Retired superior court judge Lester E. Olson, class plaintiff in a landmark state Supreme Court case enshrining cost of living...
Civil Litigation, Government
Plaintiff files 8 motions to beat coffee makers’ use of state regulation as defense
By Justin Kloczko
The plaintiff suing in the nearly decade-long Proposition 65 coffee labeling case filed a number of motions this week hoping t...
Civil Litigation, Government
DOJ gets more time to decide on shipyard intervention
By Winston Cho
SAN FRANCISCO -- A federal judge reluctantly granted an extension Thursday for federal prosecutors to decide if they want to i...
Actor Johnny Depp has settled a lawsuit with his former attorney Jake Bloom, according to documents filed Thursday at Los Ange...
Mergers & Acquisitions, Health Care, Pharmaceuticals, Biotech, Administrative/Regulatory
State blocks Northern California health care joint venture
By Craig Anderson
State Attorney General Xavier Becerra rejected a proposed joint venture between two hospital nonprofits in Northern California...
Health Care, Pharmaceuticals, Biotech, Government, Criminal
State senator seeks restraining order on anti-vaccine protester
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A state senator has filed for a restraining order against the woman alleged to have thrown menstrual blood from a balcony onto...
Government, Environmental & Energy
Environment groups sue, saying US fracking leases threaten Bay Area
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The plaintiffs are seeking an injunction to stop the leases and force the US government to produce a new environmental report.
Lawyers value mediator Dana Curtis’ Zen approach to dispute settlement.
Immigration, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
DOJ lacks authority to condition law enforcement grant on immigration cooperation
By Brian Cardile
The U.S. Department of Justice exceeded its authority by seeking to withhold grant money from state and local governments refu...
Civil Litigation
Franchising trial includes 5th Amendment pleas, allegations of doctored evidence
By Meghann Cuniff
A federal judge overseeing a bench trial between two martial arts providers authorized the piercing of attorney-client privile...
Civil Litigation
Allen Matkins team defeats $200M defective product suit
By Glenn Jeffers
A Van Nuys jury deliberated for less than three hours before returning a nearly unanimous defense verdict for two subsidiaries...
Judges and Judiciary
State’s judicial chiefs plead with Congress to fill vacancies
By Blaise Scemama
Facing a “crisis of unprecedented magnitude,” Chief Judge Virginia A. Phillips of the Central District and Chief Judge Lawrenc...
Civil Litigation
Cannabis attorney can sue other lawyer for malicious prosecution
By Carter Stoddard
Cannabis attorney Henry G. Wykowski can sue another lawyer for malicious prosecution after the opponent helped a client sue Wy...
Labor/Employment, Health Care, Pharmaceuticals, Biotech, Government
US judge mulls rule on health care workers’ personal beliefs
By Winston Cho
SAN FRANCISCO -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services failed to justify changes to rules allowing health care work...
Government, Criminal
LA DA Jackie Lacey faces hostile crowd defending record on prosecution of law enforcement.
By Jessica Mach
Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey told a hostile crowd at a re-election campaign meeting this week she has fil...
Civil Litigation
Deputy public defender suing for gender bias accused of sarcasm, veiled threats
By Malcolm Maclachlan
On the third day of a retaliation and wrongful termination trial, the chief deputy public defender of El Dorado County testifi...
Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
DLA accuses female partner of being manipulative liar
By Craig Anderson
DLA Piper says partner Vanina Guerrero, who accused former partner Louis P.A. Lehot of sexual assault and the firm of retaliat...
California Supreme Court, State Bar & Bar Associations
Law deans meet with state Supreme Court on bar exam
By Lyle Moran
Law school deans met Wednesday with four California Supreme Court justices to discuss a wide variety of topics related to the ...
Corporate
Probe into Mattel now completed, with help from O’Melveny & Myers
By Gina Kim
Aided by O’Melveny & Myers LLP, the Audit Committee’s investigation into whistleblower allegations involving Mattel Inc.’s...
Judges and Judiciary, State Bar & Bar Associations, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
ABA grade divides committee, troubles chairman
By Brian Cardile
Consideration of two 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals candidates before the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday focused almo...
Government, Constitutional Law, Civil Rights
Attempts to challenge qualified immunity are ramping up among attorneys and activists
By Jessica Mach
Of the numerous 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals cases that upheld qualified immunity for public defendants this year, at lea...
Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property
Ironhawk to appeal dismissal of $100M infringement lawsuit
By Blaise Scemama
Military contractor Ironhawk Technologies Inc. said it will appeal a federal judge’s decision to dismiss its nearly $100 milli...
Civil Litigation, Law Practice
Judge’s unusual order in $68 million fee dispute cited in argument over $36 million request
By Meghann Cuniff
Attorneys arguing before a U.S. judge in Orange County cited an order in a similar federal case in Oakland
Civil Litigation, Bankruptcy
PG&E’s legal troubles likely to expand after Kincade fire
By Winston Cho
A group representing Kincade fire victims in Sonoma County might soon emerge in the Pacific Gas & Electric Corp.'s bankrup...
Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property
Nike gains a new foothold in trademark fight with Skechers
By Steven Crighton
The marathon litigation dates back to 2014, when Nike subsidiary Converse Inc. claimed the Skechers "Twinkle Toes" shoe infrin...
Education Law
Ontario university officials consider law school closure
By Glenn Jeffers
University of La Verne’s board of trustees has tasked a committee to examine its law school’s “long-term viability.”
Labor/Employment
Public unions need not return past years’ fees, judge rules
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Public employee unions will not be forced to return years of “fair share fees” gathered from non-members, under a recent feder...
Santa Barbara County Judge Von T. Nguyen Deroian’s life story informs her treatment of defendants and witnesses.
Government, Criminal
San Francisco DA candidates criticize predecessor Gascon
By Jessica Mach
In the latest debate between candidates for San Francisco district attorney, exchanges occasionally became heated as they disc...
Labor/Employment, Corporate
Gig companies unveil ballot initiative to carve out their workers from new labor law
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A group of gig economy companies unveiled their long-rumored challenge to AB 5 on Tuesday, setting up a multimillion-dollar 20...