Government, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Attorney opposes ex-client giving their communications to court
By Justin Kloczko
Class counsel Brian S. Kabateck argued the law “is not intended to prevent the voluntary disclosure of work product by a clien...
Intellectual Property, Entertainment & Sports
Musicologist sings part of testimony in trial over Katy Perry song
By Laurinda Keys
A federal jury heard animated expert testimony, and singing, from a musicologist Friday in a case that will decide whether pop...
Civil Litigation, Insurance
Insurance company sues to avoid paying USC’s Tyndall settlement
By Meghann Cuniff
An insurance company has sued the University of Southern California over its $215 settlement with former gynecologist George T...
Law Practice
Eversheds Sutherland hires IP group for new San Diego office
By Carter Stoddard
Three new hires, Nicola Pisano, Jose Patino and Christopher Bolten, will join the firm as partners in the coming weeks, makin...
Labor/Employment
Fired African-American employee sues transit authority for racial discrimination
By Glenn Jeffers
A lawsuit filed Thursday in San Bernardino County Superior Court claims Victor Valley Transit Authority employees discriminate...
Immigration, Criminal, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit reverses precedent in immigrant removal case
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
A divided en banc 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, overturning its own precedent, has eased the burden subjects of removal p...
A group of homeless plaintiffs and housing advocacy organizations is suing the City of Los Angeles over belongings discarded d...
Judges and Judiciary, California Supreme Court
Chief justice honored with award for civics education
By Malcolm Maclachlan
California Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye has been named as the winner of the 2019 Sandra Day O’Connor Award for the Advanc...
Bankruptcy
US trustee files objection to PG&E incentive plan for executives
By Nicole Tyau
Trustee Andrew R. Vara claims PG&E hasn’t sufficiently proved how it’s measuring executives’ performances to warrant massi...
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.