Government, California Courts of Appeal
Legislators hope to bypass court-ordered debt payment with new law
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Can California legislate its way out of a $331 million court-ordered debt? That’s what plaintiffs in a long-running legal case...
Judges and Judiciary, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit chief judge publishes dismissal of complaint against bench officers
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
The chief judge of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals took the unusual step of publishing a judicial misconduct order recen...
David Ulich’s films examine controversial moments in the history of Olympic competition.
Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property
Federal Circuit remands patent infringement award against Apple
By Steven Crighton
A U.S. Federal Circuit Court of Appeals panel remanded a $7.3 million infringement award against Apple Inc. Thursday, finding ...
Family, California Courts of Appeal
Appellate court reverses divorcing lawyers’ support award based on erroneous math
By Erin Lee
An appellate court has determined that a trial court miscalculated an award of spousal support by improperly accounting for ta...
Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit considers claim that siblings can sue for constitutional violation over brother’s death
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
A federal civil lawsuit seeking damages for the 2016 police shooting of a Sacramento man has evolved into a complicated standi...
Immigration, Government
Cambodian immigrants granted class status in deportation fight
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
A judge granted class certification to nearly 2,000 Cambodians with criminal records who claim they were unfairly subjected to...
Civil Litigation
Federal judges’ skepticism on Monsanto claims may give company hope on appeal.
By Winston Cho
A San Francisco County Superior Court jury’s finding that Monsanto Co.’s massively popular weed killers caused a dying man’s c...
Government, Criminal
A Mendocino County Counsel attorney will oversee the public defender's office
By Paula Lehman-Ewing
A county counsel attorney has been selected to provide oversight at the Mendocino public defender’s office, according to count...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Lawmaker concerned about State Bar’s law school accreditation efforts
By Lyle Moran
Assemblyman Mark Stone is worried law school deans have an outsized role in rule crafting
Government, Civil Rights
Santa Monica trial has diverging views of California Voting Rights Act
By Justin Kloczko
Attorneys in a rare bench trial over minority voting power are emerging with two different views of the California Voting Righ...
An entrepeneur has filed a $223.8 million lawsuit against AT&T for gross negligence, accusing the company of failing to pr...
Civil Litigation, Government
Former male legislator sues woman accuser
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Former Assemblyman Matt Dababneh has filed a defamation lawsuit against the woman whose sexual harassment allegations forced h...
Civil Litigation, Environmental & Energy
Appellate court allows operation of disputed oil wells to continue
By Erin Lee
The court of appeal opinion rejected the Center for Biological Diversity’s argument that wells with disputed permits must be c...
Tax, Real Estate/Development, Government
San Diego lawmaker pushes for tax credit rent relief
By Doug Sherwin
Rep. Scott Peters, D-San Diego, on Tuesday introduced a bill that would provide tax credits to people who spend more than 30 p...
Securities, Civil Litigation, Corporate
Shareholders file proposed class action against Tesla, Musk
By Andy Serbe
Tesla shareholders have filed a proposed class action against the company and CEO Elon Musk, alleging that tweets he sent last...
Immigration, Government
DOJ increases scrutiny of successful naturalizations
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
Experts said that as more records and information have become digitally available there are more opportunities for prosecutors...
Loeb & Loeb LLP opened a new San Francisco office housing a former Cooley trusts and estates team.
LA County Superior Court Judge Sandra Ann Thompson, who spent all of her 35 years as a bench officer in the South Bay, has die...
Tax, Civil Litigation, Law Practice
$5.4M fee settlement ends 40-year case
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A key legislative committee has approved a $5.4 million settlement in a case that started when a man bought a used car in 1976.
Immigration, Constitutional Law, Civil Rights, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
ACLU may proceed with 1st Amendment suit over border photography, 9th Circuit rules
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
Two Americans who say federal officers deleted photographs they took of ports of entry on the U.S.-Mexico border while standin...
Immigration, Criminal, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit extends Bivens remedy to plaintiff suing over botched deportation prosecution
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has extended a federal remedy available to plaintiffs seeking damages for constitutional...
Civil Litigation, Law Practice, Administrative/Regulatory
Court faults both sides for discovery stall in consumer case
By Paula Lehman-Ewing
Vincent D. Howard, whom the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has accused along with other attorneys at Howard Law PC of co...
Probate, Civil Litigation, Law Practice
Dairy heirs defend family taking money in case against Buchalter
By Meghann Cuniff
A plaintiff in a fraud lawsuit against Buchalter APC said Tuesday she was surprised to learn of a family patriarch’s business ...
Lawmakers have advanced a bill that would make organized retail theft a felony offense, responding to what some have called a ...
A frenzy broke out after the prosecution attempted to admit the carcass of a large pelican as evidence.
Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property
In rare trade secrets trial, jury awards $66M to San Jose LED manufacturer
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
A Santa Clara County jury has awarded a $66 million verdict to a San Jose LED manufacturer in a trade secrets case involving a...
Immigration, Government
ICE memo instructs prosecutors how to pursue deportation cases
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
An internal memo instructs government attorneys to prioritize and pursue deportation cases that were indefinitely postponed an...
Government, Criminal
Lawmakers consider eyewitness lineup changes to prevent wrongful convictions
By Lila Seidman
SB 923, introduced by Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), would require a statewide standardized set of procedures for law enforce...
Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property, Entertainment & Sports
Plaintiff’s YouTube views may count in case against singer
By Steven Crighton
The song “Joyful Noise” has millions of views on YouTube, and it’s not wholly unreasonable to question whether pop star Katy P...