Entertainment & Sports, Corporate
Fox Corporation appoints new general counsel
By Nicole Tyau
Fox Sports general counsel Claudia Teran is stepping up to the plate as Fox Corporation’s new general counsel.
Civil Litigation, Government
Judge rejects state’s bid to get gun rights groups’ lawsuit dismissed
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A federal judge ruled this week that a group of gun owners can continue their lawsuit against the state over an inadequate pro...
Civil Litigation, Environmental & Energy
Judge enjoins Caltrans from working on highway project
By Gina Kim
Caltrans is prohibited from pursuing its long-running contentious highway-modifying development in Humboldt County until it is...
Civil Litigation
US jurist won’t stay denial of forced arbitration in fertility clinic litigation
By Blaise Scemama
A federal jurist said Thursday she will not stay her order denying forced arbitration sought by a fertility clinic accused of ...
Civil Litigation
Monsanto complains plaintiffs’ lawyers control which weed killer cases are tried first
By Winston Cho
Monsanto has accused plaintiffs’ attorneys of improperly trying to “unilaterally” decide the cases that go to trial in spite o...
Law Practice
Munger Tolles marks diversity initiative program anniversary
By David Houston
Munger, Tolles & Olson celebrated the fifth year of its Fellows Program June 22.
U.S. Supreme Court, Labor/Employment, California Supreme Court, California Courts of Appeal
New arbitration battle looms between state, US high courts
By Brian Cardile
The California and U.S. Supreme Courts’ protracted conflict over the Federal Arbitration Act’s scope may soon feature a new sk...
Civil Litigation, Entertainment & Sports
Hollywood agency sues writers guild, alleging antitrust violations
By Steven Crighton
A new front in the Hollywood war over packaging fees opened Thursday with an antitrust lawsuit filed by United Talent Agency a...
Government, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Becerra asks the 9th Circuit to reconsider federal rule barring abortion counseling
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra is petitioning the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to reconsider a June 20 order ...
Entertainment & Sports, Corporate
Fox Corporation general counsel steps down after 22 years
By Nicole Tyau
After more than two decades with the media organization, Rita Tuzon is leaving Fox just three months after the creation of Fox...
California Courts of Appeal
In rare backtrack, appellate panel reverses attorney’s extortion convictions
By Meghann Cuniff
A state appellate court has reversed its own ruling and concluded for the first time that civil litigation privilege can be a ...
U.S. Supreme Court
High court denies review of Robbins Geller appellate success in securities case
By Paula Lehman-Ewing
The U.S. Supreme Court has denied review of two securities cases in which Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP had won favorab...
Criminal
Jury convicts UCLA adjunct professor of all charges after illegal microchip exporting trial
By Blaise Scemama
An American electrical engineer accused of illegally exporting computer chips with missile-guidance capabilities to China was ...
Two southern California wildfire cases are set to go to trial early 2020.
Bankruptcy
Bondholder plan to reorganize and rename PG&E will depend on judge
By Winston Cho
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Dennis Montali’s handling of the Pacific Gas and Electric Co.’s 2001 bankruptcy may shed light on how se...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Legislative review of State Bar further cuts potential fee increase
By Erin Lee
The Legislative Analyst’s Office said the State Bar’s fee increase should be much less than initially proposed and the Legisla...
Law Practice, Labor/Employment
Jones Day plaintiffs go public as lawsuit expands
By Erin Lee
A gender discrimination lawsuit against Jones Day expanded to include the Atlanta and New York offices as three formerly anony...
Judges and Judiciary, Government
Newsom releases the name of everyone on commmittees that will recommend judges
By Malcolm Maclachlan
In a break from previous administrations, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday unveiled all 111 attorneys on his committees assigned...
Civil Litigation
Tesla Model S explosion suit filed by Arias Sanguinetti
By Justin Kloczko
A wrongful death case filed against Tesla Inc. argues the electric car manufacturer is liable for unexpected acceleration and ...
Civil Litigation, Government
State attorneys general in dispute with cities, counties over opioid negotiations
By Winston Cho
State attorneys general and lawyers for local governments are split over a proposal for roughly 25,000 cities and counties to ...
Government, Criminal, Constitutional Law
State to enforce new gun control laws, despite judge’s ruling
By Paula Lehman-Ewing
The state Department of Justice is moving forward with enforcement of a 2016 gun control law despite a recent ruling from a fe...
Law Practice, Community News
Longtime judge Martin Jenkins address Orange County law center event
By Meghann Cuniff
The Public Law Center in Orange County raised approximately $752,000 at its Volunteers for Justice Dinner earlier this month.
Judges and Judiciary
Appeal justice denies new charges, claiming unfair influence
By Erin Lee
Justice Jeffrey W. Johnson denied new sexual misconduct allegations issued last week, saying he did not recall the incidents a...
Judges and Judiciary, Government
Judicial Council claims immunity from retired judges’ age discrimination case
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The Judicial Council claimed it is immune to a lawsuit filed by eight retired judges who are no longer eligible to participate...
Civil Litigation
Medi-Cal divestment affects Latino recipients unequally, lawsuit claims
By Glenn Jeffers
An Alameda County Superior Court judge ruled a 2017 lawsuit alleging the state of California provides unequal medical care to ...
Judges and Judiciary, State Bar & Bar Associations
LA bar to swear in 2019-20 leaders, honor judges and attorneys
By Justin Kloczko
The Los Angeles County Bar Association will swear in new leadership during its annual installation ceremony Thursday evening, ...
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill Tuesday that would allocate $550 million for the Legal Services Corporation, a...
Labor/Employment, Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit decision denying ‘ministerial exception’ to Catholic schoolteacher will stand, despite conservatives’ dissent
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will not revisit its decision allowing a Catholic school teacher to sue her former emplo...
U.S. Supreme Court, Intellectual Property
High court strikes down patent office’s standard of ‘immoral’
By Glenn Jeffers
The U.S. Supreme Court affirmed Monday that a Los Angeles-based clothing designer can register his apparel line, FUCT, with th...
Criminal
Former Sacramento Kings executive sentenced for wire fraud
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A former executive of the Sacramento Kings NBA franchise was sentenced to seven years in prison for wire fraud and identify th...