“This is a day of great joy and elation for the coalition and all survivors that had the courage to come forward and participa...
In a news release after he and Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer announced the deal to collect $4.9 million for the...
Neutral Michael Cooper likes to give his own opinion, not ‘just hold hands’
Criminal, Civil Litigation
Civil suits, DOJ appeal await in Conception boat fire case
By Christer Schmidt
“We will seek approval from the Justice Department to pursue an appeal of the order,” stated Thom Mrozek, spokesman for the U....
Civil Litigation, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit rules on dueling class actions over Walgreens managers
By Sunidhi Sridhar
The dispute began when Gallo LLP and Wynne Law Firm submitted a wage and hour class action in San Francisco Superior Court in ...
Technology, Data Privacy, Civil Litigation
Did new leaders scapegoat Uber executive?
By Jonathan Lo
The trial of Joseph Sullivan is being closely watched by lawyers in the cybersecurity space as it could clarify the standard...
Law Practice, Appellate Practice
Softbank Investment counsel joins Sidley’s M&A practice
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
“This provides a unique platform to grow a practice serving sophisticated clients with the most complex legal challenges,” Dan...
“I think a lot of the success that we had at trial was based on us being able to break down the intricacies and details of com...
Tax, Government
Bill would make it easier to write off union dues on taxes
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Two bills currently before Gov. Gavin Newsom could alter the state's tax code in ways that could give an advantage to Democrat...
Civil Rights, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
US judge right not to enjoin state law on rifles, panel says
By Craig Anderson
A three-judge panel, which had ruled a San Diego district judge incorrectly decided not to enjoin a state law that barred the ...
Technology, Data Privacy, Civil Litigation
Uber executive trial watched for data breach accountability
By Jonathan Lo
The trial in federal court in San Francisco is being closely watched by lawyers in the cybersecurity space as it could clarify...
Government, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Charter measure to ‘clarify law’ stirs Huntington Beach legal arguments
By Ricardo Pineda
The reaction to what the judge had decided produced more disagreement when Lee K. Fink, who represented the voter challenging ...
Obituaries
Founder of Irell & Manella litigation practice was a proud member of Nixon’s enemies list
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Dick Borow grew the firm's litigation practice to more than 150 lawyers, with a formidable reputation.
Labor/Employment, Government
Focus on fast food workers has long history — and may have dramatic future
By Malcolm Maclachlan
On Labor Day, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed AB 257. a law that will create a Fast Food Council, under the umbrella of the Departmen...
Health Care & Hospital Law, Government, Civil Litigation
Christian doctors win injunction on assisted suicide law
By Craig Anderson
The law “exceeds merely managing medical records — it imposes an affirmative documentation requirement,” wrote U.S. District J...
Civil Litigation
Monster subpoenas expert witness it wanted to block after Vital withdraws him
By Sunidhi Sridhar
Vital, known also as VPX, says Monster is wasting the court’s time because the testimony of Guillermo Escalante, an associate ...
Technology, Ediscovery
New law on electronic service takes effect in 2024.
By Wisdom Howell
AB2961 will allow judges to compel parties to accept electronic service of documents that would otherwise have been deliverabl...
Technology, Data Privacy, Civil Litigation
Prosecution of former Uber security chief closely watched
By Jonathan Lo
Cybersecurity lawyers say they will be closely watching the trial to see if it lays out a roadmap for prosecuting other securi...
A longtime forensic auditor in the DA's office and husband of former DA Jackie Lacey, David Lacey was charged with brandishing...
Government, California Supreme Court
State high court review could bring changes to 3 strikes law
By Skyler Romero
Legal experts are divided over whether the court could interpret the law differently than before, without changing it.
Judge Roberto Longoria gets defendants to tell what's going on in their lives and ensures attorneys behave.
Representing Gooding County and Camas County in Idaho, Salvatore C. Badala, partner at Napoli Shkolnik PLLC in New York, claim...
Government
Judge removes 3 Mission Viejo City Council members for overstaying terms
By Ricardo Pineda
“How can a city attorney act adequately and fairly represent the interest of the city while defending council members who are ...
California Supreme Court
California Supreme Court Historical Society announced the winners of the 2022 Writing Competition
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
“When I jumped on the Zoom call, and I saw the California Supreme Court Chief Justice along with several other esteemed member...
The case began a decade ago when the city challenged the agency’s findings on what the city should be required to do to clean...
Civil Litigation
Avenatti asks delay in sentence, says he can’t prepare
By Sunidhi Sridhar
Avenatti argued in the application filed Thursday that because of COVID-19 restrictions at the federal detention center where ...
The three attorneys — Curtis L. Briggs of San Francisco, Robert Canny of Burlingame and Matthew Murrillo of Redlands — allege ...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
It’s OK for judges to coach teams with attorneys’ kids, ethics panel says
By Ricardo Pineda
The formal opinion, now part of the Code of Judicial Ethics and the California Code of Civil Procedure, says judges “are encou...
Judges and Judiciary, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Montana professor named to 9th Circuit, Altshuler Berzon partner to Northern District
By Craig Anderson
Altshuler Berzon LLP partner P. Casey Pitts, who represents workers, labor unions and public interest groups, to fill a vacan...
Mediator Barry Appell follows up right away and repeatedly to resolve disputes.