Technology, Obituaries
William A. Fenwick was 'true technology lawyer before his time'
By Craig Anderson
The one-time associate at a New York law firm who headed to California in the early 1970s to co-found Fenwick & West LLP, ...
Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation, Administrative/Regulatory
US sues San Diego water board over sewage supervision
By Henrik Nilsson
In a lawsuit filed on Friday, the government said that a permit regulating a government-run water treatment plan in San Diego ...
Government, Criminal
Governor signs bills on sentence enhancement over DAs’ objections
By Kamila Knaudt
“Rather than achieving the author’s intent to improve fairness in sentencing while retaining a judge’s authority to apply an e...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Law Practice, Government
State Bar won’t get more money, some jurors will, in new laws
By Malcolm Maclachlan
But 2021 could signal the beginning of some long-term changes that will affect attorneys. AB 1452, which Newsom signed Friday,...
Law Practice
Pent-up demand, new clients are driving law jobs growth, leaders say
By Pete Escobar
“When the pandemic hit in early 2020, we were one of the first firms to form a COVID-19 Task Force, to address this new area o...
Civil Litigation
Jury awards $10.6M in noneconomic damages to adult sons’ parents
By Blaise Scemama
“Oftentimes, these are extremely difficult cases to get the jury to understand what a parent’s losses are for an adult son. It...
The law firm Edelson PC asked Bankruptcy Judge Barry Russell for clarification because it wants to pursue Erika Girardi’s asse...
Entertainment & Sports, Civil Litigation
Judge rejects motion to dismiss, Metallica suit against insurer moves forward
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
“The court held that the complaint sufficiently alleged that travel restrictions, the duty to mitigate damages, the need to fl...
Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation
EEOC accuses state civil rights agency of conflict
By Gina Kim
In court papers filed Saturday, the EEOC said two unidentified lawyers at the California Department of Fair Employment and Hou...
Law Practice, Criminal
Revenge porn victims get time to discover and report crime
By Kamila Knaudt
“We had a clear violation, we had an individual who did do this and admitted to doing it, but we could not prosecute because o...
Torts/Personal Injury, Civil Litigation
Attorneys hope to use $50M award to challenge MICRA cap
By Blaise Scemama
The jury awarded mortgage broker Nicholas Merlo $20 million in past and future economic damages, plus $20 million in noneconom...
Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation
Environmental group threatens to sue US over offshore drilling
By Gina Kim
The move comes as the U.S. Coast Guard has scaled back its estimate of the number of gallons spilled from the pipeline rupture...
Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation
State can seek recovery for employees in settled case
By Gina Kim
Riot Games argued in court papers that its private agreements with former employees precluded the state’s statutory authority.
Technology, Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Apple seeks to appeal order hitting its core App Store business
By Winston Cho
The appeal is in response to a federal judge’s order in a high profile legal battle waged by Epic Games, creator of the online...
Technology, Intellectual Property, Civil Litigation, Appellate Practice
Patent cases should be moved to California, Circuit tells Texas judge
By Craig Anderson
The companies — including Google LLC and Juniper Networks Inc. — aren’t winning every mandamus motion, but U.S. Court of Appea...
Law Practice, Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Draft ethics opinion sets rules for judges’ feedback to lawyers
By Blaise Scemama
“When you read the whole thing, or even a summary, the list of things that the judges should not do is so long and so comprehe...
Government, Civil Litigation
Los Angeles city attorney asks to dismiss case against retailers
By Henrik Nilsson
After criticism from the judge, the LA city attorney dismissed a 5-year case against retailers potentially worth millions of d...
Law Practice, Law Office Management
Ex-White House counsel joins LA litigation boutique
By Blaise Scemama
The firm now known as Ellis George Cipollone will include a team of Washington lawyers led by Pat Cipollone
Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation
3rd-party liability could affect oil spill litigation
By Gina Kim
Third-party entities could be brought into litigation as direct defendants by plaintiffs or as cross-defendants by Amplify Ene...
Labor/Employment, Civil Rights
State civil rights agency tries to intervene in EEOC deal with Activision
By Gina Kim
In a motion filed late Wednesday, the state Department of Fair Employment and Housing said the proposed $18 million settlement...
Government, Criminal
Increase in claims expected with change in law officer sex crimes statutes
By Kamila Knaudt
“By the nature of the law changing, it will ultimately result in additional claimants coming forward. That’s the purpose for i...
Tax, Civil Litigation
Mattel investors class certified in suit over understated income tax
By Henrik Nilsson
U.S. District Judge Mark C. Scarsi found that all persons and entities who purchased Mattel stock from Aug. 2, 2017 to Aug. 8,...
Law Practice, Government, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Proposed initiatives would cap contingency fees
By Craig Anderson
The Civil Justice Association of California — backed by oil, pharmaceutical, insurance, manufacturing, health care, and techno...
Health Care & Hospital Law, Civil Litigation
Bayer wins case over weedkiller
By Henrik Nilsson
A Los Angeles County jury handed down the verdict on Tuesday, saying that a child’s alleged exposure to Roundup was not a subs...
Ex-Merced prosecutor, state DAs’ group lobbyist was ‘whirling dervish’
Law Practice, Civil Litigation
Mayer Brown team wins $21M in fees after 11-year family battle
By Blaise Scemama
While declining Mayer Brown’s request to apply an adjustment that would have bumped the attorney fee award to $26 million, and...
Judges and Judiciary, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Senate Republicans challenge Lucy Koh’s rulings on religious groups
By Winston Cho
“The factual evidence that was before me was uncontroverted by plaintiffs that the risk of transmission of COVID is greater wh...
Law Practice, Law Office Management
Best Best & Krieger to merge with Oregon firm
By Pete Escobar
The merger with Karnopp Petersen LLP will add 15 attorneys to BB&K.
Government, Criminal
Law will allow resentencing for attempted murder and manslaugher
By Kamila Knaudt
Greg Totten, chief executive officer of the California District Attorneys Association said additional funding was approved for...
Antitrust & Trade Reg., 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Former defender of hi-tech companies gets bipartisan support
By Winston Cho
“Liberty depends on opportunity and opportunity depends on free, fair and competitive markets. The antitrust laws play a vital...