Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Bankruptcy
Girardi ordered into Chapter 7, brother claims he’s incompetent
By Craig Anderson
Earlier on Wednesday, Robert Girardi filed a motion seeking to serve as his brother's guardian while asking Russell to postpon...
Government, Criminal
Gascón appears to back down on enhancements policy as other DAs in California rebuke him
By Tyler Pialet
But in a striking move in an apparent response to the state DA association now challenging his directives, Los Angeles County ...
Labor/Employment, California Supreme Court
Prop 22 opponents ask state high court to overturn it
By Jessica Mach
This strategy was key to Proposition 22's popularity among California voters, the petition contends, claiming voters did not u...
Government, Criminal
Domestic violence murder case prompts proposed Legislation
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Madera County District Attorney Sally O. Moreno alleges Julio Garay was able to find out the time and place of his estranged w...
Real Estate/Development, Civil Litigation
Online real estate marketplace and its sales rep reach $1.1M settlement
By Gina Kim
Santa Ana federal judge OKs $1.1M settlement between Zillow and employees
Law Practice, Law Office Management
Hanson Bridgett names diversity, equity, inclusion officer
By Kamila Knaudt
Partner Jennifer Martinez’s responsibilities will include spearheading diversity, equity and inclusion programming and develop...
U.S. District Judge William Alsup ruled a “prior order restricted deposition of the secretary” but that it “imposed no such re...
U.S. Supreme Court, Securities, Constitutional Law
SEC administrative law judge can’t handle fraud case
By Craig Anderson
The Monday decision was an attempt to expand a challenge to the authority of SEC administrative law judges to decide securitie...
tanford legal ethics expert viewed law as a public service.
Civil Litigation
Class action accuses Tesla of failing to honor warranty claims for its defective car batteries
By Gina Kim
Attorney sues Tesla for refusing to honor warranties to replace defective lithium ion batteries that charge electric vehicles
Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Criminal
DA, state AG appeal disqualification of prosecutor’s office
By Tyler Pialet
On Dec.11, 2020, San Luis Obispo County Superior Court Judge Matthew G.Guerrero disqualified DA Dan Dow’s office from a felony...
Government
Newsom is pressured to appoint a woman or minority as AG
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Lobbying around the job began shortly after president-elect Joe Biden announced Dec. 6 he would nominate California Attorney ...
Criminal, Covid Court Ops
LA county sets up courtroom time schedule, public audio access
By Tyler Pialet
Starting Monday, criminal calendars were divided into morning and afternoon sessions.
Health Care & Hospital Law, California Courts of Appeal
Jury to decide when man suspected tumor was misdiagnosed
By Gina Kim
In an opinion published Jan. 8, the justices reversed Contra Costa County Superior Court Judge Susanne Fenstermacher's judgmen...
Immigration, Civil Litigation
DACA students get $18.7M from Wells Fargo
By Jessica Mach
Of the amount finalized last week, $5 million will go toward attorney fees. Six plaintiffs will receive $17,000 each, and the ...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Bar passage doubles after lowered score and online testing
By Henrik Nilsson
The State Bar published the results on Friday and 5,292 people passed, or 60.7% of test-takers. It is the highest pass rate si...
Law Practice, Law Office Management, Government
Former US attorney in Los Angeles returns to Gibson Dunn
By Kamila Knaudt
“It was an easy decision for me,” said Hanna. “Gibson Dunn is a fantastic firm with a world-class, white collar defense and in...
Government, Criminal
Judge says San Diego DA can take case back from LA DA
By Blaise Scemama
San Diego DA Summer Stephan and Sacramento DA Anne Marie Schubert said they will not allow LA DA George Gascón to prosecute th...
Technology, Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Video platform sues Google, chat site sues Amazon
By Winston Cho
Rumble's lawsuit seeking over $2 billion from Google was filed the same day as social media site Parler sued Amazon for effect...
Real Estate/Development
Property owners dispute claims of eviction wave
By Henrik Nilsson
Despite government efforts to halt evictions, legal aid organizations say they have seen an uptick in what they term nuisance ...
Civil Litigation
Western Digital’s $7.75M settlement with female workers is OK’d
By Gina Kim
The settlement agreement provides $2.38 million in attorney fees. The class was represented by Sanford Heisler Sharp LLP, Medi...
U.S. Magistrate Judge Carolyn K. Delaney cited the “rationale of protecting highly visible public servants from becoming targe...
Law Practice, Government
New LA County Counsel named to head 300-attorney office
By Kamila Knaudt
Rodrigo Castro-Silva succeeded Mary Wickham, who was appointed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court as a commissioner in N...
Government, Covid Court Ops
$4.1B state courts budget includes funds for backlogs
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The budget includes $381.1 million in new funding, “including critical new investments to support the essential services provi...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Law Practice
Bar OKs provisional license for grads back to 2015
By Henrik Nilsson
The program allows 2020 law school graduates to practice under the supervision of an attorney. After two years, provisional at...
Government, Criminal
San Diego DA doesn’t want LA DA to prosecute her cases
By Blaise Scemama
San Diego DA Summer Stephan filed a motion to revoke authorization for the LA DA George Gascón's office to prosecute a defenda...
Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Trustee seeks firm to take on Girardi Keese cases
By Jessica Mach
Elissa D. Miller, a partner at SulmeyerKupetz APC who was appointed by the U.S. Trustee last week to handle Girardi Keese's fi...
U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law
Supreme Court to hear appeal of California’s charity donors law
By Craig Anderson
Attorneys for two conservative nonprofits argued disclosure of donors' identities violates their freedom of association under ...
Judges and Judiciary, Covid Court Ops
US courts in state extend halt to jury trials, in-person proceedings
By Gina Kim
All courthouses in the Central District are closed to the public except for criminal matters, which can be conducted remotely ...
Technology, Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
US courts set up new security after cyberattack
By Winston Cho
The Northern District of California court said Thursday in an emailed statement that it’s “working to update protocols for hig...