Synthetic Genomics general counsel Rob Cutler safeguards a trove of biotech innovation.
Immigration
Judge will name monitor to check compliance with Flores Settlement
By Paula Lehman-Ewing
The monitor would investigate conditions at detention centers for minors brought across the U.S. border illegally.
Civil Litigation, Law Practice, Bankruptcy
Judge seems poised to reject Cohen gag order against Avenatti
By Steven Crighton
San Francisco County Superior Court Judge Suzanne Bolanos told jurors Friday morning to disregard portions of testimony given ...
Civil Litigation, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit grants en banc review of case that could affect national class action settlements
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal will rehear en banc an appeal testing the soundness of a $210 million settlement between ...
Civil Litigation, Corporate
Papa John’s founder sues for ouster documents
By Andy Serbe
Papa John’s founder John Schnatter has sued the company for documents related to his ouster following his alleged use of a rac...
Intellectual Property, Government
Federal Circuit: patent applicants don’t have to pay agency’s fees
By Joshua Sebold
A federal appellate court on Friday rejected the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s attempt to reinterpret a 170-year-old stat...
Civil Litigation
Panish Shea partners named co-lead counsel in SoCal fires litigation
By Blaise Scemama
Brian Panish and Rahul Ravipudi, partners at Panish Shea & Boyle LLP, have been named as individual plaintiffs’ co-lead co...
Civil Litigation, Criminal, Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Court rejects qualified immunity for San Jose police in Trump rally case
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
Plaintiffs who say they were attacked while attending a Donald Trump presidential campaign rally in 2016 may continue with the...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility, California Supreme Court, Bankruptcy
State high court denies ex-DA candidate’s law license reinstatement request
By Lyle Moran
Lenore Albert of Orange County was suspended again by the State Bar last month.
Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment
Jury awards $3M in damages to fired security guard
By Andy Serbe
A Los Angeles jury hit a security company for $1 million in punitive damages and awarded $2 million to a guard who sued his fo...
U.S. Supreme Court, Criminal, Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Couple shot by deputies can recover damages, 9th Circuit panel rules
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel reaffirmed Friday that a couple shot by Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department deputies du...
Civil Litigation, Entertainment & Sports, Antitrust & Trade Reg., 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit affirms dismissal of golf caddies’ lawsuit
By Andy Serbe
The court said the caddies were not under economic duress when they took their jobs, which require them to wear bibs with adve...
Securities, Civil Litigation, Corporate
LA firm files ‘light speed’ class action against Facebook
By Blaise Scemama
Within a day of Facebook suffering the largest stock drop in history, Pierce Bainbridge Beck Price & Hecht LLP filed suit.
Litigation & Arbitration, Law Practice, Appellate Practice
Robins Kaplan expands its West Coast appellate arm with the addition of Glenn Danas
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
Glenn Danas, an appellate attorney known best for his high-profile victories on behalf of employees and consumers on hot butto...
U.S. Supreme Court, Judges and Judiciary, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
In senior status, Kennedy will sit on U.S. appellate courts
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy said he will be a part-time, traveling federal appeals judge in his retirement.
Labor/Employment, California Supreme Court
No minimum for paid off-clock minutes, state high court rules
By Andy Serbe
The California Supreme Court decided on Thursday that state law does not set a minimum for compensable, regularly occurring, o...
Judges and Judiciary, California Courts of Appeal
Four justices confirmed to state appellate courts
By Joshua Sebold
The Commission on Judicial Appointments confirmed four state court appellate justices, all of whom received warm praise from ...
Civil Litigation
Plaintiff’s expert spars with defense lawyer in Roundup trial
By Winston Cho
An expert witness, called by the plaintiff’s attorneys, testified Thursday about the carcinogenicity of Monsanto Co.’s weedkil...
Civil Litigation, Corporate
Latham scores defense win against shareholder complaints
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Attorneys with Latham & Watkins LLP have defeated a pair of shareholder lawsuits against a medical software maker.
Criminal, California Supreme Court
Split state high court says juror mistake in death case was unintentional
By Lila Seidman
A split California Supreme Court ruled 5-2 Thursday that a juror who had not disclosed her childhood abuse in a pretrial quest...
Immigration, Government
Immigration court bonds getting more expensive in parts of US, report says
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
Bond amounts in immigration courts are increasing in some parts of the nation, according to a recent report.
A Los Angeles jury found social workers failed to follow up after discovering a known sexual predator was living in the girl’s...
Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment, Entertainment & Sports
Coach’s suit against USC ends in stipulation
By Andy Serbe
University of Southern California’s arbitration win against former head football coach Steve Sarkisian’s wrongful termination ...
San Francisco-based Sheppard Mullin partner Jennifer Redmond races with a team of women.
San Jose neutral John Herlihy draws from 30 years on the bench in his mediations.
Education Law, State Bar & Bar Associations
Schools under ABA scrutiny struggled on February bar exam
By Lyle Moran
Thomas Jefferson and Golden Gate law schools’ results were unlikely to allay the ABA’s concerns, experts said
Law Practice, Bankruptcy
Judge closes courtroom for Avenatti’s bankruptcy testimony
By Meghann Cuniff
A federal bankruptcy judge on Wednesday allowed celebrity lawyer Michael Avenatti to be questioned behind closed doors in a ju...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit outlines post-Kozinski changes
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
Federal judges addressed the circumstances surrounding former 9th Circuit Judge Alex Kozinski’s abrupt retirement and announce...
Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit affirms injunction against school board prayer
By Joshua Sebold
A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel unanimously ruled Wednesday that a school board violated the First Amendment’s estab...