Health Care & Hospital Law, Civil Litigation
Doctor kickback claim may not have been probed, official testifies
By Blaise Scemama
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
Stanford Law School professor joins San Francisco Ethics Commission
By Kamila Knaudt
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.
Sutter Health federal antitrust trial kicks off later this week
By Jonathan Lo
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
State bar GC Vanessa Holton announces retirement
By Diana Bosetti
Holton stepped into the role of general counsel in 2015, two years before Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law SB 36, which instru...
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
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.
Settlement over generic drug deals gets judge's approval
By Jonathan Lo
The settlement is “the third-largest absolute dollar recovery for a direct-purchaser class in a generic delay pharmaceutical a...
Bankruptcy boutique BG Law isn’t afraid to represent clients aggressively.
Labor/Employment, Health Care & Hospital Law, Education Law, Civil Litigation
Trial kicks off in UCLA retaliation whistleblower case
By Blaise Scemama
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
Prominent female judges fill out All Star podcast lineup
By Diana Bosetti
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
Judge refutes CJP claims he failed to disclose evidence as DA
By Kamila Knaudt
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
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
Class of swimmers sues to take part in 2024 Paris Olympics
By Federico Lo Giudice
“Our clients are world class swimmers so the issue for them is possibly being barred from the Summer Olympics because of their...
Government
Covington & Burling will investigate LA county’s contracting policies
By Blaise Scemama
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
DA pushes back against police threats to end investigation deal
By Kamila Knaudt
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
Judicial Council covers $2M for defense of judges facing discipline
By Malcolm Maclachlan
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
4th District publishes 2018 ruling on affordable housing development
By Federico Lo Giudice
Developers wanted it published so they could use it in other legal challenges, specifically a project the city of Encinitas is...
Civil Litigation, Bankruptcy
Judge allows law professors to weigh in on J&J bankruptcy
By Blaise Scemama
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
Apple asks judge to dismiss copyright infringement lawsuit over diverse emojis
By Jonathan Lo
The tech giant is being sued by a woman who said Apple rejected a partnership to increase diversity in digital communications.
LA Judge Adan Montalban aims to show his parents the success of their immigrant struggles
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
9th Circuit upholds ruling in favor Oakland no-fault eviction ordinance
By Blaise Scemama
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
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
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A former cybersecurity director with Rocketjet Aerodyne claims the company fraudulently obtained government contracts while ly...
Judges and Judiciary, Bankruptcy
Irvine litigator is Central District’s newest bankruptcy judge
By Mark Kellam
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
Girardi’s wife must turn over $750K diamond earrings, bankruptcy judge says
By Blaise Scemama
“Not only did Girardi steal money from the GK client trust account to buy the diamond earrings, he covered up the theft by des...
Criminal
After claims of DA misconduct, police brutality settlement is held
By Kamila Knaudt
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
Additional settlement money headed to wildfire victims as PG&E’s stock jumps
By Craig Anderson
Fire victims who previously received a distribution from the trust will receive a supplemental payment, and pro rata payments ...
Judges and Judiciary, Government
Central District nominee grilled by U.S. Senators over college book review
By Craig Anderson
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
Land use attorney led San Fernando Valley effort to secede from Los Angeles
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
"Richard was an effective, engaged and forceful advocate, not only for his community of Sherman Oaks, but for enhancing neighb...