More than 100,000 owners of certain vehicles in the emissions scandal in which automakers overstated the fuel efficiency of th...
Judges and Judiciary, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Latest 9th Circuit nominee appears poised for a smoother confirmation
By Brian Cardile
With credentials likely to appeal to senators of both political parties, President Donald Trump's choice to fill the 9th U.S. ...
Civil Litigation
O.C. sheriff’s deputy pleads 5th in federal civil trial
By Meghann Cuniff
The deputy has been on paid leave for four years after a judge found his testimony in a death penalty case untruthful
Criminal
State AG’s criminal case against anti-abortion activists rife with complications
By Craig Anderson
In a prosecution complicated by two ongoing civil lawsuits, sanctions, and discovery disputes, two anti-abortion activists who...
Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment
US judge OKs $20M deal between Uber and its drivers
By Winston Cho
Uber Technologies Inc. closed a long-running chapter on a tumultuous legal saga over the ride-hailing service's classification...
Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment, California Supreme Court
Arbitration agreements must be clear, Supreme Court says
By Justin Kloczko
Employers may have to take a closer look at their arbitration agreements after the state Supreme Court Thursday invalidated on...
A paralegal was arrested Thursday on a federal grand jury indictment that accuses her of stealing $181,344 from several Southe...
Government
State senator seeks restraining order against anti-vaccine activist
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Sen. Richard Pan, D-Sacramento, has requested a restraining order against an anti-vaccine activist who shoved him near the Cap...
Civil Litigation
Appeals court deals Wells Fargo another mortgage loss
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Wells Fargo & Co. lost two mortgage related decisions in the 3rd District Court of Appeal on Wednesday, the latest in a lo...
Government, Environmental & Energy
Suit seeks halt to Northern California predator killing
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The complaint demands the agency cease killing predators such as wolves, mountain lions and bears in 10 Northern California co...
Health Care, Pharmaceuticals, Biotech, Civil Litigation
LA suits say Allergan knowingly sold cancer-causing breast implants
By Carter Stoddard
Attorneys from Panish Shea & Boyle LLP and Bentley & More LLP said they believed consolidation of many similar cases w...
Government, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
LA city attorney said he delegated water billing litigation
By Justin Kloczko
Los Angeles City Attorney Michael N. Feuer voluntarily sat for a deposition about a month after the FBI searched his office f...
The country’s largest trial advocacy event at the Wynn Las Vegas from Aug. 29-Sept. 1 will feature 120 panelists, including 48...
Judges and Judiciary, Government, Criminal
Bill to put felons on juries heads to Assembly floor
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A heavily amended version of a bill that would allow former felons to serve on juries is headed to the full Assembly. But if S...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Retired appellate justice to investigate bar exam leak
By Glenn Jeffers
The state Supreme Court hired retired 3rd District Court of Appeal Presiding Justice Arthur G. Scotland on Wednesday to spearh...
Judges and Judiciary, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Oregon state judge nominated for 9th Circuit seat
By Brian Cardile
The White House moved to fill a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals seat that has been vacant since Judge Diarmuid O’Scannlain t...
San Francisco-based financial company Cred, Inc. has announced the hiring of Fintech law veteran Dan Wheeling as the company’s...
Military Law, State Bar & Bar Associations
Bill: Bar must expand legal services to military personnel
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The State Bar must expand pro bono legal services to active duty military service members under a bill approved by the Legisla...
Labor/Employment, Government
Law professors urge state to codify Dynamex test in law
By Glenn Jeffers
Seventy-five law professors from across the nation signed a letter Monday calling on Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Legislature to ...
Intellectual Property, Criminal
Engineer stole self-driving car data, US prosecutors say
By Winston Cho
Anthony Levandwoski, the former Google Inc. engineer at the center of a high-stakes legal battle over proprietary self-driving...
U.S. Supreme Court, Civil Litigation, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Challenged cy pres award heads back to district court
By Blaise Scemama
After a trip to the U.S. Supreme Court, challenges to a settlement in which millions of class members received nothing but the...
Continuing a months-long battle against the court-appointed plaintiffs’ leadership in two Southern California fire litigations...
Seventy-five law professors from across the nation signed a letter Monday calling on Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Legislature to ...
A conservative media company's claim that the First Amendment prevents Google LLC from limiting the reach of the group's YouTu...
Justice’s misconduct hearing winds down with testimony about his anger
By Carter Stoddard
During an investigation into whether state appellate court Justice Jeffrey W. Johnson was eligible for elevation on the federa...
Civil Rights
Limited Planned Parenthood suit against activists can go to trial
By Blaise Scemama
While U.S. District Judge William H. Orrick did not rule in Planned Parenthood’s favor on all 15 individual motions Friday but...
Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Justice’s former extern said he exposed his penis to her in chambers
By Carter Stoddard
A former extern of Justice Jeffrey Johnson testified Monday that he exposed his penis to her, stuck his tongue in her mouth wi...
Criminal
Judge sets May trial date in Avenatti’s California criminal case
By Meghann Cuniff
The scheduling comes after the rejection of defense motion to compel discovery
Civil Litigation
FilmOn executive yells at attorney throughout cross
By Steven Crighton
FilmOn Inc. executive Alki David says he isn't a bad guy -- he just plays one on TV.
Government, Education Law, Civil Rights
Christian group sues state agency over fine
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A Christian group has sued the state Department of Social Services director, challenging her jurisdiction over religious schoo...