Superior Court Judge Fresno County (Fresno) ...
Litigation
Appellate decision to publish haunted house opinion spooks plaintiff lawyers
By Matthew Blake
A case involving a patron who became too frightened at a haunted house will now carry legal weight
A roundup of recent transactions across the state and the lawyers involved.
California has moved one step closer to having a rule placing an ethical obligation on criminal prosecutors to turn over excul...
Litigation
Next step in Uber suit: Determining arbitration contract's validity
By Matthew Blake
Judge Edward M. Chen's ruling will have massive affect on class size in misclassification lawsuit. ...
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Eastern District of California (Fresno) ...
UC Hastings College of the Law has a handful of leadership vacancies that will require action in the coming weeks, following T...
A federal appellate court has denied Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.'s bid to hold off paying a $548 million judgment because an ...
Judges and Judiciary
Judges tout virtues of pro bono work at Newport Beach event
By America Hernandez
The 20th annual Sonenshine Reception introduced young lawyers to the benefits of giving back through community legal represent...
A prosecutor's failure to recall his reasons for striking a prospective black juror years earlier led the 9th Circuit to grant...
After 16 years in prison, a man whose rape conviction was based solely on faulty eyewitness identification is expected to be e...
Horizon Pharma PLC called off its attempted $1 billion hostile takeover of Newark-based Depomed Inc. late last week after a ju...
State Bar & Bar Associations
State Bar's Parker backtracks on supporting Kim for second term
By Lyle Moran
After enthusiastically lobbying controversial Chief Trial Counsel Jayne Kim to seek a second four-year term, State Bar Executi...
Litigation
High fructose corn syrup trial ends with undisclosed settlement
By Gautham Thomas
A settlement agreement ends the years-long spat between the sugar and corn industries ...
A weekly roundup of lateral attorney moves, law firm office openings and partner promotions from around California.
Last month, the state Legislature passed a bill that clarified the criteria under which juveniles could be tried in adult cour...
IVAMS Inc. Costa Mesa ...
Law Practice
Legal industry gets mixed reviews on diversity and inclusion
By Joshua Seboldn
The legal industry got mixed reviews on its efforts to increase diversity and inclusion Wednesday. ...
Frank H. Wu, an innovator in legal education and law school administration, announced Thursday he will step down as dean and c...
A wrongful death suit settled on the first day of trial for $2 million. Plaintiff's attorney Ben Yeroushalmi credits his inclu...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
9th Circuit rejects gay man's immigration petition
By Matthew Hamity
A divided 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled Thursday that a gay man who immigrated from Mexico must return there, ...
Attorneys with the Law Offices of Scott Warmuth in City of Industry specialize in immigrant clients. ...
Lawyers with Morrison & Foerster LLP have scored a settlement for their client, software company Autodesk Inc., in a North...
Class action against LA, Orange, San Bernardino and Riverside Counties impugns inmate telephone charges
By L.J. Williamson
Plaintiff's attorneys for the class action against four SoCal counties cited "grossly unfair and excessive" telephone charges...
Litigation
Major e-cigarette makers sued under Prop. 65 for allegedly failing to warn the public over toxic chemicals
By Fiona Smith
Oakland-based nonprofit Center for Environmental Health claim products made by R.J. Reynolds Vapor Co. and others contain form...
Attorneys recently disciplined by the State Bar
Entertainment & Sports
Lawyers debate copyright law as Congress evaluates reform
By Ashley Cullinsn
The Copyright Act of 1976, as its name suggests, was written nearly four decades ago and attorneys say meaningful copyright re...
Vice President & Legal Counsel, Vice President of Marketing & Public Relations Tawa Supermarket Inc. Buena Park ...
Transactions
Semiconductor consolidation continues with $2.4 billion deal
By Banks Albachn
As a record year of consolidation in the semiconductor industry winds down, Phoenix-based ON Semiconductor Corp. announced Wed...
Bankruptcy
Guilty verdict for Fresno man filing bogus liens against federal judges
By Gautham Thomas
A federal judge found a Fresno man guilty of filing false liens against two federal bankruptcy judges Tuesday, a tactic strong...