Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Criminal
Man with 25-year history of impersonating attorneys to be arraigned
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney Ryann Jorban’s felony complaint named Efferin Deans, plus 22 aliases he is alleged...
Civil Litigation
Opponent calls proposed AT&T wage class settlement ‘collusion’
By Blaise Scemama
Finding it fair and not a result of collusion, San Bernardino County Judge David Cohn tentatively approved the deal but said h...
U.S. Supreme Court, Health Care & Hospital Law, Constitutional Law, Civil Litigation
1908 Supreme Court ruling may determine Texas abortion law fate
By Craig Anderson
Marc Hearron, senior counsel for the Center for Reproductive Rights, argued that his client should be able to test the law bas...
Native Americans, Legal Education
State bill expected to change name of UC Hastings School of Law
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Hastings Chancellor and Dean David L. Faigman said he will cooperate with any legislative change in the school’s name, which r...
Health Care & Hospital Law, Civil Litigation
No evidence drugmakers falsely marketed opioids, judge rules
By Blaise Scemama
In a 42-page tentative ruling Monday, Orange County Superior Court Judge Peter Wilson said the plaintiff counties of Los Angel...
Torts/Personal Injury, Entertainment & Sports, Criminal
'Rust' armorer's New Mexico attorneys investigating shooting
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Albuquerque attorneys Robert Gorence of Gorence & Oliveros PC and Jason Bowles of the Bowles Law Firm said in a statement,...
International Law, Criminal
Chinese dehumidifier maker to pay $91M to resolve criminal safety charges
By Blaise Scemama
The resolutions are the first corporate criminal enforcement actions brought under the Consumer Product Safety Act, a law givi...
Jones said one of her proudest accomplishments was being the first superior court judge to hold a dedicated budget-planning po...
The group is led by Chief Deputy Attorney General Venus D. Johnson, who will oversee the legal affairs, law enforcement, opera...
Environmental & Energy, Criminal
PG&E delays Zogg Fire plea, will challenge basis of some charges
By Kamila Knaudt
The utility was set to be arraigned Friday in Shasta County Superior Court before Judge Cara L. Beatty on 31 charges, includin...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Criminal
US attorney wants Avenatti to start serving Nike prison sentence
By Blaise Scemama
“Moreover, it is in the interest of justice for the defendant to commence serving the term of incarceration that this court im...
Law Practice, Law Office Management
Latham promotes largest class in its history, 18 in California
By Kamila Knaudt
“Each of these lawyers enjoys tremendous respect from clients and colleagues alike for their legal expertise, drive, sector kn...
Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation, Admiralty/Maritime
A dispute is brewing over which firms will lead oil spill litigation
By Gina Kim
Three plaintiffs’ firms — Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy LLP, Aitken Aitken Cohn and Bentley & More LLP — filed a motion t...
Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Bankruptcy
Girardi creditor objects to trustee hiring more costly lawyers
By Craig Anderson
“We filed it because the Girardi Keese client victims deserve at least some chance of recovery before more attorneys drain ass...
Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Education programs don’t bar judges from ruling on school vaccine, mask orders
By Henrik Nilsson
The Supreme Court Committee on Judicial Ethics Opinions concluded that involvement in civics education does not trigger mandat...
Labor/Employment, Constitutional Law
Following EEOC guidance on religious objections not easy, lawyers say
By Blaise Scemama
“I think an employer can have reason to believe that not all requests are based on sincerely held beliefs, but an employer’s a...
Judges and Judiciary, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
US Judge Lucy Koh’s 9th Circuit nomination moves to full Senate
By Craig Anderson
U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said he had “questions about her approach and reasoning” but gave Koh credit for disavowing ...
Civil Litigation
City of Orange, shelter fail to agree, US judge to decide if it stays open
By Henrik Nilsson
The dispute started after the shelter filed a lawsuit against the city’s attempt to shut down Mary’s Kitchen for violating a l...
Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, California Supreme Court
Supreme Court brief says federal bar admission is discriminatory
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Former California Supreme Court Justice Janice Rogers Brown wrote the decision in a case finding that local rules on what atto...
Criminal, Civil Litigation
A may appeal $17M award for off-duty officer shooting
By Kamila Knaudt
“From a legal perspective, what’s groundbreaking about this case is the fact that a police officer could be technically off du...
Technology, Securities, Civil Litigation
Investors’ attorney is ‘out in speculation land’ US judge says
By Winston Cho
U.S. District Judge Beth L. Freeman in San Jose expressed skepticism that the existence of an internal cost-cutting target tha...
Government, Criminal, Corporate
Justice Department revives tougher stance on corporate crime
By Craig Anderson
U.S. Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco is putting back in place the Yates memo that required corporations seeking lenienc...
Litigation & Arbitration
Activision says it will end forced employee arbitration deals
By Gina Kim
Bobby Kotick, who has led the company for 30 years, promised in a letter to employees significant policy changes in investigat...
Technology, Intellectual Property, Civil Litigation
Suit says Instagram, Facebook stole ‘tagging’ invention
By Henrik Nilsson
Angel Technologies Group LLC, represented by McKool Smith Hennigan PC, asserting four patents related to the tagging feature w...
Government, Criminal
Long Beach city attorney to retire, endorses assistant for the job
By Kamila Knaudt
After 26 years in the job, Charles Parkin will not seek reelection next year.
Legal Education, Government
Stanford Law professor nominated as US ambassador-at-large
By Henrik Nilsson
Beth Van Schaack will help shape the United States’ policy toward atrocities prevention and response.
Civil Litigation
Class of alleged revenge porn victims won’t pursue Reddit lawsuit
By Gina Kim
U.S. Judge James V. Selna of the Central District of California dismissed the complaint, saying he believed Section 230 of the...
Torts/Personal Injury, Entertainment & Sports, Criminal
Jenner & Block investigations co-chair to lead movie shooting probe for producers
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
“In my experience, when a company hires a law firm to do an internal investigation like this, they know that they have some bi...
Securities, Civil Litigation, Banking
Investor class denied in claims against Charles Schwab
By Winston Cho
U.S. District Judge Richard G. Seeborg denied class certification because “there is not a common answer” that would “resolve t...
Labor/Employment, Government, Civil Litigation
Ex-attorney for state alcohol control agency alleges retaliation
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The case is one of three recent retaliation claims by attorneys working for the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Co...