Constitutional Law, Civil Litigation
Craft breweries say lockdown order is biased
By Winston Cho
Led by the California Craft Brewers Association, the plaintiffs argued the reopening orders favor wineries over breweries, poi...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Bankruptcy
LA County Bar Association may file for bankruptcy protection
By Jessica Mach
The 16,000-member bar association said in a news release Friday it might seek a Subchapter V proceeding under Chapter 11 to re...
Law Practice, Judges and Judiciary, Covid Court Ops
State courts put off restart of most trials
By Arin Mikailian
In many courts, in-progress trials, and criminal cases involving speedy trial rights are being allowed to finish.
Top trial attorney David Glickman was remembered as a consummate gentleman.
The plaintiffs are nonprofit organizations that provide services for LGBTQ, HIV-positive immigrants from across the world seek...
Judge Fernando L. Aenlle-Rocha was confirmed by an 80-8 margin. Neither of California's Democratic senators, Vice President-el...
Federal lawmakers finalized the text of the Fiscal Year 2021 appropriations legislation Monday. The money going to the Legal S...
Judges and Judiciary
Streamed confirmation of 4th District nominee set for Jan 14
By Arin Mikailian
For the first time a Commission on Judicial Appointments hearing will be virtual and available to the public at large.
Law Practice, Law Office Management
Many law firms had a better year than they expected
By Kamila Knaudt
While many firms have navigated this year’s uncertainty well — and better than they may have anticipated — that has not been ...
Law Office Management, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Civil Litigation, Bankruptcy
Girardi involuntary bankruptcy sought
By Craig Anderson
The petition, filed by Thomas V. Girardi's longtime law partner, Robert M. Keese, the widow of a former firm lawyer and severa...
Law Practice, Civil Litigation
Injury firm says it was cheated out of referral fees
By Henrik Nilsson
According to the lawsuit filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court last week, the Dominguez Firm signed a referral agreement ...
Judges and Judiciary
LA DA backtracks slightly on judge ‘papering,’ sentence enhancements
By Blaise Scemama
On Friday, the spokesman, Maxwell Szabo, said in an interview the DA’s office is no longer seeking to “paper” Judge Shellie L....
Law Practice, Law Office Management
Mardirossian injury firm expands name, but keeps it in the family
By Kamila Knaudt
Mardirossian & Associates Inc. has become Mardirossian Akaragian LLP, as Armen Akaragian, who’s worked with his uncle, Gar...
Law Practice
Blending personal and professional time created positive changes, say parent/lawyers.
By Kamila Knaudt
This normalization of the merger between personal and professional life has been a shared experience by all attorney and one t...
Government
GOP says some Democrats might favor curb of gubernatorial emergency powers
By Malcolm Maclachlan
AB 108, introduced Wednesday by Assemblymen Jordan Cunningham, R-San Luis Obispo, and Vince Fong, R-Bakersfield, would amend t...
Technology, Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Google breakup? Judges not best equipped to decide, attorneys say
By Winston Cho
Antitrust experts say there's a reason it's so rare for courts to break up a large enterprise. Judges aren't equipped to make ...
Law Office Management, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Civil Litigation
Expected creditors’ bankruptcy filing is latest of Girardi’s woes
By Craig Anderson
Thomas V. Girardi is accused of stealing millions of dollars from a wide variety of clients, from children who died in the cra...
Stating Judge Shellie Samuels was prejudiced against the DA’s office, newly appointed Chief Deputy District Attorney Joseph F....
Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation
Judge won’t drop SoCalGas parent company from gas leak litigation
By Gina Kim
SoCalGas’ parent company to remain in Porter Ranch well blowout case after LA judge denies summary judgment motion
Labor/Employment, Government
Bill aims to require unemployment claims to be checked with prison records
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Thirty-five other states already cross reference unemployment and prison data. AB 110 would also require checks with county ja...
Legal Education
Columbia Law honors California posthumous bar admittee Hong Yen Chang
By Henrik Nilsson
The Columbia Law School Center for Chinese Legal Studies will be named in honor of the school's first Chinese graduate, Hong Y...
Insurance, Civil Litigation
Judge sympathetic with policyholders leans to insurance company in business interruption case
By Winston Cho
Coverage lawsuits hinge on whether business interruptions imposed by government authorities to prevent the spread of COVID-19 ...
Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation
Businesses sue Cal/OSHA over new COVID standards
By Jessica Mach
Cal/OSHA violated the Administrative Procedure Act by approving its temporary standards "without prior public notice or a full...
U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law
Supreme Court church ruling not enough, US judge says
By Gina Kim
Cross Culture Christian Center, represented by Dean R. Broyles, argued the Lodi police actions were religiously intolerant and...
Health Care, Pharmaceuticals, Biotech, Entertainment & Sports, Administrative/Regulatory
Why is outdoor dining banned at restaurants but not movie sets?
By Kamila Knaudt
Attorneys and restaurant owners say the state and county orders are haphazard and depend on political influence.
U.S. Supreme Court, Entertainment & Sports, Civil Litigation
NCAA review could undermine lawmakers’ efforts, attorneys say
By Winston Cho
The decision to hear the case comes amid legislation from dozens of state lawmakers to allow athletes to profit from their per...
Criminal
Woman addict whose baby died must stand trial on murder charge
By Malcolm Maclachlan
In October 2019, Chelsea Becker gave birth to a stillborn son. She was arrested days later after hospital staff told the Kings...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Law Practice
Debate over paraprofessionals continues into another year
By Henrik Nilsson
This year, Utah and Arizona approved several significant changes opening up for legal service companies to provide new forms o...
Legal Education
Accreditation rules might slow adoption of law school remote learning
By Henrik Nilsson
Students and professors alike asked if remote education could match in-person classroom standards. But as law schools have ada...
Criminal
LA DA tells deputies to take judges’ names; prosecutors’ group says some policies are illegal
By Blaise Scemama, Tyler Pialet
The directive from Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón instructed prosecutors to use specific language when see...