Civil Litigation, Government
Assembly passes bill to extend limit on filing some sex assault civil claims
By Laurinda Keys
The state Assembly passed on a 65-0 vote a bill to extend the statute of limitations for civil claims against a USC gynecologist.
Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Democrats, law professors want Arpaio pardon invalidated
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
Law professors, advocacy groups and 25 Democratic members of Congress are asking the 9th Circuit to invalidate a pardon Presid...
Criminal
DAs, victims’ families seek to end death penalty moratorium
By Paula Lehman-Ewing
Orange County District Attorney Todd A. Spitzer is on a statewide tour, with other DAs, to apply pressure on Gov. Gavin Newsom...
Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment
Uber settles with most of the 60,000 drivers who sued for misclassification
By Andy Serbe
On the eve of its “unicorn” IPO, Uber reported in SEC disclosures that it has swept away a major cloud hanging over its big day.
Labor/Employment, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Split 9th Circuit rejects an effort to strike down a state rule protecting union farm access
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
A divided panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has shot down a challenge brought by the libertarian Pacific Legal Fo...
Immigration, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit sides with Trump administration in asylum dispute
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel has sided with the Trump administration for the time being in the government’s effor...
Former judge and FBI director Louis J. Freeh has partnered with Glaser Weil Fink Howard Avchen & Shapiro LLP to provide le...
Civil Litigation, California Supreme Court
State high court considers case that may affect many class actions
By Brian Cardile
An appeal over an inflatable swimming pool, argued Wednesday before the state Supreme Court, may spill over to affect the viab...
Dentons US LLP unveiled an innovation acceleration program rewarding associates who innovate in their practice, marking the ne...
Law Practice
Lead counsel in Planned Parenthood video case switches firms
By Blaise Scemama
Amy L. Bomse, lead counsel in a civil suit brought by Planned Parenthood against anti-abortion activists accused of invasion o...
Labor/Employment, Corporate
Driver strikes portend perils for Uber on IPO day
By Andy Serbe
Experts say that with dissatisfaction rising and ledgers in the red, Uber driver strikes over wages and classification as cont...
Corporate
Gannett appoints chief legal officer as interim CEO as takeover fight continues
By Nicole Tyau
Gannett appointed internal company veteran legal officer as interim CEO. The company has been fighting of competitor and major...
Law Practice, California Supreme Court
State high court mulls whether confidential settlements bind attorneys
By Brian Cardile
In a case that could affect how attorneys handle settlements in California, the state Supreme Court heard arguments in an appe...
Expressing frustration at Gov. Gavin Newsom’s refusal to take the clemency process out of the shroud of secrecy in spite of in...
Civil Litigation, Criminal
Judge gives Avenatti one week to finalize counsel
By Meghann Cuniff
Michael J. Avenatti must complete a standard financial affidavit if he wants a public defender.
Civil Litigation, Government
Expert witness was attorney for relator when case was filed
By Blaise Scemama
In an increasingly unusual case brought under the False Claims Act, an expert witness admitted Tuesday to previously working a...
Criminal
Judge opts against extending PG&E criminal probation for violation
By Winston Cho
The federal judge overseeing the Pacific Gas & Electric Co.’s probation decided against extending the utility’s court-mand...
Law Practice, Government, Environmental & Energy
Bill to allow recovery of attorney fees in suits to block infill housing passes key vote
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A bipartisan bill coming up on the Senate floor this week would give plaintiffs a reason to think twice before filing a lawsui...
Entertainment & Sports
Default judgment issued against no-show Desilu Studios Inc.
By Steven Crighton
If the new Desilu Studios Inc. was looking to follow in the footsteps of its namesake, it certainly captured the spirit of the...
Labor/Employment, Entertainment & Sports
U.S. Soccer denies men’s and women’s teams can be compared in equal pay lawsuit
By Andy Serbe
The U.S. Soccer Federation has responded to a discrimination lawsuit filed by the Women’s National Team by denying that it is ...
Three former NFL players settled with video game maker Electronic Arts on Tuesday, resolving a suit originally brought to dete...
Law Practice, Entertainment & Sports
Court TV aims to reclaim its place in the true crime genre
By Steven Crighton
As streaming services reap the benefits of a resurgent popularity in the true crime genre, the old school king of courtroom TV...
A class of plaintiffs taking the U.S government to trial Tuesday challenged the very system of information that immigration ag...
Intellectual Property
San Francisco-area judges, appellate courts skeptical of artificial intelligence patents
By Winston Cho
While major technology giants and smaller companies are acquiring patents on artificial intelligence technology at a rapid cli...
Plaintiff attorneys say a state Supreme Court decision Monday makes a mighty and much-needed dent in the nigh-invulnerable ant...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is constitutionally structured, 9th Circuit rules
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is constitutional, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled, thwarting for the...
Civil Litigation, Law Practice, Bankruptcy
Three defense firms in major class action question Avenatti counsel dispute
By Meghann Cuniff
Their input comes as Michael J. Avenatti is opposing a receiver's attempt to have his ex-partners and current creditors take o...
Civil Litigation, Civil Rights
Judge orders Planned Parenthood to release more security threat data
By Blaise Scemama
A federal judge granted in part an anti-abortion group’s motion to compel Planned Parenthood to produce additional security re...
Law Practice, Judges and Judiciary, Civil Rights
Gibson Dunn report clears prisons department of intent to mislead
By Paula Lehman-Ewing
The state prisons department unintentionally misled a federal judge and a special master when it issued reports about its comp...
Government, Criminal
San Francisco a step closer to banning facial recognition tools
By Carter Stoddard
A San Francisco supervisors’ committee voted unanimously Monday to advance an initiative that would bar any police department ...