U.S. Supreme Court
California concealed carry gun case could head to Supreme Court
By Joshua Sebold
A hotly-contested California gun control case has a chance to be among the first few matters reviewed by the U.S. Supreme Cour...
A roundup of recent transactions and the lawyers involved.
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Pretrial consolidation requests don't trigger CAFA, 9th Circuit rules
By Steven Crighton
Though plaintiffs requested a bellwether trial, the request wasn't a binding consolidation request. ...
LA County Judge David Stuart finds perspective amid the gravity of his criminal docket.
Government
SANDAG retains Hueston Hennigan for sales tax revenue investigation
By Shane Nelson
The San Diego Association of Governments voted to retain Hueston Hennigan LLP to investigate why inaccurate sales tax forecast...
Labor/Employment
Ex-worker gets class status for claims against sporting goods store
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A former employee of Dick's Sporting Goods Inc. has won class certification for a case against the retail chain in another cas...
Santa Clara County judge on Friday granted expedited discovery in shareholder lawsuits against Yahoo Inc.'s board of directors...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
9th Circuit ruling on asylum seeker could end up before high court
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
A 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decision could have resounding implications for asylum seekers but might also end up in the Sup...
Government
SF judge hears arguments in sanctuary jurisdictions case
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
A federal judge heard arguments Friday to decide whether to halt President Donald J. Trump's executive order threatening to ta...
Attorney moves and promotions and new firms from around the state.
Riverside County Judge John Monterosso, praised as personable, has a strong aptitude for detail.
JAMS mediator Richard Kramer developed his style of conflict resolution as a trial attorney and judge.
Court minutes described the outing as an off-site status conference — one of at least two Carter has held at the river while o...
Judges and Judiciary
US judge convenes court at Orange County homeless camp
By Meghann M. Cuniff
Court minutes described the outing as an off-site status conference — one of at least two Carter has held at the river while o...
California Courts of Appeal
Appellate ruling upholds San Diego city employee pension reforms
By Shane Nelson
The 4th District Court of Appeal unanimously overturned a 2015 decision by the state Public Employees Relations Board and uphe...
The industry, requiring a mix of sports and traditional entertainment law, has a growing legal market.
Twenty-four years in the future, Sylvester Stallone is trying to unfreeze profits he claims to be owed from his 1993 role as a...
Constitutional Law
Convict can still pursue case against detectives
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The ruling marks the latest chapter in the nearly two-decade court battle of Tio Dinero Sessoms, whose 1999 request to "give m...
The Los Angeles Unified School District has sued seven insurance providers for not paying about $40 million in claims related ...
A Los Angeles County deputy district attorney was charged this week with five tax felonies related to a property she owns in R...
Plaintiffs' attorneys in the Volkswagen AG smog case had their most recent fee request cut by about $25 million by U.S. Distri...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Amid audit, State Bar awards new lobbying contract
By Lyle Moran
The state auditor's office is reviewing the appropriateness of the bar's lobbying spending.
A roundup of recent transactions and the lawyers involved.
State Bar & Bar Associations
State Bar's free health benefits for executives will end in 2018
By Lyle Moran
The agency's health care changes come in the midst of a state audit that is said to be examining executive compensation.
Jury selection began Wednesday in a patent case brought against Apple Inc. by a former tech company that is now solely a paten...
The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board ruled that a rival firm using "1-800" before a known trademark confused potential customers.
Judges and Judiciary
More judges disciplined last year, report states
By Justin Kloczko
A judge was removed from the bench for the first time in three years, one was censured, six were publicly admonished, the Comm...
Immigration
ACLU sues government over travel ban implementation
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
The ACLU of Northern California has sued the federal government, alleging it failed to disclose records regarding the implemen...
A year-long dispute between Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and BlackBerry Limited ended on Wednesday after an arbitration panel a...
Public Interest
Regional ADL chapter honors three attorneys at awards event
By Riley Guerin