Criminal
Man should not have been jailed on civil contempt, US judge rules
By Meghann Cuniff
A trial court should not have jailed a civil defendant for almost six years on a contempt charge related to missing money, a f...
Labor/Employment
State high court to decide if PAGA plaintiff loses standing
By Glenn Jeffers
The evolving Private Attorneys General Act and its effects on employment disputes continued Tuesday in the California Supreme ...
Government, Criminal
Limits on asset forfeiture may not have affected law enforcement budgets
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A new report warns that changes to federal policies and other factors make it difficult to evaluate SB 443 until more data is ...
Intellectual Property
Patent dispute leads to trade commission complaint, federal suit against Google
By Carter Stoddard
Electronics manufacturer Sonos asked the International Trade Commission on Tuesday to investigate Google and sued it in federa...
Entertainment & Sports, Criminal
Case laid out against unidentified female accomplice in Weinstein criminal complaint
By Jessica Mach
In announcing sexual assault charges against Harvey Weinstein on Monday, Los Angeles District Attorney Jackie Lacey also laid ...
Intellectual Property, Entertainment & Sports
Turtles band and Pandora dig in for long fight
By Steven Crighton
Parties in a long-running legal dispute between Pandora Inc. and the 60s funk rock band The Turtles indicated Monday they're i...
Johnson & Johnson Co. secures a settlement mid-trial in Alameda County, and a dismissal in Solano County on Monday in two ...
Law Practice
OC firm Snell & Wilmer grows finance practice with boutique merger
By Nicole Tyau
The merger brings Assayag, co-founder Byron B. Mauss and four other attorneys to Snell & Wilmer's Orange County office.
The California Secretary of State's office has cleared for circulation the proposed ballot measure by Uber Technologies Inc., ...
Civil Litigation, Environmental & Energy
LA County ordered to produce Porter Ranch health surveys
By Justin Kloczko
A Los Angeles state court judge Monday ordered the production of names and addresses of those surveyed about the health effect...
Judges and Judiciary
Special masters report on Justice Johnson leaves areas to continue fight, says attorney
By Malcolm Maclachlan
In the wake of a 316-page special masters' report issued by the Commission on Judicial Performance on Friday, speculation has ...
Labor/Employment
Judge denies freelance journalists’ TRO request against AB 5
By Glenn Jeffers
The judge wrote the organization’s counsel failed to make “a clear showing that [they] are entitled to the extraordinary short...
A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel on Monday affirmed a $54.6 million judgment against Walmart Inc., upholding a 2016 d...
Judges and Judiciary
15 counts of prejudicial conduct proven against justice, panel says
By Carter Stoddard
A panel of special masters declared a host of sexual harassment allegations against Justice Jeffrey Johnson have been proven, ...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility, State Bar & Bar Associations
Supreme Court Revives Bar’s Case Against San Francisco Attorney
By Lyle Moran
Drexel Bradshaw is accused of a fraud scheme involving an elderly client
Education Law
Campus sex assault hearings likely to involve more lawyers
By Winston Cho
The Department of Education's final changes to Title IX policy over how universities are supposed to conduct campus sexual vio...
Civil Litigation
Becerra challenges demurrer rejection in Skirball litigation
By Gina Kim
Public entities face an intolerable financial burden from wildfire liabilities if a trial court allows a lawsuit against the c...
Constitutional Law, Civil Rights
Politically-charged suit tossed by 10th federal judge to hear it
By Blaise Scemama
A judge dismissed a politically charged lawsuit brought by the Pasadena Republican Club against The Western Justice Center, it...
Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate
Illumina drops $1.2B acquisition of California bioscience firm after FTC complaint
By Glenn Jeffers
The agency alleged the deal was an unlawful attempt by Illumina to maintain its U.S. monopoly in the DNA sequencing market.
State Bar & Bar Associations
Most bar exam takers didn’t report race on July test
By Lyle Moran
The lack of such data makes comparing performance by racial/ethnic group to prior years difficult, officials say.
Intellectual Property, Health Care & Hospital Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Drug makers ask 9th Circuit to block new state law on generics
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The law, AB 824, bans so-called “pay-to-delay” deals that can keep generic versions of drugs off the market.
Education Law, State Bar & Bar Associations
ABA approved Western State’s change in ownership
By Lyle Moran
Under Westcliff University, the Orange County law school will start recruiting and enrolling new students again
Civil Litigation, Government, Environmental & Energy
City sues Monterey County, alleges it hijacked groundwater rights filing
By Carter Stoddard
The City of Marina has filed suit against Monterey County, alleging the Board of Supervisors has mounted an insurgent campaign...
Education Law
California Western School of Law appoints new president and dean
By Nicole Tyau
Sean Megan Scott, former associate director of the Association of American Law Schools, has been named the next president and ...
Civil Litigation, Law Practice
Firms gird for ‘flood’ of childhood sex abuse civil cases under new law
By Craig Anderson
Plaintiffs’ firms are gearing up for what is expected to be a flurry of new litigation against the Roman Catholic Church, scho...
Labor/Employment
AB 5 hit with collection of challenges from range of industries
By Glenn Jeffers
Less than 72 hours old, the employee-presumptive Assembly Bill 5 already faces several legal challenges from industries oppose...
Civil Litigation
Precedent is building for Twitter defamation defenses
By Steven Crighton
Twitter slap fights turned anti-SLAPP fights are quickly becoming common enough to build precedent.
Nancy J. Sheehan won many honors during her life though never the Distinguished Attorney Award from the Sacramento County Bar ...
Civil Litigation
San Diego-based amateur porn company found liable for fraud, false promise, concealment
By Gina Kim
22 women win $12.7M against GirlsDoPorn.com
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
With year of historic additions 9th Circuit approaches partisan balance
By Brian Cardile
Eight additions in 2019 nearly match expansion-aided record