Legal Education
UC Berkeley removes ‘Boalt Hall’ from main law school building
By Winston Cho
The renaming is in response to the discovery of racist scholarship from John Henry Boalt, a 19th Century Oakland attorney.
Education Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
UC Berkeley may be liable under Title IX for “deliberate indifference” to sexual misconduct
By Brian Cardile
An attitude of "deliberate indifference" toward sexual misconduct claims at UC Berkeley might have contributed to assaults all...
Judges and Judiciary, Immigration, Government
Immigration judge leader seeks independence from DOJ
By Blaise Scemama
The president of the National Association of Immigration Judges urged the U.S. House of Representatives this week to create an...
Civil Litigation
Latham & Watkins scores $1B in UBS contract breach trial
By Glenn Jeffers
Firm attorneys argued Highland Capital breached their contacts with Swiss multinational investment bank UBS when they refused ...
Government, Criminal
LA DA Lacey attacks opponents, defends record in first campaign debate
By Jessica Mach
Addressing a raucous and progressively hostile crowd during her first appearance at a district attorney candidate debate Wedne...
Civil Litigation
State wins $344M judgment from Johnson & Johnson over mesh products
By Justin Kloczko
A San Diego Superior Court judge Thursday ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay nearly $344 million for false and deceptive mar...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Bill would require State Bar to offer resources to human traffic victims
By Justin Kloczko
A state Assembly bill introduced Tuesday would require the State Bar to work with local bar associations and legal aid organiz...
California Supreme Court
Supreme Court creates task force to counter racial bias in jury selection
By Brian Cardile
A special task force will soon convene to consider potential measures to counteract racial bias in criminal jury selection, th...
Environmental & Energy
Environmentalists and unions petition 9th Circuit over Inland Empire airport expansion
By Carter Stoddard
A coalition of environmentalists and organized labor banded together Wednesday to oppose a new terminal at the San Bernardino ...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
US magistrate judge joins Signature’s roster of neutrals
By Arin Mikailian
Suzanne Segal spent 18 years with the U.S. District Court’s Central District and four as chief magistrate judge.
Intellectual Property
Caltech wins $1.1 billion patent infringement judgment against Apple and Broadcom
By Gina Kim
The university took home a whopping award of damages in a case against the semiconductor and software manufacturer and celebra...
Intellectual Property, Criminal
Trade secrets criminal trial to rest without defendant’s testimony
By Craig Anderson
The former director of consumer insights at a now-defunct technology company will not take the witness stand to defend herself...
Gov. Newsom said the utility “exists only on paper” and repeated a threat to “take it over, if necessary,” during a luncheon W...
Plaintiffs said the powders contain carcinogenic chemicals, such as arsenic, lead and chromium, which are listed as known to c...
Health Care & Hospital Law
Judge: Doctors don’t have standing to challenge aided suicide law
By Carter Stoddard
A Riverside County judge said the plaintiffs have not been personally damaged by the enforcement of the law, nor do they have ...
Intellectual Property, Criminal
Prosecutors rest trade secrets case after defunct company’s CEO testifies
By Craig Anderson
Former Jawbone founder Hosain Rahman testifed Tuesday that the defendant accused of criminal trade secrets possession was “ang...
Judges and Judiciary
Candidates for 9 LA judge seats give their pitches at forum
By Justin Kloczko
Sixteen of the 23 candidates running for nine open judge seats gave their pitches without debating each other in an event mode...
Introduced in the last few weeks, the laws — Senate Bills 868, 881, 867, 875 and AB 1925 — propose indefinite exemptions for a...
Government, Criminal
San Francisco’s public works director charged with bribery
By Winston Cho
Mohammed Nuru allegedly schemed to bribe a city commissioner for assistance in winning a bid to run a restaurant in San Franci...
Securities, Government
SEC chief: capital growth, investor protection goals are both being met
By Brian Cardile
In a keynote address at the 2020 Securities Regulation Institute delivered Tuesday, Securities and Exchange Commission Chairm...
Criminal
New bill would raise juvenile criminal coverage to age 20
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A newly proposed bill in Sacramento would raise the age to be criminally tried as an adult in California to 20, up from 16. SB...
Splunk GC Scott Morgan says the Wild West mentality of the technology sector presents a challenge to thoughtful attorneys to p...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Appellate court slashes $27M malpractice default judgment
By Justin Kloczko
A $27 million default judgment against an attorney sued by another attorney for malpractice has been slashed to $5 million aft...
Securities, Alternative Dispute Resolution
Mandatory shareholder arbitration likely to stay in courts
By Winston Cho
The Securities Exchange Commission continues to refuse to condemn mandatory shareholder arbitration at the expense of class ac...
Civil Litigation
Class action over Experian credit reports settles for $24M
By Meghann Cuniff
The settlement, which includes $8.4 million in attorney fees, will pay class members at least $270.
State Bar & Bar Associations, Law Practice
San Francisco bar association president joins Alston & Bird
By Craig Anderson
Stuart C. Plunkett, a veteran antitrust and commercial litigator who also serves as president of the Bar Association of San Fr...
Entertainment & Sports
NCAA school presidents warn of student pay ‘calamity’
By Nicole Tyau
NCAA university presidents discussed the complicated terrain for compliance with California's Fair Pay to Play Act during the ...
Civil Rights
Falconers can fight free speech claims against federal restrictions, judge rules
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The plaintiffs challenged federal rules they say illegally prevent them from making money off of their passion and subject the...
Securities
Ex-Delaware high court chief urges to promote scrupulous, transparent compliance
By Brian Cardile
Leo E. Strine Jr., former head of the Delaware Supreme Court, addressed the Securities Regulatory Institute in San Diego on Mo...
Obituaries, Criminal
Longtime DA, former State Bar president recalled for humility, warmth
By Craig Anderson
James P. Fox, the longtime San Mateo County district attorney and former State Bar president who died earlier this month, was ...