Civil Litigation, Judges and Judiciary, Government
Jones Day seeks recusal of federal judge, cities allege he has become advocate for homeless
By Meghann Cuniff
A major law firm is trying to recuse a federal judge from a new homeless civil rights case in Orange County, arguing his 18-mo...
Civil Litigation, Law Practice, Entertainment & Sports, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
NCAA attorneys blast student-athletes’ attorney fee request as ‘excessive’
By Winston Cho
Attorneys for the National Collegiate Athletic Association called the $45 million bill by the student-athletes’ legal counsel ...
Civil Litigation, Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Disbarred British lawyer testifies against Edwards Wildman Palmer
By Carter Stoddard
A disbarred British solicitor testified in superior court Tuesday that when he questioned a bill, attorneys at Edwards Wildman...
Knobbe Martens co-founder Don Martens is remembered as a principled attorney and a friend first.
Three iTunes customers claim Apple Inc. disclosed iTunes listening data to third parties without customers’ consent.
Labor/Employment, Government
State Senate approves bill attacking mandatory arbitration agreements
By Malcolm Maclachlan
SB 707 is opposed by business groups coordinated by the California Chamber of Commerce, which object to specifics of the bill,...
Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Santa Cruz County judge is censured for trying to dodge traffic violation
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The Commission on Judicial Performance has issued a severe public censure to a judge who tried to avoid responsibility for run...
U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Supreme Court places limits on retaliatory arrest claims brought under First Amendment
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday shot down First Amendment claims advanced by an Alaskan partygoer who said police officers a...
Civil Litigation, Constitutional Law
$15M settlement for construction firm in dispute with college district
By Nicole Tyau
A team of Hunt Ortmann Palffy Nieves Darling & Mah Inc. attorneys secured a $15 million settlement in binding arbitration ...
U.S. Supreme Court, Civil Litigation
Split high court limits counterclaim defendant’s ability to remove class action to federal court
By Paula Lehman-Ewing
A split U.S. Supreme Court limited some defendants’ ability to remove class actions to federal court.
Civil Litigation
Prominent attorney who resolves tough cases has challenges in settling Monsanto lawsuits
By Winston Cho
Legal observers praise attorney Kenneth R. Feinberg as “the perfect guy” to mediate settlement discussions in litigation betwe...
Labor/Employment, Government
Assembly approves bill to protect workers who make sexual harassment claims
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Employers would be barred from firing a worker without cause within 90 days of a sexual harassment claim under a bill passed b...
Labor/Employment
Caltech engineer defends expertise in wrongful termination trial
By Glenn Jeffers
On the third day of testimony in a wrongful termination case, the chair of the California Institute of Technology’s engineerin...
Intellectual Property, Government
Bill to ban delays in generic drug access passes the Assembly
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A bill just passed by the Assembly takes aim at a pharmaceutical industry practice that some argue delays access to some lower...
Criminal, California Supreme Court
Courts may impose 'reasonable conditions' in addition to bail
By Brian Cardile
Any consequential, judicial-based changes to California’s pretrial detention system must wait for a futurecase, after the stat...
Criminal, California Supreme Court
Newsom must redo sealed clemency requests
By Glenn Jeffers
Gov. Gavin Newsom has until June 5 to resubmit clemency requests for six twice-convicted felons whose criminal records were se...
Privacy is just one issue Courtney Greene-Power must navigate at the game creator Niantic
Civil Litigation, Criminal, California Supreme Court
Appellate court inclined to deny Porter Ranch victim petition
By Justin Kloczko
The 2nd District Court of Appeal said Thursday it is inclined to allow victims in the Porter Ranch litigation a restitution he...
Law Practice, Government
House committee approves bigger legal aid budget
By Blaise Scemama
Despite the Trump administration’s proposal to eliminate funding to an organization providing legal aid to low-income American...
Civil Litigation, Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Plaintiff ex-client testifies against Edwards Wildman Palmer
By Carter Stoddard
A disbarred British solicitor and an expert witness testified in support of certain aspects of the solicitor's malpractice su...
Civil Litigation, Law Practice
Quinn Emanuel claims it has no confidential information in utility suit
By Gina Kim
Plaintiff law firm opposes utility’s motion to disqualify them from Woolsey Fire case
State Bar & Bar Associations
Bill raising State Bar licensing fee moves forward at the capital
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The State Bar licensing fee would rise from $315 to $460 annually under new legislative amendments introduced this week. The b...
Tax, Government, Criminal
Lawyer who specialized in disability suits indicted on tax evasion charges
By Malcolm Maclachlan
An attorney known for making his living from lawsuits citing the Americans with Disabilities Act was indicted on three tax eva...
Intellectual Property, California Supreme Court, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
New law makes old song rights queries moot, high court says
By Steven Crighton
The state Supreme Court has declined to address federal appellate court questions on public performance rights for pre-1972 so...
Civil Litigation, Law Practice, Labor/Employment
Ex-MoFo associate claims firm sabotaged her job search
By Erin Lee
Two former Morrison & Foerster LLP associates have offered new details about allegations the firm provided negative refere...
Civil Litigation
Judge sides with Avenatti’s co-counsel in class action debate
By Meghann Cuniff
U.S. District Judge Dolly M. Gee is seeking a limited remand from the 9th Circuit to finalize her decision
A bankruptcy judge approved Pacific Gas & Electric Corp.’s plan for a $105 million assistance program for wildfire victims...
Civil Litigation
Caltech 'whistleblower' told false stories, HR official testifies
By Glenn Jeffers
Officials from the California Institute of Technology testified Thursday an in-house investigation found no evidence a researc...
Mediator Lesley Green’s bench experience and hard work help put parties at ease.
Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property, Government, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
FTC win against Qualcomm may boost competition, but quick appeal likely
By Blaise Scemama
The Federal Trade Commission says its antitrust suit triumph against Qualcomm Inc.’s so-called “no license, no chips” model wi...