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Government, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


9th Circuit split debate raises its head...again

Aug. 2, 2018
By Nicolas Sonnenburg

Republicans in Washington, D.C. are again ramping up legislative efforts to split the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in the...


Intellectual Property, Entertainment & Sports, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


9th Circuit gives “Empire” suit second chance

Aug. 2, 2018
By Steven Crighton

In a split decision, a panel found the lower court had erred, dismissing the suit without leave to amend.


Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment


The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission settled a sexual harassment lawsuit against Alorica Inc. that includes a $3.5...


Civil Litigation


Court rejects request to gag Avenatti

Aug. 2, 2018
By Steven Crighton

Though a win for Michael Avenatti, the court’s language indicates an unfavorable view of his media blitz.


Civil Litigation


Hit-and-run victim awarded $13.2M

Aug. 2, 2018
By Erin Lee

A jury awarded a bicyclist $13.2 million after he was hit by the driver of a Ford pickup.


Government, Banking


DOJ, Wells Fargo settle on $2B penalty

Aug. 2, 2018
By Paula Lehman-Ewing

Wells Fargo Bank NA agreed to a $2.09 billion civil penalty for its part in the 2008 financial crisis but left the door open f...


Civil Litigation


A criminal defense attorney and a now-retired district attorney’s investigator who brawled in a courthouse hallway two years a...


Government, Civil Rights


Opening statements began Wednesday in the trial of a neighborhood association’s lawsuit against the city of Santa Monica, seek...


A third lawsuit has been filed by Arias Sanguinetti Wang & Torrijos LLP and Janet, Janet and Suggs LLC over alleged sexua...


Criminal


A special master is being sought to review a potentially illegal recording organized by a prosecutor in conjunction with law e...


Civil Litigation, Constitutional Law


State Sen. Richard Pan, D-Sacramento, has been sued by a pair of anti-vaccine activists who say he should not be allowed to bl...


Civil Litigation


Two plaintiffs’ firms specializing in foodborne illnesses have teamed up in a lawsuit against a food service company blamed fo...


Civil Litigation


A cancer epidemiologist, testifying for the defense, told a jury Tuesday that a mounting body of evidence suggests there is no...


Judges and Judiciary


Courts closed by fire, judge loses home

Aug. 1, 2018
By Blaise Scemama

With judges, court staff, attorneys and litigants forced to evacuate, courts have closed in Shasta, Lake and Trinity counties.


U.S. Supreme Court, Environmental & Energy


Children and young adults suing the federal government for allegedly failing to act on knowledge of threats posed by climate c...


Labor/Employment


Amazon.com Inc. and Google LLC are both facing putative class actions involving large numbers of technology workers who claim ...



Tech-Savvy Judge

Aug. 1, 2018

Ventura County jurist Kevin DeNoce posts everything attorneys need to know on his website.


Civil Litigation, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


Two 16th century oil paintings depicting Adam and Eve will remain at a Pasadena art museum, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appe...


Civil Litigation


Berger Khan LLP on Monday settled a civil RICO case that accused the firm of conspiring with two attorneys to defraud the heir...


Law Practice, State Bar & Bar Associations


The U.S. deputy attorney general, best known for overseeing the special counsel's Russia probe, will speak Thursday in Chicago.


Judges and Judiciary, California Courts of Appeal


Justice Gail Feuer confirmed to appellate court

Jul. 31, 2018
By Blaise Scemama

The Commission on Judicial Appointments confirmed Superior Court Judge Gail Ruderman Feuer as a justice of the 2nd District Co...


Civil Litigation


Superior Court Judge Suzanne Bolanos allowed key claims alleged by plaintiff Dewayne Johnson Monday as the defense began its c...


Law Practice


Firms are increasingly relying on technology for marketing and business development, and complex metrics and analytics systems...


Civil Litigation


Attorneys defending Ford Motor Co. tried to convince a judge Monday to decertify several large subclasses in litigation regard...


Criminal, California Supreme Court


A 2014 ballot measure that reduced some nonviolent crimes to misdemeanors also requires the striking of felony sentencing enha...


Military Law, Government, Civil Rights


A tentative trial date was set for a case challenging a 2017 presidential order banning transgender individuals from the milit...


Immigration, Government


A federal judge in Los Angeles ordered the government to release minors who have admitted or are suspected of gang activity or...


Corporate


Colin Stretch has served as Facebook’s top lawyer since 2010.


Corporate


Oil and energy company appoints general counsel

Jul. 31, 2018
By Matthew Sanderson

Dean Holter is settling in as the first general counsel for Ziyen Inc., with the focus and strategy to disrupt the U.S. energy...


Corporate


Tony R. Skogen, partner at Rowe Mullen LLP, will help StoryCloud on strategic and tactical business development.