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Monsanto seeks dismissal of $289 million Roundup verdict
A San Francisco Superior Court judge will hear arguments Oct. 10 on a bid by Monsanto Co. for dismissal of a $289 million jury verdict for a cancer-stricken gardener.Read More
Contra Costa judge charged with misconduct, sexual harassment
A Contra Costa Superior Court judge is facing nine charges of judicial misconduct, including sexual harassment of women lawyers.Read More
State sues drug maker over kickbacks
State Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones sued the maker of an arthritis drug in Alameda County Superior Court Tuesday for alleged insurance fraud, claiming the drug is sold through illegal...Read More
Railroad hazardous materials fee struck down
A federal appeals court in San Francisco struck down a California law imposing a fee on railroads transporting oil and other hazardous materials Thursday.Read More
Sweep of new San Jose homeless camp delayed
Following an outpouring of response from advocates, politicians and the media, organizers of a privately funded homeless encampment in San Jose say law enforcement officials have backed off on...Read More
PG&E agrees to reduce dioxin runoff
An eight-year-old lawsuit filed against PG&E Co. for alleged releases of dioxin from stored utility poles into San Francisco Bay and Humboldt Bay has been settled, according to the...Read More
Appeals court reinstates NFL painkiller lawsuit
A federal appeals court in San Francisco revived a lawsuit today filed against the National Football League by 10 retired players who allege the league "recklessly and negligently" gave...Read More
State supreme court rules on juvenile offender DNA
The California Supreme Court ruled in San Francisco Thursday that juvenile offenders whose misdeeds are reduced from felonies to misdemeanors don't have the right to have their DNA removed...Read More
Gov. Brown signs bail reform bill
Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill to reform the California's money bail system Tuesday.Read More
Former student sentenced for CSUMB sex assault
A 22-year-old man who was formerly a student at California State University at Monterey Bay was given a 14-year sentence for sexual assault and burglary.Read More
‘Monstrous’ counselor sentenced for sexually abusing troubled boys
A former counselor and clinical director at the Hanna Boys Center in Sonoma was sentenced Tuesday in Sonoma County Superior Court to 21 years in prison.Read More
Jury convicts stalker who tracked ex by GPS
A San Francisco man has been found guilty after being accused of using a GPS tracking device to stalk his former boyfriend and follow him.Read More
Sentences commuted for convicted murderers
Gov. Jerry Brown has commuted the sentences of two men convicted of murder in Alameda County, saying he believes both men have turned their lives around.Read More
Driver comes home, finds dead man under her truck
Vallejo police are investigating the death of a pedestrian who was found dead under a woman's truck early Sunday morning.Read More
‘Ghost Ship’ prosecutors shut door on plea dals
Alameda County prosecutors have told the two mens' attorneys they will no longer accept or entertain any more plea dealsRead More
Judge rejects Ghost Ship plea deal
\he case against Ghost Ship warehouse master tenant Derick Almena and creative director Max Harris for a fire at the warehouse in Oakland’s in December 2016 that killed 36...Read More
Jury slaps Monsanto with $289m in damages
A Vallejo man with cancer was awarded $250 million in punitive damages Friday in a landmark lawsuit against herbicide manufacturer Monsanto..Read More
One dead in Castro Valley homicide
A man is dead following a slaying Thursday evening in the unincorporated Alameda County community of Castro Valley, sheriff's officials said.Read More
Court upholds verdict, denies Brock Turner appeal
A state appellate court Wednesday denied an appeal from the attorney of a former Stanford University swimmer convicted of sexual assault.Read More
Jury to decide Monsanto cancer suit
A San Francisco Superior Court jury heard closing arguments Tuesday in the civil suit against pesticide manufacturer Monsanto, brought on by a 37-year-old Vallejo man who said he was...Read More