Hillary B. Smith joins SF payment processing company after stint at Zenefits. ...
Litigation
Cotchett Pitre hits Samsung with one of many Galaxy Note 7 class actions
By Saul Sugarman
Another complaint in multiple lawsuits against Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. was filed Tuesday in the Northern District, claimi...
General Counsel Driscoll's Inc. (Watsonville) ...
California Supreme Court
High court justices skeptical of State Bar's attorney fee arguments
By Kevin Lee
The state Supreme Court appeared hesitant Wednesday to restore an attorney fee award to the State Bar in litigation brought by...
Latham & Watkins, Wilson Sonsini is advising Broadcom Ltd. and Brocade Communications Systems Inc. on the deal. ...
Construction
LA's Mental Health Courthouse closed to address roof issues, calendars moved to Metropolitan Court
By Justin Kloczko
LA's Mental Health Courthouse is closed to address roof damage and all hearings will take place at the Metropolitan Courthouse...
Continuing its cautious push into the tech startup market, Latham announced Christopher Shoff joined the firm on Oct.31 as a n...
Litigation
Judge refuses to grant injunction allowing for 'ballot selfies'
By Phil Johnson
Faulting the American Civil Liberties Union for filing suit just one week before Election Day, U.S. District Judge William Als...
State Bar & Bar Associations
State Bar seeks more money for victims of attorney theft
By Lyle Moran
The agency is also asking the state's high court to fund technology upgrades in 2017. ...
The California Bail Agents Association has filed a new motion to intervene in a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of t...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
9th Circuit affirms Lake Tahoe planning group's development plan
By Logan Noblin
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed summary judgment against environmental groups seeking to block development plan...
California's first female African American judge dies of natural causes at 96. ...
A roundup of recent transactions and the California lawyers involved.
Criminal
Disbarred attorney claims State Bar violated his Fifth Amendment rights
By Lyle Moran
Legal ethics experts say Stephen Siringoringo's attempt to dismiss criminal charges is a novel approach. ...
The cash infusion reportedly pegs the San Francisco-based delivery company's valuation at $600 million. ...
Organization seeks injunction, temporary restraining order to avoid chilling free speech. Critics claim photos of finished bal...
A private mortgage lender found liable for $30.5 million settled before arguments for additional punitive damages could take p...
Litigation
SF city attorney will not defend lawsuit against bail system
By Saul Sugarman
San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera announced Tuesday he will not defend a federal lawsuit against the city's bail syst...
California Supreme Court
State high court debates insurance commissioner's authority
By Kevin Lee
California's top insurance regulator told the state Supreme Court Tuesday that state law grants him broad powers to curb misle...
Santa Barbara County Judge Pauline Maxwell is faulted for inexperience in criminal law but praised as a quick study.
Stanislaus County Judge Robert Westbrook tackled an admittedly tough family court assignment.
Labor/Employment
Fired Apple in-house counsel must sue using true name
By America Hernandez
A former in-house lawyer's age and gender bias claims don't warrant Jane Doe status, a judge found. ...
General Counsel/Chief Compliance Officer Cytokinetics Inc. (South San Francisco) ...
Criminal
DA seeks more victims of disbarred attorney's alleged embezzlement
By Meghann M. Cuniff
A disbarred attorney who's charged with three felonies related to the theft of $150,000 in settlement money is confident he's ...
The 1st District Court of Appeal will consider Wednesday whether a state law that prohibits individuals from knowingly telling...
Friends and colleagues of the intellectual property lawyer, who was shot and killed last week outside his home in El Cerrito, ...
Litigation
Muslim prison guard sues for alleged retaliation after filing harassment suits
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A Muslim prison guard who made headlines last year when he sued the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation ov...