State Bar & Bar Associations
State Bar reduces its disciplinary case backlog
By Lyle Moran
The State Bar's backlog of complaints filed against attorneys declined by nearly 25 percent in 2015 compared to the year prior...
California Courts of Appeal
Appellate court reopens lawsuit over official record fees
By Kevin Lee
Stanislaus County must review and revise how much it charges members of the public to obtain documents from the county clerk-r...
An Indiana-headquartered company cannot get an infringement case against it dismissed based on the claim that Delaware federal...
Law Practice
WilmerHale adds two corporate partners to Palo Alto and Los Angeles offices
By Amanda Schallert
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP added two partners from White & Case LLP to its Palo Alto and Los Angeles office...
Workers' Comp.
Geragos fights $308,000 sanction for allegedly filing frivolous case
By America Hernandez
Arguing his client has the right to seek recovery for wrongful death in separate venues, plaintiff's attorney Mark J. Geragos ...
Litigation
City of Los Angeles ordered to pay $22.4 million in wrongful death jury verdict
By Justin Kloczko
In what plaintiffs' attorneys claim might be the largest wrongful death award in Long Beach Superior Court history, a jury Mon...
Government
Brown, district attorneys to battle before state high court over initiative
By Kevin Lee
Gov. Jerry Brown and district attorneys square off before the state Supreme Court as a sweeping sentencing initiative hangs in...
Superior Court Judge Stanislaus County (Modesto) ...
Riverside County Judge Craig Riemer wins praise for his integrity, grumbling over strictness.
A roundup of recent transactions across the state and the lawyers involved.
Judge appeals to state Supreme Court over guide dog in training, which court supervisors approved. ...
Criminal
Newly disclosed jail informant documents could delay sentencing in OC capital case
By Meghann M. Cuniff
Lawyers will be back in court Tuesday in the latest twist in the ongoing OC informant scandal. ...
Bay Area tech companies won a victory in the culture war over buses that transport tech workers from their homes to work, as a...
Media
Unusual Nevada case spotlights unclear area of California shield law
By Amanda Schallert
A recent shield law case in Las Vegas that roped in a Los Angeles documentary filmmaker spotlights a lack of clarity in Califo...
Labor/Employment
Supreme Court arbitration case could change dynamics of employment class claims
By Matthew Blake
If the state Supreme Court sides with a former salesperson who accused a Manhattan Beach Toyota dealership of race discriminat...
Tuolumne County Judge Kevin Seibert, a stickler for detail, is bringing in a fresh perspective.
State Bar & Bar Associations
LACBA releases 2016 evaluation of judicial candidates
By Steven Crighton
The candidates in the June 7 primary have been rated "not qualified," "qualified," or "well qualified." ...
A weekly roundup of lateral attorney moves, law firm office openings and partner promotions from around California
For offenders looking to make a change, San Diego Judge Marian Gaston lets them know the court can help.
State Bar & Bar Associations
Bar's outgoing chief trial counsel a focus of litigation
By Lyle Moran
Jayne Kim is named in multiple legal claims filed by former employees of the agency. ...
Recology Inc., a San Francisco-based municipal waste disposal and recycling servicer, announced the promotion of Cary H. Chen ...
Retired Judge Arnold Gold is pleasantly surprised that he's outlasted his supposed mediator shelf life. ...
The deal provides Comcast with new IP for films and theme parks. ...
Solo and Small Firms
Touchton & Weinberger LLP aims to fill a gap in the L.A. criminal defense market
By Amanda Schallert
Touchton & Weinberger LLP launched last March, specializing in general civil litigation and white collar criminal defense ...
Intellectual Property
Gloves are already off in run-up to Oracle-Google copyright retrial
By Tim O'connor
Jurors won't be tapped to hear the retrial until May 9, but the tech behemoths have been engaged in an all-out battle to mold ...
Hueston Hennigan LLP knew too much to be loyal to two clients with adverse interests, defense attorneys have argued, seeking t...
The legal campaign to establish public access to Martin's Beach in San Mateo took another twist Wednesday when the 1st Distric...
The organization recently got an ordinance passed expanding paid parental leave throughout San Francisco, making it the first ...
More DA offices are opening conviction review units, but transparency and bias remain concerns. ...
The non-unionized Renaissance Hotel is hit with complaints that finger corporate parent Marriott. ...