State Bar & Bar Associations
State Bar task force members differ on reforms needed
By Lyle Moran
The majority of the panel supports more modest proposals than splitting up the agency ...
Criminal
Northern District U.S. attorney's office suffers another big loss
By Saul Sugarman
The Northern District U.S. attorney's office continued its losing streak in high-profile cases when federal prosecutors droppe...
Government
State legislators call for audit of Commission on Judicial Performance
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A pair of state legislators has requested an audit of the Commission on Judicial Performance, the independent state agency res...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Anti-SLAPP legal battle renewed in 9th Circuit
By Logan Noblin
Judge Alex Kozinski of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has been angling for a fight over the place of California's anti-...
Monterey County Judge Thomas Wills strives to keep his courtroom efficient and pragmatic.
Background as plaintiff and defense attorney gives neutral an advantage
By Justin Kloczko
Attorneys say JAMS neutral Louis Marlin's experience as a plaintiff and defense attorney gives him an advantage during mediati...
A roundup of recent transactions and the California lawyers involved.
Elinor Otto, 96, better known as the "The Last Rosie the Riveter", lost her battle with Boeing, Otto's employer for 49 years, ...
Anton Yelchin's parents contend Fiat Chrysler should have caught the defect that killed him. ...
Ex-U.S. Attorney Benjamin Wagner stepped down from his post leading the Eastern District of California in April. ...
Litigation
$15 million for former UCLA football starter who lost leg in traffic accident
By Justin Kloczko
Attorneys for a former UCLA football starter who had his leg amputated due to a car accident have settled for $15 million with...
Government
Bill would help bar immigration status consideration in lawsuits
By Malcolm Maclachlan
State legislation barring consideration of a plaintiff's immigration status in personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits tha...
Attorneys fees, request for factual findings hold up landmark disability settlement. ...
At 57 and dealing with his own disability, his firm described him as tenacious in the courtroom. ...
Obituaries
Jack E. Goertzen, retired Court of Appeal justice, dead at 85
By Renee Flannery
Known for his humor and skill, Goertzen also served as a deputy attorney general and superior court judge. ...
Intellectual Property
Texas judge vacates $625 million patent verdict against Apple
By Kevin Lee
A Texas federal judge vacated a $625.6 million patent verdict against Apple Inc. last week after finding that trial proceeding...
State Bar & Bar Associations
State Bar spends $125K remodeling executive floor
By Lyle Moran
The agency had new offices created, as well as a new waiting area put in ...
Labor/Employment
Planned work stoppage could limit Santa Clara County court
By Phil Johnson
Association of 350 court clerks, janitors and mediators want first raise in eight years. ...
California Courts of Appeal
2nd District panel protects alleged defamer's identity
By Steven Crighton
Terms like "whistle-blow" and "burned" did not sufficiently prove libel, the panel ruled. ...
The company filed the motion in San Francisco federal court on Monday, aiming to relocate the class action filed by American i...
Litigation
Judge sanctions Charney, moves his malpractice lawsuit to arbitration
By Matthew Blake
"Who are you?" Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Malcolm H. Mackey said to the man in front of him, who represents Dov C...
SVP of Business Affairs & General Counsel (Brea) ...
Judges and Judiciary
Courts negotiating over bill to move judges to Riverside, San Bernardino counties
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A contentious bill to move judges to Riverside and San Bernardino County superior courts may be moving closer to a Senate vote...
Litigation
Judge dismisses some claims against UC in sexual harassment case
By Logan Noblin
An Alameda County judge has dismissed several claims in a woman's sexual harassment lawsuit filed against the University of Ca...
Police shot a man outside the Orange County courthouse on Monday, closing an entrance and turning a plaza popular with homeles...
A consortium of Chinese private equity firms, in partnership with Shanghai Giant Network Technology Co., has agreed to buy Cae...
Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca decided Monday he would rather face the uncertainties of a jury trial than the unce...
Litigation
Judge dismisses negligent hiring lawsuit just before closing arguments
By Meghann M. Cuniff
Orange County Superior Court Judge Andrew P. Banks on Friday tossed the complaint against Fletcher Jones Motor Cars that sough...
Government
6th District justice leaves the bench to become a county executive
By Logan Noblin
Justice Miguel Márquez has resigned from the 6th District Court of Appeal and taken a new role as Santa Clara County's chief o...
California Supreme Court
State high court favors stronger anti-SLAPP protections in ruling
By Kevin Lee
Plaintiffs cannot rely on "artful pleading" to avoid a California law enacted to protect defendants' free speech rights and di...