Judges and Judiciary
1st District’s newest justice was part of Prop.8 legal challege
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
“I’ve had the privilege and joy of working in the San Francisco City Attorney’s Office. I feel such gratitude for my colleague...
Military Law, Government
California plaintiffs lawyers hail passage of PACT Act
By Jonathan Lo
The Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2022 allows a two-year window to file a complaint against the government for any afflicted ser...
Government, Environmental & Energy
Sweeping state plans to respond to drought provides opportunity for water lawyers
By Skyler Romero
“As we’re having all these new issues, it’s actually a time when the first generation of water lawyers in the West are retirin...
Technology, Law Practice
Tesla adds securities attorney to its growing legal department
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Elon Musk said in May that he intended to create a “hard core litigation department” within the world’s largest automaker whic...
Government, Civil Litigation
Prosecutor sued San Diego, now both sue their lawyers
By Ricardo Pineda
The city attorney asked the judge to set aside the jury’s verdict, was denied, and filed a notice of appeal. The plaintiff’s n...
California Courts of Appeal
Court clarifies when adverse judgment can be vacated
By Federico Lo Giudice
“He who seeks equity, must do equity and have ‘clean hands.’” wrote Justice Kenneth R. Yegan.
Technology, Data Privacy
Old Navy site records mouse clicks, keystrokes, lawsuit claims
By Sunidhi Sridhar
“This software allows defendant to surreptitiously record every aspect of a visitor’s interaction with the website, including ...
California Supreme Court
Guerrero nominated to be next chief justice; Oakland trial judge Evans elevated
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The move comes just two weeks after Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye announced she would not seek another 12-year term in ...
Government, Civil Litigation
Walgreens liable for San Francisco opioid crisis, judge rules
By Wisdom Howell
The case is one of four bellwether opioid litigations across the nation and attorneys said the detailed 112-page order by U.S....
Health Care & Hospital Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Circuit reverses: Elements of materiality, scienter are triable
By Skyler Romero
“It was one of many pieces of information that indicated to us and indicated to the 9th Circuit that they didn’t have permissi...
Government
Housing voucher law a big success, Santa Monica city attorney says
By Sunidhi Sridhar
“We also plan to continue to spread the word as to how well this type of fair housing enforcement works to improve affordable ...
Judges and Judiciary
Newsom taps appeals court justice, 17 trial court judges
By Federico Lo Giudice
Thomas A. Delaney has been a judge on the Orange County Superior Court since 2014. If confirmed, he will sit on Division 3 of ...
Intellectual Property, Civil Litigation
Employees stole secrets worth $5M, auto parts maker says
By Christer Schmidt
Murchison & Cumming, representing Race Winning Brand, demanded $75,000, plus damages of potentially $5 million, from thre...
Technology, Litigation & Arbitration, Labor/Employment
Cisco can’t force state to arbitrate caste bias case
By Wisdom Howell
Safety of witness’ family in India outweighs right to know complainant’s identify, 6th District rules. The case is being close...
Criminal, California Supreme Court
Some felony murder cases can be resentenced, justices rule
By Jonathan Lo
“Because prison terms for homicide are often long, there could be a significant volume of cases which would qualify for relief...
Labor/Employment, Judges and Judiciary
Many courts face recruiting, retirement challenges
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Courts throughout the state appear to have large numbers of job openings. This could reflect generational turnover and a job m...
Judges and Judiciary, Intellectual Property, Civil Litigation
‘I played the game. Why didn’t you?’ judge asks, tossing copyright case
By Federico Lo Giudice
“Plaintiff’s counsel could have easily verified these facts prior to filing the factually baseless complaint, just as the cour...
Technology, International Law, Data Privacy
Twitter employee sold user’s information to Saudis, jury finds
By Wisdom Howell
“Ahmad Abouammo violated a sacred trust to keep private personal information from Twitter’s customers and sold private custome...
Labor/Employment, Entertainment & Sports
Judge won’t force PGA to allow LIV players in playoffs event
By Jonathan Lo
U.S. District Judge Beth L. Freeman said it appeared the players had made a calculated risk in joining up withe Saudi-backed t...
Judge Michelle Tong tries to ‘bridge the gap’ between judicial system and litigants
By Wisdom Howell
San Francisco judge says her study of psychology helps when talking to witnesses and jurors.
Legal Education
Hastings name change bill snagged by estimated price tag
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The Hastings College of the Law estimates General Fund costs of approximately $3.4 million as a result of this measure.
Technology, Law Practice, Appellate Practice
Loeb adds first-ever Web3 manager
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
“While this is a budding industry, Loeb & Loeb is a cutting edge firm with the foundation in place to lead the field,” sai...
The cities of Coronado, Imperial Beach, Lemon Grove and Solana Beach filed the petition Aug. 1 against the San Diego Associati...
Civil Litigation
GC, 5 other executives bilked company of $129M, suit says
By Federico Lo Giudice
The complaint filed by Robertson’s Ready Mix alleges the executives set up shell companies as contractors that billed the cons...
Judges and Judiciary
Few US judges have ‘economic justice’ background, group says
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
“President Biden has taken exceptional steps to add professional and demographic diversity to the federal bench, but there is ...
Dubbed the Cardinal Richelieu of Tinseltown by the Hollywood trade press, Bertram Fields counted amoung his clients DreamWorks...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
StarKist asks high court review of circuit’s OK of ‘oversized class’
By Skyler Romero
“As today’s filing reiterates, the Ninth Circuit’s divided decision upholding class certification contravenes the decisions of...
AB 2571 “impermissibly delegates to ‘a court’ the determination, on an ad hoc and subjective basis, of whether a marketing or ...
Entertainment & Sports, Civil Litigation
LIV Golf players to seek restraining order on PGA Tuesday
By Craig Anderson
On behalf of the PGA Tour, Elliot R. Peters argued that the public interest didn’t favor an injunction, taking swipes at the n...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Labor/Employment
State Bar says white attorneys overrepresented in profession
By Sunidhi Sridhar
“While new entrants to the profession increasingly reflect the rich diversity of our state, we still have a long way to go tow...