U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
9th Circuit blocks Trump travel ban, citing a different rationale
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel struck another blow against the Trump administration's travel ban Monday, following ...
A marketing company's battle for a share of the profits derived from a diamond-shaped flash drive came up short after a Santa ...
Litigation
Brazilian nonprofit can seek punitive damages from Google, judge rules
By James Getz
A Santa Clara County judge who in February struck a small Brazilian nonprofit's bid for punitive damages against Alphabet Inc....
A roundup of recent transactions and the lawyers involved.
Labor/Employment
McDonald's able to substantially minimize its damages in overtime trial
By Matthew Blake
What was often a very confusing bench trial regarding McDonald's Corp. and overtime allegations under the state's Private Atto...
Perspective
There is no double standard for Trump
By MANNING & KASS ELLROD RAMIREZ TRETER LLP
Most of us lawyers have understood since at least our first year of law school that an actor's intent is often the difference ...
Attorney moves and promotions and new firms from around the state.
Daily Journal Staff Writer A Santa Monica developer's attempt to ward off a Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RI...
Public Interest
Haynes and Boone honored for pro bono work in Orange County
By MANNING & KASS ELLROD RAMIREZ TRETER LLP
Haynes and Boone LLP will be honored as pro bono law firm of the year by Orange County's Public Law Center at the Volunteers f...
Government
Courts, legal advocates score more state budget money — for now
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The state Legislature has approved new funding for dependency counsel and legal aid, as well as four new judges for Riverside ...
Kirtee Kapoor, a Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP partner known for handling complex and cross border deals, died in a train acci...
Retired U.S. magistrate judge Stephen J. Hillman, who sat on the Central District bench for 22 years, died June 5.
A Santa Clara County judge has granted preliminary approval for a $7.5 million settlement in a securities class action against...
San Joaquin County Judge Ronald Northup says lawyers should be able to rely on his decisions.
O'Melveny & Myers LLP gave 14 Los Angeles high school sophomores college scholarships named in honor of former firm chairm...
Former Alameda County Superior Court Judge Robert B. Freedman has joined JAMS as a mediator, arbitrator and special master. He...
Here's a quick look from several law school commencement ceremonies from around the region. ...
Entertainment & Sports
VidAngel appeals injunction blocking streaming service
By Steven Crighton
The company argued that its purchase of physical copies of DVDs granted it streaming rights. ...
Litigation
Fired African-American worker sues former bosses for discrimination
By Kevin Lee
An African-American woman alleges her former employer subjected her to hurtful racial commentary, including photographs of him...
The 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals once again weighed in on the Board of Immigration Appeals process for handling requests ...
The annual award is the highest honor the AJC bestows a member of the legal profession. ...
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP's media and First Amendment practice group was honored by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Retired SF judge wins praise as neutral in new chapter of his career
By James Getz
Ernest Goldsmith may spend a few hours or an entire day shuttling between opposing clients in ADR Services Inc.'s meeting room...
Firm Watch
Judge who OK'd diplomas for high school seniors who failed exit exams joins JAMS
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
Former Alameda County Superior Court Judge Robert B. Freedman has joined JAMS as a mediator, arbitrator and special master. He...
California is once again on the hook for nearly $1 million in sanctions and attorney fees after a special master report reaffi...
Criminal
OC hearing highlights apparent disconnect between sheriff's deputies and superiors
By Meghann M. Cuniff
The attorney for confessed mass murderer Scott Dekraai has presented jail records to show the deputies worked with informants,...
An insurance provider who refused to settle personal injury claims against its insured, leaving it on the hook on the eve of t...
Bankruptcy
Judge rejects attorney general's bid to block sale of closed hospital
By Malcolm Maclachlan
In a case closely watched by the health care industry, a judge has rejected state Attorney General Xavier Becerra's bid to blo...
Government, Criminal, Constitutional Law, Appellate Practice
This week the state high court debates Prop 66, passed narrowly in November and designed to quicken California's criminal exec...
Randolph P. Sinnott, founding partner of Sinnott Puebla Campagne & Curet APLC, has been practicing magic for 50 years. ...