International Law, Criminal
9th Circuit mulls extradition of Peru's former president
By Craig Anderson
The question before the panel is whether the Peruvian prosecutor’s accusations mean Alejandro Toledo Manrique has been charged...
Criminal
Girardi arraigned on Chicago charges of stealing from clients
By Craig Anderson
Disbarred attorney Thomas V. Girardi answered “yes” to a couple of questions as he was arraigned remotely on eight counts of w...
Civil Litigation
Agreement on terminology moves forward Carson fire case
By Skyler Romero
Originally set to be delivered to the court in February, the fact sheet was delayed at the last minute when plaintiffs' counse...
Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation
Ex-Lutheran transgender bishop alleges harassment, retaliation
By Sunidhi Sridhar
Attorneys at Cotchett Pitre & McCarthy LLP also accused the church of pushing the bishop out of his role in retaliation fo...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Attorneys slam proposed 'snitch rule' as divisive
By Devon Belcher
In response to criticisms of the rule’s vagueness, members of the committee struggled to reach a general consensus as they con...
Government, Civil Litigation
Prison retaliated against convict who sued over conditions, judge rules
By Jonathan Lo
A federal judge found the California prisons department has been retaliating against Todd Ashker, a convicted murderer serving...
Intellectual Property
$27M secured post-trial in patent case against Yahoo
By Wisdom Howell
After the original $15 million jury verdict, Yahoo’s trial counsel, L. Norwood Jameson of Duane Morris LLP in Atlanta, wrote i...
Government
LA street vendors challenge city's restriction authority
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
“The city is arguing that they have the discretion to determine that vending should not be allowed in certain areas of the cit...
Civil Litigation
Amplify wins $96.5M from shippers for pipeline damage
By Skyler Romero
The amount exceeds what the company paid to settle claims by thousands of individual plaintiffs and to close state and federal...
Hartog, Baer, Zabronsky & Verriere APC are generalists and specialists in trusts and estates.
Bankruptcy
Sacramento diocese faces bankruptcy after sex abuse claims
By Malcolm Maclachlan
“Sacramento has tremendous cash flows in the form of weekly and monthly donations, all of it tax-free. It owns hundreds, if no...
Angela Bradstreet has a singularly exhaustive approach to mediation, attorneys say.
Securities, Government
US says health firm chair sold stock after customer complained
By Skyler Romero
“We allege that Mr. Peizer, armed with inside knowledge, avoided millions in losses that ordinary investors suffered,” Gurbir ...
Government, Banking, Administrative/Regulatory
DOJ gives detail on new compliance incentive program
By Jonathan Lo
"Our goal is simple: to shift the burden of corporate wrongdoing away from shareholders, who frequently play no role in the mi...
Government
New LA County Counsel wants office to make bigger impact
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Dawyn R. Harrison is the first African American to head the office since it was established in 1913. She points out that she i...
Entertainment & Sports, Communications Law
Lawyer sues after NFL, Raiders tell him to stop football ad
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Steve Dimopoulos, a personal injury attorney in Las Vegas, wants a finding that he did not infringe on the marks of the NFL or...
Insurance, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Court to decide if COVID caused physical damage
By Craig Anderson
A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel asked the state high court to answer the California law question in December because...
Technology, Intellectual Property
Lawyer struggles with questions in Tiktok, Stitch trial
By Sunidhi Sridhar
Attorneys for U.K.-based video editing company Stitch Editing Ltd., Skale and his team claim that TikTok infringed on their cl...
Its summary adjudication motion says the plaintiffs did not sue the drivers for the alleged criminal actions and have not prov...
Entertainment & Sports, Community News
LA Lawyers Philharmonic prepares to perform, holds auditions
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
heir last show was the Violins of Hope concert in March 2020 at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre.
Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation
Compromise over ‘substantially complete’ moves Carson fire and odor case forward
By Skyler Romero
Originally set to be delivered to the court in February, the fact sheet was delayed at the last minute when plaintiffs’ counse...
5th District Court of Appeal Justice Charles Poochigian served in all 3 branches of government
Law Practice, Appellate Practice
Judge who oversaw high-profile cases in Santa Monica joins ADR Services
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Before taking the bench Craig D. Karlan prosecuted white-collar and violent crimes in the Los Angeles County District Attorney...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Bar board proposes deficit budget with no license fee hike
By Devon Belcher
“This is an austerity budget,” board member Mark W. Toney said. “Any budget that is level in terms of revenue and spending, wh...
Labor/Employment
Plain meaning of 'willful' gives employers new defense
By Skyler Romero
We think this was a very significant finding that will change the landscape in this area of labor law for California employers...
Health Care & Hospital Law
Couple alleges embryo transplant with cancer gene was hidden
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Adam B. Wolf and Melisa A. Rosadini-Knott represent the plaintiffs in the lawsuit accusing Huntington Reproductive Center Medi...
Judges and Judiciary, Criminal
US judge accused of ordering girl handcuffed in court
By Craig Anderson
The allegations concern what Senior U.S. District Judge Roger T. Benitez did during a Feb. 13 hearing for a man convicted of d...
Torts/Personal Injury, Government, California Courts of Appeal
City can be sued under Coastal Act for failing to police surfer gang
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
“Conspiracy liability is not limited to tort; defendants may be liable if they agree to engage in conduct that violates a duty...
Government, Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation
Montecito Water District to get Thomas Fire claims dropped
By Skyler Romero
The Montecito Water District faced claims from individual plaintiffs and Southern California Edison alleging that negligent up...
Labor/Employment, Judges and Judiciary
Courts growing more diverse, women’s numbers climb
By Wisdom Howell
The number of women serving on appellate and superior courts throughout the state increased from 655 to 672 as of Dec. 31, and...
