Ethics/Professional Responsibility, State Bar & Bar Associations
Bar exam future group mulls adding civility to test
By Devon Belcher
The Blue Ribbon Commission on the Future of the Bar Exam discussed whether civility could be tested and lamented a lack of con...
Entertainment & Sports
‘Sting’ screenwriter’s Oscar can’t be used to discharge debt
By Skyler Romero
The unanimous decision by the 2nd District Court of Appeal panel solidified a long-standing rule the Academy of Motion Picture...
Civil Litigation, Health Care & Hospital Law
Stockton woman one of few to sue over transgender surgery
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Chloe E. Brockman’s lawsuit is believed to be the second such case in the U.S. A 32-year-old Oregon woman in December sued her...
Class Action, Entertainment & Sports
StubHub aims to reduce class in 'bait and switch' refund case
By Wisdom Howell
The plaintiffs’ attorneys supported the motion on Friday and said they have been unable to successfully communicate with their...
Criminal, Government
Former FBI agent given 6 years for taking bribes from attorney
By Sunidhi Sridhar
“I love this country so much that I’m ashamed to be here today in front of you and in front of my family in these cuffs,” Baba...
Sauer & Wagner litigates, counsels and mediates employment and other matters.
5th District Justice Jennifer Detjen advocates fewer swings of the legislative pendulum.
Real Estate/Development
US judge dismisses competitor’s lawsuit against CoStar
By Sunidhi Sridhar
CoStar, represented by attorneys at Latham & Watkins LLP, was accused by counterclaimant Commercial Real Estate Exchange I...
Thomas Van Wyngarden, who led the defense, said he was able to get the fine reduced and revise the language in the citation.
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Split circuit panel closes case against Amazon warehouse
By Skyler Romero
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel accepted the FAA’s environmental impact assessment of the facility despite one jud...
State Bar & Bar Associations
State Bar board mum on noncooperation with discipline hearing
By Devon Belcher
Prosecutors of the State Bar say that Munger Tolles & Olson LLP, which represents the Bar Board of Trustees, has refused t...
They argued that SB 1439 inappropriately amended the Political Reform Act of 1974 because the initiative measure specifically ...
In a brief arguing that the state’s ban on large capacity magazines is unconstitutional, Anna M. Barvir — an attorney with Mic...
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Dairy company dispute turns into antitrust case
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
A federal judge in Sacramento on Thursday granted startup Milk Moovement’s motion to amend its counterclaim filed in January t...
The defense argued that the novel technology that underpinned DAI and the MakerDAO platform always came with inherent risks an...
Mediator Susan Lopez-Giss tells feuding families she must know their issues to be effective.
Efficiency is crucial to running an effective courtroom, LA Judge Javier Perez says.
Administrative/Regulatory, Environmental & Energy
Groups want state to regulate pesticide coated seeds
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
In the complaint, the Natural Resources Defense Council contends that the state’s failure to regulate treated crop seeds that ...
Appellate Practice, Law Practice
Signature Resolution is expanding to Oakland
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The new office in the Oakland City Center will open this fall.
Labor/Employment, Technology
HP denies it misrepresented reduction in workforce plan
By Wisdom Howell
The litigation stems from allegations made by shareholders that Hewlett-Packard and Computer Sciences Corp. Inc. merged in Apr...
Appellate Practice, Judges and Judiciary
Retired San Bernardino County judge joins Judicate West
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Judge Bryan F. Foster said the new role “gives me an opportunity to work on a lot of different cases in a lot of different ven...
Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment
FIGS medical wear brand settles unfair practices suit
By Sunidhi Sridhar
“Strategic Partners Inc. and FIGS Inc. … have settled all litigation brought by SPI against FIGS,” read a statement from the d...
Appellate Practice, Law Practice, Securities
83 law firms support Covington’s fight against SEC subpoena
By Craig Anderson
The SEC demands Covington & Burling LLP disclose the names of 296 corporate clients affected by a cyberattack by the Peopl...
Class Action, Government
Santa Rita Jail inmates seek class certification in suit over conditions
By Jonathan Lo
All of the defendants contended that plaintiffs have yet to offer evidence to substantiate such claims nor evidence showing th...
Antitrust & Trade Reg., Data Privacy
Antitrust laws may shield oil companies’ data from state
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Oil companies say these laws prevent them from handing over the information that would be necessary to show whether they’re co...
San Diego family law Judge Euketa Oliver says understanding is not always agreeing
Judges and Judiciary
Merced County courthouse honors Harvard law professor
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Charles Ogletree Jr. grew up working on farms and became a leading figure in many civil rights initiatives.
Intellectual Property
Rival denies BlackBerry’s claim that workers stole trade secrets
By Wisdom Howell
While BlackBerry claims that the defendant, Sentinel Labs, purposely poached cybersecurity employees to help access trade secr...
Civil Litigation
Diocese accused of hiding assets from sex abuse claimants
By Skyler Romero
“The complaint alleges that the Roman Catholic Bishop of San Diego … fraudulently transferred 291 properties, having an assess...
Environmental & Energy
Air Resources Board accused of misusing rule to end suit
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The federal rule is more often used in civil rights cases and should not be invoked to seek a more lenient resolution to a law...