Government, California Courts of Appeal
Attorney to appeal lost challenge to AG Becerra’s eligibility
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Attorney Eric P. Early said Monday he would appeal to the state Supreme Court after the 3rd District Court of Appeal dismissed...
Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Arista and Cisco settle antitrust, IP dispute for $400 million
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
For years at loggerheads in a closely-watched intellectual property and antitrust battle, Arista Networks Inc. and Cisco Syste...
A former Solano County deputy public defender has been indicted by a grand jury on charges of sexually assaulting a colleague ...
Corporate
Google’s general counsel post remains vacant after promotion
By Matthew Sanderson
As senior vice president of global affairs, Kent Walker will oversee Google’s policy, legal, trust and safety and corporate ph...
Corporate
Consumer bankruptcy and corporate restructuring service provider hires first general counsel
By Matthew Sanderson
Christopher Updike comes to Bankruptcy Management Solutions Inc. from Debevoise & Plimpton LLP.
Corporate
Granite Construction names senior VP and general counsel
By Matthew Sanderson
M. Craig Hall comes to the new role from Oldcastle Inc.
Chief Legal Officer Robynn Van Patten helps Community Medical Centers focus on underserved patients.
Civil Rights, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit upholds two California gun control measures in one day
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
In a blow to Second Amendment activists seeking to curb California’s robust gun control laws, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Ap...
Education Law, State Bar & Bar Associations
ABA expects three-year extension as law school accreditor
By Lyle Moran
The association said it has improved its standing with the federal government
Civil Litigation, Law Practice, Government
Plaintiffs’ lawyers fund group to lobby against utility-backed bills to limit fire liability
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A coalition formed to oppose Pacific Gas & Electric Co. on bills related to wildfire liability has raised $564,206 in less...
In a move attorneys said could lead to similar challenges, a judge has stopped a parole hearing after determining the state Bo...
Government, Civil Rights
Defense attorneys accuses a plaintiffs’ witness of cherry-picking elections results
By Justin Kloczko
A plaintiffs’ demographics expert in a bench trial about minority representation in Santa Monica was accused of selectively c...
Judges and Judiciary
Interpreters to be provided free in most civil cases
By Blaise Scemama
California courts are expanding language services to all types of cases in every county.
Stanford Law School Dean M. Elizabeth Magill, who has hired nearly a third of the school’s faculty, is departing.
Civil Litigation, Health Care, Pharmaceuticals, Biotech
Healthcare company settles DOJ case for $65M
By Lila Seidman
The allegations were that hospitals submitted false claims to Medicare by admitting patients who only needed outpatient care
Civil Litigation
Defense expert says cause of plaintiff’s illness is unknown
By Winston Cho
Defense attorneys wrapped up their case Friday with testimony from an oncologist who explained that the cause of plaintiff Dew...
Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property
Apple hit with $145 million patent infringement verdict
By Andy Serbe
A Canadian company has won a $145 million verdict against Apple, Inc. after a federal jury in San Diego found Apple infringed ...
Law Practice, State Bar & Bar Associations
Rosenstein says lawyers are ‘guardians’ of rule of law in ABA speech
By Lyle Moran
The deputy attorney general said legal principles must be upheld even in difficult times
Native Americans, Entertainment & Sports, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit: Indian casino’s online gaming violates federal law when California residents use it
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
A San Diego area Native American tribe may not operate an online bingo service, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has rule...
Civil Litigation
Plaintiff’s lawyer grills defense toxicologist in Monsanto trial
By Winston Cho
Plaintiff’s attorney Brent Wisner sparred with Monsanto Co.’s expert toxicologist Thursday over the credibility of his testimo...
Government, Environmental & Energy
Attorneys rally against Trump environmental moves, but Becerra waits — for now
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The Trump administration announced Thursday it would seek to roll back Obama-era fuel efficiency standards and revoke a waiver...
Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property, Corporate
Blackberry says Facebook, Snap infringe its messaging application patents
By Paula Lehman-Ewing
U.S. District Judge George H. Wu entertained a combined hearing for the two suits and said he would rule by Aug. 20.
Government, Constitutional Law, Civil Rights
Voting rights trial focuses on neighborhood’s racial makeup
By Blaise Scemama
The trial is based on the plaintiffs’ claim against Santa Monica’s at-large voting method of electing city council members.
Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment
Google age discrimination case moves forward
By Joshua Sebold
An age discrimination case against Google LLC will move forward after a federal judge in San Jose batted aside the technology ...
Labor/Employment, Government, California Supreme Court
State Supreme Court: San Diego pension cut illegally placed on ballot
By Justin Kloczko
The state Supreme Court ruled San Diego’s pension cuts were illegally placed on a 2012 ballot because city leaders did not neg...
Community News
3 California legal aid groups awarded pro bono innovation grants
By Matthew Sanderson
The funding will be used for projects that will engage pro bono lawyers and other volunteers to provide solutions to current c...
San Bernardino hired Best Best & Krieger LLP as legal counsel as part of cost-saving efforts.
LA lawyer Jonathan Eisenman won $110K during 2 days of taping a TV game show.
Immigration, Government, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Trump administration cannot threaten federal grants to two California counties
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled Wednesday in favor of two California counties against a Trump administration e...
Immigration, Government
Statewide ban proposed on ICE immigration arrests in and around courthouses
By Meghann Cuniff
A legal advocacy group on Wednesday proposed a statewide ban on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests in California...