings reaped from Proposition 47, the Legislature approved a $39.4 million initial deposit to the Safe Neighborhoods...
