Sonoma County is among the larger California counties with more women on the bench. Experts say it’s a growing trend as more women become attorneys.
(Subscription required) A copyright and trademark infringement lawsuit claims that a company purporting to be an “AI Tutor for LSAT” used proprietary content that belongs to the Law School Admission Council.
State lawmakers and Gov. Gavin Newsom had a busy year, producing and signing stacks of legislation touching on a variety of topics, ranging from an effort to crack down on retail theft to changes to labor laws to LGBTQ protections to a ban on farmed …
Cracking Down on Retail Theft Organized retail theft is permanently codified into California law through AB 1802 and SB 982. It is now considered a felony to possess over $950 of items obtained through retail theft with the intention to resell (AB 2943). …
(Subscription required) Legal experts following Golden State courts in 2025 are tracking high-stakes antitrust and personal injury cases against Big Tech companies along with NFL subscribers' $4.7 billion antitrust appeal, as well as IP litigation …
Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. issued a defense Tuesday of judicial independence, which he said is under threat from intimidation, disinformation and the prospect of public officials defying court orders.
The landmark Tuolumne County Courthouse looks pretty much the same today as it did when opened for business shortly after Christmas 125 years ago. Though now empty and surrounded by chain link fencing, it awaits an appropriate reuse plan by the county …
The Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) Act is a new civil court process available as of December 1, 2024 in Merced County. The CARE Act provides community-based behavioral health services and supports to eligible Californians living …
New Year’s Day is a state and judicial holiday, so the Supreme Court will be closed Wednesday, the day on which it usually conferences. The court will hold its conference this week on Tuesday instead. It will be a double one, because there was no …
The Court of Appeal for this district has affirmed a summary judgment in favor of the maker of Volkswagens in a suit under the state’s “Lemon Law,” holding, in a 2-1 decision, that the plaintiff cannot prove damages because the defendant offered to refund …
Starting January 1, 2025, California's "lemon law," which protects buyers of defective vehicles, will undergo changes that could confuse car buyers, especially those with faulty new or used cars. The law has long allowed consumers to get a …
Lyft sued the City of San Francisco this week, accusing them of overcharging the company $100 million from 2019 to 2023. According to the lawsuit, Lyft claims that the city taxed the entire app ride fare as revenue, rather than just the company percentage …
Three justices in Div. Eight of the Court of Appeal for this district were in agreement, in opinions filed yesterday, that resentencing was properly denied to a man who participated in the fatal beating of a member of a rival gang, but Justice John Shepard …
The work to maintain the building’s structural integrity and restore the deteriorating exterior of the building will be funded by $2 million in federal money, along with $1 million from the Merced County Board of Supervisors, $50,000 from the Merced County …
In Capito v. San Jose Healthcare System, the Supreme Court yesterday held that compliance with federal and state statutes detailing how hospitals must disclose prices insulates hospitals from nondisclosure liability under other statutes, specifically …
In 2022, Claustro glided to electoral victory, winning an open judicial post. For years, he also operated a medical billing and healthcare management firm on the side. Now, he is facing accusations that his moonlighting was rife with fraud and part of a …
The three-story, Italianate-style icon at 21st and N streets, in the middle of Courthouse Park, was built in 1875 by California State Capitol architect, Albert Bennett. It served as the county’s courthouse until 1950, and then it housed county …
There are the consumer finance protection laws, numerous education-related laws — including one to expand alcohol education that was written by a former lawmaker arrested for a DUI — as well as a law banning local voter ID rules and another granting a few …
The California Supreme Court on Monday ruled that hospitals in the state don't need to warn emergency room patients in advance about the fees they may be charged, opting not to tighten existing legislative and regulatory requirements. In a unanimous …
Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall will remain open until at least early January after a judge held off on ordering the troubled hall shut down. Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Miguel Espinoza required the Probation Department to appear in court Monday to …
