Government, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
New class counsel reports water bill settlement cheated ratepayers of up to $80 million
By Justin Kloczko
A new report regarding a Los Angeles Department of Water & Power class settlement currently tied to a federal public corru...
Intellectual Property, Entertainment & Sports
Trial in suit by Christian rapper against Katy Perry wraps up
By Carter Stoddard
A federal jury heard closing arguments Thursday in a case to determine whether pop star Katy Perry and her producers stole asp...
Civil Litigation
Presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard sues Google for suspending account
By Gina Kim
She sued Alphabet Inc.-owned Google on Thursday, accusing the tech giant of censorship and violating her rights to free speech...
U.S. Supreme Court, Judges and Judiciary, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Addressing 9th Circuit, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan defends upholding precedent
By Brian Cardile
In her first appearance as the circuit’s representative on the high court, Kagan touted writing decisions so regular people ca...
Criminal, California Supreme Court
State high court reverses death penalty because prosecutor told jury about his racist beliefs
By Paula Lehman-Ewing
The California Supreme Court unanimously reversed a death penalty sentence for a white supremacist multiple murderer after fin...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
State Bar seeks more time to report attorney convictions
By Lyle Moran
As a result of the re-fingerprinting process producing thousands of reports of attorney convictions for the State Bar to revie...
Intellectual Property, Entertainment & Sports
Defense musicologist in copyright trial declares no similarities between songs
By Carter Stoddard
A federal jury heard testimony Wednesday from a musicologist that contradicted prior statements from an opposing expert witnes...
Bankruptcy
Judge sides with PG&E and its allies in battle over bondholders’ bid for the utility
By Winston Cho
A bankruptcy judge did not open the door Wednesday for consideration of a plan by a group of Pacific Gas and Electric Corp. bo...
Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit allows student newspaper to press on with free speech claims
By Erin Lee
A satirical college newspaper defunded over a controversial article may soon be back in print after the 9th Circuit U.S. Court...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Courts’ legitimacy faces threats from Russia, 9th Circuit conference told
By Brian Cardile
A group of security law experts cautioned attendees Wednesday afternoon at the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals’ annual judic...
Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Facebook under siege by US, but critics wonder if it’s enough
By Malcolm Maclachlan
After years of talking about reining in the company, the federal government hit Facebook Inc. on several fronts this week. But...
Judges and Judiciary, Immigration
Judges appointed by Trump and Obama make opposite rulings
By Blaise Scemama
Two federal judges, one appointed by President Donald Trump in Washington D.C., and another appointed by President Barack Obam...
Immigration, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Split 9th Circuit panel rules crossing border illegally doesn’t always mean eluding officers
By Paula Lehman-Ewing
The 9th U.S. District Court of Appeals somewhat begrudgingly reversed a misdemeanor conviction of an immigrant who crossed the...
Bankruptcy
Wildfire mitigation fund may hurt bondholders’ chances to reorganize PG&E
By Winston Cho
State lawmakers’ passage of a multibillion dollar wildfire mitigation fund casts further doubt on a plan by a group of Pacific...
Civil Litigation
Retired teacher who won $12M in talc lawsuit dies, canceling punitive damages phase
By Gina Kim
A retired schoolteacher who won $12 million against Johnson & Johnson in a talc lawsuit has died, prompting the cancellati...
Government, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Criminal
LA utility chief resigns from job, pleads the 5th after FBI raid
By Justin Kloczko
A day after the FBI swept the office of Los Angeles Department and Water Manager David H. Wright, the leader of the troubled u...
Judges and Judiciary, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit chief judge says collaboration is key in running his court
By Brian Cardile
9th U.S. Court of Appeals Chief Judge Sidney R. Thomas said it’s important for the judiciary to be ‘functional’ during difficu...
California Supreme Court
Death penalty trials may be stayed pending a state Supreme Court ruling
By Ilan Isaacs
The state Supreme Court is weighing whether to consider if the death penalty is unconstitutional since Gov. Gavin Newsom issue...
Immigration, Government
Immigrant advocates prepare constitutional challenge to expedite deportation statute
By Paula Lehman-Ewing
Rather than challenge the Trump administration’s recent decision to expand the criteria for immigrants subject to expedited re...
Civil Litigation, Judges and Judiciary
Judge grants preliminary approval of massive Yahoo settlement
By Nicole Tyau
On Yahoo’s third attempt to settle, a federal judge has granted preliminary approval to a $117 million settlement, the largest...
Civil Litigation, Health Care & Hospital Law
Allergan wins small verdict, less-than-punishing injunction against competitor
By Blaise Scemama
As pharmaceutical giant Allergan USA Inc. prepares to take its false advertisement action against rival compound drug maker Im...
Civil Litigation, Government
Independent voters sue state to vote in presidential primary
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Californians should be able to vote for whomever they want in the state’s presidential primary regardless of party affiliation...
California Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye and former Gov. Jerry Brown have joined with a diverse group of activists and pol...
Civil Litigation
Putative class alleges Square Inc. failed to pay overtime, provide breaks
By Gina Kim
Blumenthal Nordrehaug Bhowmik De Blouw LLP has filed a class action lawsuit against Square Inc., accusing the company of viola...
A federal jury heard testimony Tuesday from three well-known music producers, describing their various creative processes in a...
Government, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Criminal
FBI raids LA city attorney’s office over water billing settlement
By Justin Kloczko
The FBI searched the Los Angeles city attorney’s office and the Department of Water and Power headquarters Monday in connecti...
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
US departments at odds over Qualcomm’s 5G technology
By Blaise Scemama
The Federal Trade Commission says the Department of Justice wants to shield Qualcomm Inc. from antitrust laws. The DOJ, energy...
Labor/Employment, California Supreme Court, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit retracts published worker classification opinion
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
A federal appeals court has retracted a published opinion concluding the California Supreme Court’s landmark 2018 decision est...
Law Practice
California lawyers boost Senator Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign coffers
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Harris has received $740,000 from lawyers, judges, law professors, paralegals and other legal professionals in the state this ...
Civil Litigation, Insurance
Judge rejects claim only lawyers can represent insurers in California arbitrations
By Meghann Cuniff
A lawsuit that argued only attorneys can represent insurance companies in California arbitrations has been dismissed.