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Civil Litigation, Bankruptcy


A group representing Kincade fire victims in Sonoma County might soon emerge in the Pacific Gas & Electric Corp.'s bankrup...


Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property


The marathon litigation dates back to 2014, when Nike subsidiary Converse Inc. claimed the Skechers "Twinkle Toes" shoe infrin...


Education Law


University of La Verne’s board of trustees has tasked a committee to examine its law school’s “long-term viability.”


Labor/Employment


Public employee unions will not be forced to return years of “fair share fees” gathered from non-members, under a recent feder...



Human Factor

Oct. 30, 2019
By Gina Kim

Santa Barbara County Judge Von T. Nguyen Deroian’s life story informs her treatment of defendants and witnesses.


Government, Criminal


In the latest debate between candidates for San Francisco district attorney, exchanges occasionally became heated as they disc...


Labor/Employment, Corporate


A group of gig economy companies unveiled their long-rumored challenge to AB 5 on Tuesday, setting up a multimillion-dollar 20...


Law Practice, Government, Criminal


Los Angeles County’s criminal justice system will likely follow examples set by San Francisco if George Gascon is elected dis...


Civil Litigation, Judges and Judiciary


The federal judge handling multiple lawsuits accusing a Navy contractor of engaging in massive fraud in the cleanup of a toxic...


Labor/Employment, Government, Civil Rights


Attorneys trying a wrongful termination case used their opening statements to paint very different pictures of the El Dorado C...


Law Practice


Patent attorney Jonathan Michael Lindsay returned Monday to his roots at Irell & Manella LLP in the firm's Orange County o...


Civil Litigation


Seven states are objecting to class counsel's fee calculations.


Civil Litigation, Bankruptcy


The federal judge overseeing proceedings to estimate the Pacific Gas & Electric Corp.'s liability for historically destruc...


Real Estate/Development, Civil Litigation


A raft of lawsuits filed by a San Diego tenants’ attorney on behalf of two plaintiffs allege landlords are violating a recent ...


Law Practice, Judges and Judiciary


PG&E’s public safety power shutoffs, and the raging Kincade Fire in northern California impacted at least seven courthouse...


Judges and Judiciary


LA Judge Weintraub won’t seek re-election

Oct. 29, 2019
By Carter Stoddard

Judge Debre Katz Weintraub said in an email she would be “exploring opportunities in both the public and private sectors” and ...


Civil Litigation, Government


LA city, Pricewaterhouse fighting over sanctions

Oct. 29, 2019
By Justin Kloczko

A fight over sanctions is playing out in litigation related to Los Angeles water billing after the city dropped its lawsuit ag...


Civil Litigation, Entertainment & Sports


Taylor Swift can't shake off an infringement lawsuit over her song "Shake It Off," a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel r...


Civil Litigation, Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Merced court settles clerk’s sex harassment claim

Oct. 29, 2019
By Malcolm Maclachlan

The Merced County Superior Court has settled a sexual harassment claim with a clerk for $160,000 without any admissions of gui...


Judges and Judiciary


Governor names his first 11 judges, including 8 women

Oct. 28, 2019
By Malcolm Maclachlan

The group is majority minority and all Democrats. It includes attorneys from a variety of public and private backgrounds, incl...


Intellectual Property, Antitrust & Trade Reg.


Intel Corp. is purusing a rare complaint against a SoftBank Group. Corp.-owned investment firm claiming it is violating antitr...


Government, Environmental & Energy


SEC is aiding companies in climate fights, activists say

Oct. 28, 2019
By Malcolm Maclachlan

The environmental group has been seeking information about “no action” letters to companies seeking to avoid shareholder votes...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Criminal, California Supreme Court


The state Supreme Court de-published three opinions last week, including the reversal of an attorney’s criminal conviction tha...


An attorney representing conversative media outlet Prager University tried to persuade a Santa Clara County judge Friday to ke...


Intellectual Property, Entertainment & Sports


Apple Inc. and Google LLC are “nothing more than modern tape pirates” according to amended complaint filed Friday in a Los Ang...


Judges and Judiciary, Community News


Women judges and lawyers toast two milestones

Oct. 28, 2019
By Alexandra Applegate

The National Association of Women Judges hosted a reception during its annual conference to celebrate its 40th anniversary as ...


LA Superior Court Judge William F. Highberger, overseeing the Woolsey Fire litigation, has invited the California Public Utili...


Labor/Employment


As California employers and employees clash over settling disputes via arbitration, plaintiff-side employment attorneys are in...


Civil Litigation, Judges and Judiciary


A U.S. magistrate judge in Sacramento recused herself from a nearly-dead discovery dispute sprouting from a civil action broug...


Civil Litigation, Entertainment & Sports


Cheaters sometimes prosper too much, says lawsuit

Oct. 25, 2019
By Steven Crighton

Filing suit against a business that helps its players cheat, a video game company claimed Wednesday the unfair interference is...