Mergers & Acquisitions, Law Practice, Law Office Management
O’Melveny & Myers adds Silicon Valley tech M&A expert
By Gina Kim
Bradley Finkelstein, with Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC for 20 years, joined O’Melveny & Myers as a partner in S...
Criminal, Civil Litigation, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
China-owned companies not immune from criminal charges
By Craig Anderson
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel rejected a bid by Pangang Group Co. Ltd. and its affiliates to dismiss a criminal ...
Health Care & Hospital Law, Civil Rights
Long-term COVID symptoms may count as disabilities
By Jessica Mach
By reducing ambiguity over whether long COVID qualifies as a disability, Monday's federal guidance could help strengthen affli...
Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation
PwC didn’t retaliate against auditor, court says
By Winston Cho
U.S. Magistrate Judge Alex G. Tse in San Francisco found that Mauro Botta, a former senior manager, was lawfully terminated de...
Government, Criminal
Another city votes no confidence in DA, after urging by his deputy
By Kamila Knaudt
Before the Cerritos’ council passed the resolution 4-1, Deputy District Attorney John McKinney, who is among a group of deputi...
Government, Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation
Attorney general opposes activist intervention in Prop 65 suit
By Malcolm Maclachlan
In her June 20 motion, New York-based attorney Aide Poulson argued the court should let Penny Newman intervene because the sta...
Government, Civil Rights, Civil Litigation
San Francisco agrees to pay $8M after vacated murder conviction
By Winston Cho
The city said the settlement is not based on proven misconduct or a finding of factual innocence, but on the difficulty of ret...
Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, California Courts of Appeal
Retired judge shouldn’t have decided Jolie v. Pitt case, panel says
By Malcolm Maclachlan
“ … Just because it is no longer criminal for a temporary judge to receive compensation from private parties doesn’t mean it’s...
Technology, Securities, Civil Litigation
Coinbase investors say it lied about need for cash
By Winston Cho
An investor claimed in a lawsuit that the company failed to disclose that it “required a sizable cash injection” and was “susc...
Government, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Civil Litigation
Lake County prosecutor can amend religious discrimination lawsuit
By Jessica Mach
In the complaint filed by Wendy Musell, a sole practitioner and of counsel to Levy Vinick Burrell Hyams LLP, Senior Deputy Dis...
Education Law, Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Private school parents COVID suit not moot, panel says
By Craig Anderson
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Daniel P. Collins, rejected the state’s argument that the case by private school paren...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
State Bar takes over practice of deceased attorney with 14 client complaints
By Malcolm Maclachlan
According to the bar petition, James L. Miller had messaged his clients that he was seriously ill and closing his practice, bu...
Intellectual Property, Health Care & Hospital Law
Jury gives Plexxikon $178M in patent battle with Novartis
By Winston Cho
A Novartis spokesman acknowledged that the company infringed on Plexxikon’s patents for skin cancer drugs and that it might ha...
Civil Litigation, Bankruptcy
Attorneys drop Girardi from case, proceed against his wife and others
By Blaise Scemama
Personal injury attorneys Philip Sheldon and Robert Finn worked closely with Girardi to litigate and settle cases under fee sh...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Criminal
Avenatti cross-examines paraplegic former client
By Gina Kim
On the day federal authorities charged the disgraced lawyer with stealing client money, he showed up at a former client’s hous...
Civil Litigation
Wisk Aero loses early fight in self-driving air taxi trade secrets case
By Craig Anderson
U.S. District Judge William H. Orrick of San Francisco rejected Wisk Aero LLC’s bid for a preliminary injunction, writing the ...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
State Bar trustees name new committee members and leaders
By Nicole Tyau
A total of 36 people were either reconfirmed, changed positions or were added as members.
Health Care & Hospital Law, Civil Litigation
Plaintiffs urge all states to agree to $26B opioid deal, California case nears end
By Blaise Scemama
“If we don’t get the critical mass of the states, we’re done; this deal fails,” said Joseph F. Rice of Motley Rice LLP.
Labor/Employment, Government, Administrative/Regulatory
Former US attorney named to investigate EDD fraud
By Kamila Knaudt
McGregor W. Scott of King & Spalding LLP will head the state’s investigation of last year’s massive unemployment fraud.
Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Most state judges oppose informal bias committees
By Jessica Mach
The support among judges for eliminating the recommendation clashes with the views of some attorneys, who say there should be ...
Government
Talk show host wins place on recall ballot, tax returns unneeded
By Winston Cho, Malcolm Maclachlan
During a brief hearing in Sacramento County Superior Court on Wednesday afternoon, Judge Laurie M. Earl said the election rule...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Criminal
Avenatti delivers full-throated defense in client fraud trial
By Gina Kim
Keenly aware that he was giving the most important — and perhaps final — performance of his legal career, Michael J. Avenatti ...
Litigation & Arbitration, Health Care & Hospital Law
2 firms announce $37.3M settlement of medical kickback case
By Malcolm Maclachlan
“It settled essentially on the eve of trial,” said Justin T. Berger, a partner with Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy LLP in Bur...
Legal Education, Law Practice, Community News, Civil Litigation
UCI launches center to combat misinformation, promote free elections
By Nicole Tyau
Founders Richard L. Hasen and David Kaye said the unfettered growth of digital media and the spread of misinformation made the...
Military Law, Legal Education, Community News
Retired Navy officer will lead new Military Law Center at McGeorge
By Malcolm Maclachlan
McGeorge has about 30 students who are veterans and has had a Military Law Society chapter for the past 20 years, created to h...
Government, Civil Litigation
4 lawsuits for candidates challenge aspects of recall ballot
By Winston Cho
One recognizable Republican is challenging his disqualification from the race, another is looking to use his preferred title a...
Health Care & Hospital Law, Civil Litigation
State’s opioid trial goes on, seeks twice the amount of global settlement
By Blaise Scemama
The Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee nearing a $26 million global deal with opioid distributors said litigation such as the thr...
Government, Criminal
9 counties chosen for state Resentencing Pilot Program
By Kamila Knaudt
The $18 million, three-year program will provide money and other assistance to further prosecutor initiated resentencing effor...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Civil Litigation, Bankruptcy
Ex-Girardi Keese lawyers can’t escape client funds lawsuit
By Craig Anderson
David R. Lira and Keith D. Griffin, who worked for Los Angeles based Girardi Keese and plaintiffs’ attorney Thomas V. Girardi,...
Law Practice, Law Office Management
Brandon Fox returns to Jenner & Block from DOJ
By Gina Kim
Fox joins the firm in August. He left the U.S. attorney’s office in May. During his last two years he oversaw 180 federal pro...