The plaintiff accused Uber of a plot to use fake Lyft accounts to place phony requests for rides, an alleged violation of unfa...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Government, Judges and Judiciary
9th Circuit nominee advances to full Senate vote despite lack of home state senators’ support
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
President Donald Trump’s first nominee to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, a conservative Oregon federal prosecutor who ...
Criminal, Government
Public defender won DA race as incumbent feuded with sheriff
By Blaise Scemama
Modoc County Public Defender Samuel Kyllo was elected district attorney, defeating incumbent Jordan Funk, whose campaign was i...
Immigration
Judge rules some immigrants facing deportation must get bond hearings
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
Hundreds of immigrants facing deportation will likely receive bond hearings after a federal judge ruled certain immigrants det...
Government, Immigration
Immigrant rights groups sue Department of Homeland Security
By Joshua Sebold
Two immigrant rights organizations sued the Department of Homeland Security, alleging it failed to respond to a Freedom of Inf...
Civil Litigation
Michael Cohen’s lawyer moves to shift new Stormy Daniels suit to federal court
By Andy Serbe
Attorneys for President Donald J. Trump's former personal attorney, Michael Cohen, have filed to remove porn actress Stormy Da...
Insurance
Cosby’s insurer must pay to defend civil lawsuits, court rules
By Meghann Cuniff
An appellate court ruled Thursday that insurer AIG Property Casualty Co. must pay to defend comedian Bill Cosby in civil lawsu...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Civil Rights, Government
9th Circuit grills attorneys over standing to challenge state’s voting rights act
By Justin Kloczko
A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel grilled counsel on both sides Thursday over the standing of a lawsuit challenging th...
Litigator Christopher Rillo is inspired to serve others in the Sovereign Order of Malta.
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Civil Rights
9th Circuit asks state high court guidance in bankruptcy lawyer’s suit
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals asked the state Supreme Court to take up a question that could be significant for busine...
Civil Litigation
Plaintiff says he worked to help Beats Headphones succeed
By Steven Crighton
Jibe Audio, a proposed venture for a high-end line of celebrity endorsed headphones, could have solved the financial woes enco...
Judges and Judiciary
Chief justice appoints new members to Judicial Council
By Arin Mikailian
California Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye appointed three new voting and four nonvoting members to the state’s Judicial ...
All 18 incumbent judges facing challengers in California cruised to re-election Tuesday, except for one: San Diego County Supe...
San Bernardino's Mike Ramos and Modoc's Jordan Funk were voted out while incumbents in Contra Costa and Orange counties face N...
Juror warnings mark opening in $107M trial over Beats royalties
The pornstar — whose alleged 2006 carnal rendezvous with Donald Trump has captured the country’s attention — filed another law...
Government
Attorney General Becerra to face Republican in November election
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Xavier Becerra, a Democrat appointed last year by Gov. Jerry Brown, received 45 percent of the vote and will face a Republican...
Judges and Judiciary
Successful recall was prompted by ‘visceral’ reaction against Persky sentence
By Winston Cho
The recall of Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Aaron Persky took place in a “perfect storm,” one legal observer said, a...
Government, Civil Litigation
Laguna Beach settles with attorneys for homeless
By Meghann Cuniff
An Orange County city sued over conditions at its homeless shelter has agreed to change its programs and facilities to settle ...
A memorial service is scheduled for Saturday for the product liability attorney who died last month at 75.
Criminal, Government, Civil Litigation
Sex offender residency requirement struck down by LA County judge
By Malcolm Maclachlan
In the lastest win for a Sacremento-based attorney who defends the rights of sex offenders, a Los Angeles Superior Court judge...
California Courts of Appeal, Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation
No damages for civilians aiding deputy
By Winston Cho
A state appellate court panel has ruled that a Trinity County couple is entitled only to worker's compensation after being att...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Intellectual Property
9th Circuit asks: Would an earplug of any other color be just as safe?
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
A Los Angeles federal court should have considered whether colors other than bright green can meet safety compliance tests for...
Labor/Employment, U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court’s request for federal brief on ‘labor peace’ may shed light on disposition
By Andy Serbe
The U.S. Supreme Court’s request that the Trump administration weigh in on a whether federal law preempts a Los Angeles law re...
Government, Civil Litigation
LA pays $14M after losing ‘trail immunity’ claim
By Justin Kloczko
Attorneys for an Italian woman killed on her honeymoon by a car that slipped through bollards on the Venice boardwalk have rea...
California Courts of Appeal, Government
Appellate court split on jurisdictional limits for district attorneys
By Joshua Sebold
A state appellate court ruling in a pharmaceutical price fixing case has limited the power district attorneys have to bring cl...
Entertainment & Sports, Family
Phil Spector wins spousal support spat with wife
By Steven Crighton
A judge acted properly when modifying a court order to reduce payments, a panel found.
Government, Judges and Judiciary
Federal judiciary’s workplace review committee releases report, suggesting 24 changes
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
A working group charged with reviewing the federal judiciary’s workplace policies following the resignation of a 9th U.S. Circ...
Civil Rights, U.S. Supreme Court
Bakersfield baker’s case may be affected by high court ruling
By Justin Kloczko
Following Monday’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling in favor of a Colorado baker who refused to produce a wedding cake for a gay coup...
Civil Litigation, Criminal, Government, Immigration
California to get 13 new federal prosecutors
By Winston Cho
The U.S. Department of Justice announced Monday it will hire hundreds of assistant U.S. attorneys in what Attorney General Jef...