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AB 1666 would prohibit the application of an out-of-state abortion law, as well as any “civil judgment received through an adj...


Judges and Judiciary, California Supreme Court, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


Panel declines to decide special circumstances dispute

Apr. 11, 2022
By Christer Schmidt

A 2nd District Court of Appeal acknowledged a possible state Supreme Court request, to decide whether judges have the power to...


Civil Litigation, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


U.S. District Court Judge Janis L. Sammartino of the Southern District Court of California was right to analyze conflicting ev...



The Closer

Apr. 8, 2022
By Shane Nelson

Lawyers say ADR Services mediator Robert Coviello has a knack for getting straight to the point.


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


U.S. District Judge Edward M. Chen said there were two important questions to answer: whether there ought to be an estoppel ag...


Judges and Judiciary, Health Care & Hospital Law, Government


New version of CARE Court bill to be public today

Apr. 8, 2022
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Two senators introduced SB 1338 last month after Gov. Gavin Newsom announced his Community Assistance Recovery and Empowerment...


Legal Education


UC Irvine School of Law names new dean

Apr. 8, 2022
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Austen Parrish is currently dean at Maurer School of Law at Indiana University


Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation


“Cal Fire blatantly ignored state and local laws to approve this destructive logging project, so we’re hopeful the court will ...


Technology, Civil Litigation


Throughout the hearing, U.S. District Judge Edward Chen peppered 3Taps’ plaintiff counsel Thomas V. Christopher with questions...


Litigation & Arbitration, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Criminal


California Attorney Lending II denied prior knowledge of wrongdoing by Girardi Keese and its owner, Tom Girardi, and said the ...



The Closer

Apr. 8, 2022
By David Houston

Lawyers say ADR Services mediator Robert Coviello has a knack for getting straight to the point.


His Dept. 15 courtroom is one of the busiest in the Stanley Mosk Courthouse in Downtown Los Angeles, with an average of around...


Contracts, Civil Litigation


“This is one of the largest awards, if not the largest, in a suit of its kind,” Moez M. Kaba, an attorney for Monster Energy Co.


Law Practice, Civil Litigation


Singer and “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star Erika Jayne acted as the frontwoman in selling the image that the now bankr...


Law Practice, Intellectual Property, Government


Winston & Strawn partner confirmed as USPTO director

Apr. 7, 2022
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Kathi Vidal, a well-known patent attorney in Silicon Valley, will lead an organization with 13,000 employees and a $4 billion ...


Technology, Law Practice, Banking


Coinbase hires another corporate lawyer from Meta

Apr. 7, 2022
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Akshay Verma joins Coinbase General Counsel Paul Grewal who also used to work in the legal department at Facebook’s parent com...


Legal Education, Government


Bill advances to change name of Hastings law school

Apr. 7, 2022
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Lead author Sen. Tom Umberg, D-Santa Ana, presented SB 1288 as a "first step in this process to remove Serranus Hastings' name...


Technology, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Data Privacy


Attorneys in two California offices of Gibson Dunn were accused of “a pattern of misconduct that has significantly impeded the...


Law Practice, Judges and Judiciary, Appellate Practice


Sydney Segal, a law clerk intern at the Los Angeles County Alternate Public Defender’s Office, made a proposal to Uber to give...


Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg.


Walmart must stop selling shoes that look like Vans

Apr. 6, 2022
By Federico Lo Giudice

Vans alleged Walmart ripped off “virtually all” of its sneaker design elements to produced shoes that cost less than $20 and a...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Criminal


Sagi Schwartzberg pleaded guilty to paying underage girls to send him explicit photos using the apps Snapchat and Instagram.


Law Practice, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


Former court of appeal justice joins Werksman Jackson

Apr. 6, 2022
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

“One of the first things I learned as a DA was that even the most routine cases for me were of great significance to the victi...


Government, Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation


The utility’s motion to strike certain portions of the governor’s Office of Emergency Services’ complaint was denied by Los An...


Government, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Civil Litigation


“I don’t even know what meeting we are talking about,” Los Angeles City Mike Feuer said in a KNBC interview. “That allegation ...


Labor/Employment, Judges and Judiciary


“The Legislature did not take the simplest and most obvious next step: a disclosure requirement. That approach was not tried a...


Judges and Judiciary, Government, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


“The commission found that Judge Meyer engaged in several instances of misconduct arising out of the same matter, creating the...


Technology, Ediscovery, Civil Litigation


According to a motion to dismiss filed by Zoosk on Jan. 28, Collins failed to comply with three court orders compelling her to...


Government


SB 1149 would limit confidentiality in settlement agreements “regarding a defective product or environmental condition that po...


Government, Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation


The plaintiff said cleaning up the drinking water for its students, staff and faculty requires the installation of a special w...


Government, Civil Litigation


The case arises from allegations of a cover-up of physical and emotional sexual abuse by the high school and district despite ...