Criminal, Technology
US judge likely to grant ex-Uber exec access to rideshare giant's documents
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Joseph Sullivan, Uber’s chief security officer from 2015 to 2017, immediately told his superiors about a 2016 hack that implic...
Bankruptcy, Civil Litigation
$2.7B bankruptcy deal reached in Boy Scouts sex abuse case
By Blaise Scemama
Some of the individual charters, religious and civic organizations affiliated with the scouts and who are named in sexual abus...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Government, Judges and Judiciary
Nominee for federal court in LA sails through hearing
By Craig Anderson
Orange County Superior Court Judge Fred W. Slaughter drew Republican support and is expected to clear the full Senate.
Civil Litigation
UC will pay $246M to women abused by UCLA gynecologist
By Federico Lo Giudice
The settlement covers 50 cases with allegations that span UCLA gynecologist James Heaps’ 35-year career. 203 women will receiv...
Criminal, Government
DA races in several key counties this year could get heated
By Malcolm Maclachlan
In Orange County, the top candidates are already trading vicious insults. The wildcard is billionaire George Soros, who has no...
Covid Court Ops, Judges and Judiciary, Law Practice
LA County courts will resume all trials on Monday
By Blaise Scemama
“Throughout the pandemic, we have prioritized safe access to justice – and will continue to do so,” Presiding Judge Eric C. Ta...
Civil Litigation, Civil Rights
SF supervisors OKs $700K for man beaten by police officer
By Kamila Knaudt
The deal was temporarily stalled last week after a lawyer for the officer accused the district attorney of withholding exculpa...
Legal Education
Legislation to change UC Hastings name will be introduced later this month
By Diana Bosetti
The UC Board of Regents are reportedly on standby to hasten the name change should the bill be challenged.
Civil Litigation, Government, Labor/Employment
Lawyer for labor union accuses San Francisco of retaliation
By Jonathan Lo
“We’re here for the whistleblowers who have the guts and the courage to speak up against commissioners,” lawyer Angela M. Alio...
“I always did not like the old saying ‘life’s not fair.’ Fairness is a big issue for me,” said Commissioner John Blair.
California Courts of Appeal, Civil Litigation, Law Practice
Client who sued former attorney wins $47M jury verdict in Sonoma County
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Brad A. Bening of Davis, Bengtson & Young APLC said he interviewed the jury, and they disregarded the evidence and instruc...
Judges and Judiciary
San Francisco Judge Angela Bradstreet announces retirement
By Jonathan Lo
An openly gay jurist and a respected trial judge for every type of civil trial, Bradstreet is lauded as a pioneering advocate ...
Government, Judges and Judiciary
‘Equity’ is watchword as debates over court spending begin
By Malcolm Maclachlan
While a Judicial Council representative began a Tuesday informational hearing by praising Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed funding...
The lawyers worked formerly together at Hinshaw & Culbertson and now join Maynard’s Insurance and Financial Services Litig...
Government
Los Angeles DA asks credit companies for help in ghost gun fight
By Kamila Knaudt
“American Express, Mastercard and Visa have the ability to go beyond what any law enforcement agency, legislature or city coun...
Law Practice
Former SEC deputy director to join Debevoise in San Francisco
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Kristin Snyder will join the firm’s White Collar & Regulatory Defense Group on March 14. She is leaving the SEC after 18 y...
Antitrust & Trade Reg., Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions
With Nvidia, Biden administration gets high-profile antitrust win
By Craig Anderson
Santa Clara technology giant Nvidia Corp. abandoned its $40 billion bid to purchase British chip design provider Arm Ltd. Mond...
Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property
Appeals court mostly affirms CalTech patent infringement verdict against Apple
By Craig Anderson
In January 2020, inventors of Wi-Fi coding technologies won the huge verdict in the Central District of California. Broadcom w...
Law Practice
San Diego attorney has seen how the legal profession has changed over the last six decades
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Attorney Susan L. England, who just celebrated her 85th birthday, was admitted to the California Bar during a time when women...
Civil Litigation, Government, Immigration
LA County gets money to defend immigrants in deportation
By Kamila Knaudt
The $6 million from a settlement over unlawful detention of immigrants, will be divided between the Public Defender and the Al...
Civil Litigation, Entertainment & Sports, Intellectual Property
Comedians sue Pandora over rights to their jokes
By Federico Lo Giudice
Although Pandora has licensed the comedians’ recordings, “this does not include the literary jokes themselves. You can’t have ...
Banking, Civil Litigation
Judge dismisses federal claims in suit against Wells Fargo
By Craig Anderson
The lawsuit accused the bank’s directors of failing to address internal problems after it reached an agreement with the Office...
Civil Litigation, Health Care & Hospital Law
Doctor kickback claim may not have been probed, official testifies
By Blaise Scemama
Dr. Timothy Ryan, a former vascular surgeon at the county-owned Harbor UCLA Medical Center, alleges in his 2016 lawsuit that h...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Government, Legal Education
Stanford Law School professor joins San Francisco Ethics Commission
By Kamila Knaudt
Michael Romano serves as chair of the Committee on the Revision of the Penal Code, which makes recommendations to the governor...
Antitrust & Trade Reg., Civil Litigation, Health Care & Hospital Law
Sutter Health federal antitrust trial kicks off later this week
By Jonathan Lo
US Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler met with the parties on Monday to iron out the remaining details for the trial, including CO...
State Bar & Bar Associations
State bar GC Vanessa Holton announces retirement
By Diana Bosetti
Holton stepped into the role of general counsel in 2015, two years before Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law SB 36, which instru...
Speech and debate teams and mock trial competitions, along with an encouraging teacher, prepared judge for the bench.
Government, Judges and Judiciary
Legislative Analyst urges clarity on court budget
By Malcolm Maclachlan
"We find that it is currently unclear how the funding would be allocated, there are different ways to promote fiscal equity, a...
Antitrust & Trade Reg., Civil Litigation
Settlement over generic drug deals gets judge's approval
By Jonathan Lo
The settlement is “the third-largest absolute dollar recovery for a direct-purchaser class in a generic delay pharmaceutical a...
