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Civil Litigation, Admiralty/Maritime


Attorneys for the defendant companies noted in their filings that the passengers signed waivers promising not to join a class ...


State Bar & Bar Associations, Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Judges Cynthia Valenzuela and Phong Wang recused themselves earlier this month, citing court rules that a State Bar Court judg...



Civil Litigation


Ventura County sued over jail inmate’s suicide

Apr. 14, 2021
By Tyler Pialet

The complaint, filed in the Central District of California by Edward M. Lyman of the Cochran Firm, accuses the sheriff and med...


Civil Litigation


Denying Apple’s bid to bar the third-party witnesses from taking the stand, U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers found o...



Law Practice, Civil Litigation


Robinhood class action lead counsel appointed

Apr. 14, 2021
By Winston Cho

While she approved the lead plaintiff’s motion to group the lawsuits and appoint her favored counsel, U.S. District Judge Yvon...


Criminal


The former law enforcement officer faced a maximum sentence of life in prison on charges including conspiracy to distribute ma...



Law Practice, Law Office Management


Kenneth Herzinger leaves Orrick for Paul Hastings

Apr. 14, 2021
By Kamila Knaudt

Specializing in Securities and Exchange Commission investigations and enforcement actions, internal investigations and securit...


Labor/Employment, Government


The position has not been filled since former federal OSHA Chief David Michaels resigned at the end of President Barack Obama’...



Judges and Judiciary, California Courts of Appeal


On Monday, the state high court transferred two dozen cases out of the 6th District, a court that has not suffered from the sa...


Technology, Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation


U.S. District Judge Edward M. Chen in San Francisco initially said in January Proposition 22 was not retroactive when he certi...



Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Efforts to make firms drop clients meet resistance

Apr. 13, 2021
By Henrik Nilsson

In 2018, students from elite law schools persuaded several of the nation’s largest law firms to alter or drop entirely employe...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments on whether a challenge to the state wildfire funding law is precluded fr...



Law Practice, Law Office Management


Cheryl A. Cauley succeeds Brian D. Lee, who led the office for the last two years. Lee will continue at the firm leading the C...


Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Civil Litigation


Heather L. Rosing of Klinedinst PC, representing Walsworth, said, “These claims and allegations will be vigorously defended. T...



Government


“Prepare for lawsuits,” attorney Harmeet K. Dhillon tweeted as the Senate Elections and Constitutional Amendments Committee met.


Judges and Judiciary, Criminal


Criminal trial delays won’t end with pandemic

Apr. 13, 2021
By Tyler Pialet

Some defense attorneys argue that presiding judges are setting aside due process protections for their clients when their cour...



Labor/Employment, Entertainment & Sports, Civil Litigation


The settlement resolves the female players’ claims that their working conditions are not equal to those of their male counterp...


Civil Litigation


While attending a family barbecue at his father’s condominium, the plaintiff, represented by Aitken partners Richard Cohn and ...



Constitutional Law, Administrative/Regulatory


The change comes three days after the U.S. Supreme Court reversed a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision upholding the s...


Technology, Civil Litigation


A lawsuit filed in Washington, D.C. takes aim at statements Facebook executives made in congressional hearings and points to t...



Entertainment & Sports, Community News


Ron Richards, a Beverly Hills attorney, breaks down the legal facts for viewers of popular show.


Criminal, Civil Rights, Civil Litigation


Prisons break deal on solitary, judge rules

Apr. 12, 2021
By Winston Cho

U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken found that the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation lied about evidence it said was...



Obituaries


Howard L. Weitzman, 1939-2021

Apr. 12, 2021
By Blaise Scemama

Hollywood attorney was known for his legal skill, charm and famous clients.


Education Law, Civil Litigation


Charter schools grow more popular, lawsuits follow

Apr. 12, 2021
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Several recently filed cases involve online charter schools, which have expanded their enrollments because many traditional pu...



The plan is part of the court’s phased reopening of operations and now allows for in-court or remote hearings in the Southern ...


Environmental & Energy, California Courts of Appeal


Novel water rights opinion says use it or lose it

Apr. 9, 2021
By Blaise Scemama

Ruling on a highly complex, decadeslong dispute over access to a Los Angeles water basin, the 5th District Court of Appeal aff...



Real Estate/Development, Land Use, Government


To qualify for the new bonus, at least 15 percent of a development's residential units must be set aside for very low-income h...


Law Practice, Community News


Public Counsel names new CEO and president

Apr. 9, 2021
By Kamila Knaudt

Mónica Ramírez Almadani succeeds Margaret Morrow on June 1.



Government, Criminal


Last year, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed SB 823, which will shut down the state Division of Juvenile Justice and place the responsi...


Data Privacy, Civil Litigation


Judge William H. Orrick III of the Northern District of California stopped short of enjoining the Center for Medical Progress ...