Criminal, U.S. Supreme Court
US Supreme Court decision could affect conviction of San Francisco official
By Craig Anderson
Former San Francisco senior building inspector Bernard Curran's case was cited by Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson in her dissent...
Judges and Judiciary
Chief Justice names new Judicial Council members, reappoints 5 more
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
"The council consists of volunteers that offer their time and expertise to help make our court system consistent, impartial, a...
Judges and Judiciary
Longtime San Francisco family court commissioner retires
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Rebecca Wightman is regarded throughout the state as an expert in family law.
Expert on judicial ethics co-authored Judicial Conduct Handbook.
Civil Litigation
Security guard who shot knife-wielding man in LA Target store must testify in stabbing victim's lawsuit
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Attorneys for security guard Enedino Espinoza, who is also suing Target in relation to the incident, had argued that compellin...
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
'Inflated, overcharged': How plaintiffs hope to convince jurors the NFL gave viewers a bad deal
By Devon Belcher
"This case matters because we are here to hold accountable the owners of the 32 teams who got together with DirecTV to overcha...
California Courts of Appeal
Court rules county retirement agency has constitutional right to set its own salaries
By Skyler Romero
The decision from the 2nd District Court of Appeal also addressed whether California law imposes a ministerial duty on county ...
Community News
Southwestern Law School honors attorneys, judge at awards gala
By Jack Needham
The event, hosted by the Southwestern Alumni Association, celebrated the achievements of the school's distinguished alumni and...
The case is one of several recent trade and copyright disputes in the increasingly competitive field of law firm advertising.
Civil Rights, Health Care & Hospital Law
Newsom's rhetoric on CARE Court meets lawmaking
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The bill seeks to address one of the most difficult mental health issues across the nation -- whether and when someone's right...
Civil Litigation
Judge indicates that illegal cannabis trade is an issue for state regulator, not courts
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Judge Mark C. Kim wrote that "the court does not even know how it would begin to supervise" an injunction against a company ac...
Challenge to UC fees during pandemic can go to trial, court of appeal says
By Skyler Romero
Statements from UC in marketing materials and course catalogs regarding on-campus education were enough to adequately allege c...
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
NFL 'Sunday Ticket' antitrust case heads to jurors
By Devon Belcher
The NFL rested its case Monday with testimony from a Stanford University economics professor who said the league's broadcastin...
Antitrust & Trade Reg., Civil Litigation, Technology
Google says Epic's injunction would cost more than $100M
By Sunidhi Sridhar
The proposed injunction would require Google to provide catalog access to third-party app stores and adapt its software to all...
Labor/Employment
Engineering firm's collective bargaining agreement unlikely to fully cover wage claims
By Wisdom Howell
A lawsuit brought under PAGA accuses Smith-Emery of numerous wage and hour violations including failure to compensate employee...
The firm said it would offer high-end legal services at Midwest rates.
Government
US judge orders California to pay $112M for inadequate prison mental health staffing
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The Department of Corrections has been unable to hire sufficient mental health staff due to salary limits, remote prison locat...
Criminal, Government
Negotiations to toughen theft and drug penalties collapse
By Craig Anderson
Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig said Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democratic lawmakers are negotiating in bad faith to keep...
Civil Litigation
Firm accused of mishandling complex divorce by assigning junior attorney
By Skyler Romero
The lawsuit filed on behalf of attorney Jeremy M. Joseph claims that the unnamed junior attorney's mistakes included neglectin...
Civil Litigation, Workers' Comp.
Wrongful death claims relating to KISS tour's COVID-19 protocols can proceed
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
A Los Angeles County judge ruled that it was not readily apparent that a separate workers compensation settlement released the...
Intellectual Property
Record labels file first suit over AI music copying
By Sunidhi Sridhar
Major record labels have accused two music generator platforms of using artists' copyrighted work to train their AI models.
The firm's founder, Brian Kabateck, said he would remain involved in cases.
Wrist SP Biotech filed a complaint in the Western District of Texas accusing the Irvine-based tech company of infringing on it...
Law Office Management
"One of our guiding principles is to try and stay ahead of the curve, and I think the remodel itself is ahead of the curve," m...
Civil Litigation
The settlement for the parents of a non-verbal autistic child is believed to be the largest ever paid out by the Clark County ...
Criminal, Securities
Former healthcare CEO convicted of insider trading
By Devon Belcher
The case against former Ontrak CEO Terren Peizer was the first time the DOJ had brought criminal insider trading charges solel...
Jessica Berg has been co-dean of Case Western Reserve University School of Law for 11 years.
Civil Litigation
Plaintiff attorneys miss deadline for PAGA filings
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A flood of recently filed cases suggests attorneys didn't know an overhaul of the law was effective June 19.
Five charter cities successfully challenged the state's law allowing duplexes on single-family zoned lots.
State Bar & Bar Associations
Former LA city attorney will testify in Libman bar proceedings
By Skyler Romero
State Bar Judge Yvette D. Roland denied Feuer's motion to quash the subpoena for his testimony but limited the scope of his te...