Ethics/Professional Responsibility
State high court reappoints 3 to ethics committee
By Glenn Jeffers
All three will serve four-year terms, ending on Dec. 31, 2023.
Civil Litigation, Health Care & Hospital Law
$84M health benefits deal ends decade of acrimony between UC and lab workers
By Glenn Jeffers
Nearly 10 years of contentiousness between the retirees from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and the university began a...
“It is my assessment that no community within the Northern District of California has a greater need for active and profession...
Commissioner Lynne Meredith always tracks down reasonable doubt, attorneys say.
Government
LA DA challengers outline plans, deputy prosecutor endorses Gascon
By Jessica Mach
Prosecutor Richard Ceballos’ endorsement of challenger George Gascon for District Attorney is “not a quid pro quo,” the deputy...
California Supreme Court
Chief Justice says high court will be inundated with political cases next year
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Election challenges are based on fact, theory, emotional reasons, and disputes over ballot titles, credentials and the constit...
Judges and Judiciary
San Francisco has 3 contested races for open judicial seats
By Craig Anderson
One of the San Francisco County deputy public defenders who challenged an incumbent judge two years ago will try again, this t...
Law Practice, Government, Criminal
2nd deputy DA drops out of race against LA incumbent Jackie Lacey
By Jessica Mach
Hours after the Los Angeles County Democratic Party announced its endorsement of George Gascon for LA district attorney, Deput...
Labor/Employment, Entertainment & Sports
Comedian's gender discrimination suit against Netflix moved to federal court
By Steven Crighton
In a complaint filed last month, Mo’nique claimed the $500,000 she was offered by the streaming service for a comedy special w...
Labor/Employment, Entertainment & Sports
Judge bars streaming service from poaching TV executives
By Steven Crighton
The dispute dates back to 2016, when Fox accused Netflix of tortious interference and inducement, claiming the streaming servi...
Labor/Employment, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit won’t hear wage theft allegations against McDonald’s en banc
By Glenn Jeffers
In an opinion issued Wednesday, 9th Circuit jurists ruled the previous panel “correctly concluded that McDonald’s did not meet...
U.S. Supreme Court, Intellectual Property
US high court slams patent office over attorney fees
By Glenn Jeffers
The U.S. Supreme Court took the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to task Wednesday, unanimously voting to deny the department'...
Judges and Judiciary, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit nominee confirmed despite ABA rating and home-state opposition
By Brian Cardile
The confirmation delivers Lawrence VanDyke to a Nevada posting over objections from both Silver State senators and \the Americ...
Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property
Beverage giants squeezed out of brand name rights in juice dispute
By Gina Kim
Heirs of Hubert Hansen’s trust control all rights of publicity related to the fresh juice pioneer, not Coca-Cola Co. nor Monst...
Judges and Judiciary, California Supreme Court
Chief justice defends judicial challenges and efforts to fight them
By Craig Anderson
California Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye defended the current system in which judges must face voters in retention electio...
Judges and Judiciary, California Supreme Court
Report on state supreme court election spending cites California as model
By Carter Stoddard
While nearly $40 million was spent nationwide in 2017 and 2018 seeking to influence 48 judicial elections for 21 state Supreme...
Judges and Judiciary
Appeals court allows LA judge to remain on opioid litigation
By Meghann Cuniff
A panel rejected 3-0 a writ petition challenging Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge William F. Highberger
An attorney who co-hosted a fundraising event for District Attorney Jackie Lacey’s re-election campaign is defense counsel in ...
Civil Litigation, Education Law, Civil Rights
UC sued over use of admission tests
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Public Counsel has sued the University of California system in a bid to force it to stop using the SAT and ACT as a factor in ...
Immigration, Government
Hueston Hennigan sues to reconnect hotline for detained immigrants
By Nicole Tyau
Freedom for Immigrants claims its hotline was shut down by federal officials after exposure on a popular TV show led to a subs...
Civil Litigation
Judge pauses Tubbs fire trial preparation for 15 days in wake of PG&E settlement
By Winston Cho
A trial was scheduled to start in January over the Tubbs fire, which PG&E says wasn’t its fault though state investigators...
Labor/Employment
2 women attorney plaintiffs in MoFo discrimination suit named
By Gina Kim
Sherry A. William and Joshua A. Klayman have been identified as the women suing Morrison & Foerster LLP, alleging discrimi...
Judges and Judiciary, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Bumatay is confirmed as 1st openly gay man on 9th Circuit
By Brian Cardile
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will seat its first openly gay judge after the Senate confirmed Patrick J. Bumatay Tuesd...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Banking
O’Melveny prepares to seek summary judgment in almost concluded malpractice case
By Blaise Scemama
O’Melveny & Myers LLP said an arbitrator rejected a Chapter 7 trustee’s allegations that it had committed legal malpractic...
Judges and Judiciary
Senior Eastern District judge taking inactive status this month
By Carter Stoddard
Judge Garland E. Burrell Jr. “takes a pretty decent portion of the criminal caseload, which will now need to be spread to the ...
Gavin Newsom’s office has yet to signal its approval after the deal was reached Friday evening.
Environmental & Energy, Criminal
Putative federal class awaits criminal restitution for oil spill
By Blaise Scemama
Putative class members suing Plains All American Pipeline LP in a federal class action arising from a massive 2015 oil spill i...
Labor/Employment
Business groups sue state over no forced-arbitration law
By Justin Kloczko
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s challenge to California’s new law that makes it illegal for employers to compel workers into ar...
Judges and Judiciary, Government
Assembly budget chair makes no promises on courts budget
By Malcolm Maclachlan
California’s courts are in line for a 1% increase, about $22 million, in the new fiscal year on their nearly $2.2 billion annu...
An Orange County Superior Court judge is running unopposed in the March 2020 elections after her challenger withdrew from the ...