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Law Practice


Beyond possible workplace bills, Micha Star Liberty said the Consumer Attorneys of California will look for ways to improve ci...


Civil Litigation


A federal jury deliberated about an hour Thursday and found for the plaintiff in a bellwether trial against Ford Motor Co., on...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Significant communication and process lapses resulted in the State Bar’s leak of test topics before the July bar exam, a bar-c...


Judges and Judiciary


After waiting exactly one year, two nominees slated for federal trial court judgeships in California become the first such can...


The rare sanction is the most serious available, and attorneys say a falsified sexual misconduct allegation warrants it


Health Care & Hospital Law


The Department of Justice accused the hospital giant of paying kickbacks for patient referrals.


Government, Environmental & Energy


The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, drawn up during the 2014 drought, will allow new local groundwater sustainability...


The complaint, filed by Apple store employees in 2013, alleged workers had to find a store manager to inspect their bags and p...


Corporate, Banking


C. Allen Parker joined the San Francisco-headquartered bank in 2017 as general counsel and stepped in as interim CEO from Marc...


Civil Litigation, Entertainment & Sports


The complaint alleges the online streaming giant’s “homogeneous” management team is discriminatory against “black workers” and...


At a council meeting Thursday, Administrative Director Martin Hoshino said “trend lines” continue to show a steep drop in the ...


Blind charging, a crime strategies unit, a diversion program for juvenile criminals, and a separate court for young adult defe...


Judges and Judiciary


Demilitarized Zone

Nov. 14, 2019

Judge Jason Clay stages miniature battles at home but won't allow them in his courtroom.


Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment, Government, Constitutional Law


A California law requiring women on corporate boards violates the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment, according to ...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


Two Republican-appointed judges voted in a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling Wednesday that an immigrant deemed deporta...


Starkist Co. sales executive Stephen Hodge recounted several conversations with executives at Bumble Bee Foods LLC — all alleg...


A federal judge in San Diego has ruled immigration authorities cannot block asylum seekers from consulting with counsel before...


Civil Litigation


A co-owner of an online fashion business has been ordered to pay $36.6 million to his sister after a Long Beach jury found he ...


California Supreme Court, State Bar & Bar Associations


An investigation for the state Supreme Court said the premature disclosure of topics was ‘inadvertent human error’


Civil Litigation


A Ford Motor Co. engineer testified that “shudder problems” with Focus models would not cause drivers to lose control of their...


Civil Litigation


Public entities and SoCal Edison Co. reach $360M settlement linked to Thomas, Woolsey fires and Montecito debris flow


Civil Litigation, Health Care & Hospital Law, Government


A nonprofit dedicated to reducing the cost of medication has filed suit against the state attorney general in an effort to rol...


Criminal, Corporate


Tri Marine CEO Renato Curto testified Tuesday about a meeting with former Bumble Bee Foods CEO Christopher Lischewski, during ...


James Ortega Perez’s legacy includes two sons who are OC Superior Court judges


Civil Litigation


Witness testimony turned argumentative in day four of a product liability jury trial against Ford Motor Co. in federal court T...


Law Practice


Littler will open office in Singapore

Nov. 13, 2019
By Glenn Jeffers

The firm said the new location will serve clients in Asia and beyond.


Immigration, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


How broadly to frame President Donald Trump’s redirection of Department of Defense funds toward border wall construction was c...


Civil Litigation, Government


A superior court judge in the nine-year coffee labeling litigation has ruled against admitting thousands of documents into the...


Civil Litigation


Closings begin in Planned Parenthood video lawsuit

Nov. 13, 2019
By Craig Anderson

A defense attorney said in his closing argument his client and the other defendants were acting as undercover journalists whos...


Civil Litigation, Entertainment & Sports


The Tesla chief claims the media outlet published emailed comments he made off the record.