Criminal, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit overturns district judge to protect informant
By L.J. Williamson
In a case that pitted the First Amendment presumption of public access to court documents against the secret identity of a dru...
Civil Litigation
Firm leader says complicating former partner’s life was a side benefit of legal action
By Andy Serbe
A managing partner of a law firm asserting an ownership stake in a former client’s company said that disrupting the life of a ...
California Courts of Appeal, Criminal
Appeal court: no discovery duty between co-defendants
By Meghann Cuniff
Reiterating that co-defendants have no discovery obligation to one another, the 4th District Court of Appeal has upheld murder...
Criminal, Government
Sex offender registry overhaul passes key legislative test
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A bill to overhaul California’s 70-year-old sex offender registry program has come back from the dead and passed a major commi...
A bench trial to determine whether drivers for Grubhub Inc. should be classified as employees rather than independent contract...
Government, Law Practice
Former Orrick CEO announces congressional run
By David Mendenhall
Ralph Baxter, former chairman and CEO of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP who retired to West Virginia nearly four years...
The settlement reached between PETA and a nature photographer ends the famed “monkey selfie” case
Convicted ex-Major Leaguer is now key witness against former co-defendant Insider trader will testify against former co-defend...
San Diego firm files class action against Equifax, more expected.
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman have sued the Trump administration,...
Events, Judges and Judiciary
US Judge William Schwarzer honored at Federal Building
By James Getz
Events set to honor Northern District judge who focused on case management
A CEO denies former firm was ever an owner in concert promotion company
Civil Litigation
Starbucks acrylamide case returns to trial after 7 years
By Justin Kloczko
Coffee vendors put on their defense in Proposition 65 suit
A judge has granted summary judgment to the owners and operators of Grand Central Market in downtown Los Angeles.
Corporate
Technology GCs oppose changes in illegal immigration policy
By Paula Lehman-Ewing
Technology company GCs form informal alliance to take on illegal immigration changes.
Sojern Inc. hires former Yahoo Inc. attorney to be general counsel as it eyes international expansion.
Intellectual Property, Civil Litigation
US judge denies Qualcomm preliminary injunctions against Apple
By Eli Wolfe
A federal judge in San Diego dealt Qualcomm Inc. a double blow by denying the company’s motions for preliminary injunctions in...
The University of California Board of Regents filed a lawsuit on Friday to block the Trump administration from eliminating the...
Criminal, Government
Attorneys question operation of state’s Victim Compensation Board
By L.J. Williamson
The board overruled a hearing officer’s recommendation for compensation for a man who spent 17 years in prison.
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Court: Obamacare does not ban retiree lifetime benefit maximums under ERISA
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
Former President Barack Obama’s signature health care law does not ban lifetime benefit caps on retiree-only insurance plans, ...
The racketeering scheme involved an Orange County Superior Court clerk who illegally resolved hundreds of low-level criminal c...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Government
Trump nominates former O’Scannlain clerk to O’Scannlain’s 9th Circuit seat
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
President Donald J. Trump made his first nomination to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday.
State Bar & Bar Associations
State Bar notified of union strike authorization
By Justin Kloczko
During their first meeting of a new board year, the State Bar Board of Trustees were notified Thursday of a vote by employees...
Government
Driver amnesty program cost courts millions, report claims
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A recent criminal fine and fee amnesty program cost state courts millions of dollars, according to a new report from the Judic...
Immigration, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit affirms order adding exceptions to travel ban
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel affirmed a district judge’s order Thursday allowing additional relatives of those al...
Government
“Wells Fargo bill” to bar arbitration in fraud cases approved in state Senate
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The Consumer Attorneys of California have gotten the “centerpiece” bill of their 2017 legislative package to the governor’s desk.
Sole practitioner Brian Cullen has been navigating the risk of rock climbing for 27 years.
Ellisen Turner will succeed Andrei Iancu, who has held the job since 2012 and is completing his second three-year term, the ma...
Criminal
New California laws allow wrongful conviction to be vacated
By L.J. Williamson
A man who was wrongfully convicted of child molestation has gotten the judgment vacated with the help of two new California la...
A federal jury deliberated less than five hours before siding with defense attorney Margaret M. Holm of Sedgwick LLP.