The lawsuit claims McDonald's used graffiti artist Dash Snow's work without authorization. ...
Government
Governor vetoes bill to grant collective bargaining to Judicial Council workers
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Gov. Jerry Brown has vetoed a bill sponsored by the major state employee union that would have granted collective bargaining t...
State Bar & Bar Associations
State Bar board nixes annual meeting planned at Disneyland
By Lyle Moran
The divided panel wants staff to come up with alternative options for its 2017 gathering. ...
Civil Rights
US judge removes confidentiality of police shooting videos
By Meghann M. Cuniff
A federal magistrate recently ordered that videos showing the fatal police shooting of an Orange County man be filed without s...
General Counsel Shopkick Inc. (Redwood City) ...
California Supreme Court
Justice whose dissents have changed law hails the practice
By Kevin Lee
The state Supreme Court's most outspoken liberal voice, Goodwin H. Liu, expressed his views on the importance of dissenting op...
Paik, the first Korean-born superior court judge in America, was known for his boundless energy and infectious enthusiasm for ...
Criminal
Young adults can serve sentences in juvenile lockups under pilot program
By L.J. Williamson
Though technically adults, nonviolent offenders aged 18 to 21 will now be allowed to serve their sentences in juvenile lockups...
Personal Injury & Torts
Judge approves coordination of 22 endoscope cases
By Justin Kloczko
A number of cases alleging that a defectively designed endosccope caused hundreds of infections and dozens of deaths have beco...
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court avoids NCAA athlete pay showdown, for now
By Logan Noblin
Faced with the opportunity to provide clarity in the ongoing battle between the NCAA and its student-athletes, the U.S. Suprem...
The State Bar's board has also adopted a new rule requiring disclosure of exculpatory evidence. ...
A roundup of recent transactions and the California lawyers involved
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Government can withhold soldier school names, 9th Circuit rules
By Logan Noblin
A U.S. Army institute that trains Central American soldiers will not have to publicize the names of its students despite warni...
The Daily Journal article Sept. 14 titled "Fewer traffic tickets has led to courthouse construction crisis" failed to address ...
Communications between Paramount and J.J. Abrams could prove important, the defendants argue. ...
Administrative/Regulatory
State AGs settle with company that allegedly scammed military members
By Joshua Seboldn
About 4,100 victims in California will recover nearly $7 million from a $95.9 million settlement that a bankrupt company, whic...
Judges and Judiciary
Civil suits reaching trial quicker in California federal courts
By America Hernandez
Judges' caseloads are going down and new filings are holding constant, according to data released in the Federal Court Managem...
Public Interest
Legal aid groups get funds to teach language access to pro bono attorneys
By Eli Wolfe
The Legal Services Corporation presented a grant from its Pro Bono Innovation Fund worth more than $400,000 to several Califor...
Judges and Judiciary
State judges group picks new leadership, talk pop culture
By Matthew Blake
A felony law and motion calendar judge from rural Tehama County is the new top officer of the California Judges Association. ...
Special Coverage
State Bar formally requests dues from state Supreme Court
By Lyle Moran
The bar's petition provides the court with options to assess attorneys anywhere from $280 to $373.50 annually, though the cour...
Intellectual Property
Symantec, Trend Mirco score defense win in patent case
By Kevin Lee
The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit struck down three patents held by Intellectual Ventures Management L...
Superior Court Commissioner Orange County (Orange) ...
Orange County Judge Franz Miller wants lawyers to move along, but gives them needed time.
A list of moves from around the state.
Alternative fee arrangements and a decline in attorney headcount have put increasing pressure on law firms to rethink how they...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
No-arbitration nursing home rule boon to plaintiff firms
By America Hernandez
A rule banning pre-dispute arbitration agreements for nursing homes receiving federal funds is expected to increase liability ...
Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a bill that will allow people with misdemeanor convictions to apply to have their sentences reduce...
Judges and Judiciary
CJP publicly admonishes judge who joked about jurors' finances
By Phil Johnson
Ruling 'chills' human interaction during jury selection, judge's attorney says. ...
A group of Wells Fargo & Co. sales employees filed a class action Thursday in San Francisco federal court alleging the ban...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Mediator plays different roles to resolve disputes
By Steven Crighton
Ed Oster thinks of parties working through a mediation as paddlers fighting against the current of a raging river. And as medi...