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The lawsuit by Carillo Law Group accuses the city of fostering a police culture that condones falsifying and planting evidence...


Government, Civil Litigation


A copy of the complaint alleged Secretary of State Alex Padilla made the deal without proper bidding and budgetary authority, ...


Judges and Judiciary, Constitutional Law, Civil Rights


US judges disagree on jury trial delays

Oct. 14, 2020
By Gina Kim

Federal Judge Cormac J. Carney accused his colleagues and the chief judge of being willfully “negligent” and “blind” to the U....


Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation


Uber’s attorney suggested the trial judge was guilty of a “quintessential abuse of discretion” when he didn’t distinguish betw...


U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


The appellate court majority affirmed a panel decision in the city's favor in a case involving whether a property owner who co...


Judges and Judiciary, California Supreme Court


Gov. Gavin Newsom nominated Jenkins, his judicial appointments secretary, last week.


Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation


Dave Carothers said he resigned from Carothers DiSante & Freudenberger LLP last month. His name remains on the firm's webs...


Legal Education


Michael J. Whitton, partner at Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP, has been a member of the California Western School of Law...


1st District Court of Appeal Justice Barbara J.R. Jones retired Sept. 30 after 28 years on the bench.


Intellectual Property, Civil Litigation


Carta, which was known as eShares during the alleged misconduct, said in a statement the company "has reviewed the complaint, ...


Real Estate/Development, Civil Litigation


Landlords still don’t know when they will be able to collect past-due rent while some tenants are still concerned about becomi...


Immigration, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


Judge John F. Walter of the Central District of California ruled last year that Ethan Dvash-Banks should be recognized as a U....


Labor/Employment


The federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act, which went into effect in April, requires employers to give employees up ...


Covid Court Ops


The court announced on Twitter jury trials will resume Tuesday, Oct. 13.


In keeping with public health guidance in response to COVID-19, the Justices and counsel will all participate remotely.


Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation


A group of truck drivers who claim they were docked pay for sleeping time while on the road lost their bid for class certifica...


Civil Litigation


A judge who accused attorneys of "gender incivility" should recuse himself from the case because his wife is the attorneys' op...


Civil Litigation


Attorneys say Yelp Inc.'s decision to publish alerts when someone associated with a business is accused of racist behavior pus...


Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation


The Judicial Council's decision to extend statutes of limitations for civil claims this spring has doubled the length of time ...


Entertainment & Sports, Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg.


Piggybacking on congressional antitrust scrutiny and high-stakes legal battles over how the tech giant manages its marketplace...


Concluding what Orange County court officials say was the only criminal trial that wasn't suspended due to the pandemic, a sup...


Entertainment & Sports, Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg.


Apple does not have to reinstate Epic Games' massively popular Fortnite game onto its app store, a federal judge in Oakland ru...



White Hats

Oct. 12, 2020
By David Houston

Attorneys at San Diego plaintiffs boutique Hartley LLP like standing up for the little fellow.



Open to Options

Oct. 12, 2020
By David Houston


Law Office Management, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


The federal agency's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs alleged that Sidley Austin's New York and Los Angeles offi...


Labor/Employment


>Since March, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar and U.S. Department of Homeland Security Cha...


Civil Rights, Civil Litigation


The protests alleged to have been surveilled occurred in the immediate aftermath of the George Floyd killing, from May 31 to J...


Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation


Sonoma County Superior Court Judge Patrick M. Broderick also permanently enjoined the company from making the unsubstantiated ...


Technology, Government


Attorneys for the city agreed not to appeal a federal judge's ruling issued last month finding that Berkeley was interfering w...


Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


The panel, which includes two appointees of President Donald Trump, peppered Deputy Attorney General Peter H. Chang with quest...