Appellate Practice, Law Practice
Hanson Bridgett in growth mode, particularly in LA
By Christer Schmidt
Partners credit the boom to flexible remote and in-person work policies, a reputation for focusing on long-term clientele and ...
Boutique founder was ‘legendary trial lawyer, unmatched mentor.’
James Williams moved from Arent Fox, where he was a partner and chair of the cryptocurrency practice, as well as counselor to ...
AB 2443 would allow a judge enrolled in the Judges Retirement System II who is 60 or older with at least 15 years of service t...
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer appears to be trying to pick up the pace in scheduling votes on Biden’s judicial nominees...
“There are immense ramifications if a debtor is allowed to use the code on a property where he created the issue,” attorney Or...
The settlement class is estimated to be roughly 150,000 investors who experienced losses because of the outages Robinhood’s tr...
US judge orders prosecutor to get other judge’s protective order undone
By Skyler Romero
U.S. District Judge David O. Carter “ordered the prosecutor on that case to get his backside down there to Judge Carter’s cour...
“This is a day of great joy and elation for the coalition and all survivors that had the courage to come forward and participa...
In a news release after he and Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer announced the deal to collect $4.9 million for the...
Neutral Michael Cooper likes to give his own opinion, not ‘just hold hands’
Civil Litigation, Criminal
Civil suits, DOJ appeal await in Conception boat fire case
By Christer Schmidt
“We will seek approval from the Justice Department to pursue an appeal of the order,” stated Thom Mrozek, spokesman for the U....
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Civil Litigation
9th Circuit rules on dueling class actions over Walgreens managers
By Sunidhi Sridhar
The dispute began when Gallo LLP and Wynne Law Firm submitted a wage and hour class action in San Francisco Superior Court in ...
Civil Litigation, Data Privacy, Technology
Did new leaders scapegoat Uber executive?
By Jonathan Lo
The trial of Joseph Sullivan is being closely watched by lawyers in the cybersecurity space as it could clarify the standard...
Appellate Practice, Law Practice
Softbank Investment counsel joins Sidley’s M&A practice
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
“This provides a unique platform to grow a practice serving sophisticated clients with the most complex legal challenges,” Dan...
“I think a lot of the success that we had at trial was based on us being able to break down the intricacies and details of com...
Government, Tax
Bill would make it easier to write off union dues on taxes
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Two bills currently before Gov. Gavin Newsom could alter the state's tax code in ways that could give an advantage to Democrat...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Civil Rights
US judge right not to enjoin state law on rifles, panel says
By Craig Anderson
A three-judge panel, which had ruled a San Diego district judge incorrectly decided not to enjoin a state law that barred the ...
Civil Litigation, Data Privacy, Technology
Uber executive trial watched for data breach accountability
By Jonathan Lo
The trial in federal court in San Francisco is being closely watched by lawyers in the cybersecurity space as it could clarify...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Government
Charter measure to ‘clarify law’ stirs Huntington Beach legal arguments
By Ricardo Pineda
The reaction to what the judge had decided produced more disagreement when Lee K. Fink, who represented the voter challenging ...
Obituaries
Founder of Irell & Manella litigation practice was a proud member of Nixon’s enemies list
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Dick Borow grew the firm's litigation practice to more than 150 lawyers, with a formidable reputation.
Government, Labor/Employment
Focus on fast food workers has long history — and may have dramatic future
By Malcolm Maclachlan
On Labor Day, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed AB 257. a law that will create a Fast Food Council, under the umbrella of the Departmen...
Civil Litigation, Government, Health Care & Hospital Law
Christian doctors win injunction on assisted suicide law
By Craig Anderson
The law “exceeds merely managing medical records — it imposes an affirmative documentation requirement,” wrote U.S. District J...
Civil Litigation
Monster subpoenas expert witness it wanted to block after Vital withdraws him
By Sunidhi Sridhar
Vital, known also as VPX, says Monster is wasting the court’s time because the testimony of Guillermo Escalante, an associate ...
Ediscovery, Technology
New law on electronic service takes effect in 2024.
By Wisdom Howell
AB2961 will allow judges to compel parties to accept electronic service of documents that would otherwise have been deliverabl...
Civil Litigation, Data Privacy, Technology
Prosecution of former Uber security chief closely watched
By Jonathan Lo
Cybersecurity lawyers say they will be closely watching the trial to see if it lays out a roadmap for prosecuting other securi...
A longtime forensic auditor in the DA's office and husband of former DA Jackie Lacey, David Lacey was charged with brandishing...
California Supreme Court, Government
State high court review could bring changes to 3 strikes law
By Skyler Romero
Legal experts are divided over whether the court could interpret the law differently than before, without changing it.
Judge Roberto Longoria gets defendants to tell what's going on in their lives and ensures attorneys behave.
Representing Gooding County and Camas County in Idaho, Salvatore C. Badala, partner at Napoli Shkolnik PLLC in New York, claim...