Civil Litigation
Cannabis attorney can sue other lawyer for malicious prosecution
By Carter Stoddard
Cannabis attorney Henry G. Wykowski can sue another lawyer for malicious prosecution after the opponent helped a client sue Wy...
Government, Health Care & Hospital Law, Labor/Employment
US judge mulls rule on health care workers’ personal beliefs
By Winston Cho
SAN FRANCISCO -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services failed to justify changes to rules allowing health care work...
Criminal, Government
LA DA Jackie Lacey faces hostile crowd defending record on prosecution of law enforcement.
By Jessica Mach
Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey told a hostile crowd at a re-election campaign meeting this week she has fil...
Civil Litigation
Deputy public defender suing for gender bias accused of sarcasm, veiled threats
By Malcolm Maclachlan
On the third day of a retaliation and wrongful termination trial, the chief deputy public defender of El Dorado County testifi...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Law Practice
DLA accuses female partner of being manipulative liar
By Craig Anderson
DLA Piper says partner Vanina Guerrero, who accused former partner Louis P.A. Lehot of sexual assault and the firm of retaliat...
State Bar & Bar Associations, California Supreme Court
Law deans meet with state Supreme Court on bar exam
By Lyle Moran
Law school deans met Wednesday with four California Supreme Court justices to discuss a wide variety of topics related to the ...
Corporate
Probe into Mattel now completed, with help from O’Melveny & Myers
By Gina Kim
Aided by O’Melveny & Myers LLP, the Audit Committee’s investigation into whistleblower allegations involving Mattel Inc.’s...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, State Bar & Bar Associations, Judges and Judiciary
ABA grade divides committee, troubles chairman
By Brian Cardile
Consideration of two 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals candidates before the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday focused almo...
Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government
Attempts to challenge qualified immunity are ramping up among attorneys and activists
By Jessica Mach
Of the numerous 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals cases that upheld qualified immunity for public defendants this year, at lea...
Intellectual Property, Civil Litigation
Ironhawk to appeal dismissal of $100M infringement lawsuit
By Blaise Scemama
Military contractor Ironhawk Technologies Inc. said it will appeal a federal judge’s decision to dismiss its nearly $100 milli...
Law Practice, Civil Litigation
Judge’s unusual order in $68 million fee dispute cited in argument over $36 million request
By Meghann Cuniff
Attorneys arguing before a U.S. judge in Orange County cited an order in a similar federal case in Oakland
Bankruptcy, Civil Litigation
PG&E’s legal troubles likely to expand after Kincade fire
By Winston Cho
A group representing Kincade fire victims in Sonoma County might soon emerge in the Pacific Gas & Electric Corp.'s bankrup...
Intellectual Property, Civil Litigation
Nike gains a new foothold in trademark fight with Skechers
By Steven Crighton
The marathon litigation dates back to 2014, when Nike subsidiary Converse Inc. claimed the Skechers "Twinkle Toes" shoe infrin...
Education Law
Ontario university officials consider law school closure
By Glenn Jeffers
University of La Verne’s board of trustees has tasked a committee to examine its law school’s “long-term viability.”
Labor/Employment
Public unions need not return past years’ fees, judge rules
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Public employee unions will not be forced to return years of “fair share fees” gathered from non-members, under a recent feder...
Santa Barbara County Judge Von T. Nguyen Deroian’s life story informs her treatment of defendants and witnesses.
Criminal, Government
San Francisco DA candidates criticize predecessor Gascon
By Jessica Mach
In the latest debate between candidates for San Francisco district attorney, exchanges occasionally became heated as they disc...
Corporate, Labor/Employment
Gig companies unveil ballot initiative to carve out their workers from new labor law
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A group of gig economy companies unveiled their long-rumored challenge to AB 5 on Tuesday, setting up a multimillion-dollar 20...
Criminal, Government, Law Practice
George Gascon outlines plans for LA DA’s office
By Jessica Mach
Los Angeles County’s criminal justice system will likely follow examples set by San Francisco if George Gascon is elected dis...
Judges and Judiciary, Civil Litigation
US judge won’t recuse himself from shipyard cleanup fraud case
By Winston Cho
The federal judge handling multiple lawsuits accusing a Navy contractor of engaging in massive fraud in the cleanup of a toxic...
Civil Rights, Government, Labor/Employment
Arguments paint dueling views of El Dorado public defender’s office
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Attorneys trying a wrongful termination case used their opening statements to paint very different pictures of the El Dorado C...
Patent attorney Jonathan Michael Lindsay returned Monday to his roots at Irell & Manella LLP in the firm's Orange County o...
Civil Litigation
Judge mulling $36 million attorney fee request in Wells Fargo MDL
By Meghann Cuniff
Seven states are objecting to class counsel's fee calculations.
Bankruptcy, Civil Litigation
As wildfires rage, PG&E bankruptcy inches toward end
By Winston Cho
The federal judge overseeing proceedings to estimate the Pacific Gas & Electric Corp.'s liability for historically destruc...
Real Estate/Development, Civil Litigation
San Diego attorney files multiple suits against landlords for two clients
By Carter Stoddard
A raft of lawsuits filed by a San Diego tenants’ attorney on behalf of two plaintiffs allege landlords are violating a recent ...
Judges and Judiciary, Law Practice
6 courthouses closed down because of PG&E power shut-offs
By Gina Kim
PG&E’s public safety power shutoffs, and the raging Kincade Fire in northern California impacted at least seven courthouse...
Judge Debre Katz Weintraub said in an email she would be “exploring opportunities in both the public and private sectors” and ...
Government, Civil Litigation
LA city, Pricewaterhouse fighting over sanctions
By Justin Kloczko
A fight over sanctions is playing out in litigation related to Los Angeles water billing after the city dropped its lawsuit ag...
Entertainment & Sports, Civil Litigation
Taylor Swift can’t shake off infringement lawsuit over song
By Steven Crighton
Taylor Swift can't shake off an infringement lawsuit over her song "Shake It Off," a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel r...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Judges and Judiciary, Civil Litigation
Merced court settles clerk’s sex harassment claim
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The Merced County Superior Court has settled a sexual harassment claim with a clerk for $160,000 without any admissions of gui...