Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Litigation & Arbitration, State Bar & Bar Associations
Judge recommends Girardi be disbarred, order $2.82M fine
By Craig Anderson
Judge Yvette D. Roland made the recommendation, citing multiple examples of Thomas V. Girardi misappropriating client funds an...
Levy Vinick Burrell Hyams lawyers collaborate with each other and clients
By David Houston
The women-owned Oakland boutique takes a “feminist approach to interactions that’s respectful of everyone,” said partner Jean ...
Law Practice
New York firm expands in LA with Torrance boutique merge
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Kaufman Dolowich & Voluck now has more than 200 attorneys in 13 offices. Eight lawyers from Greenberg, Whitcombe, Takeuchi...
Civil Litigation, Constitutional Law
Suit opposes law to share gun owners’ private information with anti-gun groups
By Jonathan Lo
Turning over the plaintiffs’ personal information to nongovernmental groups “would greatly increase the risk of unauthorized a...
Senior U.S. District Judge William Alsup of San Francisco denied motions in amicus briefs seeking to extend PG&E's crimina...
Criminal, State Bar & Bar Associations
State Bar hears opinions on DA campaign donations
By Kamila Knaudt
The Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct was asked to consider what the Legislature has discussed regarding a ...
Construction, Judges and Judiciary
Riverside County breaks ground on 2 courthouses this week
By Blaise Scemama
“The legend in the old municipal court was that a bunch of cats were living in the ceiling and one of them fell through the ce...
Administrative/Regulatory, Judges and Judiciary, Law Practice
California’s budget likely to be good for courts again
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Gov. Gavin Newsom planned to unveil his draft 2022-23 budget Monday — and it’s likely to be another good year for court fundin...
Mediator Glen Reiser has a gentle way of helping attorneys and parties see the strengths and weaknesses of the claims, attorne...
Sutter County judge focuses on research and reading
Civil Litigation, Government
Judge delays ruling on city attorney’s confidential emails after arguments
By Jonathan Lo
Richmond Mayor Thomas K. Butt contends the emails were not properly privileged, keeping them secret was a violation of the Bro...
Civil Litigation
New York buyer of HP printer can't represent nationwide class
By Blaise Scemama
Since New York resident Radek Barnert purchased his printer in his home state, and didn’t allege injuries in any other, U.S. M...
California Courts of Appeal, Civil Litigation, Torts/Personal Injury
“The city had no duty to guard against the known hazardous activity of paddle boarding or to warn paddle boarders, since the r...
Civil Litigation
Murdered officer's family faces hurdles to hold Facebook liable
By Craig Anderson
The sister of Dave Patrick Underwood, who was shot and killed outside the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building in Oakland in May...
Judges and Judiciary
New justices confirmed to 3rd and 4th appellate districts
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Maurice Sanchez willl be the first Latino justice of the 4th District Court of Appeal, Division 3, and Laurie M. Earl, the fir...
Civil Litigation, Criminal, Environmental & Energy
US attorney won't seek PG&E probation extension
By Jonathan Lo
There is no provision in statute or case law that provides anything for the court to work from when deciding how to approach t...
Civil Litigation, Environmental & Energy, Land Use
Lake County judge halts planned resort, citing wildfires
By Blaise Scemama
The ruling by Superior Court Judge J. David Markham is the latest in a trend of judge’s looking skeptically on developments th...
“These cases are not about abortion nor women’s reproductive rights in any way,” Kings County DA spokesman Philip W. Esbenshad...
In the county’s 148-year history, there had been seven women judges on the Ventura County Superior Court.
Law Practice
Pacific Northwest law firm joins with Pasadena law firm
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Anglin Flewelling & Rasmussen LLP and Lagerlof LLP combined will have 47 attorneys in offices in Pasadena, Portland and Se...
Civil Litigation, Criminal, Environmental & Energy
Cal Fire report on Dixie Fire could affect PG&E criminal, civil cases
By Kamila Knaudt
“This office and four other district attorney offices (Plumas, Lassen, Tehama and Shasta) have been working with Cal Fire inve...
Bankruptcy, Civil Litigation
Boy Scouts’ $2.7B plan to exit bankruptcy is at risk of failure
By Blaise Scemama
“The Boy Scouts tout the plan and the settlements as historically high. When considered from the perspective of the individual...
Civil Litigation, Environmental & Energy, Judges and Judiciary
Recusal has not quelled fights over judge’s rulings in environmental suit
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The agency that oversees the federal courts is evaluating a proposal that could require judges to disclose financial ties to p...
Covid Court Ops
Omicron infections prompt more courts to halt or trim operations
By Craig Anderson
Some of state’s busiest state and federal courts say suspending trials for a couple of weeks is required to adjust to reduced ...
Environmental & Energy, Government
State AG asks en banc review of Amazon air cargo ruling
By Kamila Knaudt
Attorney General Rob Bonta’s petition argues the 9th Circuit panel’s November decision imposed a heavy burden on the state to ...
Constitutional Law, Government
Bill aims to OK public nuisance suits against gun industry
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The three co-authors said their legislation attempts to build on a New York law that attempts to get around a federal statute ...
Corporate, Law Office Management, Law Practice
Corporate lawyer and litigator join Stubbs Alderton & Markiles
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Mark D. Brutzkus specializes in the apparel and fashion industries; Nicholas A. Rozansky has litigated in a wide range of sect...
California Supreme Court, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Mentor judges should not hear cases of mentees, ethics panel says
By Blaise Scemama
The Committee on Judicial Ethics Opinions said a mentor judge could become personally invested in a mentee’s success “to the p...
Torts/Personal Injury
LA Sanitation sued over 17M-gallon sewage spill
By Blaise Scemama
“This is a massive raw sewage spill from one of the world’s largest water treatment facilities,” attorney Alexander R. Wheele...
