Technology & Science
Non-earth shattering Sony settlement best plaintiff lawyers could do, experts say
By Matthew Blake
The difficulty in defining a class or proving actual harm occurred in data hack made it a tricky case in spite of the early hy...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Incoming Santa Clara County Bar president wants to help solo attorneys move online
By Joshua Seboldn
Incoming Santa Clara County Bar Association president Matthew Poppe says his primary priorities will be finishing up the organ...
Judges and Judiciary
San Luis Obispo Judge Trice faces misconduct charges
By Phil Johnson
A San Luis Obispo Superior Court judge could be removed from the bench for a trio of misconduct charges. ...
Government
Judicial Council approves emergency funding for Mono County
By Saul Sugarman
With some trepidation, the Judicial Council has approved $49,000 in emergency funding for Mono County Superior Court. ...
Experts say steady employment, low oil prices and interest rates main factors in decrease ...
Documentary filmmakers now have better access to high definition fair use content after the most recent changes to the Digital...
A group of homeowners has sued the owners of the Rancho Mirage Country Club, alleging they have ruined the golf course propert...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
National Security Agency back in the 9th Circuit
By Gautham Thomas
A class action against the NSA was back before the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Wednesday. ...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Immigration reformers heartened by two federal appellate court rulings
By Kevin Lee
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held Wednesday that the federal government must hold regular bond hearings for non-citiz...
A roundup of recent transactions across the state and the lawyers involved.
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
9th Circuit to hear argument to dismiss appeal in NSA spying case
By Gautham Thomas
The government has moved to dismiss an appeal in a class action against the NSA alleging unconstitutional spying on American c...
The Judicial Council on Tuesday approved naming a Placer County courthouse after the late Judge Howard G. Gibson, who died in ...
A San Francisco litigation firm won an $11.28 million award for a man fired without cause by a company that bought software he...
The healthcare provider agreed to refund $8.3 million to customers and no longer change policy payments mid-year ...
U.S. Supreme Court
Liberal state high court justices raise eyebrows with unusual dissent
By Kevin Lee
The state Supreme Court's decision denying review of a juvenile offender's murder case has caught the attention of legal obser...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Transportation workers can drive away from enforceable pre-dispute arbitration deals: appellate panel
By Matthew Blake
A state appellate panel ruled on Monday that per U.S. Supreme Court precedent, truck drivers can file class action lawsuits ag...
Fresno County Commissioner Gary Green uses journalistic techniques to determine the truth.
California Neutrals
Strategic moves for success in personal injury cases
By Riley Guerin