9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Gilead must face allegations of circumventing FDA regulations, court rules
By Joshua Sebold
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday revived a whistleblower case against Gilead Sciences Inc. in which former empl...
California Courts of Appeal
Opinion: peace officers don’t have expectation of privacy during raids
By Meghann Cuniff
The 3-0 decision from the 4th District Court of Appeal is not a full victory for the city of Santa Ana and its attorneys.,
California Bar
State Bar signs contract to receive attorney arrest alerts
By Lyle Moran
The agency’s deal with the California Department of Justice covers prospective lawyers who submitted their fingerprints on Jul...
Criminal, Real Estate
Judge begins dismissing charges after prosecution rests in San Bernardino County corruption trial
By Andy Serbe
After seven months of jury trial, the prosecution has rested in a corruption case alleging San Bernardino County officials acc...
In Recess
First-year Jones Day associate Nicholas Howe balances work, competitive javelin, and family.
By Skylar Dubelko
Nicholas Howe, first year associate at Jones Day, is a two-time NCAA champion and the UC San Diego record holder in the javeli...
California Supreme Court
State high court rules against homeowners over seawall
By Joshua Sebold
Some legal experts had been spoiling for a fight, hoping for a referendum on the powers of the California Coastal Commission a...
U.S. District Judge George Wu issued a tentative ruling before Thursday’s hearing stating that he would likely grant a motion ...
Criminal
OC public defender wraps up his case against sheriff’s use of informants
By Meghann Cuniff
A public defender trying to show the sheriff’s department can’t be trusted to turn over all evidence in a capital case rested ...
A 90,000-member, health care union has sued the California Department of Public Health to force the agency to share the contac...
Government, Judges and Judiciary
SF County judges asked to voluntarily give up pay
By James Getz
San Francisco County Superior Court judges are being asked to give up one day’s pay a month as part of the court’s efforts to ...
Labor/Employment, Media
Hearing on fired LA Times cartoonist becomes animated
By Matthew Blake
A lawsuit that terminated cartoonist and blogger Ted Rall filed against the Los Angeles Times may soon go off the rails.
Labor/Employment, Media
Hearing on fired LA Times cartoonist becomes animated
By Matthew Blake
A lawsuit that terminated cartoonist and blogger Ted Rall filed against the Los Angeles Times may soon go off the rails.
Labor/Employment, Media
Hearing on fired LA Times cartoonist becomes animated
By Matthew Blake
A lawsuit that terminated cartoonist and blogger Ted Rall filed against the Los Angeles Times may soon go off the rails.
Taylor Blessey LLP partner Dean J. Smith, who specialized in medical malpractice defense cases for more than 25 years, died Ju...
Members of Greenberg Traurig LLP’s San Francisco and Silicon Valley offices performed June 14 as the rock band ‘Attractive Nui...
Law Practice
Morris Polich & Purdy will merge with Detroit's Clark Hill
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
Once combined, the new firm operating under the Clark Hill name will have 16 offices across the nation.
Civil Litigation
Pasadena drivers file class action over parking fees, fines
By Logan Noblin
A putative class of Pasadena drivers has filed suit against the city council, demanding a refund of fees and fines collected p...
Criminal
OC sheriff testifies mishandling of informants was not widespread or intentionally deceptive
By Meghann Cuniff
“I’m not going to sit here and say nobody may have violated something with respects to informants,” Sheriff Sandra Hutchens sa...
Depending on who is being asked, eviction defense nonprofit Basta is either a savior or an annoying racket that is clogging up...
Immigration
Proposed immigration rule for entrepeneurs faces uncertain fate
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
Immigration attorneys are split over the merits of a proposed Obama administration-era immigration rule that seems unlikely to...
A brake sensor failure in certain Nissan North America vehicles was triggered even when there wasn’t an issue, making matters ...
State Bar staff have proposed raising the law schools’ annual reporting and inspection fees to try to reduce a $279,000 struct...
Government, Immigration
‘Sanctuary state’ bill passes Assembly committee
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
A bill that would limit cooperation between state and local law enforcement with federal immigration authorities moved closer ...
Law Practice
Covington hires Kubota from O’Melveny after 17-year long stay
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
Covington has hired longtime O’Melveny white collar defense mainstay Carolyn Kubota, who will bring to her new firm an extensi...
Entertainment & Sports
Peace reigns in Middle Earth after five-year battle
By Andy Serbe
A five-year legal battle over digital exploitation of "The Hobbit" franchise was laid to rest on Monday with a settlement betw...
Civil Litigation
Jury hears from Nissan safety head in $231 million liability case.
By Steven Crighton
Robert Yakushi said the vehicles at issue met external and internal safety standards.
California Supreme Court, Government
State high court affirms broad discretion for judges in resentencing cases
By James Getz
By a 4-3 vote, the state Supreme Court ruled Monday that Proposition 47 does not affect judges’ broad discretion to deny resen...
Civil Litigation, Government, Judges and Judiciary
Commission on Judicial Performance lawyers challenge state auditor’s authority
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Lawyers for the Commission on Judicial Performance have filed an initial brief in a case challenging the state auditor’s autho...
California Supreme Court, Criminal
State’s chief justice dissents over admissibility of dead man’s statements
By Meghann Cuniff
With its chief justice dissenting, the state Supreme Court ruled Monday that a Riverside County prosecutor’s use of statements...