Insurance, Civil Litigation
Sacramento arena sues insurer for COVID business losses
By Gina Kim
The lawsuit, filed in federal court, was joined by nearby hotels and retailers that lost business during the pandemic.
State Bar & Bar Associations, Law Practice
State Bar objects to Tom Girardi's conservatorship
By Henrik Nilsson, Jessica Mach
In a filing Friday, the bar's Chief Trial Counsel wrote that this conservatorship proceeding may interfere with the State Bar ...
Suzanne Segal digs into disputes and won’t give up, lawyers say
Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, California Courts of Appeal
Incivility can be basis for reducing fees, panel rules
By Henrik Nilsson
A 2nd District Court of Appeal panel affirmed a decision to cap an attorney's fees because of his incivility, in a case that s...
Government
As Becerra gets closer to new job, another possible AG is touted
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Multiple factors may now point at one potential nominee: Assemblyman Robert A. Bonta, D-Alameda, though there is still strong ...
Thursday’s move follows a series of lawsuits passengers filed against Uber and Lyft in recent years, in which the passengers a...
Constitutional Law, Civil Litigation
Two US judges rule against churches fighting indoor worship bans
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Chief Judge Kimberly J. Mueller of the Eastern District of California wrote 26 pages. U.S. District Court Judge John A. Mendez...
There were 4,060 new patent cases filed last year — the first increase in filings since 2015, according to a new study. Distri...
Litigation & Arbitration, Alternative Dispute Resolution
International litigator and neutral joins Federal Arbitration
By Kamila Knaudt
Cedric Chao established his own boutique in the Bay Area following tenures at Morrison & Foerster and DLA Piper.
Civil Rights, Civil Litigation
NAACP, BLM protesters sue San Jose over alleged police action
By Tyler Pialet
Rachel Lederman, the plaintiffs’ lead attorney, said while the suit seeks unspecified compensatory damages and a court order d...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th circuit considers California’s board diversity law
By Henrik Nilsson
A panel of federal appeals judges on Wednesday appeared ready to allow a shareholder to challenge California’s corporate board...
Judges and Judiciary, Government
CJP oversight, public recording of court streaming in new bills
By Malcolm Maclachlan
AB1577 would create the “Committee to Review the Operations and Structure of the Commission on Judicial Performance.” This bod...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Law Practice
State Bar says Girardi is ineligible to practice law; psychiatrist says he has Alzheimer's
By Jessica Mach
But ethics experts say the State Bar's decision -- which came a day before a psychiatrist stated in court filings that Girardi...
Health Care & Hospital Law, Government
Santa Clara County joins suit to vacate health services Sunset Rule
By Winston Cho
The Sunset Rule adds automatic expiration dates to more than 18,000 policies issued by the Department of Health and Human Serv...
Law Office Management
Debevoise & Plimpton to open San Francisco office
By Kamila Knaudt
The San Francisco office, the firm’s third in the U.S. and 10th globally, will be led by comanaging partners Michael Diz and D...
Criminal
Man who carjacked 40 minutes after no-bail release gets 5 years
By Tyler Pialet
The Bay Area case drew national attention because of the brazen attack and because it took center stage in a contentious publi...
Health Care & Hospital Law, Civil Litigation
Judge preliminarily OKs Sutter Health $575M settlement
By Malcolm Maclachlan
San Francisco Superior Court Judge Anne-Christine T. Massullo last year rejected an earlier version of the agreement after the...
Health Care & Hospital Law, Data Privacy, Civil Litigation
Bay Area groups sue Clearview biometric database
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Plaintiffs contend in a complaint filed in Alameda County Superior Court on Tuesday that the New York firm's data collection p...
Constitutional Law, Civil Litigation
US judge denies Lodi church injunction against state's worship ban
By Malcolm Maclachlan
U.S. District Judge John A. Mendez's ruling from the bench followed a pattern seen in some other recent cases. Mendez agreed w...
Native Americans, Civil Litigation
Amador County says tribe tries to renege on gaming revenue sharing
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The tribe sued last year, seeking to overturn an intergovernmental services agreement with the county.
Technology, Government, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Nomination hints Biden looking to change Big Tech friendly standards
By Winston Cho
Along with the appointment of Tim Wu as an economic adviser on technology and competition policy, the reported nomination of L...
Government, Criminal
Police records could be accessed without discovery under bill
By Tyler Pialet
SB 16 aims to prohibit law enforcement agencies from claiming attorney-client privilege to keep these records under wraps, or ...
Criminal
Woman accused of murder in meth stillbirth case sent to treatment center
By Tyler Pialet
Over the objection of a probation officer and comments from the prosecutor that the woman has a poor record of rehabilitation,...
State Bar & Bar Associations
LA attorney disbarred after threatening to get opposing party deported
By Henrik Nilsson
It was Michael P. Rubin’s third disciplinary charge by the State Bar. The first came in 1993 after he brought a loaded gun int...
Law Practice, Law Office Management
Willkie Farr Bay Area office adds 4th partner in a year
By Kamila Knaudt
Technology litigator Jonathan A. Patchen joined the San Francisco office, which launched in 2019, from Baker Botts LLP on Mond...
Health Care & Hospital Law, Civil Litigation
Cryogenic company to face trial over tank malfunction, loss of eggs, embryos
By Henrik Nilsson
In March 2018, the center’s laboratory director discovered that the tank, which contained 1,500 eggs and 2,500 embryos, had lo...
The group said in a notice of joinder in opposition filed in federal court in San Francisco that the settlement harms proposed...
Technology, Civil Litigation
AT&T data throttling suit ends in $12M deal
By Winston Cho
U.S. District Judge Edward Chen wrote that the deal “provides adequate relief for the class considering the protracted nature ...
The total amount attorney Thomas V. Girardi owes to the board includes $3,860,968 in taxes, $622,653 in penalties, and $889,42...
Constitutional Law, Civil Litigation
Fresno restaurants try again to overturn Newsom’s ban
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The complaint signed by Nathan S. Miller with Miller & Ayala LLP in Fresno calls Newsom's restrictions on in-person dining...
