Civil Litigation
Appellate court reverses itself: State immune from hate crime suit by former prisoner
By Andy Serbe
After first ruling California’s hate crime law allowed a suit by a former prison inmate to circumvent qualified immunity, a st...
State Bar & Bar Associations
State Bar says CEO resigns, chief operating officer to take helm
By Lyle Moran
Elizabeth Rindskopf Parker will depart as executive director on Sept. 7.
Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property
Discovery judge unloads on Uber attorney
By Joshua Sebold
The judge overseeing discovery battles in the trade secret litigation in which Waymo LLC accuses Uber of stealing the blueprin...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit denies certification for class in ADA hotel complaint
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals handed down a mixed bag for plaintiffs suing under the Americans with Disabilities Act, ...
Law Practice
Younger partners winning cases at LA litigation boutique
By Skylar Dubelko
Lawyers get a high level of legal experience at a younger age at Miller Barondess LLP, allowing them to excel more quickly.
State Bar & Bar Associations, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Riverside prosecutor cleared of State Bar charges
By Lyle Moran
Two State Bar charges against a Riverside County deputy district attorney were recently dismissed.
Labor/Employment
California plaintiff employment lawyers skeptical of fired Google engineer’s claims
By Matthew Blake
The lawyer for the Google engineer and gender memo writer is likely to come outside of the ranks of California employment lawy...
The debate over the science relied upon to determine whether talc use is linked to cancer turned heated during cross-examinati...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Law Practice, Civil Litigation
Judge wants health proof of company’s product in suit against Newport Beach law firm
By Eli Wolfe
A Newport law firm accused of paying people to use their names in class action lawsuits scored a victory in its ongoing litiga...
Civil Litigation, Government
Governor signs bill favoring tribal courts, but lone dissenter won in court
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Gov. Jerry Brown has approved a bill ensuring that money judgments in tribal courts are enforceable in California courtrooms.
Law Practice, Probate
Appellate court reverses disqualification for Miller Barondess in trustee dispute
By Andy Serbe
An appellate court reversed a probate court decision that disqualified Miller Barondess LLP from handling a case concerning a ...
Civil Litigation
Company fighting whistleblower case claims documents are privileged
By Eli Wolfe
Attorneys for a medical device manufacturer argued that two former employees suing the company improperly included several do...
A judge granted a motion for temporary stay in the federal prosecution of a medical marijuana grower who was found to be actin...
Corporate, Health Care & Hospital Law
Federal jury faults both sides in contentious dispute
By Meghann Cuniff
A federal jury on Tuesday faulted both sides in a contentious dispute over a failed marijuana-themed pharmaceutical venture.
Civil Rights, Labor/Employment
Google engineer files NLRB complaint and lawsuit might be next
By Matthew Blake
A Google Inc. software engineer who wrote a widely read memo that said biology may contribute to the lack of women in technolo...
Criminal
OC public defender tries again to reopen death penalty hearing
By Meghann Cuniff
An attorney trying to get the death penalty dismissed for his client is again seeking to reopen a nearly two-month hearing.
Civil Litigation
Plaintiff’s doctor said talc use, not genetics, caused cancer
By Justin Kloczko
Doctor of dying plaintiff testified in the Johnson & Johnson liability trial that she ruled out genetics a contributing fa...
Immigration, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit debates whether child immigrants are entitled to attorneys
By Joshua Sebold
A federal appellate panel grappled Tuesday with a case that could establish an unprecedented right that all children are entit...
Judges and Judiciary, Labor/Employment
OC deputy DA seeks $5M, alleging retaliation for opposing judge in election
By Meghann Cuniff
An Orange County prosecutor has filed a $5 million claim against the district’s attorney’s office, saying retaliation followed...
Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation
Judge puts cities’ litigation against Monsanto on hold
By Joshua Sebold
Three cities hoping to sue Monsanto Co. for allegedly polluting their water systems had their cases placed on hold by a federa...
Community News, Government
Democratic trial attorneys fund effort to unseat Rohrbacher
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Democratic trial attorneys — and former California attorney general Bill Lockyer — are lining up behind a former Republican wh...
Immigration
Attorneys see more US screening of entry-level visas
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
Business immigration attorneys say they are receiving more requests for additional evidence from the government regarding cert...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit debates whether former LA County undersheriff was member of police gang
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel debated Monday afternoon whether former Los Angeles County Undersheriff Paul K. Tana...
Civil Litigation
Talc plaintiff’s expert witness says he changed his views
By Justin Kloczko
The Johnson & Johnson defense team painted the disease expert as having formed his after being hired by plaintiff’s lawyer...
Corporate
Former Google Ventures GC leads legal team at new venture capital firm
By Paula Lehman-Ewing
Jennifer L. Kercher is the new general counsel and chief operating officer of former GV exec’s new venture capital firm Sectio...
Civil Litigation
Judge: Plaintiffs’ amended complaint similar to dismissed one
By Eli Wolfe
A federal judge appeared unmoved by the arguments made by a group of drivers who are trying to prevent Hyundai Motor America I...
Civil Litigation
Judge denies plaintiff’s eleventh hour witness in talc trial
By Justin Kloczko
A potentially explosive eleventh hour plaintiff’s witness in the Johnson & Johnson talc liability trial was not admitted b...
Attorneys for a group of defendants accused of perpetuating a $150 million Medicare fraud scheme asked a judge on Friday for t...
Criminal
OC judge says he has enough evidence to make decision in death penalty case
By Meghann Cuniff
A judge overseeing an unprecedented evidence hearing in a capital case declined Friday to reopen the hearing to more witnesses...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
State Bar promoted attorney accused of misleading federal judge
By Lyle Moran
U.S. District Judge William Alsup recommended that bar lawyer Suzanne Grandt be investigated.