Technology, Civil Litigation
Claims of Honda battery draining in turned-off cars dismissed
By Wisdom Howell
“Plaintiffs do not identify which of the countless electrical components in their vehicles failed to shut down, let alone what...
Insurance, Environmental & Energy
Insurers seek to intervene in oil spill suit against ships
By Ricardo Pineda
SUMMARY/TEASE: The four insurance companies have contracts to provide $201 million in liability coverage for Amplify Energy Co...
Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation
Judge praises attorneys, OKs $230M oil spill deal
By Sunidhi Sridhar
“The arguments were always presented well and the briefs were always terrific. The lawyers disagreed but always gave the court...
Law Practice, Appellate Practice
Benesch grows in San Francisco with addition of 2 partners
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The new attorneys are corporate and securities partner David Owen and intellectual property partner Ziyong “Sean” Li.
Government, Data Privacy, Civil Litigation
FBI agent details communication between Uber executives over breach
By Jonathan Lo
FBI special agent Welton Pollard testified that the government found emails early after the breach in which CEO Travis Kalanic...
Civil Litigation
No conviction, so no malicious prosecution, attorneys argue
By Wisdom Howell
The plaintiff claims in a suit against the police and a prosecutor that his photo lineup identification violated his constitut...
Judge Laura Krieg quickly assumed leadership of Tuolumne County court
The Central District, with 270 attorneys, has the largest U.S. attorney's office outside of Washington, D.C.
Legal Education, Government
Attorneys claim victory after Newsom nix's bar sandbox
By Malcolm Maclachlan
“With the signing of AB 2958, the Legislature and the governor have made it abundantly clear that the State bar must cease its...
Government, Civil Rights
‘Person’ substitutes for ‘citizen’ in state civil rights law
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The substitution of the word “person” into California’s landmark 1959 civil rights law clarifies that civil rights protections...
Civil Litigation
Defendants in $50M case warned against delays from COVID exposure
By Sunidhi Sridhar
“I will ask you to convey to your clients that they should exercise some care in the days leading up to the trial because if t...
Entertainment & Sports, Criminal, Civil Litigation
Only Alec Baldwin 'knew he was going to fire' judge says
By Ricardo Pineda
However, in his ruling Friday, Superior Court Judge Michael E. Whitaker wrote that a script supervisor, Mamie Mitchell, who sa...
Judges and Judiciary
Central District to end teleconference in criminal cases, other courts continue
By Skyler Romero
“The use of video or telephone conferencing under the CARES Act will no longer be authorized. Effective immediately, the Court...
Government, Banking
Attorneys praise DOJ’s national crypto prosecutor network
By Jonathan Lo
“Although regulatory uncertainty continues to cloud the crypto sector, the federal criminal laws have always applied and I sus...
Law Practice, Government, Appellate Practice
Ramsey appears to be pick for US attorney in San Francisco
By Craig Anderson
Ismail J. “Izzy” Ramsey, a white collar defense attorney. appears to have beaten out Latham & Watkins LLP partner Leslie R...
Constitutional Law
Overturning precedent endangers Court's legitimacy, Sotomayor says
By Ricardo Pineda
“Right now, each time the court upholds precedent it does create discomfort in the society. That’s because people want to beli...
State Bar & Bar Associations
California Academy of Appellate Lawyers admits 5 new members
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
A California lawyer with substantial appellate experience can become a member of the Academy, the nation's oldest appellate la...
Government, Civil Litigation
Aids Healthcare Foundation sues state over canceled contract
By Sunidhi Sridhar
A day after winning approval of a $24 million arbitration award against a CVS subsidiary, AIDS Healthcare Foundation sued the ...
Ediscovery, Civil Litigation
Path is cleared for sanctions on Facebook and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
By Wisdom Howell
The spirited battle over sanctions occurred during settlement negotiations. Both parties must file briefs this week.
Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation
PAGA action against ABC Studios moves to federal court
By Skyler Romero
Although the charges added in the amended complaint are the only two claims to fall under federal jurisdiction of a total of 1...
Judges and Judiciary
Judge Dorothy Wright Nelson will receive Lifetime Achievement Award on Thursday
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
“Well, frankly, when I was first offered this, I turned it down because it’s really as a result of my founding of the Western ...
Technology, Civil Litigation
Texas law upheld, OKs suits over online changes to comments
By Craig Anderson
“We reject the Platforms’ efforts to reframe their censorship as speech,” 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Andrew S. Ol...
Technology, Labor/Employment
Uber CEO denies he fired cyber chief as a scapegoat
By Jonathan Lo
"I fired Mr. Sullivan because I felt like I couldn't trust him anymore," Dara Khosrowshahi testified. Sullivan is accused by t...
Civil Litigation
Despite meth, speeding accusations, plaintiffs get $35M verdict
By Christer Schmidt
“They contested everything. It was a very expensive, highly contested expert intensive case,” said victorious plaintiffs’ atto...
Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Judge under probe says, ‘I’m gonna go postal,’ if removed, CJP alleges
By Christer Schmidt
Lassen County Judge Tony R. Mallery threatened and retaliated against court employees who were cooperating with a Commission o...
Neutral Michael Maguire tries to provide an experience that makes lawyers want to hire him.
Law Practice, Appellate Practice
Aerojet promotes from within filling general counsel vacancy
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
“Joe’s exceptional legal expertise has been a tremendous asset to Aerojet Rocketdyne since he joined the company as Deputy Gen...
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
California Law Revision Commission elects new leaders
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The commission is currently studying antitrust law, the Equal Rights Amendment, emergency-related reforms, and reorganizing an...
Technology, Data Privacy
Investors allege Twitter misleading security claims
By Skyler Romero
The lawsuit was filed the same day Twitter’s ex-security chief, Peiter Zatko, told Congress about numerous alleged weaknesses,...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Data Privacy, Civil Litigation
Lawsuit over bar’s data breach may return to state court
By Sunidhi Sridhar
“The Sherman Act claims are the basis on which the case was removed to this court from state court. The effort to turn this da...