Closing with testimony from Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant and an encore performance by guitarist Jimmy Page, attorneys defe...
LA County Commissioner LaTonya Hadnot Prioleau enjoys the educational aspect of her job.
Judges and Judiciary
State to partly undo landmark ruling on judge pay, while retaining appeal on case
By Matthew Blake
Set on curbing judicial pay, Gov. Jerry Brown intends to sign a law backed by the California Judges Association that partly wi...
Executive Vice President, General Counsel Blood Systems Inc. (Scottsdale, Arizona) ...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
9th Circuit sides with prisoner who said his religious protection was violated
By Saul Sugarman
Prisoners who practice Wicca could receive extended protections to do so while incarcerated, thanks to a recent ruling by the ...
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court to consider issue of non-citizen bail hearing
By Justin Kloczko
The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday it will review whether to allow non-citizen immigrants access to bond hearings if they are ...
Litigation
Led Zeppelin attorney says plaintiff doesn't own alleged lifted song's copyright
By Steven Crighton
The band will be back in court Tuesday to face allegations that its iconic song, "Stairway to Heaven," lifted riffs from the S...
U.S. Supreme Court, Labor/Employment, Civil Rights
Labor Department must explain policy change, U.S. Supreme Court rules
By Saul Sugarman
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that the federal Labor Department must explain why it changed a longstanding policy in ord...
Litigation
Arbitrator awards $36.6 million in alleged loan fraud case
By Garrett Green
An arbitrator awarded A.W. Financial Group $36.6 million after a four-year battle in an alleged loan fraud case, said the comp...
Intellectual Property
High court sides with patent office in key IP ruling
By Kevin Lee
The U.S. Supreme Court upheld major provisions of a 2012 intellectual property reform law Monday, confirming the U.S. Patent a...
Indigent defendants asked to be dismissed from three mega criminal cases because they say Central District judges interfere wi...
Riverside County Judge Dale Wells' interest in the law was piqued when he was a minister.
Government
Government cannot seek early summary judgment motion in Twitter case
By Tim O'connor
A federal judge has derailed U.S. Department of Justice lawyers' hopes to fast-track a lawsuit filed by Twitter Inc. that seek...
A roundup of recent transactions and the California lawyers involved.
Civil investigations have been closed against all 11 former executives at Countrywide Financial, the company involved in subpr...
Labor/Employment
In marathon hearing, judge indicates Iskanian dismissal
By Matthew Blake
A superior court judge left no stone unturned or law book unopened on Friday in assessing the novel issue of whether a Private...
Litigation
OC judge boots Greenberg Gross LLP from Nicholas lawsuit
By Meghann M. Cuniff
The firm was disqualified from a salacious lawsuit against Broadcom founder Henry T. Nicholas III due to a conflict of intere...
The plaintiff rested Friday in the suit accusing Led Zeppelin of copyright infringement, and the band's attorneys called on th...
Criminal
Prosecutor accuses PG&E of deliberately concealing pipeline flaws as trial opens
By Kevin Lee
Federal prosecutors claimed Friday that Pacific Gas and Electric Co. engaged in a pattern of criminal conduct that included ob...
Joseph L. Dunn has successfully revived his retaliation lawsuit against the embattled State Bar over his termination as execut...
Criminal
Prosecutors' novel FedEx prosecution collapses in less than a week
By Tim O'connor
The government's pursuit of shipping giant FedEx Corp. on criminal charges of delivering drugs to buyers without proper prescr...
Alameda County Judge Jo-Lynne Lee is admired for her ability to handle complex civil cases.
A weekly roundup of lateral attorney moves, law firm office openings and partner promotions from around California.
Superior Court Judge Los Angeles County (Pomona) ...
Justice Donald Franson is establishing himself on the 5th District bench where his father sat.
Labor/Employment
Doubting her record-keeping, Uber objectors not swayed by lawyer's fee reduction request
By Matthew Blake
Uber drivers' besieged lawyer Shannon Liss-Riordan's late gambit to slash her fee request by $10 million may not salvage a con...
Fresno County Judge James Kelley believes in a strong work ethic; he's been employed since 16.
Criminal
Letter to the editor: Reports of prosecutorial misconduct 'epidemic' are greatly exaggerated
By Riley Guerin
I read with interest Stephen Cooper's recent opinion piece on the New York Times editorial about prosecutorial misconduct, "NY...
California Supreme Court
State high court overturns reversal of school superintendent's conviction
By Saul Sugarman
A state Supreme Court ruling Thursday put a former Beverly Hills Unified School District superintendent on the hook for a misa...
As promised, a group of civil liberties organizations sued Solano County Superior Court on Wednesday after urging it to follow...