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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


The evolving Private Attorneys General Act and its effects on employment disputes continued Tuesday in the California Supreme ...


Government, Criminal


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


Electronics manufacturer Sonos asked the International Trade Commission on Tuesday to investigate Google and sued it in federa...


Entertainment & Sports, Criminal


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

Jan. 7, 2020
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...


Civil Litigation


Johnson & Johnson Co. secures a settlement mid-trial in Alameda County, and a dismissal in Solano County on Monday in two ...


The merger brings Assayag, co-founder Byron B. Mauss and four other attorneys to Snell & Wilmer's Orange County office.


Labor/Employment


The California Secretary of State's office has cleared for circulation the proposed ballot measure by Uber Technologies Inc., ...


Civil Litigation, Environmental & Energy


A Los Angeles state court judge Monday ordered the production of names and addresses of those surveyed about the health effect...


In the wake of a 316-page special masters' report issued by the Commission on Judicial Performance on Friday, speculation has ...


Labor/Employment


The judge wrote the organization’s counsel failed to make “a clear showing that [they] are entitled to the extraordinary short...


Labor/Employment


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


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


Drexel Bradshaw is accused of a fraud scheme involving an elderly client


Education Law


The Department of Education's final changes to Title IX policy over how universities are supposed to conduct campus sexual vio...


Civil Litigation


Public entities face an intolerable financial burden from wildfire liabilities if a trial court allows a lawsuit against the c...


Constitutional Law, Civil Rights


A judge dismissed a politically charged lawsuit brought by the Pasadena Republican Club against The Western Justice Center, it...


Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate


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


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


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


Under Westcliff University, the Orange County law school will start recruiting and enrolling new students again


Civil Litigation, Government, Environmental & Energy


The City of Marina has filed suit against Monterey County, alleging the Board of Supervisors has mounted an insurgent campaign...


Sean Megan Scott, former associate director of the Association of American Law Schools, has been named the next president and ...


Civil Litigation, Law Practice


Plaintiffs’ firms are gearing up for what is expected to be a flurry of new litigation against the Roman Catholic Church, scho...


Labor/Employment


Less than 72 hours old, the employee-presumptive Assembly Bill 5 already faces several legal challenges from industries oppose...


Civil Litigation


Twitter slap fights turned anti-SLAPP fights are quickly becoming common enough to build precedent.


Obituaries


Nancy J. Sheehan, 1957-2019

Jan. 3, 2020
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Nancy J. Sheehan won many honors during her life though never the Distinguished Attorney Award from the Sacramento County Bar ...


22 women win $12.7M against GirlsDoPorn.com


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


Eight additions in 2019 nearly match expansion-aided record