Labor/Employment
Union says US government is not giving essential workers PPE
By Jessica Mach
>Since March, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar and U.S. Department of Homeland Security Cha...
Civil Rights, Civil Litigation
SF police used surveillance cameras to spy on protests
By Tyler Pialet
The protests alleged to have been surveilled occurred in the immediate aftermath of the George Floyd killing, from May 31 to J...
Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation
California DAs settle with sunscreen company over reef safe label
By Tyler Pialet
Sonoma County Superior Court Judge Patrick M. Broderick also permanently enjoined the company from making the unsubstantiated ...
Technology, Government
Berkeley ends effort to require warnings for cellphones
By Winston Cho
Attorneys for the city agreed not to appeal a federal judge's ruling issued last month finding that Berkeley was interfering w...
Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Circuit eyes state’s 31-year ban on semi-automatic rifles
By Craig Anderson
The panel, which includes two appointees of President Donald Trump, peppered Deputy Attorney General Peter H. Chang with quest...
Technology, Intellectual Property, Civil Litigation
Cisco ordered to pay $1.9B for infringing cybersecurity patents
By Craig Anderson
enior U.S. District Judge Henry C. Morgan Jr. of the Eastern District of Virginia concluded Cisco infringed Centripetal Networ...
Commissioner Paul Bruguera says his wife is also his mentor and role model.
Judge Rita Lin says she tries to craft solutions based on the interests of the parties.
Labor/Employment, Administrative/Regulatory
US government proposes rule to limit federal employee backpay
By Jessica Mach
The agency's interpretation of the Back Pay Act has not seen changes this big since 1981, the agency said.
Entertainment & Sports, Civil Litigation
Class action over canceled baseball games is dismissed
By Gina Kim
A group of baseball fans purchased tickets for the 2020 season and filed a lawsuit earlier this spring, alleging violations of...
More than 2,500 people turned up online Tuesday night to celebrate the work of the venerable public interest law firm and cont...
U.S. Supreme Court, Technology, Intellectual Property
Metaphors abound as US justices hear dispute between Google and Oracle
By Craig Anderson
The pandemic is dragging on too long and there is too much uncertainty, they say.
Intellectual Property, Civil Litigation
With scathing remarks, judge tosses patent suit against Amazon
By Winston Cho
Amazon and Dropbox were accused in 2011 of infringing on PersonalWeb's data processing system patents. It related to Amazon's ...
Samantha P. Jessner will serve with Presiding Judge-elect Eric C. Taylor, who was elected by the court's bench last month.
Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation
LA sanctioned $2.5M for discovery abuse in water bill case
By Blaise Scemama
The rarely granted post-dismissal sanctions were sought by defendant PricewaterhouseCoopers, known as PwC, represented by New ...
Criminal, Civil Litigation
Judge certifies class of inmates seeking Covid relief checks
By Jessica Mach
The defendants have 30 days from Sept. 24 to reconsider advance refund payments to prisoners who are entitled to checks based ...
Civil Litigation
Lawsuit may test how receptive US courts are to takings cases
By Gina Kim
Kramer Vineyard Properties LLC filed its eminent domain challenge Oct. 1 in the Central District of California, alleging viola...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Legal Education
Bar exam takers have fewer problems on 2nd day
By Henrik Nilsson
Some schools, such as California Western School of Law, have provided accommodations for test-takers who can’t take the exam a...
Nott died Saturday at 80 after a 10-year battle with Parkinson's disease.
Judges and Judiciary, Covid Court Ops
Budget woes prompt 7 state courts to reduce operations
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The Judicial Council website shows seven counties have posted notices of reduced services for a 60-day public comment period, ...
Technology, Intellectual Property
Inventors seek to intervene in Big Tech suit over patent office rule change
By Craig Anderson
The motion sets up a classic clash between big technology companies, which are often defendants in patent infringement lawsuit...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Legal Education
State Bar says first online exam begins with few problems
By Henrik Nilsson
"Our experience is broadly consistent with the national data that indicates the overwhelming majority of test-takers entered t...
Technology, Intellectual Property, Civil Litigation
Patent lawsuit filed over test for vaccines
By Gina Kim
The lawsuit accuses Pfizer and BioNTech of working together to develop their BNT162 vaccine by using Allele's technology witho...
Judges and Judiciary, California Supreme Court
Jenkins says ‘here because of the struggle’ for gay rights
By Malcolm Maclachlan
If confirmed by the Commission on Judicial Appointments, Jenkins will replace Justice Ming W. Chin, who retired Aug. 31. Jenki...
U.S. Supreme Court, Entertainment & Sports
Minor leaguers get go-ahead from US high court for pay lawsuit
By Craig Anderson
The case involving classes of plaintiffs from across the nation will return to U.S. Chief Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Spero of ...
Data Privacy, Civil Litigation
Weight loss app Noom accused of harvesting user’s data
By Winston Cho
The complaint filed in federal court in San Francisco on Friday accused Noom of employing FullStory to collect sensitive data,...
Immigration, Civil Litigation, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Trump administration loses another challenge to Flores agreement
By Craig Anderson
In a published opinion, the panel ruled the 1997 Flores agreement requires the government transfer minors to a licensed progra...
Insurance, Civil Litigation
MDL panel won’t join 300 business interruption lawsuits
By Blaise Scemama
The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation allowed more limited actions against insurance companies in California, Mi...
Government, Criminal
LA DA and election opponent critique records in debate
By Tyler Pialet
The two candidates accused each other of allowing violent crime and not being aggressive in prosecuting police.