Civil Litigation, Government
Judge nearly grants summary judgment, changes her mind
By Blaise Scemama
An 11-year-old false claims case hangs on by a thread after counsel for the plaintiff convinced a federal judge to stay her te...
Civil Litigation, Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
New counsel enters LA utility billing case, following scandal
By Justin Kloczko
An Ohio attorney pleaded the Fifth Amendment against self-incrimination more than 200 times while deposed over his relationshi...
Civil Litigation, Law Practice, Bankruptcy
Avenatti takes the stand in judgment debtor exam
By Meghann Cuniff
Michael J. Avenatti took the witness stand Friday over a $4.85 million debt, testifying for three hours about his personal fin...
Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property
Qualcomm, Apple trade victories in patent dispute
By Blaise Scemama
The day before Apple lost a $31M jury verdict, a federal judge said Qualcomm owes it $1 billion but the larger case is still h...
Criminal
Law enforcement’s attorneys say purging records doesn’t violate new law
By Paula Lehman-Ewing
An Orange County judge is deciding whether the sheriff’s department can delete e-mails defense attorneys say may contain infor...
Spyglass Media Group has announced the appointment of Cheryl Rodman as the company’s first chief legal officer.
Criminal, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit senior judge calls for reconsideration of parolees’ privacy rights
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
A senior judge on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals urged her colleagues Friday to reconsider the state of privacy law as ...
Civil Litigation, Government
Private religious school sues state over law against gay conversion therapy
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The complaint claims that SB 524, a 2016 law barring private boarding schools from using LGBT conversion therapy and several o...
Judges and Judiciary, Government
Discipline hearing for Justice Jeffrey Johnson set for Aug. 5
By Erin Lee
A hearing on sexual harassment and misconduct allegations against 2nd District Court of Appeal Justice Jeffrey W. Johnson is s...
Education Law, State Bar & Bar Associations
State Bar moves forward with fee increase
By Erin Lee
The State Bar is moving forward with plans to solicit a $100 licensing fee increase and $330 in one-time fees, following the B...
The Ventura County Fire department released a 71-page report detailing the origin of the 2017 Thomas Fire and laying blame on ...
Entertainment & Sports, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
NCAA ruling unlikely the watershed advocates hoped
By Winston Cho
The federal judge overseeing student-athletes’ most recent bid for a pay-for-play compensation model took a sympathetic view o...
Environmental & Energy, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
San Francisco, Oakland take global warming lawsuit to 9th Circuit
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
Two Bay Area cities are asking the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to revive their lawsuit against five of the world's large...
Pasadena-based CIT Group Inc. has appointed James R. Hubbard to replace Stuart Alderoty as general counsel effective Monday.
Government, Criminal, California Supreme Court
State high court orders unsealing of governor’s pardon documents
By Paula Lehman-Ewing
The documents relate to former Gov. Jerry Brown’s pardoning of a former state senator.
Civil Litigation
Panel reverses $58M verdict in mobile home park case
By Blaise Scemama
A state appellate court completely has reversed a $58 million verdict in a mobile home park case, clarifying legal issues rela...
Civil Litigation, Education Law
Students, parents sue admissions scandal defendants for fraud
By Erin Lee
Private litigation has already emerged from this week's college admissions scandal as students and parents claim the alleged s...
Government, Criminal
Closing gas chamber may provide legal challenge to governor
By Paula Lehman-Ewing
The 2016 voter initiative to keep the death penalty required the state to maintain the ability to “perform any duty needed to ...
Civil Litigation, Government, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Los Angeles cuts off contract but private attorney has collected $21.9 million already
By Justin Kloczko
A total of $30 million in no-bid contracts secured by a private attorney accused of misconduct while litigating dual Los Angel...
Immigration, Government, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Trump administration challenge to most ‘sanctuary state’ laws gets cool 9th Circuit reception
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The U.S. Department of Justice got a rough welcome in the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday, where it was contest...
Judges and Judiciary, Government, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Lee, Collins appear before Senate Judiciary Committee
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
Two of President Donald J. Trump’s nominees to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals appeared before the U.S. Senate Judiciary...
Civil Litigation
Jury awards $29.4M to woman who sued Johnson & Johnson over talc
By Winston Cho
An Alameda County jury hit Johnson & Johnson with a $29.4 million verdict Wednesday afternoon over claims its baby powder ...
Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property
Qualcomm v Apple trial ends as dispute over star witness endures
By Blaise Scemama
Apple Inc.’s counsel refused one more time to apologize for accusing Qualcomm Inc.’s counsel of witness tampering by the end o...
Law Practice, Bankruptcy
Judge dismisses Michael Avenatti’s latest bankruptcy
By Meghann Cuniff
A hearing in May will determine if the attorney should be sanctioned for a bad-faith filing.
Former Securities and Exchange Commission San Francisco Regional Office head Jina Choi has joined law firm Morrison & Foer...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Panel upholds Santa Monica’s short-term rentals limits
By Andy Serbe
The 9th U.s. Circuit Court of Appeals said the law did not violate plaintiff companies' civil or constitutional rights, and cr...
Law Practice
Bonduelle Fresh Americas appoints Monica Johnson as new general counsel
By Nicole Tyau
Monica Johnson’s appointment at Bonduelle comes nearly two years after the previous general counsel, Mike Murray, died suddenl...
Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment
Fired police chief testifies against city in harassment trial
By Andy Serbe
Fired Baldwin Park police chief Lili Hadsell described her former department as a boys’ club deaf to suggestions and complaint...
Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property
Judge awards $30M more to BladeRoom in trade secrets suit
By Nicole Tyau
A San Jose federal judge awarded data center design company BladeRoom Group Ltd $30 million in exemplary damages over a claim ...
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP co-chair Gordon Caplan has been placed on leave following his arrest in an alleged college ad...