State Bar & Bar Associations
Supreme Court rejects bar's attorney-supervised exam alternative
By Devon Belcher
The justices said the proposed Portfolio Bar Exam raised ethical and practical concerns because the submitted work may be more...
Judge Stephen I. Goorvitch told petitioners he was "not seeing the catastrophic harm" that they were trying to paint.
Antitrust & Trade Reg., 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit might revive Crexi's antitrust claims against CoStar Group
By Craig Anderson
CoStar -- the leading provider of commercial real estate listing, information and auction platforms -- sued first in September...
Entertainment & Sports
Dr. Dre sued by psychiatrist claiming harassment
By Skyler Romero
Dr. Dre, aka Andre Young, is accused of sending "incessant, harassing, and threatening" text messages to a psychiatrist who sa...
Government
Judge ends firefighters' challenge to LA vaccine mandate
By Skyler Romero
The expiration of the city of Los Angeles' vaccine mandate rendered the plaintiffs' claims moot, given no city employees are c...
Civil Litigation
SF reverses course on move to disqualify former city attorney from case
By Wisdom Howell
During a case management conference Thursday, two deputy city attorneys for San Francisco changed their position that the pres...
Civil Litigation
Wife of child abuser must pay $46M to victim, jury decides
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
"She ignored her husband's predatory behavior towards the three victims prior to our client over a 10-year period," plaintiff...
Emotional intelligence is key to mediator Kristin Rizzo's success, attorneys say.
Government
Judge still weighing future of the LA school district site formerly occupied by a charter school
By Skyler Romero
The state government has accused the district of failing to discharge its obligation to find another charter school to occupy ...
Civil Litigation
Toxic embryo culture lawsuits allowed to proceed
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Four plaintiffs have filed separate lawsuits against CooperSurgical Inc., accusing the company of selling defective embryo cul...
Judges and Judiciary
3 counties have judge runoffs on the Nov. 5 ballot
By Laurinda Keys
Seven judicial runoff races in three California counties will be on the Nov. 5 ballot.
Civil Litigation
Quinn Emanuel concedes expert's errors, says punishment unwarranted
By Craig Anderson
The rival companies both make oncology tests. Guardant sued first, also accusing Texas-based Natera of unlawful trade practice...
Criminal
Federal public defender for Central District reappointed for second term
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Ortega has led the nation's largest federal defender office since 2020. His second term begins Oct. 15.
Judges and Judiciary
Governor Newsom appoints 18 new superior court judges across California
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The new appointees brings a diverse range of experience across public defense, prosecution, appellate law, and private practi...
Criminal
Girardi's lawyers seek new trial, say judge didn't ensure competency
By Devon Belcher
The 85-year-old defendant's decision to testify just as his counsel was ready to rest their case was one of several events tha...
Criminal, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit panel skeptical of appeal by ex-Uber security chief and attorney
By Craig Anderson
The prosecution and conviction of Joseph Sullivan, a former federal prosecutor, has raised questions about how companies will ...
Land Use, Environmental & Energy
Annex to state Capitol doesn't violate CEQA, Court of Appeal rules
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The 72-year-old Capitol Annex, which housed most legislative offices, has already been demolished.
Entertainment & Sports, Class Action
$2.8B NCAA athletes' settlement gets preliminary OK
By Devon Belcher
The settlement would resolve three antitrust lawsuits filed against the NCAA. It would be the largest antitrust payout for stu...
Civil Litigation
After huge verdict, lawyers' payday arrives
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Attorneys for defendant Haresh Jogani had contended that the practice of block billing by some of the firms involved in the pl...
Circuit asked to answer Digital Millenium Copyright Act 'exact copy' question
By Devon Belcher
"This appeal presents an unresolved and critical question of statutory interpretation under the Digital Millennium Copyright A...
Data Privacy
23andMe faces another lawsuit over data breach
By Wisdom Howell
The latest lawsuit, filed in Santa Clara County, accuses the genetic testing company of failing to implement adequate security...
California leads multi-state lawsuit against TikTok over youth safety
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in Santa Clara County Superior Court, accuses the popular video-sharing platform of deliberately de...
Labor/Employment, Civil Rights
Jury rules Cognizant discriminated against non-Indians, company to appeal
By Devon Belcher
The company, founded in 1994 in Chennai, India and headquartered in Teaneck, N.J., was accused of discriminating against non-I...
Data Privacy, Civil Litigation
Disney sued over data breach
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
The hacker behind the attack claimed it was motivated by Disney's alleged poor treatment of its artists and disregard for its ...
Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Google to appeal order opening Play Store to all developers
By Craig Anderson
The ruling, which goes into effect Nov. 1, is a sweeping victory for Epic Games, which won a jury verdict last year that found...
Torts/Personal Injury, Consumer Law
Fighting cancer 101: A great team, strong faith, and baseball?
By Jack Needham
An obsession with baseball and a coach who wouldn't take any excuses helped get personal injury attorney Joseph Barrett throug...
Via LLP rebrands, expands with new partners
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Three intellectual property specialists joined the firm.
Environmental & Energy, Consumer Law, Business Law
SF judge skeptical of oil majors' jurisdiction arguments
By Wisdom Howell
San Francisco County Superior Court Judge Ethan P. Schulman said that arguments in favor of defendants' motion to quash claims...
Civil Litigation
$845M judgment in solar Ponzi scheme case vacated
By Skyler Romero
The ruling stems from litigation surrounding claims that solar power supplier company DC Solar Solutions Inc. engaged in a sch...
Government, Civil Litigation
Judge again dismisses lawsuit seeking Chiquita Canyon closure
By Skyler Romero
Judge Stephen I. Goorvitch found that Los Angeles County has discretion when it comes to addressing environmental problems at ...