Law Practice
Spotify legal chief to become Disney’s chief legal officer
By Skyler Romero
Horacio Gutierrez takes over Feb. 1 from retiring Alan Braverman.
Law Practice, Environmental & Energy
BraunHagey attorney reduces waste wherever she finds it
By Jonathan Lo
Attorney Dane Jones created a community group to raise awareness about how much waste people produce, methods to reduce it and...
Law Practice, Government
Without a presidential nomination, Garland renames temporary US attorney in San Diego
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The White House has not named a permanent U.S. attorney for any of California’s four federal districts
Litigation & Arbitration
Mandatory arbitrations are up, plaintiffs’ attorneys say
By Malcolm Maclachlan
According to plaintiffs’ attorneys — and a recent study — the number of forced arbitrations are up, while win rates for plaint...
Remote work gives lawyers time for hobbies and relaxation.
State Bar & Bar Associations, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Bar seeks forensic financial auditor, chief trial counsel says
By Malcolm Maclachlan
“We didn’t have one before, so we’re trying to hire a more experienced financial auditor who has financial fraud experience,” ...
Judges and Judiciary, Government
Governor appoints Fresno, Kern County judges
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed Charles J. Lee as a judge in Fresno County, and Christie Canales Norris as a judge in Kern County.
Constitutional Law, Civil Rights
School district can’t mandate vaccine, judge rules
By Craig Anderson
San Diego County Superior Court Judge John S. Meyer issued a tentative order Thursday that the district cannot impose its own ...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Law Practice, Labor/Employment
AG Bonta asks bar to warn lawyers about noncompete contracts
By Blaise Scemama
With a few exceptions, noncompete agreements — to restrain former employees from working for competitors or beginning their ow...
Law Practice, Criminal
“To me, it’s the reason I became a lawyer in the first place. You know, it’s not every day that you have a chance to really he...
Criminal, Civil Litigation
28 DAs sue prisons department over early release credits
By Kamila Knaudt
“They want to award them 66% credits, meaning if you got sentenced to 30 years, you’d only do 10 years,” Sacramento County Chi...
Law Practice
San Francisco Law Library announces retirement of board president
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Kurt W. Melchior, a partner and general counsel at Nossaman LLP, guided an update of the library and diversified its leadership.
Labor/Employment, Entertainment & Sports, Civil Litigation
Ex-NFL players’ suit over alleged doping dismissed again
By Craig Anderson
“The former players’ claims “are barred by the relevant statutes of limitations, fail for insufficient proof of causation, or ...
Government
Attorneys in Legislature facing realities of term limits
By Malcolm Maclachlan
There are 11 Democratic members with law degrees in the 40-member Senate, meaning they outnumber the chamber’s eight Republica...
Immigration, Criminal, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit reverses position on moral turpitude in pot case
By Craig Anderson
In 2007, the court concluded that an Arizona state conviction for solicitation to possess more than four pounds of marijuana q...
Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Criminal
Avenatti says he is ready to talk about the Nike extortion case
By Blaise Scemama
The disgraced lawyer says he will give a deposition in a lawsuit against Mark Geragos, who was an unindicted co-conspirator in...
Insurance, Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Insurance commissioner’s antitrust suit against eyewear giant proceeds
By Jonathan Lo
The state accused Essilor Laboratories of America Inc. of offering and paying hundreds of millions of dollars in bribes to opt...
Judges and Judiciary, Insurance, Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Judge’s stock ownership cited in appeal of class certification
By Craig Anderson
Attorneys representing StarKist Co. and Dongwon Industries Co. Ltd., defendants in a major tuna price-fixing class action, are...
Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation, California Courts of Appeal
No class certification for film volunteer who wanted pay
By Jonathan Lo
Ruling for the American Film Institute, the 2nd District Court of Appeal ruled Friday that “a volunteer for a nonprofit organi...
Civil Rights, Civil Litigation, Banking
Class action against bank filed over denial of account to DACA recipient
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The complaint is the latest of several MALDEF has filed on behalf of DACA benefit recipients, citing Section 1981 of the feder...
Consumer Law, Civil Litigation
Food labeling is a field ripe for litigation. Recent consumer class actions include a proposed lawsuit against Frito-Lay for i...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Administrative/Regulatory
Bar ‘access to justice’ group says work has been mischaracterized
By Malcolm Maclachlan
One major rift between the bar and the lawmakers appears to be a disagreement about how well "regulatory sandbox" changes have...
Government, Criminal
Doctor acquitted of shipping unapproved anti-addiction drug
By Blaise Scemama
Dr. Lance L. Gooberman faced a 12-count felony indictment accusing him of misbranding and illegally shipping Naltrexone — a dr...
State Bar & Bar Associations
San Bernardino County attorney Florentino 'Tino' Garza passes away at 94
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Florentino "Tino" Garza, who picked cotton and delivered newspapers to support himself after being orphaned and became one of ...
Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation
Aitken Cohn, Lieff Cabraser, Larson to lead oil spill class actions
By Skyler Romero
After hearing pitches from several large law firms, U.S. District Judge David O. Carter chose Wylie A. Aitken of Aitken Aitken...
Entertainment & Sports, Criminal
Crime documentaries can educate and misinform viewers
This year, several new true crime documentaries focused on prominent California cases.
Law Practice
Ropes & Gray announces lateral hire, says it will open LA office
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The Los Angeles office will be primarily focused on the private equity, asset management and healthcare industries. The firm s...
Judges and Judiciary
2 more judges confirmed to district courts in California
By Craig Anderson
President Biden has nominated eight other California district judges. Two of them had Senate Judiciary Committee hearings but ...
City Attorney Mike Feuer said Monday he won’t stop the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power from removing his office and ...
Entertainment & Sports
Coachella Music Festival wins injunction against similar-named event
By Skyler Romero
Co-defendant Live Nation Entertainment Inc. is now barred from selling tickets to Coachella Day One 22 on Ticketmaster.com.