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Health Care & Hospital Law, Civil Litigation


Dr. Timothy Ryan, a former vascular surgeon at the county-owned Harbor UCLA Medical Center, alleges in his 2016 lawsuit that h...


Legal Education, Government, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Michael Romano serves as chair of the Committee on the Revision of the Penal Code, which makes recommendations to the governor...



Health Care & Hospital Law, Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg.


US Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler met with the parties on Monday to iron out the remaining details for the trial, including CO...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Holton stepped into the role of general counsel in 2015, two years before Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law SB 36, which instru...




Dress Rehearsal

Feb. 8, 2022

Speech and debate teams and mock trial competitions, along with an encouraging teacher, prepared judge for the bench.


Judges and Judiciary, Government


Legislative Analyst urges clarity on court budget

Feb. 7, 2022
By Malcolm Maclachlan

"We find that it is currently unclear how the funding would be allocated, there are different ways to promote fiscal equity, a...



Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg.


The settlement is “the third-largest absolute dollar recovery for a direct-purchaser class in a generic delay pharmaceutical a...



The Bulldogs

Feb. 7, 2022
By David Houston

Bankruptcy boutique BG Law isn’t afraid to represent clients aggressively.



Labor/Employment, Health Care & Hospital Law, Education Law, Civil Litigation


Dr.Timothy Ryan, a former vascular surgeon at the county-owned Harbor UCLA Medical Center, sued in 2016, alleging his supervis...


Law Practice, Judges and Judiciary, Appellate Practice


The Portia Project is the brainchild of Buchalter appellate lawyer and emerging podcast host M.C. Sungaila, who said the podca...



Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Criminal


Orange County Superior Court Judge Michael F. Murray said he had no knowledge of a falsified accident report before or during ...


Law Practice, Judges and Judiciary, Alternative Dispute Resolution


Retired Federal Judge Margaret Morrow joins Judicate West

Feb. 7, 2022
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Morrow, who headed Public Counsel for five years after leaving the bench, said “I wasn’t ready to retire.”



Entertainment & Sports, Civil Litigation


“Our clients are world class swimmers so the issue for them is possibly being barred from the Summer Olympics because of their...


Procedures came into question after Mark Ridley-Thomas, who sat on the board of supervisors from 2008 to 2020, was indicted on...



Government, Criminal, Civil Litigation


At the root of the dispute between the SFPD and the SF District Attorney is the prosecution of Officer Terrance Stangel, who i...


Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


The program dates back to a 1999 effort to make sure judges across the state had the same access to legal defense if accused o...



Land Use, Civil Litigation


Developers wanted it published so they could use it in other legal challenges, specifically a project the city of Encinitas is...


Civil Litigation, Bankruptcy


Jhe professors, several from California law schools, oppose what they say is the company’s “blatant abuse” of the bankruptcy ...



Technology, Intellectual Property, Civil Litigation


The tech giant is being sued by a woman who said Apple rejected a partnership to increase diversity in digital communications.



Seizing opportunity

Feb. 4, 2022
By David Houston

LA Judge Adan Montalban aims to show his parents the success of their immigrant struggles




Teamwork

Feb. 4, 2022

Playing college soccer gave neutral Gail Glick the tools to work collaboratively with parties to forge settlements, she says.


Real Estate/Development, Land Use, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


The panel ruled a military couple, who rented their home while stationed in Washington, D.C., could not move back in without f...



Land Use, Government, Civil Litigation


Developer sue Encinitas over effort to block development

Feb. 3, 2022
By Federico Lo Giudice

The city in San Diego County has been accused in previous lawsuits of failing to comply with California’s Housing Accountabili...


Technology, Government, Data Privacy, Civil Litigation


Defense contractor case could test False Claims Act

Feb. 3, 2022
By Malcolm Maclachlan

A former cybersecurity director with Rocketjet Aerodyne claims the company fraudulently obtained government contracts while ly...



Judges and Judiciary, Bankruptcy


The 14-year term for Ronald Alonzo Clifford III began on Feb. 1. He succeeds Bankruptcy Judge Richard M. Neiter, who retired, ...


Law Practice, Bankruptcy


“Not only did Girardi steal money from the GK client trust account to buy the diamond earrings, he covered up the theft by des...



During a pretrial hearing, Nicole Pifari of Rains Lucia Stern St. Phalle & Silver moved to have the case against Stangel d...


Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation, Bankruptcy


Fire victims who previously received a distribution from the trust will receive a supplemental payment, and pro rata payments ...



Judges and Judiciary, Government


U.S. Magistrate Judge Kenly Kiya Kato, a former federal defender, was also questioned about comments she made in the media in...


Obituaries, Government, Environmental & Energy


"Richard was an effective, engaged and forceful advocate, not only for his community of Sherman Oaks, but for enhancing neighb...