This is the property of the Daily Journal Corporation and fully protected by copyright. It is made available only to Daily Journal subscribers for personal or collaborative purposes and may not be distributed, reproduced, modified, stored or transferred without written permission. Please click "Reprint" to order presentation-ready copies to distribute to clients or use in commercial marketing materials or for permission to post on a website. and copyright (showing year of publication) at the bottom.
Subscribe to the Daily Journal for access to Daily Appellate Reports, Verdicts, Judicial Profiles and more...
News

    Filter by date
     to 
    Search by Category
    Search by Headline


The County of San Bernardino, Colonies LP, Jeffrey Burum reach $65M settlement to resolve First Amendment civil case, retaliat...


Legal Education


A member of Emory Law’s faculty since 1995, Robert A. Schapiro specializes in civil procedure, constitutional law, federal cou...


Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


Acting Solicitor General Jeffrey B. Wall argued the state law requiring disclosure of donors was not narrowly tailored to a co...


Law Practice, Judges and Judiciary, Covid Court Ops


Employment and labor attorney Toni Jaramilla said while she recognizes the need for social distancing, the problem with requir...


Environmental & Energy, California Courts of Appeal


“Although it is called a public utility, it is a private business, entitled to no more immunity from liability than any ordina...


Government, Civil Litigation


The Neighborhood Stabilization Corporation is seeking the release of the winning applications and a reversal of the California...


Any chief executive’s lifestyle could substantiate claims they have a motive to commit fraud if evidence of Holmes’ wealth is ...


Alejandro N. Mayorkas, previously a U.S. attorney for the Central District of California, would be the first immigrant to head...


Labor/Employment, Immigration


Presided over by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey S. White in Oakland, Monday's oral argument concerned the coalition's motion for ...


Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation


The Del Puerto Water District has proposed building a dam that would floor Del Puerto Canyon, creating a lake capable of holdi...


Consumer Law, Communications Law, Civil Litigation


As with everything else in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, this year was different. The event, including several days of pa...


Government


The 87-year-old Democrat has been ranking member of the committee since 2017. She vowed to work on several priorities with Pre...


Civil Litigation, Admiralty/Maritime


U.S. Judge R. Gary Klausner of the Central District of California has refused to toss out claims asserted by Grand Princess pa...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Randall A. Miller, principal and legal malpractice expert at Miller LLP, said the efforts are important to improve California'...


Contracts, Civil Litigation


Senior U.S. District Judge Susan Illston in San Francisco refused to dismiss MRG Entertainment's lawsuit seeking to force Even...


Obituaries


Paul H. Coffee, 1932-2020

Nov. 23, 2020
By Arin Mikailian

2nd District Court of Appeal justice loved the sea and hated typos.


Labor/Employment


The California Office of Administrative Law has 10 days from the rule's approval last Thursday to review it.


Law Practice, Criminal


According to a civil complaint filed against the pair by the Menekshe Law Firm APC’s founding attorney, Ayhan M. Menekshe, the...


Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation


The core question addressed by the court of appeal's three-justice panel was whether the federal law preempts California's app...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Stackhouse, who specializes in plaintiffs’ personal injury, military and criminal defense matters, will be inducted in a virtu...


Government


Legislature names new top lawyer, Cara Jenkins

Nov. 20, 2020
By Malcolm Maclachlan

After confirmation on Dec. 7, Jenkins will be the 11th leader in the legislative counsel’s 107-year history, and the second wo...


Government, Criminal


Tulare County District Attorney Tim Ward said, “Our prosecutors are stressed out, and they’re overworked.”


Law Practice, Consumer Law


Deborah Chang to take helm of consumer attorneys group

Nov. 20, 2020
By Malcolm Maclachlan

The new president of Consumer Attorneys of California, to be sworn in Saturday, relishes her nickname: Changzilla.


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


Two judges on a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel, both appointed by Democratic presidents, voiced skepticism about the ...


As the department’s backlog continues to grow, some attorneys say it has adopted an “all hands on deck” approach to make sure ...


Technology, Civil Litigation


Despite claims that “loot boxes” in online games are illegal since they mimic gambling, U.S. District Judge Beth L. Freeman in...


Labor/Employment


Uber and Lyft asked the 1st District Court of Appeal to reconsider a ruling requiring the companies to comply with Assembly Bi...


Government, Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


On Wednesday, attorneys for mortgage lender Nationwide Biweekly Administration Inc. argued a federal judge's decision imposing...


Technology, Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg.


The program is an unanticipated departure from the tech giant’s position that its fees, called exorbitant by some developers, ...


Defendant Enterprise Services agreed to enter a contract with NASA to provide information technology-related hardware, service...