Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Judges and Judiciary
Alameda County commissioner publicly admonished over staff remarks
By Winston Cho
The Commission on Judicial Performance publicly admonished Alameda County Superior Court Commissioner Mark Kliszewski for perm...
A San Bernardino County judge had rejected a defense expert’s testimony but rendered a defense verdict.
A lawsuit brought by a class of truck drivers has settled for $7 million, including $2.3 million in attorney fees and $1 milli...
Immigration, U.S. Supreme Court
High court hears second appeal from 9th Circuit on immigrants’ rights
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
State Bar & Bar Associations
Governor signs bill allowing bar to move funds from lawyers’ aid program
By Lyle Moran
The bar made such a move last year before reversing course after criticism from officials in Sacramento.
Alternative Dispute Resolution, Judges and Judiciary
Recently retired appellate justice joins JAMS in LA
By Skylar Dubelko
Following his retirement from the 2nd District Court of Appeal, Richard D. Aldrich has joined the JAMS Resolution Center.
Attorneys for Alphabet Inc.-owned Waymo LLC convinced a federal judge to delay the beginning of the autonomous driving company...
Civil Litigation
Plaintiff’s expert: Coffee would still taste good without carcinogenic chemical
By Justin Kloczko
Faced with a hypothetical, a plaintiff’s expert who said coffee vendors can reduce the amount of acrylamide in their product d...
Government, Judges and Judiciary
Governor vetoes elder abuse evidence spoliation bill
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Gov. Jerry Brown has rejected a bill that would have lowered the burden of proof in elder abuse cases, saying in his veto mess...
Environmental & Energy
State wildlife department officials sued over whale dangers
By James Getz
In a somewhat unusual move, the Center for Biological Diversity — instead of suing agency officials for failing to protect ani...
Civil Litigation, Government
Rehab company sues state, federal agencies over raid
By Eli Wolfe
Several state and federal agencies are in the crosshairs of a highly unusual complaint filed by Greenberg Gross LLP, which has...
Jennifer T. Irvine, a San Diego attorney known for her exuberant spirit and hands-on approach to cases, died Sunday during the...
The companies accused of misconduct had previously been targeted in New York.
Labor/Employment, U.S. Supreme Court
US high court debates key employment arbitration cases
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
A full U.S. Supreme Court returned to the bench Monday to open its 2017 term with a case that will determine how millions of w...
Labor/Employment
Google gender discrimination allegations come to head in sweeping class action
By Matthew Blake
The private lawsuit seeks nothing less than to change the corporation’s culture.
Criminal, Immigration, U.S. Supreme Court
As likely deciding vote, Gorsuch questions government lawyer in deportation case
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
The U.S. Supreme Court reheard oral arguments Monday in a case that will determine whether language interpreted by immigration...
Government, Law Practice
U.S. Senate confirms Makan Delrahim as antitrust head
By Steven Crighton
Prior to joining the administration, Delrahim handled antitrust matters in Los Angeles.
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Immigration
9th Circuit expands due process for detained immigrants
By Joshua Sebold
The American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California and other interest groups scored a major victory Monday when the 9th...
One defendant company settled Monday in the midst of trial over labeling coffee as containing a carcinogen.
A former employee of the Glendale city attorney’s office has been charged with embezzling $609,764 she illegally obtained by c...
San Francisco gaming company Zynga has tapped a former Tesla lawyer to lead its legal team.
SB 36 calls for the bar’s specialty practice groups to split off into a private nonprofit.
Civil Litigation
Japanese power company, GE, seek dismissal of personal injury suit
By Eli Wolfe
The operator of a Japanese nuclear power plant urged a federal judge in San Diego to stop a new wave of litigation from crashi...
Walzer Melcher has handled some of the largest divorce cases and premarital agreements in California, according to the firm — ...
A CBS attorney was terminated in the wake of the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history after she wrote a Facebook post su...
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton associate Michaela Goldstein won this year’s Selma Moidel Smith Law Student Writing Comp...
Environmental & Energy, Government, Civil Litigation
Cannabis industry may face wave of lawsuits over labeling
By James Getz
As marijuana becomes more acceptable, the industry is expected to face many lawsuits about its failure to post warnings on its...
Civil Litigation
Class action over 3M Corp. merger with Ceradyne settles for $11.3 million
By Meghann Cuniff
Most of the money is to go to Ceradyne shareholders, who alleged that the company’s board of directors breached their fiduciar...
Civil Litigation
UC Berkeley student sues university therapist in Title IX case
By David Mendenhall
A complaint filed in Alameda County Superior Court against the Regents of the University of California and a university-employ...
Civil Litigation
Countrywide mortgage customers beat back bank’s summary judgment motion
By Andy Serbe
A case alleging that a financial company is vicariously responsible for the fraudulent activities of one of its third-party mo...