California Neutrals
Judicate West – the Gold Standard in Dispute Resolution
By Riley Guerin
Civil Rights
Judge ponders Sharia law in asbestos case with ties to Iran
By America Hernandez
An asbestos case involving exposure in pre-revolutionary Iran may involve a foreign law capping damages at $40,000. ...
Litigation
State drops bid to require sex offenders to post signs on Halloween
By Lyle Moran
Paroled sex offenders across California will not have to post signs on their front doors this Halloween warning trick-or-treat...
State Bar & Bar Associations
State Bar official hit with whistleblower complaint
By Lyle Moran
A manager in Chief Trial Counsel Jayne Kim's office has filed a whistleblower complaint with the State Bar's board and staff l...
Commerce Signals Inc., a Charlotte, North Carolina-based data collaboration company, announced renowned cybersecurity expert R...
The owners of a Los Angeles bar and restaurant can't sell art they acquired when they took possession of the building, accordi...
San Diego Superior Court Judge Brad Weinreb enjoys mentoring the next generation of lawyers.
Criminal
9th Circuit finds prosecutor excluded juror based on race, reverses murder conviction
By Matthew Hamity
A divided 9th Circuit panel held that habeas petitioner was entitled to a new trial because the prosecutor had excluded a blac...
Superior Court Judge Madera County (Madera) ...
General Counsel Lucky Brand Inc. Los Angeles ...
Lowell T. Carruth, a prominent trial attorney who had a knack for connecting with witnesses and jurors over a career spanning ...
Litigation
Ex-GC of Bio-Rad gets green light in whistleblower retaliation suit
By Saul Sugarman
District judge rules that ousted general counsel Sanford Wadler can sue Bio-Rad under whistleblower claims, reasoning that a b...
A roundup of recent transactions across the state and the lawyers involved.
California Supreme Court
State Supreme Court Justice Leondra Kruger gives lawyers an inside look, and some advice
By Phil Johnson
At a San Francisco event, Kruger gave attorneys a peek into the some of the high court's inner workings. ...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
9th Circuit rules companies may be liable for the fraud of rogue CEOs
By Matthew Hamity
A company may be held liable for securities fraud committed by a double dealing CEO, even if the company lost millions of doll...
Superior Court Judge Fresno County (B.F. Sisk Courthouse, Fresno) ...
Criminal
State Bar panel pushes ahead with evidence rules for prosecutors
By Saul Sugarman
A State Bar panel voted on Friday to pursue a requirement that prosecutors turn over exculpatory evidence to defense lawyers. ...
The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will consider new regulation to bar class waivers in some forced arbitration agr...
A response to Professor W. David Ball's Oct. 21 column, "Misplaced blame on Prop. 47 creates risk." By Todd A. Howeth and Mich...
The practice, which represents aviation entities worth $20 billion, will include about 50 attorneys. ...
Litigation
Quinn Emanuel teams up with Korean firm to sue Volkswagen again
By Joshua Seboldn
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP and Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP have teamed with a South Korean law firm to brin...
Retired Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Charles E. Frisco died of complications from Alzheimer's Disease Oct. 15. He w...
A weekly roundup of lateral attorney moves, law firm office openings and partner promotions from around California.