U.S. Supreme Court, Judges and Judiciary
Ginsburg recalled by ex-clerks as a precise writer and ‘inspiring’ boss
By Craig Anderson
The justice -- who died Friday after a long battle with cancer -- wasn't really any different than the woman who became a hero...
Courts in California and around the nation were moving in this direction well before the pandemic, with the state's Judicial C...
Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation
Judge dismisses AB 5 constitutionality challenge by Uber and Lyft
By Jessica Mach
“This litigation was asking for a departure from precedent that’s been settled since the 1930s, and nobody expected it to prev...
Personal injury firm Binder Law Group PLC has been a family affair for nearly 50 years.
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the second woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, died late Friday of complications from metas...
State Bar & Bar Associations
State Bar extends deadline for obligatory mock exams by 5 days
By Henrik Nilsson
Test-takers have reported problems with the software and getting customer support, while videos have been posted showing purpo...
As part of the leadership to manage operations, Col. Jesse Miller helped determine the only way to evacuate the campers was th...
Intellectual Property
Federal Circuit allows patent trial against Google to go ahead in Texas
By Craig Anderson
Seven months after defeating a plaintiff’s lawsuit on venue grounds, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit is allo...
In July, an iOS privacy feature revealed that Instagram activated iPhone cameras even when they were not being used, the lawsu...
Labor/Employment
NLRB general counsel highlights anti-employer cases after House subpoena
By Jessica Mach
The memo came after Democrats on the House Committee on Education and Labor issued a subpoena against the NLRB as part of an ...
Insurance
Plaintiffs’ strategies vary as most business interruption suits are tossed
By Blaise Scemama
Outlier plaintiffs in Missouri beat back dismissal of their business interruption insurance case by arguing the virus, not the...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Law Practice
Justice Gorsuch’s support for legal paraprofessionals gets mixed reviews in California
By Henrik Nilsson
In August, several nonprofit firms wrote a letter to the State Bar, arguing that allowing unlicensed practitioners to represen...
Criminal
San Francisco DA to work with volunteer Innocence Commission to review past convictions
By Tyler Pialet
The commission will evaluate available evidence in cases where an incarcerated person asserts they were wrongfully convicted a...
Education Law, California Supreme Court
State high court to reconsider expelled male student’s appellate win against USC
By Craig Anderson
A former member of the Trojan football team was expelled and not allowed to cross-examine witnesses during a disciplinary hear...
Ginsburg, an icon of America's judicial system, was the second woman appointed to the Court. She served for more than 27 years.
LA private judge Jill Robbins has made family law her specialty for 49 years.
Biden has voiced for legislation to amend the National Labor Relations Act and severe penalties for employers who illegally op...
Government, Constitutional Law, Civil Rights, Civil Litigation
Removal sought for order targeting Jewish Holy Days
By Gina Kim
Los Angeles County’s COVID-19 public health order states that “having dinner with extended family and friends to honor the Hig...
Labor/Employment, Government
Governor signs 3 bills to increase worker protections
By Jessica Mach
SB 1159 would also create a disputable presumption that employees with the COVID virus contracted it during the course of empl...
Insurance, Entertainment & Sports
Hollywood restart stymied by COVID-risk averse insurance companies
By Blaise Scemama
If production companies cannot secure insurance, financiers will not provide funding for a film or TV show. Until a solution i...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Bar hires communications company to answer questions about exam, as complaints mount
By Henrik Nilsson
Mock exams are revealing several technical problems with the software for the Oct. 5-6 bar exam, according to bar applicants.
State Bar & Bar Associations, Legal Education
Deans of ABA-accredited schools seek open-book, non-monitored bar exam
By Henrik Nilsson
The signatories included 15 deans who asked the California Supreme court to consider making the exam easier to pass.
Criminal, Civil Rights
Contra Costa County bar owner criminally charged for opening his business
By Tyler Pialet
The county established a tip hotline at the beginning of the pandemic for members of the public to report non-essential busine...
Native Americans
Tribe sues governor over negotiations in gambling contracts
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The lawsuit claims Gov. Gavin Newsom is trying to force the tribe to accept a wide range of state policies including environme...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit to reconsider precedent against conditional reversals
By Craig Anderson
Precedent in the circuit holds the errors in allowing or excluding expert testimony requires a new trial.
Civil Litigation
Baum Hedlund sues Merck over injuries allegedly caused by HPV vaccine
By Craig Anderson
The suit claims the pharmaceutical giant is liable for negligence, failure to warn, fraud, medical malpractice and other claim...
Securities, Law Office Management
Securities litigators join WilmerHale in San Francisco
By Kamila Knaudt
Litigators Susan S. and Kevin P. Muck shared their first day Tuesday in WilmerHale's San Francisco office after roughly 16 yea...
Government, Criminal
Prosecutors say dangerous criminals won’t be punished under public safety bill
By Tyler Pialet
The California District Attorneys Association has asked Gov. Gavin Newsom to veto it AB3224, arguing diversion will be sought ...
Robinson will replace Marilyn L. Huff who took senior status in 2016. Among his high-profile cases was prosecution of three me...
Health Care & Hospital Law, Civil Litigation
Women say doctors used own sperm to impregnate them
By Winston Cho
There is no law that makes it illegal for a male physician to use his sperm to impregnate his own patients.