State Bar & Bar Associations
Lawmaker concerned about State Bar’s law school accreditation efforts
By Lyle Moran
Assemblyman Mark Stone is worried law school deans have an outsized role in rule crafting
Civil Rights, Government
Santa Monica trial has diverging views of California Voting Rights Act
By Justin Kloczko
Attorneys in a rare bench trial over minority voting power are emerging with two different views of the California Voting Righ...
An entrepeneur has filed a $223.8 million lawsuit against AT&T for gross negligence, accusing the company of failing to pr...
Government, Civil Litigation
Former male legislator sues woman accuser
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Former Assemblyman Matt Dababneh has filed a defamation lawsuit against the woman whose sexual harassment allegations forced h...
Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation
Appellate court allows operation of disputed oil wells to continue
By Erin Lee
The court of appeal opinion rejected the Center for Biological Diversity’s argument that wells with disputed permits must be c...
Government, Tax, Real Estate/Development
San Diego lawmaker pushes for tax credit rent relief
By Doug Sherwin
Rep. Scott Peters, D-San Diego, on Tuesday introduced a bill that would provide tax credits to people who spend more than 30 p...
Corporate, Civil Litigation, Securities
Shareholders file proposed class action against Tesla, Musk
By Andy Serbe
Tesla shareholders have filed a proposed class action against the company and CEO Elon Musk, alleging that tweets he sent last...
Government, Immigration
DOJ increases scrutiny of successful naturalizations
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
Experts said that as more records and information have become digitally available there are more opportunities for prosecutors...
Loeb & Loeb LLP opened a new San Francisco office housing a former Cooley trusts and estates team.
LA County Superior Court Judge Sandra Ann Thompson, who spent all of her 35 years as a bench officer in the South Bay, has die...
Law Practice, Civil Litigation, Tax
$5.4M fee settlement ends 40-year case
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A key legislative committee has approved a $5.4 million settlement in a case that started when a man bought a used car in 1976.
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Immigration
ACLU may proceed with 1st Amendment suit over border photography, 9th Circuit rules
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
Two Americans who say federal officers deleted photographs they took of ports of entry on the U.S.-Mexico border while standin...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Criminal, Immigration
9th Circuit extends Bivens remedy to plaintiff suing over botched deportation prosecution
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has extended a federal remedy available to plaintiffs seeking damages for constitutional...
Administrative/Regulatory, Law Practice, Civil Litigation
Court faults both sides for discovery stall in consumer case
By Paula Lehman-Ewing
Vincent D. Howard, whom the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has accused along with other attorneys at Howard Law PC of co...
Law Practice, Civil Litigation, Probate
Dairy heirs defend family taking money in case against Buchalter
By Meghann Cuniff
A plaintiff in a fraud lawsuit against Buchalter APC said Tuesday she was surprised to learn of a family patriarch’s business ...
Lawmakers have advanced a bill that would make organized retail theft a felony offense, responding to what some have called a ...
A frenzy broke out after the prosecution attempted to admit the carcass of a large pelican corpse as evidence.
Intellectual Property, Civil Litigation
In rare trade secrets trial, jury awards $66M to San Jose LED manufacturer
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
A Santa Clara County jury has awarded a $66 million verdict to a San Jose LED manufacturer in a trade secrets case involving a...
Government, Immigration
ICE memo instructs prosecutors how to pursue deportation cases
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
An internal memo instructs government attorneys to prioritize and pursue deportation cases that were indefinitely postponed an...
Criminal, Government
Lawmakers consider eyewitness lineup changes to prevent wrongful convictions
By Lila Seidman
SB 923, introduced by Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), would require a statewide standardized set of procedures for law enforce...
Entertainment & Sports, Intellectual Property, Civil Litigation
Plaintiff’s YouTube views may count in case against singer
By Steven Crighton
The song “Joyful Noise” has millions of views on YouTube, and it’s not wholly unreasonable to question whether pop star Katy P...
Civil Litigation
Hagens Berman named lead firm in consolidated federal suits against USC
By Paula Lehman-Ewing
Plaintiffs allege they were abused by USC’s long-time gynecologist.
California Supreme Court, Labor/Employment
Starbucks asks state high court to revisit de minimis time
By Andy Serbe
Starbucks attorneys asked the court to look at minimum paid off-clock minutes where the work is rare or irregular.
Government, Civil Litigation, Education Law
School boards sue state over budgetary changes
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The California School Boards Association has sued the state for allegedly making illegal changes to Proposition 98 in this yea...
California Supreme Court, Government
Becerra remains attorney general after eligibility challenge fails
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The state Supreme Court has declined to hear a complaint challenging Attorney General Xavier Becerra’s eligibility to hold the...
Civil Litigation
Dismissal may make claims against consumable makers more difficult
By Paula Lehman-Ewing
A recent dismissal in federal court may make it more difficult for plaintiffs to bring claims against food and beverage manufa...
Corporate, Law Practice
Former Sidley Austin corporate leader joins Reed Smith in Century City
By Matthew Sanderson
Moshe J. Kupietzky has more than 40 years of experience representing clients in the music and film industries.
Intellectual Property, Law Practice
In third deal in three years, Squire Patton Boggs acquires Palo Alto IP firm
By Erin Lee
Squire Patton Boggs announced the acquisition of intellectual property firm Singularity LLP.
Prior to joining Redwood City-based PubMatic, Thomas Chow led the adtech and measurement legal group at Snap Inc. and was the ...
State Bar & Bar Associations
California Lawyers Association to host first ‘annual meeting’
By Lyle Moran
The nonprofit group’s inaugural gathering will be in San Diego next month.