Criminal
Judge sets May trial date in Avenatti’s California criminal case
By Meghann Cuniff
The scheduling comes after the rejection of defense motion to compel discovery
Civil Litigation
FilmOn executive yells at attorney throughout cross
By Steven Crighton
FilmOn Inc. executive Alki David says he isn't a bad guy -- he just plays one on TV.
Government, Education Law, Civil Rights
Christian group sues state agency over fine
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A Christian group has sued the state Department of Social Services director, challenging her jurisdiction over religious schoo...
Extreme Networks general counsel Katy Motiey has been leading the company through massive growth over the years and navigating...
Criminal, Constitutional Law, California Supreme Court
State high court reverses ruling in 'Brady list' case
By Craig Anderson
In a reversal of a Court of Appeal decision that restores the status quo, the state Supreme Court ruled Monday that law enforc...
Thomas E. Holliday, who pioneered the model for a successful white collar defense practice in large law firms, died Aug. 22. H...
Judges and Judiciary
Judicial council prioritizes court construction projects
By Justin Kloczko
The Judicial Council has prioritized a list of 90 court construction projects to be considered by the Legislature in a report ...
Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property
Judge says medical device maker didn’t intentionally mislead investors
By Winston Cho
A San Francisco federal judge has dismissed a shareholder class action lawsuit against a medical device maker, finding it did ...
U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers lambasted San Francisco officials for their inability to reach a settlement with th...
Civil Litigation, Bankruptcy
District judge appointed to help determine PG&E wildfire liability
By Winston Cho
A San Francisco federal judge will assist in determining the extent of the Pacific Gas & Electric Corp.’s wildfire liabili...
Criminal
Trump supporter convicted of living and voting in US without permission
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A Mexican man was convicted in Sacramento on Friday of illegally living and voting in the United States for years.
Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Defense rests after justice forcefully defends actions
By Glenn Jeffers
The defense for 2nd District Court of Appeal Justice Jeffrey W. Johnson rested Friday after the longtime judicial officer and ...
Civil Litigation
Coffee defendants can use state regulation as defense
By Justin Kloczko
A state regulation declaring coffee doesn’t pose a cancer risk can be used by the defense in long-running litigation over prod...
Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property
9th Circuit stays antitrust ruling against Qualcomm
By Gina Kim
A U.S. appeals court on Friday agreed to stay a trial judge’s order forcing chipmaker Qualcomm Inc. to change its business pr...
Civil Litigation, Civil Rights
Limited Sacramento redlining suit against Wells Fargo to proceed
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The city of Sacramento can continue its housing discrimination case against Wells Fargo & Co. under a ruling issued by a f...
Law Practice, Corporate
Former GC Stephen Ballas joins DLA Piper’s corporate practice
By Nicole Tyau
Veteran general counsel Stephen Ballas is leaving the in-house world to join DLA Piper’s Los Angeles corporate practice as a p...
Tax, Government, Constitutional Law
Tax return requirement aimed at Trump may be doomed by 1972 state proposition
By Malcolm Maclachlan
An emergency petition to the California Supreme Court challenging Secretary of State Alex Padilla’s right to enforce a new law...
Judges and Judiciary
Tearful justice testifies he never meant to harass women
By Glenn Jeffers
In between periodic bouts of sobbing, an emotional Justice Jeffrey W. Johnson took the stand Thursday to defend himself agains...
Government, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
LA city attorney’s deposition in billing case is confidential
By Justin Kloczko
The city attorney was deposed a few weeks after the FBI executed a search warrant of his office, looking for evidence of bribe...
Civil Litigation
Objections, sanctions pile up in FilmOn sex assault trial
By Steven Crighton
Nearly doubling the number of sanctions imposed against him Thursday, FilmOn Inc. executive Alki David might break records to ...
Government, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Bid by Oregon Democratic senators to help pick a 9th Circuit judge viewed as unlikely
By Brian Cardile
Oregon’s Democratic senators have asked the White House to consider four candidates as nominees for the last existing vacancy ...
Securities, Civil Litigation
Judge OKs SEC deposition of defendant, denies his request to depose SEC
By Blaise Scemama
The defendant said he intends to invoke the Fifth Amendment in response to fraud allegations that he falsely claimed his compa...
Civil Litigation, Government, Constitutional Law
Would-be gun owners improperly denied firearms, judge says of California law
By Winston Cho
California is most likely improperly denying firearms to people whose felony convictions in other states were overturned, a fe...
Civil Litigation
Plaintiffs’ privacy threatened by discovery, but judge orders it anyway
By Blaise Scemama
Although a federal judge recognized it would be a serious invasion of privacy to allow Apple to conduct forensic imaging of cl...
Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Attorney says court leaders dismissed sex harassment concerns
By Carter Stoddard
An attorney whose 100-signature petition about sexual harassment in the 2nd District Court of Appeal spurred the investigation...
U.S. Supreme Court, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
National injunction standard remains unclear after ruling
By Brian Cardile
The standard for what makes a case “extraordinary” enough to justify such an injunction is not clear, legal experts say.
Civil Litigation, Government, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Judge to decide in camera if emails in DWP case are privileged
By Justin Kloczko
The judge overseeing dual cases related to billing errors at the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power will review in came...
Government, Criminal
2 women make history as leaders of Los Angeles Police Commission
By Gina Kim
For the first time, two women — former federal prosecutor Eileen M. Decker and LGTBQ activist Shane Goldsmith Murphy — have be...
Government
Bill to protect debtors is headed to state Assembly vote
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A bill that would protect the last few dollars in a debtor’s bank account is headed to a vote in the full state Assembly.
Government, Environmental & Energy
Environmental groups sue over Endangered Species Act changes
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A coalition of major environmental groups have sued to block changes to the Endangered Species Act announced last week by Pres...