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Civil Litigation


Though several claims against StubHub were dismissed, a trade secrets misappropriation claim remains.


Criminal


After a two-month hearing, Judge Thomas Goethals said his action was remedial, necessitated by ongoing prosecutorial misconduct.


Government, Judges and Judiciary, Civil Litigation


State to appeal rather than give judges back pay

Aug. 18, 2017
By Matthew Blake

The judges and justices say they are due about $40 million that was denied to them during the recession-era budget cuts.


Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Judges and Judiciary


The Commission on Judicial Performance said the San Diego jurist committed 29 acts of judicial misconduct.


California Courts of Appeal, Labor/Employment


An 11-year-old case that has revolutionized use of the Private Attorneys General Act may go on a bit longer, sans the aggrieve...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


A San Diego environmental group that challenged a settlement over who should bear the cost of shutting down the San Onofre Nuc...


Attorneys for former county officials told two juries that have been sitting for more than seven months that there was no crime.


Civil Litigation


An Alameda County Superior Court jury has awarded a man’s family almost $13 million after concluding that a food conglomerate ...


Civil Litigation, Government


Attorneys for the Commission on Judicial Performance and the state auditor debated Thursday whether the Constitution protects ...


State Bar & Bar Associations, Law Practice


The Commission on the Future of Legal Education will focus on challenges facing law schools.


State Bar & Bar Associations


In addition to the agency’s current president, James Fox, the state Supreme Court appointed Hailyn J. Chen.


An appellate court justice monitoring the bar’s spending highlighted the savings in a recent report.


Deputy District Attorney Melissa McKowan received a public reproval for dishonesty


Administrative/Regulatory, Civil Litigation, Corporate


A Los Angeles attorney scored a rare victory against the Securities and Exchange Commission in a trial on the agency’s home tu...


Civil Litigation, Civil Rights


Whether or not “experienced” implies a snub about a person’s age is for a jury to decide.


In Recess


Record Endeavor

Aug. 18, 2017
By Shane Nelson

Insurance recovery lawyer Kirk A. Pasich launched Blue Élan Records less than three years ago, but the indie label has already...


Civil Litigation


Johnson & Johnson talc trial goes to jury

Aug. 17, 2017
By Justin Kloczko

The pharmaceutical company is seeking a second defense win after losing four out of five jury trials in Missouri state court.


A federal judge said Wednesday he would consider compelling attorneys for Uber Technologies Inc. to testify at trial about how...


Civil Litigation, Government


DreamHost put Raymond O. Aghaian of Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP on the case after receiving Department of Justice e...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility, State Bar & Bar Associations


Deputy District Attorney Melissa McKowan received a public reproval for dishonesty


An Orange County judge will decide Friday whether to dismiss the death penalty for a confessed mass murderer.


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, California Supreme Court, Labor/Employment


The state Supreme Court will decide whether time spent waiting for store managers to search employees’ bags counts as “workabl...


The attorney for one of four defendants in a seven-month public corruption trial told the jury Wednesday that the government f...


State Bar & Bar Associations


An appellate court justice monitoring the bar’s spending highlighted the savings in a recent report.


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


A plaintiff alleging that a people search website reported false information about him may proceed with his Fair Credit Report...


Civil Litigation


Western Digital Corp. subsidiary SanDisk has won another round in its fight to have an international arbitration panel hear di...


The prosecutor in a major corruption trial in San Bernardino, now in its seventh month, said in closing arguments Tuesday that...


Civil Litigation


A San Francisco federal judge has handed a data analytics company a giant, if perhaps temporary, victory against Microsoft Cor...


Civil Litigation, Government


A San Francisco County judge has entered an injunction halting the operations of a mall security firm whose practices he deeme...


Civil Litigation


Testimony ends in Johnson & Johnson talc trial

Aug. 16, 2017
By Justin Kloczko

The jury in the Johnson & Johnson talc liability trial heard Tuesday from the defense’s own epidemiologist, who criticized...