State Bar & Bar Associations, Judges and Judiciary
Ted Olson cancels membership over ABA’s Kavanaugh letter
By Erin Lee
Former U.S. solicitor general Ted Olson dropped his ABA membership after the ABA supported an FBI investigation into Kavanaugh...
For the second time in about a week, a Los Angeles County Superior Court talc cancer case has ended in a mistrial, continuing ...
California Courts of Appeal
Panel decides to publish opinion overturning slash of attorney fee
By Andy Serbe
An appellate panel has decided, upon petition by the Consumer Attorneys of California, to publish a September decision that fo...
A sergeant with the Alameda County Sheriff’s Department was charged with four felony counts of eavesdropping on privileged con...
Groups planning to weigh in on an immigration case Attorney General Jeff Sessions will decide are torn over a difficult jurisd...
Judge Eric C. Taylor, the supervising judge of Torrance’s criminal court, was elected Wednesday as the next assistant presidin...
Government, Civil Rights
Federal judge declines to halt city’s new district elections
By Meghann Cuniff
The order is the latest defeat for challengers of the California Voting Rights Act, which is changing municipal elections in C...
Civil Litigation
Jury hears gruesome, emotional evidence in personal injury trial
By Blaise Scemama
In testimony that went from gruesome to emotional, the plaintiff’s wife said she worries her future child will never know how ...
Saying she fears bankruptcy and homelessness, Gail Knight Steinbeck, the widow of author John Steinbeck's son, has refused to ...
Thaddeus J. Culpepper, of South Los Angeles, is charged with one count of bank fraud following allegedly depositing a stolen U...
Government, Corporate
Law requiring women on corporate boards may succeed despite constitutional questions
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Attorneys say a bill to require women on corporate boards might not survive a legal challenge, but it could still accomplish i...
Law Practice, Corporate, Bankruptcy
Sedgwick LLP files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
By Matthew Sanderson
Beginning its final steps toward dissolution, Sedgwick LLP filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in San Fra...
Government, Education Law
Federal judge dismisses suit meant to halt new Title IX practices
By Andy Serbe
Citing procedural issues, a federal judge in California dismissed without prejudice a lawsuit filed by a trio of nonprofit org...
Education Law, State Bar & Bar Associations
Law school deans discuss expanding accreditation
By Erin Lee
Deans of California law schools discussed options for restructuring the accreditation process at a Tuesday State Bar meeting i...
Civil Litigation, Environmental & Energy
Plaintiff’s attorneys ask judge to uphold landmark verdict, award against Monsanto
By Winston Cho
Attorneys for plaintiff Dewayne Johnson asked a judge to uphold the jury’s verdict and award in the first case to find that Mo...
Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Judge certifies class in antitrust lawsuit against Qualcomm
By Meghann Cuniff
The number of cellphone buyers included in the class could hit 250 million under U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh’s order.
Radio and internet personality Alex Jones claims his political views earned him an unjust ban from PayPal Inc.'s processing se...
Robert M. Case, associate general counsel from 2013 to 2015, takes over for Debra Schroeder, who retired in January after work...
U.S. Supreme Court, Judges and Judiciary
Misconduct complaints filed against Kavanaugh with D.C. Circuit regarding his recent testimony
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
At least two complaints of judicial misconduct have been filed against U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, alleging th...
Labor/Employment, Government
Brown signs a pair of major #MeToo bills but vetoes another one
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Writing that it “plainly violates federal law,” Gov. Jerry Brown used one of the final vetoes of his career on AB 3080, a bill...
Judge may decide which side preserves the status quo.
U.S. Supreme Court, Real Estate/Development, Environmental & Energy, Constitutional Law
US Supreme Court denies review in Martins Beach case
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
The court will not hear a Silicon Valley billionaire’s challenge to a California law ensuring public access right to the state...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
State Supreme Court finalizes professional conduct guidance for marijuana lawyers
By Erin Lee
The court approved revisions to Rule 1.2.1, which provides guidance for attorneys advising cannabis industry clients.
Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment
Plaintiff’s long-term employability raised in personal injury trial
By Justin Kloczko
The plaintiff in a negligence trial against Southern California Gas Company lost out on his full-time military status and a $1...
Immigration, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Immigrant minors can fight detention, 9th Circuit rules
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel on Monday upheld a district court decision allowing immigrant minors in the U.S. ill...
Government, Criminal
Governor signs bills to require more law enforcement disclosure
By Winston Cho
A series of criminal justice bills aimed at increasing law enforcement transparency and accountability signed into law by Gov....
U.S. Supreme Court, Labor/Employment
Supreme Court to hear arguments over whether arbitration act exemption applies to transportation contractors
By Andy Serbe
For the second time this year, the U.S. Supreme Court will rule on the scope of the Federal Arbitration Act after hearing argu...
Intellectual Property, Civil Litigation
Apple off the hook in federal patent infringement case
By Justin Kloczko
A $234 million patent infringement verdict against Apple Inc. that ballooned to $506 million was reduced to zero Friday after ...
Judges and Judiciary, State Bar & Bar Associations
In unprecedented move, ABA leader speaks out on Kavanaugh confirmation
By Erin Lee
The ABA president urged the Senate Judiciary Committee to wait for an FBI investigation. There’s a slight chance the ABA could...
Orange County Superior Court Commissioner Ronald Klar is retiring Thursday after 17 years on the bench.