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9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Judges and Judiciary


U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said he had “questions about her approach and reasoning” but gave Koh credit for disavowing ...


Civil Litigation


The dispute started after the shelter filed a lawsuit against the city’s attempt to shut down Mary’s Kitchen for violating a l...


California Supreme Court, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Law Practice


Former California Supreme Court Justice Janice Rogers Brown wrote the decision in a case finding that local rules on what atto...


Civil Litigation, Criminal


“From a legal perspective, what’s groundbreaking about this case is the fact that a police officer could be technically off du...


Civil Litigation, Securities, Technology


U.S. District Judge Beth L. Freeman in San Jose expressed skepticism that the existence of an internal cost-cutting target tha...


Corporate, Criminal, Government


U.S. Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco is putting back in place the Yates memo that required corporations seeking lenienc...


Litigation & Arbitration


Bobby Kotick, who has led the company for 30 years, promised in a letter to employees significant policy changes in investigat...


Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property, Technology


Angel Technologies Group LLC, represented by McKool Smith Hennigan PC, asserting four patents related to the tagging feature w...


Criminal, Government


After 26 years in the job, Charles Parkin will not seek reelection next year.


Government, Legal Education


Beth Van Schaack will help shape the United States’ policy toward atrocities prevention and response.


Civil Litigation


U.S. Judge James V. Selna of the Central District of California dismissed the complaint, saying he believed Section 230 of the...


Criminal, Entertainment & Sports, Torts/Personal Injury


“In my experience, when a company hires a law firm to do an internal investigation like this, they know that they have some bi...


Banking, Civil Litigation, Securities


U.S. District Judge Richard G. Seeborg denied class certification because “there is not a common answer” that would “resolve t...


Civil Litigation, Government, Labor/Employment


The case is one of three recent retaliation claims by attorneys working for the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Co...


Civil Litigation, Environmental & Energy


Poseidon Water Co., which already operates a desalination plant in Carlsbad in San Diego County, rejects any comparison betwee...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Antitrust & Trade Reg., Civil Litigation


The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel, responding to car dealers’ emphasis on investigations overseas, explained that al...


Judges and Judiciary, Military Law


“We had over 60 walk-in cases, both veterans and homeless, totaling 167 cases involving misdemeanor and infraction offenses,” ...


Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment, Technology


State civil rights agency and federal employment regulators have different interpretations of divided responsibilities in Acti...


Administrative/Regulatory, Government, Intellectual Property


Kathi Vidal, managing partner of Winston & Strawn’s Menlo Park office, would be the third consecutive Californian to serve...


Civil Litigation, Military Law


The military contractors claimed that the Air Force unlawfully marketed designs for a mobile fire-retardant tank system, which...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Judges and Judiciary


Congress considers stricter judge disclosure law

Oct. 27, 2021
By Malcolm Maclachlan

The testimony came a day after a bipartisan group of Congress members introduced two bills to strengthen financial disclosure ...


Bankruptcy, Civil Litigation, Health Care & Hospital Law


Judge intends to move J&J bankruptcy to New Jersey

Oct. 27, 2021
By Blaise Scemama

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Craig Whitley in North Carolina, who appears to be one of only two to rule in a bankruptcy case involvin...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


Justice David Thompson retires to join JAMS

Oct. 26, 2021
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

"After 24 years on the bench, I am looking forward to working as a private neutral for the next chapter in my legal career," T...


California Supreme Court, Legal Education, State Bar & Bar Associations


On Feb. 22 and 23, 2022, test takers will sit for the first in-person bar exam since the pandemic started, the court said in i...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Civil Litigation, Insurance


In a blow to companies seeking coverage for pandemic-related losses, the 9th circuit in another case ruled that a retailer was...


Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment, U.S. Supreme Court


In a joint certiorari petition, which covers four cases brought by California and Oregon public workers, the National Right to...


Civil Litigation, Government, Health Care & Hospital Law


US joins Medicare fraud lawsuit against Kaiser

Oct. 26, 2021
By Winston Cho

According to the complaint, Kaiser lied about nearly 500,000 nonexistent diagnoses to submit $1 billion of fraudulent claims, ...


Civil Litigation, Constitutional Law, Corporate


But even if legal challenges to California’s law and Nasdaq’s rule are ultimately successful, corporate lawyers say companies ...


Community News


Bay Area firms band together to end domestic violence

Oct. 26, 2021
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Banding Together to End Domestic Violence is an annual attorney battle-of-the-bands fundraiser benefiting the Family Violence ...


Civil Litigation, Entertainment & Sports, Labor/Employment


Los Angeles Judge Timothy P. Dillon said he was unconvinced there was sufficient grounds to pause the case while the gaming gi...