A year of major worker-friendly rulings in California courts and pro-employer ones from the federal bench are the latest chapt...
Government, Judges and Judiciary
Governor names 6 more superior court judges
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Gov. Jerry Brown announced six superior court judge appointments on Monday, including two more new judges with ties to his adm...
Real Estate/Development, Education Law
Despite deficits, California Western School of Law makes land purchase
By Lyle Moran
The law school’s finances won’t face scrutiny from Moody’s because its bonds have been paid off.
Intellectual Property
Juniper wins defense verdict in ongoing patent infringement case
By Craig Anderson
In the first of what could be a series of trials in a patent infringement lawsuit, attorneys for Juniper Networks Inc. won a d...
Criminal, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Attorney faces 27-month prison sentence for money laundering scheme
By Meghann Cuniff
The Glendale-based sole practitioner was the go-to lawyer in a $14 million tax fraud.
Antitrust & Trade Reg., Civil Litigation
Korean noodle makers win defense verdict in antitrust case
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
A San Francisco federal jury exonerated two Korean ramen noodle makers Monday of allegations of price fixing.
Civil Litigation
LA judge sends Kimberly-Clark indemnification battle with spinoff to Delaware
By Blaise Scemama
In an indemnification suit between two former co-defendants arising in the aftermath of a nearly half-billion-dollar federal j...
Criminal, Government, Judges and Judiciary
Special master appointed to evaluate state prison mental health care, possible violations
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A federal judge has given wide latitude to a special master to look into mental health care in California’s prisons.
California Courts of Appeal, Criminal
Opioid prescriber loses appeal of murder conviction
By Paula Lehman-Ewing
The only physician known to have been convicted of murder in the U.S. for prescribing opiates lost her appeal Friday.
State Bar & Bar Associations, Education Law
Law school enrollment rises for first time since 2010
By Erin Lee
First-year law school enrollment rose nationally by 3 percent this fall, the first increase since 2010. Half of California’s A...
California Supreme Court, Labor/Employment
Attorneys expect narrow high court ruling in state employees pension case
By Andy Serbe
Following arguments in a case where firefighters say their right to purchase pension service time was unconstitutionally revok...
Government, Judges and Judiciary
Brown appoints 6 more judges, including 2 from his administration
By Blaise Scemama
Gov. Jerry Brown appoints six more judges, including two from his administration.
Government, Judges and Judiciary
Riverside County judge may deny unsealing wiretap warrant because of weak case
By Justin Kloczko
Attorneys hoping to find out why their clients were wiretapped but never charged or directly notified were told by a superior ...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Judges and Judiciary
Orange County commissioner, attorney are just a number apart
By Meghann Cuniff
Orange County Superior Court Commissioner Barry S. Michaelson and attorney Sidney Mendlovitz were surprised last week to disco...
Criminal, Civil Litigation
Months after state high court ruling, California sued over DNA collection and retention
By Winston Cho
Two Bay Area-based organizations are challenging the state’s collection and retention of genetic profiles from people arrested...
Government, Immigration
Government lawyers argue to dismiss suit over travel ban policy
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
U.S. Department of Justice attorneys repeatedly returned to the inability of the federal judiciary to review visa decisions at...
Antitrust & Trade Reg., International Law, Law Practice
Attorneys scrambling to help clients prepare for Brexit
By Sean Kagan
With the United Kingdom’s March 29 scheduled European Union departure date on the horizon, attorneys are busy “Brexit-proofing...
California Supreme Court, Criminal, Government, Judges and Judiciary
Bail system to change even as initiative challenges state law
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Changes to the state’s bail system will continue even if a voter referendum on the issue qualifies for the 2020 ballot, Califo...
Criminal, Intellectual Property
Jury convicts Mongols motorcycle club in racketeering trial
By Meghann Cuniff
A federal jury on Thursday convicted the Mongols motorcycle club of racketeering and conspiracy to commit racketeering, settin...
California Courts of Appeal, Judges and Judiciary, Obituaries
Governor-elect’s father remembered as analytical justice who was devoted to the environment
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Retired 1st District Court of Appeal Justice William A. Newsom III died Wednesday. He was 84.
Entertainment & Sports, Intellectual Property
‘Blurred Lines’ copyright case ends with final judgment
By Blaise Scemama
The five-year legal battle over copyrights for parts of the hit song “Blurred Lines” finally ended with a federal judge orderi...
For Margaret Tides, the road to a 100-mile race’s finishline was a trip through hallucinations, and it made her a better advoc...
Labor/Employment
Tesla appeals decision denying it can enforce an unsigned arbitration agreement
By Andy Serbe
An attorney for a former Tesla Inc. worker suing for alleged discrimination said the company is trying to have its cake and ea...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Judges and Judiciary
Judge and former judge admonished for conduct
By Arin Mikailian
A Los Angeles County judge and a retired Orange County jurist were publicly admonished by the Commission on Judicial Performance.
California Supreme Court, Criminal
DAs can access confidential records for sexual predators, state high court rules
By Paula Lehman-Ewing
Prosecutors have a right to review otherwise confidential records, such as psychiatric evaluations, when prosecuting civil com...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Health Care & Hospital Law, Labor/Employment
Split 9th circuit panel blocks rules allowing employers to opt out of free birth control
By Justin Kloczko
A split 9th Circuit Court of Appeals panel blocked Trump administration rules allowing more employers to opt out of providing ...
Labor/Employment
Attorneys: client companies becoming more proactive in addressing harassment
By Andy Serbe
After the first full year since the start of the #MeToo movement, attorneys say executives manage crises at an increasingly gr...
Civil Rights, Civil Litigation, Education Law
For a second time this year, 2nd District Court of Appeal comes down on Title IX investigations
By Justin Kloczko
The 2nd District Court of Appeal has overturned a Title IX case, ruling a USC student expelled as a result of a sexual assault...
Entertainment & Sports, Law Practice
Attorney for musicians joins Davis Wright Tremaine
By Steven Crighton
Peter J. Anderson has joined the firm’s media and entertainment practice group in Los Angeles.
Government, Civil Litigation
Persky seeks $135K from supporters to pay legal fees
By Winston Cho
The Santa Clara County judge ousted from the bench after a contentious recall vote is now asking supporters for donations to p...