Colorado's neighboring states, Nebraska and Oklahoma, have invoked the high court's original and exclusive jurisdiction to hea...
Litigation
Hulu victory in privacy case could provide boost to other defendants
By Laura Hautalan
Hulu LLC's defeat of claims it shared information about what videos its users watch with Facebook Inc. knocked out the use of ...
Labor/Employment
Pao loss could pour cold water on plaintiffs' lawyers
By Matthew Blaken
Ellen Pao's defeat could set the bar higher for taking gender discrimination suits or taking those cases to a jury trial. ...
A roundup of recent transactions across the state and the lawyers involved.
California Courts of Appeal
When insurers rescind, they must act fast
By Ben Armisteadn
A recent case teaches that insurers must promptly rescind the policy and return all premiums upon learning of material misrepr...
Hulu LLC successfully knocked out all claims from a privacy class action late Tuesday. ...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
9th Circuit orders new trial in prison guard excessive force case
By Laura Hautalan
A magistrate judge should have tried harder to get witnesses to testify in a trial concerning claims that prison guards used e...
Law Practice
Downey Brand LLP opens Cupertino office and launches patent prosecution practice
By Melanie Brisbon
Downey Brand LLP opened a new office in Cupertino with a group of 22 patent professionals from Womble Carlyle Sandridge & ...
Entertainment & Sports
Film chronicling Nazi art restitution case features LA lawyers
By America Hernandez
Litigator E. Randol Schoenberg is brought to life by Ryan Reynolds in "Woman in Gold," following five Jewish heirs' journey t...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
9th Circuit overturns death penalty, and redacts inmate's name
By Saul Sugarman
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the death penalty for an inmate whose history of sexual abuse as a minor was ...
After an eight-week trial in Kern County Superior Court, the jury voted 10-2 to deny the plaintiff, Macpherson Oil Co., any re...
U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh granted a withdrawal of an objection letter to $415 million agreement in Silicon Valley antitrust...
California Supreme Court
Consumer arbitration case remains in limbo before state high court
By John Roemer
Frustrated lawyers needing an answer on no-class-action arbitration clauses in consumer contracts have gotten no help so far f...
U.S. Magistrate Judge Jan Adler has many passions but maintains a cerebral tone in the courtroom.
Robert S. Tesler will oversee the legal needs of the San Francisco-based company, which develops advertising management softwa...
Judges and Judiciary
OC Bar Association defends judge who recused DA's office
By Don Debenedictisn
County bar directors adopted a resolution criticizing prosecutors for booting the judge from other cases as "punitive and ret...
Lynne C. Hermle, the Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP labor and employment partner, maintained her undefeated jury trial...
It's a familiar scenario: A company conducts an initial public offering; a quarter or two later, it stumbles. There might be a...
In a pending case, our state high court has the opportunity to prevent a Clinton-type email scandal from cropping up right her...
Litigation
Stubhub challenges Ticketmaster, Golden State Warriors over exclusive ticket deal
By Laura Hautalan
StubHub Inc. aims to keep a vast and valuable market from closing up to competition with its antitrust lawsuit against competi...
A dynamic Los Angeles litigation duo has left Loeb & Loeb LLP to join Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP's Centu...
Criminal
Northern District prosecutes federal agents accused of stealing bitcoin
By Henry Meier
Two agents were charged and arraigned Monday after prosecutors unveiled an indictment alleging fraud and money laundering the ...
Mergers & Acquisitions
Cooley makes mark in life sciences with duo of deals
By Banks Albachn
Attorneys from Cooley LLP advised two companies on two separate acquisitions announced Monday in the pharmaceutical spectrum w...
Sorrento Therapeutics Inc. announced Monday the appointment of George K. Ng as its new executive vice president and chief lega...
Goodwin Procter LLP snagged long-time partner Chauncey M. Swalwell from Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP in Los Angeles, ...
At the center of a case set for argument Tuesday at the U.S. high court, is a Spider-Man toy - a glove that shoots foam string...
Entertainment & Sports
Judge wants 'Big Pimpin' copyright infringement case to go to trial
By America Hernandez
An Egyptian composer's heirs seek a slice of the album sales and concert revenue that Jay-Z earned after 2004 from a 1999 hit ...
A Google software engineer claims his cut of the $415 million settlement is paltry compared to what he allegedly lost due to S...
Alameda County Judge Ursula Dickson maintains a kind and even temperament in the courtroom.
A roundup of recent transactions across the state and the lawyers involved.