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Ethics/Professional Responsibility


All three will serve four-year terms, ending on Dec. 31, 2023.


Civil Litigation, Health Care & Hospital Law


Nearly 10 years of contentiousness between the retirees from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and the university began a...


Criminal


US attorney urges more San Francisco cooperation

Dec. 13, 2019
By Carter Stoddard

“It is my assessment that no community within the Northern District of California has a greater need for active and profession...



Prove It

Dec. 13, 2019

Commissioner Lynne Meredith always tracks down reasonable doubt, attorneys say.


Prosecutor Richard Ceballos’ endorsement of challenger George Gascon for District Attorney is “not a quid pro quo,” the deputy...


California Supreme Court


Election challenges are based on fact, theory, emotional reasons, and disputes over ballot titles, credentials and the constit...


Judges and Judiciary


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


Hours after the Los Angeles County Democratic Party announced its endorsement of George Gascon for LA district attorney, Deput...


Labor/Employment, Entertainment & Sports


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


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


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


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


The confirmation delivers Lawrence VanDyke to a Nevada posting over objections from both Silver State senators and \the Americ...


Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property


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


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


While nearly $40 million was spent nationwide in 2017 and 2018 seeking to influence 48 judicial elections for 21 state Supreme...


Judges and Judiciary


A panel rejected 3-0 a writ petition challenging Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge William F. Highberger


Government, Criminal


Challenger accuses LA incumbent DA of conflict

Dec. 11, 2019
By Jessica Mach

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

Dec. 11, 2019
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


Freedom for Immigrants claims its hotline was shut down by federal officials after exposure on a popular TV show led to a subs...


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


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


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 & Myers LLP said an arbitrator rejected a Chapter 7 trustee’s allegations that it had committed legal malpractic...


Judges and Judiciary


Judge Garland E. Burrell Jr. “takes a pretty decent portion of the criminal caseload, which will now need to be spread to the ...


Bankruptcy


Gavin Newsom’s office has yet to signal its approval after the deal was reached Friday evening.


Environmental & Energy, Criminal


Putative class members suing Plains All American Pipeline LP in a federal class action arising from a massive 2015 oil spill i...


Labor/Employment


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

Dec. 10, 2019
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...


Judges and Judiciary


Orange County judge loses her challenger

Dec. 10, 2019
By Justin Kloczko

An Orange County Superior Court judge is running unopposed in the March 2020 elections after her challenger withdrew from the ...