Civil Litigation
US judge may prohibit PG&E bonuses until utility meets wildfire goals
By Winston Cho
U.S. District Judge William Alsup ordered PG&E to show why he should not “restrict all bonuses and other incentives for su...
Intellectual Property, Civil Litigation
McKool Smith wins $85 million from Apple
By Blaise Scemama
Apple was found to have infringed WiLAN’s 8,457,145 and 8,537,757 patents, which cover technology used in many Apple products,...
Immigration, Government
Suit saying state registers non-citizens dropped for strategic reason
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Plaintiffs’ attorney Harmeet K. Dhillon said she would likely file a new complaint.
Criminal
Guilty pleas in biggest criminal fraud in US Eastern District
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A federal asset seizure of $120 million, the largest ever in the Eastern District of California, was announced by U.S. Attorne...
Securities, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Supporters join SEC’s crusade to save disgorgement
By Brian Cardile
The high court will consider in March whether to uphold a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals holding that both disgorgement — t...
Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation
No restitution for gas leak victims under criminal plea deal so far
By Justin Kloczko
Telling a packed courtroom Friday that she had a narrow appellate mandate, a superior court judge ruled those affected by the ...
Entertainment & Sports, Civil Litigation
Inspiration for “The Wolf of Wall Street” claims filmmakers duped him
By Steven Crighton
Jordan Belfort claims in a new Los Angeles County Superior Court complaint he was convinced to provide the rights to his liken...
Government, Constitutional Law
US suit over California private prisons law could be first impression case
By Carter Stoddard
However, Erwin Chemerinsky, dean of UC Berkeley School of Law, said, “There is no express preemption provision. As for implied...
Government, Constitutional Law
ACLU: FISA defendant should know why he’s being spied on
By Gina Kim
The ACLU is seeking to submit an amicus brief in a southern Lebanese Muslim defendant’s fight to find out why the government h...
Legal Education
UC Irvine School of Law gets grant to expand AI curriculum
By Nicole Tyau
The university said $56,000 would be split into smaller amounts to expand the coverage of artificial intelligence in the curri...
Labor/Employment, Education Law, Civil Litigation
Teachers unions sue over ‘gainful employment rule’ for higher education
By Carter Stoddard
The largest teachers union in the state and its national affiliate sued the U.S. Department of Education, alleging it illegall...
Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation, California Supreme Court
Janitorial workers urge state Supreme Court to apply Dynamex retroactively
By Glenn Jeffers
In an opening brief, plaintiffs’ attorneys argued Dynamex should be retroactively applied in wage-and-hour violations as well ...
Environmental & Energy, Bankruptcy
Governor nixes deal, threatens state takeover of PG&E
By Winston Cho
Despite "clear guidance" from his office, Gov. Gavin Newsom argued PG&E has "yet to make a single modification" to its pla...
Intellectual Property
Defendant wasn’t careful enough but isn’t guilty of trade secrets crime, lawyer says
By Craig Anderson
Prosecutors say Katherine Mogal, Jawbone’s former director of customer insights, violated the law by taking valuable user and ...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Judges and Judiciary
LA bar releases superior court candidate evaluations, rating former judge ‘not qualified’
By Justin Kloczko
The Los Angeles County Bar Association has released its evaluations for upcoming judicial elections, rating most candidates as...
The firm accuses him of holding its financial records and bank account information in an effort to extort them firm into payin...
Criminal, California Supreme Court
Recalcitrant witness is not an accessory, state high court rules
By Jessica Mach
The court overturned the 2nd District Court of Appeal, which upheld four felony counts of accessory after the fact to murder a...
Probate, California Supreme Court
Disinherited beneficiaries may challenge trusts, court says
By Brian Cardile
The state Supreme Court on Thursday reversed an appellate ruling many trust attorneys found shocking, and confirmed probate co...
Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Judge dismisses Uber antitrust suit with leave to amend
By Winston Cho
Defunct ride-hailing pioneer Sidecar Technologies, Inc. cannot sue the ride-hailing giant for antitrust violations because it ...
Labor/Employment, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Walmart seeks en banc review after panel upholds $54.6M judgment
By Glenn Jeffers
The discount retailer’s attorneys said the 9th Circuit’s ruling contradicted both itself and the state Supreme Court when it a...
Civil Litigation, Entertainment & Sports
Former recording academy CEO files sex harassment suit
By Steven Crighton
Deborah Dugan alleges Joel Katz, a longtime outside counsel for the Academy and a shareholder at Greenberg Traurig LLP, made s...
Civil Litigation, Law Practice
Judge rejects request to seal malpractice lawsuit against Katten Muchin
By Meghann Cuniff
Defense attorneys at Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP called the new complaint unnecessary and ‘extortionate’
Judges and Judiciary
New court sex harassment policies will be varied, but some unions say they want consistency
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A justice helping to lead the effort testified that union relationships demand the state courts be granted flexibility in dete...
Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment
AG says Uber, Postmates case for AB 5 injunction is ‘baseless’
By Glenn Jeffers
The companies’ allegations AB 5 violates equal protection clauses in both the U.S. and California Constitutions fail “because ...
Government, Criminal
San Francisco prosecutors will no longer seek cash bail
By Carter Stoddard
“From this point forward, pretrial detention will be based on public safety, not on wealth,” District Attorney Chesa Boudin sa...
Criminal, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit says now-dead ‘racist’ defense lawyer invalidated 30-year-old murder verdict
By Blaise Scemama
The court granted a new trial to an African American man convicted of murder in 1991 by a San Bernardino court, but one judge ...
Government, Environmental & Energy
Fire mitigation plan includes prosecuting utility executives
By Gina Kim
San Diego lawyers call for new amendments to stop utility-caused wildfires
Criminal, California Supreme Court
Sanctions sought against governor over redacted clemency records
By Jessica Mach
The First Amendment Coalition asked the state Supreme Court to issue sanctions against Gov. Gavin Newsom Wednesday, citing his...
Law Practice
Norton Rose Fulbright expands San Francisco corporate finance practice
By Nicole Tyau
Attorneys William S. Veatch and Catherine Y. Hagerty joined Jan. 9 from Reed Smith.
U.S. Supreme Court, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
US Supreme Court won’t hear Facebook biometric data case
By Brian Cardile
After a U.S. Supreme Court certiorari denial Tuesday, social media giant Facebook Inc. must continue defending against a class...