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Civil Litigation


Uber will be allowed to arbitrate another class action filed by drivers seeking paid sick leave amid state-mandated stay-at-ho...


Despite some petitioners pleading with the court not to send their matters to “the superior courts of appropriate counties” fo...


Labor/Employment


The state Senate's Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Committee on Thursday rejected a bill to repeal and replace Assembl...


Law Practice, Civil Litigation


During the enforced idleness of sheltering at home, some lawyers clean the garage. Others bake bread. Deborah S. Chang spent h...


After the governor sent warning letters to three rural counties for reopening too quickly, other local governments are startin...


Intellectual Property, Civil Litigation


The COVID-19 virus and its potential risks have sparked a discovery battle over whether Los Gatos-based Roku Inc. must allow e...


Criminal


When it comes to highlighting recidivism rates of offenders who were released early or on zero bail, some defense attorneys an...


In the March 3 primary, Christina Fugazi finished third in an Assembly race, by just 30 votes, and says the registrar needs to...


Government, Civil Rights, Civil Litigation


The governor has made several announcements in recent days as the state moves through a phased reopening — one that more busin...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Patrick Nolan, a trial attorney at DeWitt Algorri & Algorri LLP, has been inducted to the American Board of Trial Advocate...


Law Practice


Most webinars are free and offer MCLE credits. They also allow a wide strata of litigators to come together seamlessly from al...


Real Estate/Development, Civil Litigation


A proposed class of landlords is suing the governor and Judicial Council chair for unfairly burdening them with rent payment d...


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


A federal appellate panel revived a San Diego-area church’s lawsuit challenging California’s abortion coverage mandate Wednesd...


Civil Litigation


Tesla securing Alameda County's blessing to reopen its Fremont factory ahead of schedule may be a tipping point for others to ...


Labor/Employment


Companies that began providing temporary hazard pay to front line workers during the pandemic have not announced plans to cont...


Judges and Judiciary


While policies requiring face masks in court have not been especially problematic during the limited in-person hearings, when ...


Proposed bills acknowledge the reality that the state is now filled with countless individuals and businesses that won’t be ab...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals hearing in a lawsuit between the state prison system and attorneys representing a class of...


Judges and Judiciary, Government


The Judicial Council established a working group of 22 judges and court executive officers Tuesday to compile and publish a gu...


Saying, "Such claims may be brought in the superior courts of appropriate counties," the state high court for the third time d...


Labor/Employment, Government, Civil Litigation


A not-for-profit organization filed a complaint against California's Department of Human Resources on Tuesday, alleging the it...


Civil Litigation


Beauty salons, stylists and barbers statewide are waging a constitutional war against Gov. Gavin Newsom’s non-essential busine...


Orange County Trial Lawyers Association donates 1,000 masks to general public.


State Bar & Bar Associations, Legal Education


The workplan contains critical dates for when various steps should be met from now until the bar exam results are released Dec...


Civil Litigation


More than 10,000 workers who said they suffered psychological trauma monitoring sensitive content for Facebook agreed to a $52...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Civil Litigation


An attorney not admitted to practice in California and representing more than a fifth of all wildfire victims might have had a...


Labor/Employment


Since layoffs and furloughs introduced labor shortages, some salaried employees who are exempt from state wage and hour laws h...


Zoom Video Communications dropped from third-party privacy class action, for now.


Real Estate/Development, Antitrust & Trade Reg.


A group of real estate agents filed an antitrust lawsuit Monday against the National Association of Realtors and its subsidiar...


There are 13 certiorari petitions concerning qualified immunity in Friday’s conference, indicating to several observers the ju...