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Judges and Judiciary


The California Judges Association elected Orange County Superior Court Judge Tam Nomoto Schumann to the 2019-2020 term.


U.S. Supreme Court, Law Practice, Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


A law firm in Orange under investigation by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for allegedly marketing and selling debt ...


Judges and Judiciary, Government


Twelve cities have settled a lawsuit over homeless services by agreeing to a four-year consent decree with a federal judge.


A bill introduced last week would devote billions to a wildfire liability fund and modify the burden of proof in cases stemmin...


State Bar & Bar Associations


A State Bar task force is moving forward with recommendations to create a new regulation process for technology entities that ...


Civil Litigation, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday affirmed a lower court’s decision to deny forced arbitration on a class action...


Immigration, Government


A union chapter representing federal employees who review asylum claims has filed an amicus brief supporting challengers who a...


Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property


The firm turned its defense of a major trade secrets lawsuit into an offensive win this week in Texas.


Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property


Attorneys for surveillance and data mining company Palantir Technologies Inc. filed a third amended complaint against a former...


Entertainment & Sports, Corporate


Fox Corporation appoints new general counsel

Jun. 28, 2019
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


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


Caltrans is prohibited from pursuing its long-running contentious highway-modifying development in Humboldt County until it is...


A federal jurist said Thursday she will not stay her order denying forced arbitration sought by a fertility clinic accused of ...


Monsanto has accused plaintiffs’ attorneys of improperly trying to “unilaterally” decide the cases that go to trial in spite o...


Law Practice


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


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


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


California Attorney General Xavier Becerra is petitioning the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to reconsider a June 20 order ...


Entertainment & Sports, Corporate


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


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


The U.S. Supreme Court has denied review of two securities cases in which Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP had won favorab...


An American electrical engineer accused of illegally exporting computer chips with missile-guidance capabilities to China was ...


Civil Litigation


Two southern California wildfire cases are set to go to trial early 2020.


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


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


A gender discrimination lawsuit against Jones Day expanded to include the Atlanta and New York offices as three formerly anony...


Judges and Judiciary, Government


In a break from previous administrations, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday unveiled all 111 attorneys on his committees assigned...


Civil Litigation


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 and lawyers for local governments are split over a proposal for roughly 25,000 cities and counties to ...


Government, Criminal, Constitutional Law


The state Department of Justice is moving forward with enforcement of a 2016 gun control law despite a recent ruling from a fe...