Judges and Judiciary
Assembly Judiciary Committee passes bill for 50 more judgeships
By Carter Stoddard
The Appropriations Committee will next take up the bill, introduced by Assembly Member Jay Obernolte (R-Hesperia), who said th...
Immigration, Criminal
ICE field director in California slams 'sanctuary laws' after latest courthouse arrest
By Blaise Scemama
"For many years, the city and county of San Francisco has refused to cooperate with ICE, much to their own detriment," ICE San...
Southern California Edison promoted to general counsel the lawyer overseeing its wildfire litigation defense.
Intellectual Property, Entertainment & Sports, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit upholds Led Zeppelin’s district court win
By Steven Crighton
An en banc panel affirmed a jury’s June 2016 verdict rejecting claims Zeppelin ripped off the song “Taurus” by the band Spirit...
Law Practice
Robb Adkins to head BakerHostetler’s new San Francisco office
By Tyler Pialet
The moves reflect the continuing strength of the San Francisco legal market, analysts, law firm recruiters, and members of the...
Immigration, Criminal
US judge blocks Sacramento TV station from getting immigration files in criminal case
By Malcolm Maclachlan
KXTV, a Sacramento ABC affiliate, filed a Freedom of Information Act request for “all immigration files, photos, annotations a...
Civil Litigation
Plaintiffs get $100K in punitive damages against VW
By Craig Anderson
A San Francisco federal jury on Monday awarded $100,000 in punitive damages to the drivers of four vehicles who refused to acc...
Judges and Judiciary, Government, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
US courts closely monitoring CDC’s coronavirus guidance
By Gina Kim
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals announced Monday it had canceled en banc hearings and all non-case related meetings sche...
Law Practice, Law Office Management
Foley Lardner moves to redesigned San Diego office space
By Doug Sherwin
Office managing partner Paul S. Hunter said as advancing technology has caused a shift from paper documents to digital files, ...
Civil Litigation
Lloyd’s sues defunct Sacramento gun club in lead contamination dispute
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Lloyd’s is seeking to avoid paying out on insurance policies sold to the club covering the years 2006 to 2012. The club is nam...
Immigration
Cambodians ordered deported years ago can’t be detained without notice pending removal, US judge says
By Gina Kim
Federal judge rules government can’t detain Cambodians for removal without notice.
The coronavirus outbreak will cause ripple effects from class actions to complex matters involving the disruption of the globa...
Litigation boutique Everett Dorey LLP says serving employees as well as clients leads to winning.
Legal Education, Law Practice
Mintz Levin event exposes middle school students to legal profession
By Nicole Tyau
It’s the second year students from the New Los Angeles Middle School have participated in Mintz Levin’s program.
The 8,000-square-foot office has been open since last fall, but the firm wanted to wait on making the announcement until renov...
Civil Rights
LA parents’ group seeks equal rights between LGBTQ students and classmates with religious differences
By Nick Kipley
Left Out, an unincorporated, nonprofit, parent association, is suing the Los Angeles Unified School District on the grounds th...
Immigration, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Split appeals panel upholds injunction favoring asylum seekers
By Carter Stoddard
A preliminary injunction stopping the federal government from barring asylum seekers from entering the United States at ports ...
Labor/Employment, Government
Bill would ban employers from retaliating against quarantined coronavirus patients
By Jessica Mach
AB 3123 would also allow employees to use earned sick days for childcare if their child’s school is shut down due to a public ...
Intellectual Property, Criminal, Civil Litigation, Bankruptcy
Former Google engineer files for bankruptcy as legal and financial troubles pile up
By Craig Anderson
The former Google LLC engineer whose defection to Uber Technologies Inc. prompted civil litigation by his former employer and ...
Judges and Judiciary
Another Central District judge takes senior status
By Meghann Cuniff
U.S. District Judge James V. Selna says he wants to focus on patent and antitrust cases.
Securities, Civil Litigation
Block & Leviton to lead securities class action against Lyft
By Carter Stoddard
According to the original complaint filed in March 2019, Lyft offered 32.5 million shares in its initial public offering at $7...
Judge Ethan P. Schulman questioned in hearing earlier this week whether a balancing test should be conducted to decide whether...
State Bar & Bar Associations
State Bar updates outreach to veterans, immigrants in several languages
By Henrik Nilsson
Attorneys who do pro bono work said information is key in providing access to legal help.
Civil Litigation
Attorneys who objected to $10.2M settlement get a quarter of it
By Malcolm Maclachlan
U.S. Northern District Judge William H. Orrick gave $2.6 million of the $10.2 million settlement to a trio of firms who repres...
Civil Litigation
Federal judge nixes Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard’s censorship lawsuit
By Gina Kim
U.S. District Judge Stephen V. Wilson dismisses Tulsi Gabbard’s censorship lawsuit against Google, finding the company wasn’t ...
Judges and Judiciary
Commission on Judicial Performance says Ventura judge retaliated against attorney
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Ventura County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey G. Bennett also stands accused of making a variety of sexist, racist and otherwise...
Judges and Judiciary
San Francisco judicial candidates, spurned by local jurists, were winning anyway
By Craig Anderson
Candidates backed by a large contingent of San Francisco County Superior Court judges for open seats appeared to be going down...
Civil Litigation
Class action against Frito-Lay alleges misleading labeling
By Nicole Tyau
The lawsuit filed in Orange County Superior Court Wednesday claims the packaging on the chips “hides references to its artific...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Coronavirus travel bans force ABA to cancel San Diego event
By Gina Kim
The American Bar Association announced Wednesday that its white collar crime section meeting scheduled for March 11-13 has bee...
Criminal, Civil Rights
Woman sues state prisons over decapitation of her son by cell mate
By Malcolm Maclachlan
After guards did not check the cell overnight, the complaint asserts, the next morning, “Mr. Romero was found decapitated, and...