David Newdorf – Newdorf Legal

Following a one-week civil rights trial, a San Francisco jury took only ten minutes Friday to vote 12-0 to clear two San Francisco police officers of wrongdoing in a lawsuit brought by a 76-year-old man who had been arrested…more

Following a one-week civil rights trial, a San Francisco jury took only ten minutes Friday to vote 12-0 to clear two San Francisco police officers of wrongdoing in a lawsuit brought by a 76-year-old man who had been arrested…more

A San Mateo County,California, judge ordered Duane Morris LLP and its client, a Texas developer, to pay the City and County of San Francisco $3.43 million in attorneys? fees and costs for their unsuccessful four-year legal…more

The Ninth Circuit's recent published decision in Bull v. City and County of San Francisco shows potential changes coming in the Circuit's -- and perhaps the nation's -- strip search law. On the surface, the 2-1 decision written…more

In the San Francisco Police Department "Fajitagate" case, the Ninth Circuit held that San Francisco was not responsible for injuries sustained in an altercation between plaintiffs and off-duty police officers. The Court held…more

One of the prime reasons to spend the time and money to depose an adverse witness should be to gather impeachment material. Other than hiring a private investigator to delve into the witness's past, the deposition is the most…more

San Francisco Daily Journal article by Deputy City Attorney David Newdorf explaining how the plaintiffs' bar is trying to re-write traditional tort law concerning medical damages through its legislative agenda. The government…more

A discussion of the First Amendment rights of journalists to view California prison executions…more

The Society of Professional Journalists awarded San Francisco Trial Lawyer David Newdorf the James Madison Freedom of Information Award for his successful First Amendment pro bono work…more

Trial lawyers and their clients have First Amendment rights, even during trial…more