Labor/Employment
US labor department sues Google over employment documents
By Matthew Blake
Sixteen days before President Barack Obama leaves office his administration has dropped a legal bombshell, suing Alphabet Inc....
Entertainment & Sports
'Star Trek' film lawsuit requires jury trial, judge rules
By Steven Crighton
Though the judge found heavily in favor of the plaintiffs, the makers of a "Star Trek" fan film will get their shot at trial. ...
State Bar & Bar Associations
State Bar halts enforcement of bar exam passage rule
By Lyle Moran
The agency said the Committee of Bar Examiners suspended the rule because the panel has stopped providing schools a list of ho...
California Courts of Appeal
Appellate panel rules PAGA-only lawsuits can go straight to judge
By Matthew Blake
Plaintiffs' employment lawyers got a boost Tuesday when a state appellate court ruled that lawsuits containing only a Private ...
Tehama County Judge C. Todd Bottke amazes attorneys, colleagues with his work ethic.
Opening statements began for one defendant in the jury trial over alleged bribery in a decade-old San Bernardino County public...
Gail Andler retired as a judge Jan. 1, and her first day at JAMS was Tuesday. She isn't yet eligible for her state pension, bu...
A roundup of recent transactions and the lawyers involved.
California will soon have a new attorney general, who may have several new powers and responsibilities if the state Legislatur...
San Diego-based Apricus Biosciences Inc. announced Tuesday the promotion of associate general counsel Mary F. Naggs to general...
A lawsuit filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court Tuesday said a recent voter-approved property tax measure is illegal. ...
Government
Environmental lawyer to serve as acting state attorney general
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Outgoing Attorney General Kamala D. Harris has named Kathleen A. Kenealy as chief deputy attorney general. ...
Data Privacy
Privacy regulations increasingly unwieldy heading into 2017
By Joshua Seboldn
The rash of online privacy laws and regulations continued to grow in size and complexity last year, and there is little reason...
Corporate
IT company GC resigns, deputy GC named in acting position
By Paula Lehman Ewing
Infosys Technology Ltd., an India-based information technology company with U.S. headquarters in Palo Alto, announced a mutual...
A team of self-described "happy warrior" attorneys have left large firms to found Pierce Sergenian LLP, a commercial business ...
Criminal
OC judge deciding whether to remove DA's office from murder case
By Meghann M. Cuniff
A judge focused on whether a structural incentive prevents all the Orange County prosecutors from treating the defendant fairl...
Three methods businesses use to suppress negative online reviews are illegal under a new federal law. ...
Executive VP and General Counsel Columbia Sportswear Co. (Portland, Oregon) ...
Law Practice
Entertainment attorneys oversee celebrity clients' jump into business ventures
By Melanie Brisbon
In a significant year for dealmaking in the entertainment industry, actors, musicians, sports figures and other entertainers i...
Stoned driving tests, cop killing as a hate crime, overhauling the bail system: With the 2017-2018 legislative session barely ...
Bitcoin and the technology behind it has established itself as enough of a force in the marketplace that law firms are now for...
Litigation
OC DA achieves civil penalties from Sears in illegal supplements case
By Meghann M. Cuniff
The $250,000 settlement stems from a years-long collaboration between the U.S. Food & Drug Administration and the Orange C...
Labor/Employment
2016 gender pay law made splash, but application still unclear
By Matthew Blake
California's Fair Pay Act, implemented a year ago, has triggered a modest increase in gender pay discrimination complaints and...
Criminal
2 new OC judges at heart of case that questions their credibility as prosecutors
By Meghann M. Cuniff
In testimony, deputy DAs Larry P. Yellin and Michael F. Murray said they did not know a CHP officer's report had been changed....
Attorney moves and promotions and new firms from around the state.
A roundup of recent transactions and the lawyers involved.
Judge David Riemenschneider sees lives improve in Mendocino juvenile, dependency courtrooms.
Corporate
Intel counsel finds polo and law demand similar virtues
By America Hernandez
Carlos E. Rivas, a senior merger and acquisitions counsel at Intel Corp.'s venture capital division in Santa Clara, is Califor...
Obituaries
Prominent San Francisco litigator remembered for top-notch abilities, activism
By Malcolm Maclachlan
William I. Edlund won major antitrust cases and was regarded as a top San Francisco litigator for decades, said those who work...
A commission delivered a report to Congress last month with recommendations to strengthen the power of the Committee on Foreig...