The decadelong saga of the landmark Brinker case - in which restaurant workers filed a class action lawsuit over meal and rest...
David L. Haet, a pillar of Vallejo's family court, says he hopes one day to escape to Montana.
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California Supreme Court
State high court speaks with one voice on State Bar issues, less so on others
By Emily Green
The state high court justices' overall rate of disagreement continued its slow increase. Justices dissented in 20 cases this t...
Online access to over a decade of case dockets just went poof! at the Federal Circuit, and the 2nd, 7th and 11th U.S. C...
San Jose has appealed the federal district court's dismissal of the city's federal antitrust claims against Major League Baseb...
The Guantanamo Bay detention camp, the "gulag of our time," is turning the U.S., once a beacon for liberty and freedom, into a...
The governor announced Friday the appointment of a new assistant general counsel at the California Department of Consumer Affa...
Litigation
Brown appeals teacher tenure ruling as lawsuit drives statewide debate
By Matt Hamilton
Late Friday, Gov. Jerry Brown cast his lot with teachers unions by filing an appeal opposing a Los Angeles County Superior Cou...
After only four years as dean of UCLA School of Law, Rachel Moran has announced she will not seek a second term. An expert in ...
Monrovia-based clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company Xencor Inc. has hired its first senior vice president, chief complianc...
Litigation
High speed rail opponents seek high court review following appellate loss
By Paul Jones
After a stinging defeat in the 3rd District Court of Appeal last month, opponents of California's high speed rail project are ...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
9th Circuit affirms Yelp defeat of extortion claims
By Craig Anderson
In a victory for San Francisco-based online review service Yelp Inc., a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel affirmed a dis...
Longtime Justice H. Walter Croskey of the 2nd District Court of Appeal, known for his enthusiasm for reaching a fair decision,...
State judicial leaders on Tuesday selected an executive branch official who's reportedly respected within Gov. Jerry Brown's a...
Law Practice
Hinshaw-Barger marriage creates large US insurance practice
By Melanie Brisbon
Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, a national firm with its headquarters in Chicago will merge with Barger & Wolen LLP, a firm ...
A state agency's decisions mean it will not institute formal proceedings against neither Orange County Superior Court Judge Sc...
Several cities and counties around the state are approving bans or moratoriums on fracking and the oil industry is hoping the ...
As we move more of our lives online, the question of what privacy protections can we expect once we are gone arises. State leg...
As formidable of an obstacle as a defendant's bankruptcy is, it does not necessarily doom class claims or recovery. The severi...
U.S. District Judge John F. Walter reversed his decision to grant a temporary restraining order after details emerged in a cas...
Criminal
California to create alternative housing for mentally ill prisoners who break rules
By Kylie Reynolds
As part of significant new protocols approved by a federal judge on Friday, state prisons will provide new solitary units with...
Longtime justice of the 2nd District Court of Appeal had written some 500 published opinions in nearly three decades. ...
A Sacramento judge on Friday upheld the state's recently revised furniture flammability standards that aim to cut use of toxic...
Latham & Watkins LLP is advising the underwriting syndicate in connection with the planned initial public offering for Sto...
Judges and Judiciary
Obama choices to have outsized impact on Northern District bench
By Hadley Robinson
In one of the most dramatic turnovers in the country, Obama will likely pick at least 79 percent of active judges in the North...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
9th Circuit leaves Oracle with big-money choice
By Kevin Lee
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected a bid by Oracle Corp. to restore a record-setting $1.3 billion jury verdict...
William H. Orrick may share the name of his judge father, but his judicial manner is distinct.
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