Three statewide medical associations have filed an amicus brief siding with Johnson & Johnson regarding the pending appeal...
The dismissal motion follows testimony from a co-defendant that the man was wrongly convicted.
Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property
Patagonia sues Anheuser-Busch over trademark
By Gina Kim
Outdoor gear and apparel company Patagonia Inc. is suing Anheuser-Busch InBev, accusing it of illegally obtaining a trademark ...
The National Labor Relations Board has narrowed the terms under which new management must adhere to a standing collective barg...
Civil Litigation, Entertainment & Sports
Judge denies NCAA’s bid for a stay in athlete-compensation suit
By Gina Kim
NCAA defendants were denied a stay Friday on $45M in attorney fees and a 120-day extension to respond to plaintiffs representi...
Education Law, Civil Rights
Weedkiller cancer lawsuits unlikely to settle, professor says
By Winston Cho
A U.S. judge put on hold the next in a series of trials over whether Monsanto’s popular weedkillers cause cancer. The judge sa...
Government
Plaintiffs’ attorney hopes Trump resistance will also sign on to MICRA changes
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Supporters say a 2020 ballot initiative is well underway to overturn the law limiting noneconomic damages in medical malpracti...
Weinberg Gonser’s clientele is mostly entrepreneurs and established businesses looking to grow.
U.S. Supreme Court, Civil Rights
Conservatives, liberals and libertarians urge justices to reconsider qualified immunity
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
Pressure is mounting on the U.S. Supreme Court to revisit a decades-old, judge-made doctrine that stymies civil rights lawsuit...
Judges and Judiciary, Government
Auditor’s report on judicial commission due April 25
By Malcolm Maclachlan
State Auditor Elaine Howle reported this week she was satisfied with the Judicial Council’s efforts to fix problems with its t...
Civil Litigation
Fraud claim added to liability suit against HIV drug maker
By Justin Kloczko
The AIDS Healthcare Foundation has again sued pharmaceutical drug company Gilead Sciences Inc. over the safety of its HIV drug...
Criminal, California Supreme Court
State high court tweaks Proposition 47
By Carter Stoddard
The state Supreme Court issued a written opinion Thursday that upheld retroactive reductions for non-violent crimes and specif...
Civil Litigation, Entertainment & Sports
Former players file fraud lawsuit against failed pro football league
By Gina Kim
Two former athletes from The Alliance of American Football have sued the league itself, along with CEO-Founder Charlie Ebersol...
Civil Litigation, Alternative Dispute Resolution
Shernoff and Trauma Law Center attorneys win more than $8.8 million in negligence arbitration
By Nicole Tyau
After suffering permanent brain damage in 2014, Shernoff and Trauma Law Center attorneys won more than $8.8 million for plaint...
Michael J. Avenatti bilked clients to fund a lavish lifestyle built on a Ponzi scheme of bank fraud, tax evasion and perjury, ...
Securities, Corporate
Cooley coaches Uber in second big IPO filing of the year, after Lyft
By Dan Heching
Uber Technologies Inc., the ubiquitous ridesharing app, announced plans Thursday to become a publicly-traded company. Share vo...
Civil Litigation, Government
State attorney general reviewing issues surrounding LA water billing settlement
By Justin Kloczko
The California attorney general is looking into allegations of fraud involving the $67 million Los Angeles incorrect water bil...
Civil Litigation
Brisbane biotech company sues competitor over blood test products
By Carter Stoddard
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP sued a Brisbane competitor Wednesday, accusing it of violating the Lanham Act by publicly claim...
Civil Litigation, Government, Constitutional Law
Lawsuit claims California is blocking open carry gun rights in rural areas
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Two men have sued Attorney General Xavier Becerra for allegedly failing to provide a standardized application form for open ca...
Civil Litigation
Defendants seek sanctions in state opioid litigation
By Meghann Cuniff
The request follows months of fighting over the state’s response to interrogatories reviewed by a discovery referee.
Intellectual Property
On eve of IPO, company sued for patent infringement by defunct rival
By Gina Kim
The video conferencing company was sued in the midst of an initial public offering which could raise more than $668 million.
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
DOJ asks 9th Circuit to approve federal police funding denial to ‘sanctuary’ cities
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
The Trump administration is continuing its battle against “sanctuary” cities, refusing to back down in a flood of lawsuits cha...
District attorneys in San Francisco and Contra Costa counties have already completed pilot programs using the technology to fi...
Entertainment & Sports, Education Law
Kim Kardashian announces lawyerly aspirations
By Erin Lee
Kim Kardashian West is doing a four-year apprenticeship with a San Francisco criminal advocacy organization founded by Van Jon...
Labor/Employment, Government
New state law could raise burden for employers, attorneys say
By Andy Serbe
Changes in the statement of legislative intent for California's primary discrimination statute codify recent case law, and cou...
Civil Litigation
Yahoo proposes $117.5 million settlement in data breach suit
By Nicole Tyau
In response to a class action suit over one of the largest data breaches in history, Yahoo has agreed to pay $117.5 million to...
Intellectual Property
Judge’s order examines alleged trademark infringement of pageant’s social media
By Meghann Cuniff
A trademark dispute that’s scandalized the Asian beauty pageant market has led to an unusual argument in federal court about t...
Government
Bill tightening police use of force standard passes Assembly committee
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Police groups signaled Tuesday they might sue if the Legislature passes a proposed bill changing the use of force standard in ...
Immigration, Government
Judge’s order leaves fate of some asylum seekers uncertain
By Winston Cho
Some asylum seekers already sent back to Mexico face an uncertain future despite a San Francisco federal judge’s order to halt...
Civil Litigation, Constitutional Law, State Bar & Bar Associations
State Bar argues in support of mandatory bar dues
By Erin Lee
Requiring lawyers to pay bar fees to practice is constitutional and necessary to fund attorney discipline, the State Bar argue...
