Criminal, California Supreme Court
State Supreme Court rules prisoners have common law right to inspect evidence held by the court
By Ilan Isaacs
In a matter of first impression, the state Supreme Court determined there is a presumption that post-conviction evidence under...
Judges and Judiciary, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Trump 9th Circuit appointee, thought a moderate, veers right
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
Trump’s first successful nominee to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals was expected to be a moderate. But a year into his c...
Civil Litigation
Defendants in Planned Parenthood video case ask judge to dismiss it
By Winston Cho
An attorney representing anti-abortion activists accused of illegally recording videos allegedly showing Planned Parenthood st...
Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property
San Diego County jury awards plaintiff $49M in technology copying case
By Paula Lehman-Ewing
A San Diego jury has delivered a $49 million verdict to a telecommunications company after deciding one of its competitors lie...
Civil Litigation, Government, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
LA city attorney to be deposed in water billing matter
By Justin Kloczko
Los Angeles City Attorney Michael N. Feuer will sit for a deposition in the controversial Department of Water and Power billi...
Civil Litigation
Latham & Watkins gets defense win for Oracle in federal trial
By Glenn Jeffers
A federal jury deliberated for just over an hour before finding for Oracle Corp. in a breach of contract case in which a Canad...
Government, Criminal
Law phasing out cash bail could face two initiatives challenging it
By Malcolm Maclachlan
California voters may see two ballot measures on bail during the 2020 general election if an initiative filed on Tuesday quali...
Civil Litigation
Plaintiffs seek consolidation of suits against Gilead over HIV drugs
By Carter Stoddard
A federal judge is set to hear arguments this month on whether 17 personal injury cases against pharmaceutical giant Gilead Sc...
U.S. Supreme Court, Obituaries
Clerks remember Justice Stevens’ pragmatic and humble approach
By Erin Lee
A pragmatic, independent jurist, U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens was as warm and humble in person as he was influ...
Three former lead paint makers will pay $305 million to 10 California cities and counties in a settlement announced Wednesday,...
Civil Litigation
Judge to decide whether public entity cross-defendants will remain in wildfire-mudslide cases.
By Gina Kim
A judge will decide in October whether SoCal Edison can share blame with public entities if their actions or failures increase...
Civil Litigation, Government, Criminal
LA County OKs $53M settlement for 93,000 women strip-searched in jail
By Paula Lehman-Ewing
A class of 93,000 women jail inmates will be compensated for dehumanizing strip searches at a Los Angeles jail in the largest ...
Immigration, Government
Civil rights groups sue Trump administration over asylum rules
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
Civil rights organizations are suing the Trump administration over its new asylum rules, arguing in a federal complaint filed ...
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Judge said she will likely approve $49M settlement in antitrust case
By Winston Cho
U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers said her “intention is to approve” a $49 million settlement in the long-running ant...
Civil Litigation
Suit alleges AT&T sold customers’ geolocation data without consent
By Glenn Jeffers
A group of AT&T wireless customers Tuesday filed a class action against the telecom giant claiming the company sold their ...
Labor/Employment, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit asks state high court for guidance on business lawsuit
By Brian Cardile
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday asked California’s high court to consider whether a state law forbidding cont...
Antitrust & Trade Reg., 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Justice Department files brief in Qualcomm’s favor in FTC antitrust case
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a brief in favor of Qualcomm Inc. in an antitrust action brought by the Federal Trade...
In preparation for “accelerated growth,” Wedbush Securities hires finance veteran Andrew Druch as general counsel.
Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment
Domestic workers sue union over fee deductions
By Glenn Jeffers
Providers receiving Medi-Cal benefits to take care of infirm family members have filed a class action in federal court, claimi...
Civil Litigation
Defamation action dismissed over destroyed, manipulated evidence
By Justin Kloczko
A defamation action related to a joint real estate venture gone sour was dismissed Monday because evidence was manipulated and...
Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property
Google sued for patent infringement
By Erin Lee
San Diego-based online advertising company Impact Engine Inc. is suing Google LLC for patent infringement.
Civil Litigation, Health Care, Pharmaceuticals, Biotech
California is first state to go to trial against J&J over mesh device
By Justin Kloczko
The first case to go to trial involving a state agency suing Johnson & Johnson Inc. for its pelvic mesh products began Mon...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit agrees to resolve statute of limitations question
By Brian Cardile
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals voted Monday to resolve en banc an equitable tolling question that, the just-granted reh...
Civil Litigation, Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
McDermott Will & Emery to face malpractice case after losing patent trial
By Meghann Cuniff
The case involves a 2012 patent trial in Texas for electronic ticketing technology used by major companies.
Civil Litigation
Judge trims federal jury’s Monsanto verdict from $80M to $25M
By Winston Cho
A San Francisco federal judge slashed Monday a jury’s verdict for a Bay Area man who claimed Monsanto’s weed killer caused his...
Labor/Employment, Government
EEOC to collect pay data in effort to address inequity
By Glenn Jeffers
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced Monday it has launched a web-based portal where employers of more t...
Civil Litigation, Law Practice, Government
New law will restore plaintiffs’ ability to get attorney fees in certain cases
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed AB 1821, a narrowly crafted bill designed to restore the ability for plaintiffs to recoup attorne...
Owners of the Honda Acura RDX have filed a proposed class action against the manufacturer alleging it knowingly sold vehicles...
Civil Litigation, Law Practice
San Bernardino County calls interim attorney fees a windfall attempt
By Carter Stoddard
An attorney representing an acquitted land development company in its countersuit against San Bernardino County is requesting ...
Criminal, California Supreme Court
State high court reverses death penalty in double murder case
By Paula Lehman-Ewing
In a rare reversal, the state Supreme Court granted relief in a death penalty appeal after a referee’s finding that a witness ...