Mediator Gretchen Taylor devoted career to family law
Judges and Judiciary, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Newly confirmed judge will be second Black woman on 9th Circuit
By Craig Anderson
The nomination of Judge Holly A. Thomas, who was on the Los Angeles County court, cleared the Senate on a partyline vote Thurs...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Law Practice
Most commenters on State Bar’s paraprofessional plan opposed it
By Blaise Scemama
“From my perspective, this is a fallback position that says, ‘Even if we can’t get all the way in the door, at least we can ge...
LA judge went from graphic design and printing to prosecutor
Technology, Civil Litigation
Corsair Gaming falsely advertised hardware’s speed, class action alleges
By Jonathan Lo
Santa Monica attorneys Jonas B. Jacobson and Simon C. Franzini of Dovel & Luner LLP filed the consumer protection lawsuit ...
Judges and Judiciary, Discipline
Budget grows for defending judges accused of misconduct
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The current year spending amounts to more than $700 for every superior court judge and commissioner and appellate court justic...
Judges and Judiciary, Government, Criminal
Head of new juvenile offenders agency aims to keep them close to home
By Kamila Knaudt
“It’s getting kids closer to home rather than sending them far away to have rehabilitative intervention,” said Katherine Lucer...
Civil Rights, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Ventura County should not have closed gun shops, circuit panel says
By Craig Anderson
Judge Lawrence VanDyke wrote the opinion and a concurrence that included a whithering critic of his liberal colleagues for uph...
Mergers & Acquisitions, Civil Litigation
2 firms named to lead suit over GW Pharmaceuticals merger
By Jonathan Lo
Federal Judge Cynthia Bashant appointed Monteverde & Associates and Kahn Swick & Foti as colead counsel for a securiti...
Judges and Judiciary
Challenge to lifetime temporary judges cap meets skepticism
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Seven retired judges, all over 70 and over the cap, said the court system is unfairly denying them the ability to serve as tem...
Judges and Judiciary
Biden nominates judges for Fresno and San Diego
By Craig Anderson
Judges in the Eastern District and Southern District have pleaded with the president to fill vacancies to ease their workload.
Technology, Intellectual Property, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Broadcom suit against Netflix moved from Texas to California
By Craig Anderson
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit overturned a decision by Chief Judge J. Rodney Gilstrap of the Eastern Distr...
Judges and Judiciary, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
New bankruptcy judge worked for low-income debtors
By Kamila Knaudt
Magdalena Reyes Bordeaux was sworn in as the first Latina bankruptcy judge in the Central District of California.
Judges and Judiciary, Criminal, Covid Court Ops, Civil Litigation
Some courts are set to resume trials next week
By Blaise Scemama
Federal and state courts in Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino and other counties have paused all jury trials amid the sur...
Technology, Law Practice
Wilson Sonsini hires top privacy attorney from FTC
By Jonathan Lo
Maneesha Mithal most recently was associate director of the Federal Trade Commission's Division of Privacy and Identity Protec...
LA family law judge has criminal and health care experience.
Judge David Swift’s challenge: moving cases while letting parties speak
By David Houston
LA judge, ex- entertainment lawyer, handles family law
Criminal, Civil Litigation
Armored car company sues over seizure of cannabis clients’ cash
By Kamila Knaudt
The Institute for Justice, which is representing Empyreal Enterprises, announced the lawsuit Tuesday against the Department of...
Law Practice
Two longtime San Francisco attorneys join forces to form new complex civil litigation firm overlooking the Embarcadero
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Judges and Judiciary, California Courts of Appeal, Appellate Practice
Justice of 3rd District with lagging caseload may be nearing exit
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Justice William J. Murray Jr. has written no opinions, published or unpublished, since Dec. 8. He turns 65 on Jan. 27, making ...
Technology, Criminal, Civil Litigation
Manslaughter prosecution of Tesla driver appears to be first
By Craig Anderson
The criminal and civil litigation raise a host of issues involving liability both for attorneys representing victims, drivers ...
Criminal, Civil Litigation
Tentative denial for DAs to stop conduct credits scheme
By Kamila Knaudt
Last month, a different judge temporarily barred the prisons department from enacting the rule change, which would increase go...
Technology, Mergers & Acquisitions, Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation
What becomes of Activision’s workplace woes following deal?
By Blaise Scemama
The Santa Monica game creator is under a federal consent decree and faces a state lawsuit over allegations of a discriminatory...
Attorneys at Hudock Employment Law Group routinely help businesses out of sticky situations.
Judges and Judiciary, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit questions attorneys on judge’s dismissal of $44M jury verdict
By Craig Anderson
The case involves a long-running antitrust complaint by Trendsettah USA Inc. against tobacco manufacturer Swisher Internationa...
Government, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Criminal, Civil Litigation
Deputy DAs suit over George Gascón’s hiring of public defenders moves forward
By Kamila Knaudt
“The more public defenders there are, the less available remedy there is, if at all. The district attorney has made no indicat...
Real Estate/Development, Civil Litigation
Suit to stop Tejon Ranch development over fire risks can proceed
By Blaise Scemama
Developers failed to account for the wildfire risks from surrounding lands, Judge Mitchell Beckloff said.
Labor/Employment, Judges and Judiciary
Judicial Council won’t say how much it’s paying firm
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The Daily Journal obtained an email showing the agency has denied a request for "judicial administrative records showing the a...
Technology, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
California, other states appeal dismissal of Facebook antitrust case
By Malcolm Maclachlan
In June, U.S. District Court Judge James E. Boasberg in Washington, D.C. ruled the state attorneys general had waited too long...
Technology, Civil Litigation
Apple to pay $14.8M for misleading iCloud storage claims
By Jonathan Lo
“Apple lacked the necessary infrastructure to provide this service at the time it sold it. Unbeknownst to plaintiffs and the p...