Health Care & Hospital Law, Government
San Francisco details 3 levels of distribution in opioid case opening
By Wisdom Howell
Richard Heimann, San Francisco partner at Leiff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP, detailed the three levels at which the c...
The former Gibson Dunn & Crutcher managing partner and chairman Ron Beard died at 83 of cancer.
Law Practice, Civil Rights, Civil Litigation
Judges issue orders to show cause in Potter Handy ADA suits
By Jonathan Lo
U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria asked the law firm in more than 30 of its cases to detail its clients’ plans in sworn decla...
Government
LA city attorney candidates vow outside counsel limits or better training in light of scandal.
By Christer Schmidt
Several candidates who are on the June 7 ballot promised they would set up an anti-corruption unit. Others said they would lim...
Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Discipline
Superior Court Judge Michael F. Murray is accused of hiding knowledge of an altered police report in a murder case he prosecut...
Health Care & Hospital Law, Civil Litigation
Pharmaceutical companies face big battle in San Francisco
By Wisdom Howell
U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer of the Northern District of California will preside over the bench trial between the city a...
Labor/Employment, Judges and Judiciary, Government
Justice Liu urges Asian Americans to seek clerkships
By Federico Lo Giudice
Speaking to the Southern California Chinese Lawyers Association, Liu said, “We are at a point where the mentorships are very p...
Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation
LA jury awards $12.2M for slip and fall brain injury
By Federico Lo Giudice
“I’m tremendously proud of the fact that the jury saw Jessica Vu as she was, and how an injury like this requires such a high ...
Labor/Employment, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
State Supreme Court asked to decide employer liability for spouse’s COVID
By Craig Anderson
A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel certified questions for the California Supreme Court about a lawsuit by a couple who...
Technology, Civil Litigation
Tesla shareholders denied gag on Elon Musk
By Craig Anderson
But U.S. District Judge Edward M. Chen also confirmed what plaintiffs’ attorneys had stated in their brief, that Elon Musk’s t...
Entertainment & Sports, Civil Litigation
Quinn Emanuel attorney files answer for Alec Baldwin
By Ricardo Pineda
“I represent Alec in all matters related to “Rust.” Aaron Dyer no longer represents Alec. The other producers are represented ...
As part of the settlement, Zoom agreed to enact sweeping reforms, including implementation of a user report system, addition o...
Judge Thomas Clark, a longtime litigator, said he loves to watch good lawyering
Douglas deVries works hard to get disputants headed in a positive direction
State Bar & Bar Associations, Administrative/Regulatory
Nonlawyers cannot form or run a law firm, State Bar group decides
By Ricardo Pineda
Gregory Fortescue, lead attorney at the state Supreme Court, said during a Wednesday meeting: “Paraprofessionals can be employ...
Technology, Law Practice, Judges and Judiciary
Judge who decided Oracle/Google cases joins Irell & Manella
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Judge Kathleen O’Malley wrote major opinions in the long-running battle between Oracle and Google over Java
Law Practice
San Diego Bar Association charitable fund awards nearly $400K to several area nonprofits
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
“With the generous support of the San Diego County Bar Foundation, Voices for Children is providing crucial support to youth i...
Judges and Judiciary, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
In trying to pick her successor, 9th Circuit judge may have found limits to her power
By Craig Anderson
Judge Johnnie B. Rawlinson told reporters she should step down if President Biden picks her former clerk to fill the slot.
International Law, Entertainment & Sports, Civil Litigation
State law takes precedence in Nazi art loot case
By Federico Lo Giudice
The painting was bought and sold several times since its theft, and ended up in the hands of Swiss billionaire Baron Hans Hein...
Government, Environmental & Energy
Conservation groups battle US over status of sage-grouse subspecies
By Jonathan Lo
Desert Survivors, Center For Biological Diversity, WildEarth Guardians and Western Watershed Project accuse the service of vio...
Judges and Judiciary
First woman sworn in to lead Northern District Federal Public Defender’s Office
By David Houston
Jodi Linker has worked in the office since 2007. The San Francisco Federal Defender’s Office is the second oldest in the nation.
Judge Brian Ferrall likes to absorb information, and relies on lawyers’ knowledge
Judges and Judiciary
Federal judges reappoint Randy S. Grossman top prosecutor in San Diego
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The law requires the judges of the district to reappoint an interim U.S. attorney until a permanent replacement is confirmed.
Technology, Civil Rights
Shareholder plaintiffs aim to trample free speech, Musk lawyer says
By Craig Anderson
Elon Musk has continued to make public statements about taking Tesla public, which is the subject of a sharehold complaint.
Technology, Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation
US judge dismisses shareholder lawsuit against Activision
By Federico Lo Giudice
The complaint did not specify statements Activision Blizzard executives made that are alleged to have misled shareholders, or ...
Government, Environmental & Energy
Regulator must reassess pet collar chemicals, circuit says
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The Natural Resources Defense Council petitioned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to cancel the registration of tetrac...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Administrative/Regulatory
Paraprofessional group revises proposals in marathon session
By Ricardo Pineda
“This has been an incredibly, interesting, difficult and complicated process,” 1st District Court of Appeal Justice Iona Petro...
Civil Litigation
Dog food company adopts ‘cutting edge’ policies to settle suit
By Jonathan Lo
WellPet LLC agreed to pay the plaintiff’s attorneys $2 million in fees and $545,000 in costs.
Health Care & Hospital Law, Government
San Francisco settles opioid case for $10M on eve of trial
By Wisdom Howell
With Endo International now removed, the group of corporate defendants will be: Walgreens, Allergan, Teva, and Anda, opposing ...
Technology, Intellectual Property
Apple wins venue dispute in patent case at Federal Circuit
By Ricardo Pineda
“The district court read our precedent as applying a bright-line rule that patent infringement notice letters and related comm...