U.S. Supreme Court, Government, Constitutional Law
Shutdown order questions could end at US Supreme Court
By Justin Kloczko
Although lower federal and state courts in California have ruled First Amendment rights are not absolute, especially when weig...
Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation
Fishers’ strict liability claims to remain in oil spill case
By Gina Kim
A pipeline company criminally convicted for the 2015 Refugio oil spill in Santa Barbara County lost all its motions for decert...
Judges and Judiciary
Legislature begins approving court funding cuts
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The Legislature has been attempting to evaluate the probable historic reductions without knowing the full picture of state tax...
Criminal
$1M donation to Stanford aims to curb virus spread in lockups
By Kamila Knaudt
A $1 million COVID-19 emergency response fund for California's incarcerated has been established by the Horowitz Family Founda...
Health Care & Hospital Law
Nursing home in Glendale might be 1st sued over virus
By Jessica Mach
The family of a man who died of Covid-19 complications filed a wrongful death lawsuit against his nursing home Thursday, alleg...
Government
Monterey County judge issues temporary restraining order to halt dining at Tuck Box restaurant.
By Gina Kim
The restaurateur argues public health objectives in Monterey County have been met and there is no longer a crisis requiring co...
Government, Criminal, Civil Litigation
Federal jury trials postponed in the Northern District
By Craig Anderson
The Northern District of California delayed criminal trials until July and postponed civil trials until October due to the COV...
Litigation & Arbitration, Environmental & Energy
PG&E joined by most fire victims in defending settlement
By Winston Cho
Pacific Gas & Electric Co. teamed up with the committee representing wildfire victims Thursday to defend a $13.5 billion s...
Technology, Legal Education
Company matches students with mentoring firms
By Henrik Nilsson
The company has been in touch with several universities who are still unsure whether they will have people on campus by fall, ...
Judges and Judiciary
Deputy DA is new San Joaquin County commissioner
By Arin Mikailian
Michael Rasmussen, a local prosecutor since 1998, succeeds Judge Jayne Lee, who was elevated by Gov. Gavin Newsom in December.
Government
California company told to unwind technology venture with Chinese company
By Blaise Scemama
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. presented Ekso Bionics Holdings Inc. and the joint venture partners with a Nat...
Real Estate/Development, International Law, Government
US agency imposes fees to review foreign investment transactions
By Blaise Scemama
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. has been reviewing transactions for years, but had never required fees for fil...
Law Practice
40 LA firms, organizations combine to offer virus-related legal help
By Henrik Nilsson
Businesses confronting new workplace regulations can get help to renegotiate commercial leases, apply for government relief pr...
Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation
Oil workers file more lawsuits against Plains All American
By Blaise Scemama
With their class action hopes dashed for now and no indication they will receive restitution in the Santa Barbara criminal cas...
Hahn & Hahn LLP in Pasadena launched a bankruptcy and financial restructuring practice when it added two new attorneys thi...
Civil Litigation
Tesla drops challenge to stay-at-home orders after factory is allowed to reopen
By Winston Cho
Tesla dropped a challenge to Alameda County's stay-at-home orders Wednesday after being allowed to reopen its Fremont factory ...
Criminal
Criminal charges filed against Monterey County restaurant for offering dine-in service
By Gina Kim
“Defendants’ unlawful conduct gives them an unfair advantage over other similarly situated businesses who are complying with e...
Government
US judge denies bid to open drug treatment center’s thrift stores
By Winston Cho
A federal judge in San Francisco wasted no time denying a bid by a Sonoma County drug treatment facility to reopen amid stay-a...
Consumer Law, Civil Litigation
Ending talc sales unlikely to aid J&J defense, plaintiffs say
By Justin Kloczko
Attorneys involved in litigation against Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder applauded the decision to pull its product off th...
Judges and Judiciary, Government
San Diego County court announces cautious ‘resumption of service’ after being closed 2 months
By Craig Anderson
More than two months after shutting down San Diego County Superior Court due to the COVID-19 virus, Presiding Judge Lorna A. A...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Attorneys concerned adoption of new bar exam would lower standards while law deans support a change
By Henrik Nilsson
The bar announced May 15 it would consider adopting the Uniform Bar Exam, which is administered by the National Conference of ...
Labor/Employment
Bill aims to make farmworker safety guidelines mandatory
By Jessica Mach
State COVID-19 safety guidelines for agricultural employers have been recommended rather than made mandatory throughout the pa...
Labor/Employment
Bill aims to control quotas, hours for warehouse workers
By Jessica Mach
A bill that Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez said would stop Amazon from giving warehouse workers unmanageable quotas passed the ...
State Bar & Bar Associations
San Diego bar forms law and motion resolution program
By Gina Kim
San Diego bar members form pro bono program to resolve civil cases backlogged in courts.
Government, Constitutional Law, Civil Rights, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Pastors vow mass defiance of Newsom’s closure orders
By Malcolm Maclachlan
This latest move appears to show opponents of Gov. Gavin Newsom's emergency orders are increasingly willing to buck court ruli...
Judge Rohanee Zapanta has perfect demeanor for juvenile dependency, attorneys say.
California Courts of Appeal
Forgoing legal fees can’t be condition of intervention, panel says
By Tyler Pialet
While the Code of Civil Procedure authorizes an award of attorney fees to the prevailing party when a non-party intervenes in ...
Litigation & Arbitration
Did emergency orders skew Assembly primary election?
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Stockton-based attorney N. Allen Sawyer said his clients are seeking a temporary restraining order preventing certification of...
Constitutional Law
Gym owner is the latest to challenge Newsom’s closure orders
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The plaintiff has lost numerous members and about $100,000 while many other types of businesses have been allowed to stay open...
Government
Bill to criminalize first responders taking unofficial photos of dead people clears Assembly committee
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Those convicted could face a year in prison and a $5,000 fine per violation. The bill would also place an expansive definition...