Civil Litigation
Trial to start for plaintiffs who didn’t settle with VW on emissions
By Winston Cho
Consumers who opted out of settlements in the Volkswagen clean diesel litigation will have their cases heard starting Monday i...
Civil Litigation, Banking
Wells Fargo agrees to $3 billion payment over accounts misconduct
By Nicole Tyau
“This case illustrates a complete failure of leadership at multiple levels within the Bank,” said California Central District ...
Environmental & Energy, Criminal
Santa Barbara judge considers criminal restitution against pipeline company
By Blaise Scemama
Oil workers and fishermen filled a courtroom Friday seeking restitution for economic damage they say were suffered as a resul...
Labor/Employment, Government
GOP leadership challenges state gig-worker with spate of new bills
By Jessica Mach
The bills in the package provide exemptions to AB 5 for workers in specific industries, including freelance journalists, licen...
Government, Criminal
GOP legislators introduce bills addressing crime, homelessness, mental illness
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Many Republican legislators have praised Gov. Gavin Newsom’s call to address homelessness and the related issues of crime and ...
Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation
Judge dismisses suits against state nuclear commission
By Gina Kim
U.S. District judge dismisses two FOIA-related suits against federal regulators over San Onofre power plant decommissioning pr...
Judge Alexander Giza prefers it when parties in his family law court get right to the point.
Intellectual Property
Uber must face trade secrets claims after jury rules suit was filed in time
By Craig Anderson
Uber Technologies Inc. must face a trade secrets theft trial by an entrepreneur who accuses its former CEO, Travis Kalanick, a...
Civil Litigation
Prominent LA-area lawyers appointed as lead counsel in state lawsuit against Juul
By Craig Anderson
A Los Angeles County judge has appointed co-lead counsel and an executive committee to head a state product liability lawsuit ...
Judges and Judiciary, California Supreme Court
Will Newsom appoint an LGBTQ Supreme Court justice?
By Meghann Cuniff
A recent letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom from the LGBTQ legislative caucus calls Associate Justice Ming W. Chin’s looming retireme...
California Supreme Court
State Supreme Court rejects enhanced damages for trees burned in negligent fires
By Meghann Cuniff
The decision ends a 10-year-old case that included an amicus brief from Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
Health Care & Hospital Law, Education Law, Civil Litigation
US judge asserts authority in Title X funding battle
By Winston Cho
U.S. District Judge Edward Chen appeared to entertain arguments Thursday to undercut part of a new Title X rule’s implementati...
Education Law, Constitutional Law, Civil Litigation
Attorneys reach settlement with California over landmark literacy lawsuit
By Nicole Tyau
The settlement, approved by Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Rupert A. Byrdsong Thursday, establishes a $50 million grant over...
Civil Litigation
VW unhappy with plaintiffs’ effort to disqualify judge in emissions trial
By Winston Cho
Attorneys representing consumers who opted out of the class action settlement are employing a “frivolous tactic to try to dela...
Government, Corporate
Bill to toughen state False Claims Act could face battle with businesses
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Attorney General Xavier Becerra and Assemblyman Mark Stone have introduce new legislation to strengthen the California False C...
Defense counsel in the Porter Ranch gas leak cases were sanctioned $525,000 for discovery abuses Thursday, the second time it ...
Immigration, Government
ICE denies its hands are tied by California sanctuary law
By Blaise Scemama
“Under the supremacy clause of the United States Constitution, California Assembly Bill 668 cannot and will not govern the con...
Intellectual Property
Attorneys clash over whether suit against Uber is time-barred
By Craig Anderson
An attorney for Uber Technologies Inc. argued Wednesday that an entrepeneur’s lawsuit alleging the company stole his idea shou...
Law Practice
Davis Wright expands California footprint with health care attorney hires
By Nicole Tyau
Stacie K. Neroni and Hope R. Levy-Biehl spent most of their careers at Hooper Lundy & Bookman PC — Levy-Biehl for more tha...
Criminal, Corporate
PG&E attorneys say utility can’t hire enough tree trimmers
By Winston Cho
Lawyers representing the Pacific Gas & Electric Co. argued the company should not be subject to additional probation condi...
Labor/Employment, Constitutional Law
Data, signature collectors allege AB 5 violates Constitution
By Carter Stoddard
The proprietors of several data collection and polling operations, along with some of the independent contractors they hire, h...
Immigration
DAs, defense attorney condemn ICE arrests at Sonoma courthouse
By Blaise Scemama
Several district attorneys on Wednesday condemned U.S. Immigration and Customs agents for arresting at least three people in ...
Government
Governor suggests less litigation against cities over housing laws
By Malcolm Maclachlan
In his State of the State address, Gov. Gavin Newsom cited laws and court rulings that he said tie the government’s hands in d...
Real Estate/Development, Government
Bill would force property owners to sell to tenants, charities, local governments
By Justin Kloczko
SB1079, introduced Tuesday, seeks to reduce homelessness by penalizing property owners, specifically corporations, that leave ...
Judges and Judiciary
State’s federal judge crisis has a long history
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The U.S. Eastern District of California declared a “judicial emergency” this month after years of a recently retired judge war...
State Bar & Bar Associations
ABA president calls for end to personal attacks against judges and prosecutors
By Henrik Nilsson
The comments came amid growing concerns about the intervention of Justice Department officials and President Donald J. Trump i...
Law Practice
Venable hires Jill Rowe, expands commercial litigation practice
By Nicole Tyau
The firm’s San Francisco office had the energy and the attorney support to help her growing practice, said Jill Rowe.
Entertainment & Sports
AMC attorney grilled in 'The Walking Dead' profit sharing trial
By Steven Crighton
Alleging breach of contract and violation of California business law, the comic series creators filed suit along with the show...
Intellectual Property, Civil Litigation
Prominent plaintiffs’ attorney testifies as defense witness in trade secrets case
By Craig Anderson
Christopher B. Dolan, founder of San Francisco-based Dolan Law Firm PC, got his say in a trial of an entrepeneur who is suing ...