Law Practice
Bonduelle Fresh Americas appoints Monica Johnson as new general counsel
By Nicole Tyau
Monica Johnson’s appointment at Bonduelle comes nearly two years after the previous general counsel, Mike Murray, died suddenl...
Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment
Fired police chief testifies against city in harassment trial
By Andy Serbe
Fired Baldwin Park police chief Lili Hadsell described her former department as a boys’ club deaf to suggestions and complaint...
Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property
Judge awards $30M more to BladeRoom in trade secrets suit
By Nicole Tyau
A San Jose federal judge awarded data center design company BladeRoom Group Ltd $30 million in exemplary damages over a claim ...
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP co-chair Gordon Caplan has been placed on leave following his arrest in an alleged college ad...
Civil Litigation
Bifurcation debate halts Orange County opioids trial
By Meghann Cuniff
The argument thwarts a year-old, June trial date as similar litigation rages across the country
Civil Litigation
Plaintiff’s lawyer pushes the envelope in Monsanto closing argument
By Winston Cho
The initial stage in the first of the test cases arguing Monsanto’s signature weedkiller causes cancer wrapped up on Tuesday w...
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP co-chairman Gordon R. Caplan was among 50 defendants charged Tuesday in an alleged nationwide...
Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment
Suit alleges Google executives paid millions to hide sexual harassment claims
By Nicole Tyau
In newly unsealed court documents, a lawsuit claims senior-level Google employees got millions in severance after internal inv...
Law Practice
Crowell & Moring hires 4 Bryan Cave global practice attorneys
By Skylar Dubelko
The firm has added four international trade and global employment lawyers from Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP to its Los Ange...
Judges and Judiciary
Judicial Conference OKs US courts misconduct code changes
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
Leaders of the U.S. Judicial Conference approved a package of workplace conduct-related rules Tuesday that require judges to r...
Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property
Apple won’t apologize over witness tampering claim
By Blaise Scemama
Apple Inc.’s counsel will not apologize for accusing Qualcomm Technologies Inc. and a witness’ attorney of tampering with Appl...
Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment
Uber settles driver classification lawsuit for $20 million
By Nicole Tyau
Uber Technologies Inc. is settling a lawsuit about its classification of drivers for $20 million amid speculation the company ...
Civil Litigation, Government
Critics blast bill that would extend statute of limitations in sex abuse civil suits
By Malcolm Maclachlan
School districts and insurers came out swinging Tuesday against a bill that would extend the civil statute of limitations on c...
Government
State court reporting companies move forward a bill to block out-of-state competitors
By Malcolm Maclachlan
California’s court reporters renewed their battle with out-of-state competitors on Tuesday.
Law Practice, State Bar & Bar Associations
San Diego bar appoints local nonprofit attorney as executive director
By Erin Lee
San Diego attorney Jill Epstein will be the San Diego County Bar Association’s new executive director, effective March 20.
Law Practice
Goodwin Procter to open Santa Monica office aimed at tech law
By Skylar Dubelko
Goodwin Procter LLP is opening its second Southern California office, positioned in the heart of the booming Silicon Beach nei...
U.S. Supreme Court, Labor/Employment
California teachers sue over union dues
By Paula Lehman-Ewing
A proposed class of teachers is accusing California’s teachers union and attorney general of illegally deducting union fees, v...
In a case in which a former Baldwin Park police chief sued the city for discrimination, harassment and retaliation, trial kick...
Law Practice, Alternative Dispute Resolution
Kirk Pasich joins Signature Resolution as mediator
By Gina Kim
In his new role, Pasich will focus on insurance, commercial and entertainment disputes
Government, Criminal
Manohar Raju appointed interim San Francisco public defender
By Paula Lehman-Ewing
Raju, a defense attorney for 18 years, does not have an official start date since he lives outside the boundaries of San Franc...
Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Witness’ attorney says Apple’s counsel’s accusations sanctionable
By Blaise Scemama
After being accused of witness tampering, an attorney in a patent infringement case hired his own lawyer over the weekend and ...
Law Practice
Dunkin' Brands Inc. names David Mann as new chief legal officer
By Nicole Tyau
Former Marriott International deputy general counsel is taking over at Dunkin'.
Sacramento civil attorney and certified mediator Glenn Holley was named a Placer County Superior Court commissioner, the court...
Criminal
OC judge denies dismissal motion but praises attorney who filed it
By Paula Lehman-Ewing
An Orange County judge, while denying a motion to dismiss attempted murder charges based on outrageous government conduct, lau...
Health Care, Pharmaceuticals, Biotech
Hepatitis caused cancer not Roundup, expert says
By Winston Cho
The 70-year-old man arguing exposure to Monsanto’s weedkiller causes Non-Hodgkin lymphoma had an underlying medical condition ...
Criminal
Inmate gets six years in prison for threatening federal judge
By Meghann Cuniff
Craig Shults' attorneys called for a two-year sentence, but a Fresno judge imposed the maximum.
Obituaries
Longtime corporate attorney Sandra Seville-Jones dies, leaves legacy of inclusion
By Nicole Tyau
Colleagues remember Sandra Seville-Jones as a champion of women in law and a dedicated attorney.
Government, Corporate, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Senator’s plan to breakup tech companies is not a new idea
By Malcolm Maclachlan
When Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts proposed a plan last week to break up dominant technology companies, she included ...
U.S. Supreme Court
Charter, Comcast take civil rights lawsuit to nation’s high court
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
Two of the nation’s largest telecommunications providers have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in lawsuits claiming t...
Civil Litigation, Government, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
LA city attorney opens ethics review
By Justin Kloczko
The office of City Attorney Michael N. Feuer denied Friday that attorneys Paul R. Kiesel and Paul O. Paradis represented the c...