Law Practice
Fenwick partner departs to team up with husband at Tyz Law Group PC
By Gina Kim
Jennifer Kelly is leaving Fenwick & West to join her husband Ryan Tyz’s law firm, Tyz Law Group, effective Monday, June 17...
Civil Litigation, Judges and Judiciary, Government
Judge disqualifies colleague from hearing homeless civil rights lawsuit
By Meghann Cuniff
A federal judge has disqualified a colleague from overseeing a homeless civil rights lawsuit against cities in south Orange Co...
Military Law, Immigration, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit appears reluctant to interfere with background check policy
By Erin Lee
As the ACLU attempts to end a Pentagon policy requiring full background checks before green-card holders begin basic training,...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Facebook may be liable for errant account security alerts, 9th Circuit rules
By Brian Cardile
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sent Facebook Inc. an unwanted message Thursday, ruling that notwithstanding an impermis...
Environmental & Energy, Education Law
Gov. Brown to focus on climate change at UC Berkeley Law
By Erin Lee
Former Gov. Jerry Brown will be a director of UC Berkeley’s California-China Climate Policy Institute, to be launched in July.
Civil Litigation, Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Jury given Edwards Wildman Palmer malpractice case
By Carter Stoddard
Even if her client were “a pain in the neck” that doesn’t change the facts of his malpractice lawsuit against international fi...
Civil Litigation, Government, Environmental & Energy
Attorney argues whistleblower lawsuit can proceed even in claims the government hasn’t joined
By Winston Cho
The attorney representing whistleblowers against Navy contractors accused of widespread fraud in the cleanup of contaminated f...
Civil Litigation
Latest Avenatti lawsuit includes ex-partners as defendants
By Meghann Cuniff
The case over a client’s missing $4 million settlement alleges a ‘see-no-evil, hear-no-evil’ approach.
Education Law, State Bar & Bar Associations
LSAT taker pool increases for fourth year
By Erin Lee
The number of LSAT takers was up for the fourth year in a row, following a slight enrollment boost this past fall.
Immigration, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit weighs government’s ability to terminate DACA protections for individuals
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
The Trump administration is fighting to reverse a federal injunction making it harder for the government to unilaterally resci...
Criminal
State high court to review mandatory sentence minimums law
By Paula Lehman-Ewing
The state Supreme Court will weigh in on a new law limiting the mandatory sentencing minimums for felons with prior convictions.
Civil Litigation, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Bergener Mirejovsky partners accuse each other of financial misconduct
By Nicole Tyau
The two name partners of a Long Beach-based law firm are embroiled in a lawsuit over the rights to the firm’s ownership.
Mark LeHocky of ADR Services tries to understand each adversary's world view so he can more efficiently direct parties to a re...
Civil Litigation, Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Jury hears final arguments in Edwards Wildman Palmer malpractice trial
By Carter Stoddard
Instructing a jury to decide whether international law firm Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP breached its fiduciary duty when it rep...
Civil Litigation
Attorneys secure $15 million jury verdict in wrongful termination suit
By Nicole Tyau
Two Los Angeles attorneys won $15 million for a client who was fired by Jack in the Box.
Judges and Judiciary, Government
Commission on Judicial Performance leader urges lawmakers to mandate court reporting
By Meghann Cuniff
The head of the Commission on Judicial Performance on Wednesday urged state lawmakers to pay for more court reporters while ca...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Facebook tries to persuade 9th Circuit to dismss invasion of privacy suit
By Winston Cho
A Facebook Inc. attorney told a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel Wednesday that the collection of facial recognition da...
Judges and Judiciary, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Bea to take senior status, giving Trump another 9th Circuit seat to fill
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
President Donald J. Trump will soon have an opportunity to make another appointment to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Criminal
San Francisco DA to redact racial descriptors from case information
By Paula Lehman-Ewing
District Attorney George Gascón said his office would begin using an algorithm on July 1 to aid in the process of deciding whe...
Civil Litigation
Retired school teacher wins $12M in talc-mesothelioma case against Johnson & Johnson, Colgate
By Gina Kim
An Alameda County jury returned a $12M verdict in favor of Patriciz Schmitz, a retired school teacher who developed a fatal ca...
Education Law, State Bar & Bar Associations
ABA pulls accreditation from Thomas Jefferson law school
By Erin Lee
Thomas Jefferson School of Law lost its American Bar Association accreditation after nearly two years of probation.
Kings County Judge Valerie Chrissakis stays current, notifies attorneys of legal changes
Civil Litigation, Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Malpractice suit reaches ‘outer limits’ of legal doctrine, judge says
By Carter Stoddard
“This has been the strangest case I think I’ve ever seen,” Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Terry A. Green told attorne...
Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property
VidAngel claims its executives thought its infringement was lawful
By Steven Crighton
While a federal judge ruled in 2016 that VidAngel Inc.’s video service violated the law, counsel for the company said Tuesday ...
Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment
Munger Tolles attorneys get class action dismissed, set precedent for armored car industry
By Nicole Tyau
In a precedent-setting decision for the armored car industry, Munger Tolles attorneys got a class action suit about mandatory ...
Environmental & Energy, Bankruptcy
Stay in PG&E bankruptcy lifted so utility can settle suit not involving fires
By Winston Cho
A bankruptcy judge allowed a non-wildfire plaintiff to proceed with her case against the Pacific Gas and Electric Corp. Tuesda...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Pipeline company pushes reversal of class certification in Refugio oil spill case
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
A pipeline company responsible for the 2015 Refugio oil spill urged the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Tuesday to reverse a...
Intellectual Property, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit en banc panel to consider Led Zeppelin case
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will rehear en banc a copyright lawsuit claiming the iconic English rock band Led Zeppel...
Defense counsel slogged through an objection-riddled examination of an FBI agent who helped bring criminal charges against two...
The community group Citizens for a Friendly Airport has filed a new lawsuit against the city of Carlsbad and the County of San...