Mediator Jeane Struck makes a point of developing relationships with both sides early on.
Banking, Civil Litigation
Wells Fargo to settle class action regarding fake accounts
By Joshua Sebold
A federal judge said he would approve the final settlement in a class action alleging Wells Fargo Bank NA employees offered re...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Civil Litigation
9th Circuit affirms jury verdict for prisoners in LA jail brutality case
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
A federal jury correctly awarded nearly $1 million in damages to five Los Angeles county inmates who were beaten by sheriff's ...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Judges and Judiciary
San Mateo County judge admonished for improper remarks
By Winston Cho
The Commission on Judicial Performance publicly admonished San Mateo County Superior Court Judge Lisa A. Novak for making impr...
Government, Civil Litigation
Phone records lead to settlement in death of entertainment lawyer
By Justin Kloczko
The family of a well-known entertainment lawyer who was killed when a distracted sheriff’s deputy ran into him has reached an ...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
‘Monkey selfie’ case may go en banc before 9th Circuit
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
A judge on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has requested the court rehear en banc the famed “monkey selfie” case, indica...
A crop of district attorney races across California have been defined by progressive challengers, including defense attorneys ...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Civil Litigation
9th Circuit review puts Facebook trial on hold
By Caroline Hart
A trial that could potentially cost Facebook Inc. billions of dollars in damages was postponed Tuesday after the 9th U.S. Circ...
Constitutional Law, Government, Civil Litigation
Becerra’s eligibility to be AG challenged in lawsuit
By Winston Cho
Attorney General Xavier Becerra is constitutionally ineligible to hold and run for the office, according to a lawsuit filed by...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Education Law
Embattled Thomas Jefferson law school moving out of its building
By Lyle Moran
The embattled school is leaving the San Diego property that resulted in millions in debt.
Civil Litigation
PlayStation settlement held up by attorney fee battle
By Joshua Sebold
Gamers angry about the Linux operating system being removed from their PlayStation 3 in 2010 are on the verge of receiving a p...
Government, Immigration
Temporary path for foreign entrepreneurs
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
The Trump administration will rescind an Obama-era regulation allowing foreign entrepreneurs to temporarily work in the U.S. a...
Criminal, Government
After a decade of trying, two bills to end rape kit backlog move forward
By Blaise Scemama
After repeated attempts over the past decade, two bills aimed at addressing the timeliness of DNA analysis of rape kits as wel...
Judges and Judiciary
Former DA challenging judge who enforced restraining order against him
By Justin Kloczko
It appears that a candidate for San Bernardino County Superior Court judge is running against a judge who enforced a restraini...
Judges and Judiciary
Persky recall may already be having an impact on other judges, lawyers say
By Winston Cho
The campaign to recall Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Aaron Persky may encourage judges to impose harsher sentences r...
Civil Litigation
Insurance commissioner sues Becerra over AG commercial
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Making good on a challenge issued days earlier, attorney general candidate Dave Jones has sued incumbent Xavier Becerra over h...
Government, International Law
U.S. companies need GDPR guidance following rollout, attorneys say
By Matthew Sanderson
As the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation law went into full effect Friday, many companies were not ready.
Law Practice, Civil Litigation
Case lambasted by arbitrator sees confusion over bond, appeal notices
By Andy Serbe
Following the levying of a $239,000 malpractice judgment against two attorneys, both sides have accused the other of varying d...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Community News
Muslim Bar Association of Southern California holds sold out iftar
By Matthew Sanderson
The organization partnered with Glaser Weil LLP to bring together a group of Muslim attorneys and business professionals for a...
Corporate
Square Inc. appoints new general counsel following resignation
By Matthew Sanderson
It is still unclear why Hillary Smith, who came to the mobile credit card payment company in late 2016 from Zenefits, stepped ...
Government, Judges and Judiciary
Four SF judges face challenge from deputy public defenders
By Winston Cho
Four deputy public defenders challenging San Francisco County judges claim their opponents have been complicit in a criminal j...
Government, Judges and Judiciary
Judicial Council approves new rule against secret settlements
By Caroline Hart
The Judicial Council unanimously approved rules to allow public access to settlements for sexual harassment and discrimination...
Intellectual Property, Civil Litigation
Samsung must pay more after retrial in Apple patent case
By Joshua Sebold
A San Jose federal jury ordered Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. to pay $539 million Thursday for infringing five Apple Inc. paten...
Environmental & Energy
Judge has tough questions for cities in global warming case
By Joshua Sebold
Attorneys representing titans of the oil industry made their bid to dismiss a novel nuisance case brought by the cities of Oak...
Attorney Melody Mosley quickly became a tireless leader at OC nonprofit Family Promise.
California Supreme Court, Criminal
State high court asks tough questions on social media privacy
By Blaise Scemama
In a case involving a criminal defendant’s right to subpoena social media communications of a victim or a witness, the state S...
Government, Immigration
Possible deal with Mexico on asylum cases could alleviate backlog
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
A potential agreement with Mexico could help relieve a backlog of asylum cases pending in the United States but could also det...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Law Practice
Judge: Trial court employees should be exempt from MCLE
By Lyle Moran
The ruling came in a legal challenge to the State Bar’s interpretation by an Alameda County court employee.
Government, Health Care & Hospital Law, Civil Litigation
Court of appeal denies request to stay ruling striking down state assisted suicide law
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
A court of appeal has declined to stay a Riverside County judge’s order striking down California’s physician assisted suicide ...
Administrative/Regulatory, Government, Immigration, Civil Litigation
ACLU sues ICE over license plate information
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
The ACLU sued U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Wednesday, demanding information about how the agency handles data p...