Government, Civil Litigation
Judge to decide if Newsom can add ‘Democrat’ to recall ballot
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Newsom’s law firm, Olson Remcho LLP, filed the petition after its attorneys discovered they had left Newsom’s party off campai...
Bankruptcy specialist was a generous guide and mentor
Both the American Bankruptcy Institute and the Los Angeles Bankruptcy Forum recently launched initiatives to increase diversit...
Judges and Judiciary
Judicial Council tags $2.3B for court restorations and discusses remote access
By Blaise Scemama
The council also allocated $72.2 million in ongoing funding for trial courts to address inflationary cost increases. Courts no...
Government, Administrative/Regulatory
Biden executive order pleases ‘Right to Repair’ movement
By Craig Anderson
Advocates of the proposal argue that Apple, Alphabet Inc.-owned Google and Microsoft Corp., among other tech giants, force cus...
Judges and Judiciary
Governor names 2 new justices, promotes 2 and appoints 19 trial judges
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The majority of the 23 nominees and appointees are people of color and women. On July 1, Newsom announced a statewide judicial...
Government, Criminal
20% of LA County cities have voted no confidence in DA
By Kamila Knaudt
The council votes express dissatisfaction but are unlikely to change the way the 19 cities interact with District Attorney Geo...
Law Practice, Law Office Management
Alston Bird hires Adtalem Global Education executive
By Kamila Knaudt
Chaka Patterson, former senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary for Adtalem Global Education Inc., join...
California Courts of Appeal, Appellate Practice
Attorney says client harmed by 3rd District delay
By Malcolm Maclachlan
C. Athena Roussos of Elk Grove said, “The attorney general conceded in their brief that the case should be remanded to determi...
Government, Criminal
Bill bars police from posting mugs of nonviolent crime defendants
By Malcolm Maclachlan
“When a department publishes a suspect’s mug shot ... without waiting for a conviction or even for charges to be formally file...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Criminal
Federal judge in New York wonders why Avenatti ‘co-conspirator’ wasn’t tried
By Blaise Scemama
“A variance is also necessary due to Mark Geragos. He was listed as an unindicted co-conspirator. He suffered no consequence,”...
Law Office Management, Entertainment & Sports
Celebrity lawyer Shawn Holley joins Kinsella firm name
By Nicole Tyau
“Over the time that Shawn has worked at our firm, she has built and maintained an impressive roster of clients,” said Lawrence...
Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation
'Historic' $140M settlement in wage and hour class action
By Winston Cho
Plaintiffs’ attorney Caren P. Sencer, a partner at Weinberg Roger & Rosenfeld in Emeryville, said the recovery for nearly ...
Health Care & Hospital Law, Civil Litigation
California joins opponents of $4.5B Purdue Pharma settlement
By Craig Anderson
California is joined by eight other states and the District of Columbia in opposing the deal, which was reached after the medi...
Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Erika Girardi questions reassigning husband’s law firm’s cases
By Henrik Nilsson
The motion, filed late Wednesday stated she could also have a personal stake in making sure that the value of the cases is max...
Law Practice, Judges and Judiciary, Health Care & Hospital Law
Los Angeles County Court to appeal any Cal/OSHA COVID fines
By Blaise Scemama
The court’s Executive Officer Sherri R. Carter said in a statement the identified violations, including “failure to report a C...
Technology, Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Google tried to pay strongest competitor to bow out, AGs’ suit says
By Winston Cho
The attorneys general said new claims were uncovered through internal company documents that showed Google attempted to buy of...
Law Practice, Law Office Management, Intellectual Property
Irell & Manella opens a D.C. office, bolstering IP focus
By Jessica Mach
Andrei Iancu, who left the firm to head the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office during the Trump administration, will open the ...
The prisons department put the credit scheme in place on May 1 to try to ease a budget crunch, and they are set to expire in F...
Health Care & Hospital Law, Civil Litigation
Attorneys in Theranos case spar over lost database
By Winston Cho
Federal prosecutors have argued they were intentionally given a nonviable copy of the evidence, and Theranos executives then i...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Civil Litigation
Dentons’ CEO steps away and fired partner claims vindication
By Blaise Scemama
Last week, the firm said the CEO, Mike McNamara, would step away from his leadership role. The firm denied any connection betw...
Civil Litigation, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit gets an earful about judge’s LA homeless ruling
By Craig Anderson
Lawyers for city and county and even the homeless say Judge David O. Carter overstepped
Government
Recall backers oppose Newsom’s ballot designation suit
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A petition filed Tuesday on behalf of recall organizers by a legal team led by attorney general candidate Eric P. Early allege...
Law Practice, Law Office Management
Troutman Pepper’s San Diego leader joins Sheppard Mullin
By Kamila Knaudt
Wynter L. Deagle specializes in business litigation, privacy and cybersecurity. In addition to leading the Troutman Pepper San...
Labor/Employment, Government, Administrative/Regulatory
Farmworkers, US agree to pause trial, await new rules
By Jessica Mach
Filed by the United Farm Workers, the lawsuit looks to follow the same path as several other court challenges to rules establi...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Blue Ribbon Commission on bar exam future holds 1st meeting
By Henrik Nilsson
Some members said they wanted to continue exploring alternatives and hear from other states, such as Wisconsin, that have impl...
California Courts of Appeal
Presiding judge defends 3rd District against delay complaints
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Attorney Jon B. Eisenberg filed a petition Tuesday asking the California Supreme Court to compel the appellate court to give c...
Law Practice, Bankruptcy
Girardi’s bankruptcy estate, ex-clients, can seek money from his wife
By Craig Anderson
An attorney for Erika Girardi, who is best known as one of the stars of the TV reality series, “The Real Housewives of Beverly...
Health Care & Hospital Law, Civil Litigation
Former J&J medical consultant testifies in OC opioid trial
By Blaise Scemama
Dr. Bruce Moskovitz said under cross examination, “I knew there were issues around misuse, abuse and diversion and the frequen...
Native Americans, Civil Litigation
Tribe’s suit alleging firm’s bad investing advice to be tried
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians in 2019 sued Fredericks Peebles & Morgan LLP, which specializes in offering finan...