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. ...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
9th Circuit removes federal judge from case, orders new trial
By Fiona Smith
The appellate court removes District Judge Manuel L. Real from a Medicare fraud case after it found Real had treated the defen...
The Hetch Hetchy Valley will continue to hold drinking water for more than 2.5 million people in the Bay Area, a Tuolumne Coun...
A weekly report of the State Bar's disciplinary actions.
Labor/Employment
PricewaterhouseCoopers hit with national age discrimination lawsuit
By Matthew Blake
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP discriminated against possibly hundreds of thousands of job applicants, according to a complaint fi...
General Counsel Eminent Inc. dba Revolve Clothing (Cerritos) ...
The state Supreme Court agreed Wednesday to review a $1.3 million legal fee dispute pitting Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Ha...
The Japanese electronics giant has agreed to plead guilty in San Francisco federal court to conspiring with erstwhile competit...
New organization will focus on academic and independent research aimed at making the civil justice system more accessible to t...
Transactions
Private equity continues search for add-on buyouts in soft credit market
By Banks Albachn
Despite a lackluster start to the year for private equity funds, middle and lower market add-ons hit records for the industry....
Gardena-based Z Gallerie LLC will pay $15 million to settle a lawsuit accusing the upscale furniture seller of improperly fill...
Litigation
Zeppelin plaintiffs offer $1 settlement for writing credit
By Steven Crighton
The writing credit would entitle the trust of Randy Craig Wolfe to future earnings on the song. ...
Product Liability
Jessica Alba's organic food company accused of mislabeling formula
By Steven Crighton
The complaint is the latest in a string of lawsuits alleging misrepresentation. ...