Labor/Employment
State Bar employees issue 'no confidence' vote in top official
By Lyle Moran
Employees in the State's Bar attorney discipline unit voted overwhelmingly Wednesday that they have no confidence in their bos...
Eight years of complex litigation over whether the 1999 Jay-Z hit "Big Pimpin'" infringed on the rights of an Egyptian song it...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Cost concerns delay implementation of State Bar practical skills program
By Lyle Moran
The bar's new leaders say they need time to evaluate the resources available to pursue the organization's various priorities.
Dealmakers
Proponents of medical marijuana landed a significant victory this week in federal court after a judge ruled that federal agenc...
Litigation
Federal judge rejects claims that water officials illegally altered water flows into the ailing delta
By Fiona Smith
District Judge Lawrence O'Neill ruled that he did not have jurisdiction to hear environmentalists' claims that water agencies ...
SeaSpine Holdings Corp., a spinal hardware technology company based in Vista, announced Tuesday Patrick L. Keran will fill the...
Entertainment & Sports
Minor leaguers get class certification on wage and hour claims
By Phil Johnson
Players claim they should be compensated for a range of offseason activities. ...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Convicted executive tests computer fraud law
By Saul Sugarman
An executive search specialist who was convicted of stealing information from his former employer had several charges reconsid...
Labor/Employment
Judge will let arbitrator decide Playboy negligence suit against Sheppard Mullin
By Matthew Blake
A Superior Court Judge has granted Sheppard Mullin's motion to bring Playboy's professional negligence claim against them to a...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
9th Circuit judges dubious of restoring text message suit against PayPal
By Kevin Lee
A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel indicated during oral arguments Tuesday that it was unlikely to restore a civil comp...
Entertainment & Sports
Sony could pay $3.5M in attorneys' fees in email hacking case
By Ashley Cullinsn
Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. has agreed to pay up to $3.5 million in attorneys' fees and $4.5 million in reimbursements to...
District Judge Haywood S. Gilliam showed a keen enthusiasm for the bench even as a clerk.
San Diego brewery and distillery Ballast Point Brewing & Spirits Inc. filed for a $172.5 million public offering Monday wi...
Personalized Beauty Discovery Inc. San Mateo ...
Nick J. Yocca, a legal powerhouse in OC, died Thursday. ...
Intellectual Property
Apple on the hook for $234M for infringing university's patent
By Saul Sugarman
Tech giant must pay up after jury finds it infringed on a patent related to microprocessor architecture ...
The Boeing Company agreed to pay $18 million to settle a False Claims Act whistleblower suit alleging the company over-billed ...
State Bar Trustee Dennis Mangers, who recently threatened to step down from the board because of the new president's committee...
In a decision that may have important implications for lawful permanent residents of the U.S. facing possible removal, a 9th U...
Judge David F. De Alba will be the new assistant presiding judge in Sacramento County Superior Court. Elected by his peers, th...
Product Liability
Date set for failure-to-warn trial over antipsychotic drugs
By America Hernandez
The first of more than 3,200 coordinated failure to warn cases against Johnson & Johnson and Janssen Pharmaceuticals over ...
Environmental
Judge tosses suit seeking tougher drilling, fracking controls
By Fiona Smith
Claims brought by environmentalists that the state failed to properly look at the harms posed by Bakersfield-based Aera Energy...
Settlement amounts revealed to be paid by the largest Wall Street banks in antitrust class action. ...
The union representing employees in the State Bar's attorney discipline unit has scheduled a rare vote so employees can weigh ...
In a decision that may have important implications for lawful permanent residents of the U.S. facing possible removal, a 9th U...
A roundup of recent transactions across the state and the lawyers involved.
Postings for uncompensated assistant U.S. attorneys have become widespread nationwide. ...
Young attorneys who have been practicing for five years or less will have an opportunity to chat with state and federal judges...
Intellectual Property
Appeals court OKs Google book scanning as fair use
By Saul Sugarman
Attorneys representing Google Inc. emerged victorious Friday with the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which affirmed a lowe...