Criminal
Panel orders state to release ‘Clawhammer killer’ who caught COVID at San Quentin
By Tyler Pialet
The 1st District Court of Appeal also directed the prisons department to reduce the number of San Quentin inmates to no more t...
Technology, Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg., Administrative/Regulatory
Google engages in anticompetitive conduct, DOJ says
By Winston Cho
It could be the first lawsuit in a wave of antitrust enforcement against other major tech companies amid heightened scrutiny ...
Insurance, Civil Litigation, California Supreme Court
State high court asked to rule on business interruption dispute
By Blaise Scemama
Filed in the state high court Friday, the petition asks the high court to review, on an expedited basis, an August ruling by a...
Judges and Judiciary
OC celebrates 100 jury trials since May, thanks jurors
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The court has been a leader in its reopening efforts, restarting in-person deliberations weeks ahead of several other large co...
Judge Christine Van Aken says her work as a lawyer and on the bench requires grappling with the Constitution.
Law Practice, Judges and Judiciary, Civil Litigation
Remote juries bring problems of fairness, attorneys warn
By Malcolm Maclachlan
There are three related problems with virtual juries, according to some attorneys: attention spans, appeals and shutting out l...
Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation
$4.5M in uncashed, unreturned checks in LA water bill case
By Blaise Scemama
Brian Kabateck of Kabateck LLP, appointed as new class counsel after resignations and allegations of fraud in the $67 million ...
Judges and Judiciary
Northern California judge races target access issues
By Winston Cho
In Alameda County, two veteran East Bay attorneys vying for a superior court seat have campaigned in part on lowering logistic...
Judges and Judiciary, Community News
Justice Eileen Moore honored as trailblazer for work with fellow veterans
By Kamila Knaudt
During the CalVet Women Veterans Affairs’ Women Veterans Reception on Wednesday, she will be recognized for her advocacy work ...
U.S. Supreme Court, Criminal, Constitutional Law
US Supreme Court to consider warrantless pursuits for misdemeanors
By Craig Anderson
The conviction for driving under the influence of a man chased into his Sonoma home after a traffic stop was affirmed by the C...
Criminal, Civil Litigation
‘Tarzan’ actor sues over son’s death, DA calls shooting justified
By Blaise Scemama
“If any new evidence is presented to me I will absolutely carefully consider it,” Santa Barbara County District Attorney Joyce...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Judge sanctions attorney $9.2K, stands by ‘gender incivility’ charge
By Blaise Scemama
The Los Angeles judge has refused the plaintiff’s motion to recuse himself from the case given what the plaintiffs’ firm says ...
Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
California lawyers beat pork producers’ antitrust dismissal motion
By Craig Anderson
U.S. District Judge John R. Tunheim in Minnesota denied motions to dismiss filed by most of the defendants — including Hormel ...
Law Practice, Judges and Judiciary, Civil Litigation
State courts have mixed success wooing jurors back
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A few virtual jury trials have taken place around the country. Yet most courts are more focused on how to move prospective jur...
Labor/Employment
Tech industry pay cuts portend a trend with some risks
By Jessica Mach
As tech workers continue to leave the pricey Bay Area while they are able to work remotely, either to live closer to family or...
Civil Litigation
Intervenors object to LA moving homeless from under freeways
By Gina Kim
Plaintiff LA Alliance for Human Rights sued the city in early spring, alleging officials were failing to provide beds for the ...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Online February bar exam is likely, say agency officials
By Henrik Nilsson
The state Supreme Court is awaiting the October exam results before giving any clear direction, but 378 applicants have regist...
Judge Dianna Gould-Saltman writes her rulings for appeal in lengthy family law matters.
Attorneys at cannabis boutique Manzuri Law take pride in thinking outside the box.
Bridging the gap Mediator Glenn Barger’s 30-year defense career aids settlement, plaintiffs’ lawyers say.
By David Houston
Mediator Glenn Barger's 30-year defense career aids settlement, plaintiffs' lawyers say.
Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Alameda County judge is admonished over discourtesy and mishandling witness
By Craig Anderson
In two cases Judge Frank Roesch “displayed a lack of the dispassionate neutrality and the courtesy to others that is expected ...
Other than restraining order hearings, family law evidentiary proceedings that may be completed within five court days are all...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Provisional licenses should be granted to 2,000 who took bar exam, group says
By Henrik Nilsson
Since the state high court directed the bar to create the provisional licensure program to help law graduates facing challenge...
Criminal
Juror’s conduct in Scott Peterson murder trial questioned by state high court
By Tyler Pialet
Despite summarily dismissing nearly all of his claims, the high court believes Peterson’s first claim — that during voir dire ...
Judges and Judiciary, Government
State’s courts, presciently, didn’t count on extra federal funds
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Judicial Council spokeswoman Merrill Balassone said the branch has restricted hiring, instituted one furlough day per month an...
Government, Bankruptcy
25 states oppose tentative Purdue Pharma bankruptcy deal
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Part of the deal would preserve Purdue’s OxyContin business as a public trust so it can meet obligations such as paying its li...
Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation
Employees at LAX allege owed wages after pandemic layoffs
By Jessica Mach
The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in Los Angeles County Superior Court, alleges food and beverage company Host International laid off...
Environmental & Energy
More complete version of fire causation report must be released, judge says
By Gina Kim
Nearly full version of investigative report involving utility’s role in 2018 Woolsey Fire can be public, judge rules
Judge Margie Woods draws on behavioral health law background in criminal docket assignment.
Self-made man succeeded with grit and intelligence