Criminal, Government, Civil Litigation
ACLU informant scandal lawsuit dismissed as new DA looks to end federal probe
By Meghann Cuniff
Plaintiff’s attorneys say they’ll appeal a judge’s ruling that gutted their nine-claim case against Orange County.
Contracts, Entertainment & Sports, Civil Litigation
‘Bones’ stars petition to confirm $179 million arbitration award
By Steven Crighton
If an arbitrator’s excoriating remarks directed at Twenty-First Century Fox Inc. executives for fraudulent self-dealing doesn’...
Tesla Inc. bought energy-storage company Maxwell Technologies for $218 million, but a new class action by Maxwell’s shareholde...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Government, Judges and Judiciary
Former attorney general candidate gets public censure
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Citing “a broad spectrum of misconduct on and off the bench spanning the entire course of his career,” the Commission on Judic...
Civil Litigation
Suit seeks to hold Democratic fundraiser accountable for death
By Justin Kloczko
A wrongful death lawsuit filed against prominent Democratic donor Ed Buck claims a combination of race, class and high-flying ...
Criminal
OC judge wants to know if prosecutor listened to defendant’s call to attorney
By Paula Lehman-Ewing
New allegations of prosecutorial misconduct concerning recorded calls between an Orange County jail inmate and his attorney ha...
Civil Rights, Government
Drafting women gets men’s rights group a wide range of support
By Steven Crighton
A federal judge’s finding that male-exclusive military drafts are unconstitutional marks a substantial victory for a litigious...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Government
Trump's 3rd successful nominee confirmed to 9th Circuit
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
The U.S. Senate voted along party lines to confirm President Donald J. Trump's third successful nominee to the 9th U.S. Circui...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Labor/Employment
9th Circuit says Janus doesn’t make exclusive bargaining unconstitutional.
By Andy Serbe
Two former union members alleged that the union’s status as their exclusive bargainer violates their First Amendment rights.
Government, Education Law
As Western State Law struggles financially, students are left in the lurch
By Erin Lee
While Western State College of Law and its parent, Argosy University, attempt to pull themselves out of debt, $13 million in f...
Labor/Employment, Law Practice
Former Ogletree lawyer claims she never agreed to arbitrate
By Andy Serbe
A female former shareholder at Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart PC opposed an attempt by the firm to shunt her dis...
A Los Angeles judge has signed off on a $119.5 million settlement between Southern California Gas Company and state and local...
Civil Litigation
Federal judge threatens to dismiss lawsuit against Monsanto
By Winston Cho
A federal judge on Tuesday told a cancer-stricken man arguing that exposure to Monsanto’s weedkiller caused his cancer to get ...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Appellate Practice, U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court reverses 9th Circuit over missed deadline
By Meghann Cuniff
The unanimous decision is a win for defense counsel at Hueston Hennigan LLP of Los Angeles.
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Labor/Employment
9th Circuit trims damages, but plaintiff declares victory
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel vacated $3 million of an $11 million whistleblower verdict on Tuesday, but upheld ot...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Judges and Judiciary, U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court vacates 9th Circuit Judge Reinhardt’s final opinion
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
The U.S. Supreme Court has vacated a federal appeals court decision establishing that prior pay may not be used to justify sal...
Civil Litigation
Judge blasts plaintiff’s attorney for ‘dumb’ violation of his ruling
By Winston Cho
The federal judge overseeing hundreds of cases arguing Monsanto’s weedkillers cause cancer wasted no time reining in an attorn...
Obituaries
Jeffrey G. Adachi, 59, a fierce warrior for social justice
By Craig Anderson
There wasn't enough time in the day for San Francisco Public Defender Jeffrey G. Adachi. Adachi, who died Friday night at a S...
Government, Civil Litigation, Native Americans
Judge mulls how deep tribe’s water rights go
By Blaise Scemama
A California Indian tribe and the state’s water agencies argued in federal court Monday in a case that may have wide-reaching ...
Government
Bill would make it easier for consumers to sue if data mishandled
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Calling a consumer privacy law passed last year “just the beginning,” Attorney General Xavier Becerra and state Sen. Hannah-Be...
California Courts of Appeal, Labor/Employment
State appellate panel says PAGA is waiver-proof despite US Supreme Court’s Epic Systems ruling
By Andy Serbe
In the case decided Monday, Baker Electric argued that a trial court erred in holding the plaintiff’s PAGA claim could not be ...
Criminal
Defense blames key prosecution witness in client referral fraud trail
By Meghann Cuniff
A trial underway in Orange County is the first for a group of defendants arrested in a 2017 worker’s compensation fraud invest...
Civil Litigation
Judge puts ruling ordering Thomas Fire discovery on hold pending more information
By Justin Kloczko
A judge overseeing the collective Thomas Fire lawsuits tentatively denied Monday Ventura County’s motion to quash access to ke...
Two Los Angeles attorneys, killed last week in a Kern County plane crash, were identified Monday by friends and colleagues as ...
Criminal, Government
San Francisco DA has cleared 9,000 marijuana convictions
By Steven Crighton
The San Francisco District Attorney's office announced Monday it's now cleared a total of 9,362 marijuana-related convictions ...
Criminal, Government
Interim appointee may fill San Francisco public defender role for now
By Paula Lehman-Ewing
As the only California county with an elected public defender, San Francisco has a long way to go before a sense of permanency...
Alternative Dispute Resolution, Labor/Employment
Google surrenders favored employer tool: mandatory arbitration
By Andy Serbe
Google is the first major employer to end forced arbitration in all employment cases.
Criminal, Government, U.S. Supreme Court
State agencies unsure how civil forfeiture ruling will affect budgets
By Paula Lehman-Ewing
Funds from assets that are not paid to victims of crimes as restitution are normally fed back into the criminal justice system...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Education Law
Debate over stricter bar passage standard to continue following outcry
By Erin Lee
The fight over the American Bar Association’s passage standard is set to drag on at least until May, following a unanimous Fri...
Civil Litigation
Plaintiffs’ lawyers in Monsanto weedkiller trial face tough hurdles
By Winston Cho
A San Francisco County jury found that Monsanto Co.’s signature weed killer caused a dying man’s cancer last year, but the con...