Criminal, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Executive says he was told not to aid tuna price probe
By Winston Cho
A former Bumble Bee Foods LLC senior sales executive testified Tuesday his one-time boss, Christopher Lischewski, warned him n...
Civil Litigation, Government
AT&T settles FTC data throttling charges for $60M
By Glenn Jeffers
The wireless provider began reducing speeds in 2011 for customers paying for “unlimited” data plans.
Obituaries
Plaintiff’s lawyer recalled for successful political fights, trial success
By Craig Anderson
Herbert Hafif, who helped transform the Consumer Attorneys of California into a political force in the 1970s and was regarded ...
Native Americans, Civil Litigation
13-year battle over attorney’s relationship with tribe continues
By Justin Kloczko
A 13-year battle over an attorney’s duties in trying to win casino gaming rights for a Native American tribe continues after ...
Citizens Oversight Inc. lost its fight to stop Southern California Edison Company from downloading spent fuel from the inactiv...
Law Practice
Reed Smith adds data privacy expert along with an associate from Arent Fox
By Craig Anderson
The head of Arent Fox LLP’s privacy, cybersecurity and data protection group, Sarah L. Bruno, joined Reed Smith LLP along with...
Facebook Inc. cannot determine which applications had access to private user data through what the federal judge handling the ...
Government, Criminal
San Francisco DA candidates criticize George Gascon’s leadership on eve of election to replace him
By Jessica Mach
Overworked prosecutors, an exodus of trial attorneys, unfair treatment and distracted leadership are among the problems of the...
U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law
Riverside property owner sues county in federal court, citing new U.S. Supreme Court decision
By Blaise Scemama
Riverside County has asked a federal judge to dismiss one of the first inverse condemnation suits filed after the U.S. Supreme...
The firm said Monday Yarmela A. Pavlovic will join its San Francisco office.
Labor/Employment, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Microsoft female workers seek class status for employment case
By Brian Cardile
In a case that will help refine the viability of employment discrimination class actions, counsel for a group of female Micro...
Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
New ethics rules warning: Attorneys need to watch what they say in court filings
By Henrik Nilsson
A U.S. district judge's referral of an attorney to the State Bar over documents he filed to prove his client's fraudulent cont...
U.S. Supreme Court, Securities, Civil Litigation
High court to hear appeal of SEC’s disgorgement power
By Blaise Scemama
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Friday to hear an appeal challenging the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s ability to se...
Civil Litigation, Entertainment & Sports
Universal must pay $70M to producers for accounting shortages on 'Columbo' TV series
By Justin Kloczko
Following three phases of trial, a Los Angeles County superior court judge has ordered Universal Studios LLC to pay $70 millio...
Civil Litigation, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit denies Boeing’s effort to keep fire suit in federal court
By Gina Kim
The Boeing Company lost its second bid to keep a small group of plaintiffs’ lawsuit linked to the Woolsey Fire in federal court.
Public defenders believe Global Tel Link is not disclosing the full scope of its recordings.
Entertainment & Sports
Student-athlete likeness pay could lead to court clashes
By Glenn Jeffers
The NCAA's announcement allowing student-athletes to benefit from their names, images, and likeness could lead to a clash with...
Criminal
Lawyer files rare actual cause motion to disqualify Compton judge
By David Houston
The defense attorney for a Los Angeles rapper filed a rare motion Friday to disqualify a Los Angeles County judge from presidi...
Community News
Loyola Law’s Civil Justice Program honors 2 attorneys
By Alexandra Applegate
Loyola Law School's Civil Justice Program hosted its 15th Annual Tribute to the Champions of Justice dinner and award ceremony...
Labor/Employment
El Dorado defender settles case, 3 more suits are pending
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Plaintiff Todd E. Jones had claimed Public Defender Teri M. Monterosso discriminated against male attorneys and retaliated aga...
A federal judge has tentatively approved a settlement guaranteeing abused, neglected and abandoned young people from countries...
Retired superior court judge Lester E. Olson, class plaintiff in a landmark state Supreme Court case enshrining cost of living...
Civil Litigation, Government
Plaintiff files 8 motions to beat coffee makers’ use of state regulation as defense
By Justin Kloczko
The plaintiff suing in the nearly decade-long Proposition 65 coffee labeling case filed a number of motions this week hoping t...
Civil Litigation, Government
DOJ gets more time to decide on shipyard intervention
By Winston Cho
SAN FRANCISCO -- A federal judge reluctantly granted an extension Thursday for federal prosecutors to decide if they want to i...
Actor Johnny Depp has settled a lawsuit with his former attorney Jake Bloom, according to documents filed Thursday at Los Ange...
Mergers & Acquisitions, Health Care & Hospital Law, Administrative/Regulatory
State blocks Northern California health care joint venture
By Craig Anderson
State Attorney General Xavier Becerra rejected a proposed joint venture between two hospital nonprofits in Northern California...
Health Care & Hospital Law, Government, Criminal
State senator seeks restraining order on anti-vaccine protester
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A state senator has filed for a restraining order against the woman alleged to have thrown menstrual blood from a balcony onto...
Government, Environmental & Energy
Environment groups sue, saying US fracking leases threaten Bay Area
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The plaintiffs are seeking an injunction to stop the leases and force the US government to produce a new environmental report.
Lawyers value mediator Dana Curtis’ Zen approach to dispute settlement.
Immigration, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
DOJ lacks authority to condition law enforcement grant on immigration cooperation
By Brian Cardile
The U.S. Department of Justice exceeded its authority by seeking to withhold grant money from state and local governments refu...