9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Administrative/Regulatory, Constitutional Law
9th Circuit considers if companies act as government agents when keeping records
By Brian Cardile
A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel heard arguments Monday about whether technology companies that preserve user informa...
Antitrust & Trade Reg., Corporate
Is current antitrust law ready to take on Silicon Valley?
By Blaise Scemama
Federal authorities seem confident current antitrust laws are sufficient to rein in the technology giants of Silicon Valley, a...
Government, Judges and Judiciary
Judicial Council to vote on plan to spend $68M on pretrial detention pilot projects
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A law phasing out cash bail in California is on hold, but the Judicial Council is still moving forward aggressively on changin...
Criminal, Judges and Judiciary, Civil Litigation
Lawyer suing the state over wildfire fund wants US judge overseeing probation to handle it
By Gina Kim
The San Diego lawyer suing the state over a wildfire fund bill wants to have the case presided over by the federal judge overs...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Judges and Judiciary
Female attorneys, clerks testify appellate court justice made crude remarks
By Carter Stoddard
A panel of special masters heard testimony Monday from several women who said they were sexually harassed by Justice Jeffrey W...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Judges and Judiciary
Yet another judge is recused from lawsuit against legal nonprofit
By Justin Kloczko
An eighth judge has opted out from hearing a federal case involving a Pasadena Republican club suing a legal nonprofit for can...
Entertainment & Sports, Intellectual Property, Civil Litigation
Katy Perry’s defeat in infringement suit leaves industry lawyers looking to the 9th Circuit
By Steven Crighton
A shrug of the shoulders has increasingly become an honest response to high profile clients seeking advice on music infringeme...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, International Law
Immunity blocks suit against Israeli defense minister for killing of American
By Brian Cardile
Common law immunity principles and foreign policy complexities bar claims against a former Israeli defense minister over an op...
Government
Becerra gathering campaign cash he may not need for himself
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Anyone thinking of taking on California Attorney General Xavier Becerra in the 2022 election will have a tall hill to climb.
California Courts of Appeal, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Judges and Judiciary
Hearing opens for appellate justice facing allegations of sexual misconduct
By Carter Stoddard
On Monday, the Commission on Judicial Performance will launch what promises to be one of the most sprawling and divisive judge...
San Francisco-based fintech company LendUp has announced the appointment of Gizelle Barany as the company’s new chief legal of...
State Bar & Bar Associations
State Bar may renominate Moawad as top prosecutor
By Lyle Moran
The former chief trial counsel withdrew his nomination from Senate consideration last year.
Technology law and artificial intelligence expert Roy Wang has been appointed as Eightfold.ai’s first general counsel.
Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Law Practice, Civil Litigation
Jenner & Block partner will represent Irell & Manella in malpractice suit
By Gina Kim
Law firm Irell & Manella LLP has tapped Michael McNamara of Jenner & Block LLP to represent them in an $11M legal malp...
Government
Defense Department pauses policy that delayed green card holders from joining the military.
By Justin Kloczko
The Department of Defense will not, for now, be applying a Trump administration policy that has kept thousands of green card h...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, California Supreme Court, Labor/Employment
9th Circuit asks state Supreme Court if break policies violate labor law
By Brian Cardile
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday asked California’s high court for help resolving a labor dispute with little...
Cozen O’Connor announced a merger with California employment law firm Miller Law Group on Thursday.
Entertainment & Sports, Intellectual Property, Civil Litigation
Jury says Katy Perry owes Christian rapper $2.8M for infringement
By Steven Crighton
A federal jury has ordered Katy Perry and her fellow defendants to pay $2.78 million for infringing a 16-second snippet from a...
Judges and Judiciary
Central District having a tough time hearing suit against legal nonprofit
By Ilan Isaacs
Federal judges are refusing to hear a lawsuit by a Pasadena Republican club against a small legal nonprofit for canceling an e...
San Diego firm Aguirre Severson LLP sues the state once again, this time for not releasing financial records related to the wi...
A dispute over $68 million in attorney fees is stalling final approval of the landmark $240 million settlement Wells Fargo &am...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Government
Lead water bill plaintiff files notice of claim against Los Angeles
By Justin Kloczko
The lead plaintiff in the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power settlement entangled in fraud allegations has filed a no...
Entertainment & Sports, Intellectual Property, Civil Litigation
Hair, nails, ice cubes listed as mitigating expenses for Katy Perry
By Steven Crighton
Jury hears testimony on the cost of Katy Perry’s promotional appearances as her attorneys seek to offset damages for infringin...
Law Practice, Civil Litigation
Jones Day faces lawsuit over allegedly botched job in pro bono eviction suit
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
Four current and former Jones Day attorneys in Irvine so mishandled a pro bono eviction case, the international law firm’s cli...
Civil Rights, Law Practice
San Francisco law firm helps transgender invidividuals get settlement with Lyft
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A group of drag performers and activists in San Francisco has reached a settlement with Lyft Inc. over reports of transgender ...
Criminal, Judges and Judiciary
PG&E responds to judge’s query about investigative report
By Winston Cho
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. said it “strongly disagrees” with a newspaper investigation suggesting that it prioritized lobbyi...
Real Estate/Development, Government
Appellate court orders San Diego County to vacate its approval of a map for the subdivision of the 1,400-acre Hosking’s Ranch ...
Government
Newsom signs a host of new laws, including one paying $27M in claims against the state
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Gov. Gavin Newsom has approved more than three dozen bills, ranging from a measure to protect prostitutes who report crimes to...
State Bar & Bar Associations
After bar exam question release, 500 test takers withdraw
By Erin Lee
More than 600 test takers withdrew from Tuesday’s bar exam after the State Bar revealed an accidental leak and released the es...
A Chinese company exported huge amounts of aluminum to the United States disguised as “pallets” to avoid customs duties of up ...