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Environmental & Energy


Looking to rein in the company for failing to comply with state law and meet safety goals, U.S. District Judge William Alsup s...


Health Care & Hospital Law, Constitutional Law


In November the high court blocked New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's cap on capacity for indoor worship services. Experts say that ...


Obituaries


Joan Dempsey Klein, 1924 - 2020

Dec. 31, 2020
By Arin Mikailian

Appellate justice was a champion of equality in the legal profession.


Land Use, Government, California Courts of Appeal


Many cities, redevelopment successor agencies or other organizations have sued the California Department of Finance on similar...


Obituaries


Ned Good 1924-2020

Dec. 31, 2020
By Kamila Knaudt

Giant of plaintiffs bar was ‘always on’


Government, Civil Litigation


The prosecutors have said they have been forced to choose between disobeying the law and their moral conscience or disobeying ...


Law Practice, Bankruptcy


At least three of the attorneys' firms are involved in litigation against Girardi and his firm, Giradi Keese: DLA Piper LLP, H...


Government, Criminal, Civil Litigation


LA prosecutors sue DA Gascón over orders

Dec. 30, 2020
By Malcolm Maclachlan

“Respondent George Gascón, within weeks of his investiture as Los Angeles County’s District Attorney, has issued Special Direc...


Judges and Judiciary


During his two years as presiding judge, John K. Stewart expanded the collaborative courts, re-installed judge-sponsored media...


Law Practice, Judges and Judiciary, Covid Court Ops


Courts that have maintained relatively low case backlogs point to their quick adoption of remote hearing technology, summoning...


Technology, Law Practice


Technology use funds for rural nonprofits

Dec. 30, 2020
By Henrik Nilsson

Inland Counties Legal Services Inc. shelled out $100,000 on new technology, according to Tessie D. Cross, deputy director of o...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


Jeff Kichaven of Jeff Kichaven Commercial Mediation argues that the promise of confidentiality can only be kept or not kept by...


Civil Litigation


Federal judge keeps Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department as defendant in privacy invasion lawsuit filed by widow of NBA legend, bu...


Health Care & Hospital Law, Civil Litigation


Rejecting claims that there’s an urgent need to slash drug costs amid the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabri...


First, the pandemic hit. Then came the wildfires. For lawyers advising clients in the wine industry, this year has meant navig...


Law Practice, Labor/Employment


The injunction against the Department of Labor’s plan to change the way it calculates wage rates a second victory for United F...


Criminal, California Supreme Court


The California high court justices found that a defendant can be convicted of attempting to traffic a minor even though the vi...


Civil Litigation


Despite the Center for Medical Progress objecting that the fees are overly extravagant and unsubstantiated, U.S. District Judg...


Technology, Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg.


Three class actions were filed in federal courts in San Jose and San Francisco in the midst of heightened scrutiny over Google...


Law Practice, Bankruptcy


U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Barry Russell set the Jan. 5 hearing date on Christmas Eve, the same day attorney Andrew Goodman of Good...


O’Melveny’s Richard Goetz is prepared to act when luck strikes


Environmental & Energy


A year on, wildfire fund is still debated

Dec. 28, 2020
By Gina Kim

Do utilities have less incentive to spend money on wildfire prevention now that they have a $21.5B safety net to offset future...


Labor/Employment


Many of these strategies have been years in the making, forged in response to more recent obstacles to unionizing introduced b...


Technology, Intellectual Property, Civil Litigation


The lawsuit was filed Tuesday against Irvine-based Balt USA LLC by plaintiffs' counsel at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP....


On Wednesday, the court posted a notice on its website that her "petition for review is denied without prejudice."



ADR academic

Dec. 24, 2020

Thomas Stipanowich works at different levels to find ways of moving settlements forward.


Intellectual Property, Entertainment & Sports


The legislation was aimed at creating a blanket license for interactive streaming services and establishing a mechanical licen...


Obituaries


Retired 3rd District Court of Appeal Justice Richard M. Sims III, known for expressing his convictions and his enjoyment of a ...


Torts/Personal Injury, California Courts of Appeal


The couple said they watched by cell phone from another location as a nurse repeatedly hit their 2-year-old son.


State Bar & Bar Associations


Last year, Interest on Lawyers' Trust Accounts, known as IOLTA, contributed $55.6 million in legal services funding for 2020, ...