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The U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California, who is conducting a criminal probe into the Los Angeles Department o...


Civil Litigation


It's too late for the plaintiff to sue Twitter since it alerted him of the Saudi Arabia state-sponsored breach in 2015, nearly...


The chief justice said determining the policy “was best left to the legislative and executive branches.” But the lawmakers sa...


Both filed amended complaints and motions for a preliminary injunction in federal court to block SB 822.


Tax, Government, Civil Litigation


Sacramento County judges rejected most challenges to the ballot title and arguments in a major property tax initiative that wo...


The rulings by the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, which may signal bad news for a pending ruling on a motion...


Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation


Thousands of plaintiffs, including homeowners, agricultural landowners and insurers sued the utility over the November 2018 bl...



Keeping Secrets

Aug. 6, 2020


A court order had stipulated officers were to arrest the shooter if they found evidence he violated terms of his release. Over...


Real Estate/Development, Civil Litigation


An attorney for landlords said he plans to appeal a superior court judge’s ruling rejecting their challenge to a San Francisco...


Civil Litigation


Bayer tries to further cut Roundup award

Aug. 6, 2020
By Winston Cho

With an eye toward a review by the Supreme Court, Monsanto is looking to further impair the $20.4 million verdict in the first...


Labor/Employment


Wednesday’s lawsuits allege Uber and Lyft are misclassifying workers as independent contractors and violating a host of labor ...


Government, Environmental & Energy


Industry groups claim AB 345 would have led to increased litigation and interfered with a rule-making process already underway...


Intellectual Property, Civil Litigation


The 28-branch, city-county library system claims the foundation is engaging in trademark infringement, misrepresentation and u...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Baby Bar exam to be administered online Nov. 17

Aug. 6, 2020
By Henrik Nilsson

The Supreme Court previously postponed the First-Year Law Students' Exam from October to maximize grading resources for the re...


Civil Litigation


An escape room company is suing the state and Los Angeles County over what it calls arbitrary business shutdowns without heari...


Law Practice, Criminal


Since April, remote appearances have been available in 32 courtrooms across the county for in-custody arrestees who consent to...


Government, Environmental & Energy



Entertainment & Sports, Civil Litigation


The TV judge said if a contract between her and the agent is produced, she would eat it on her show, with cream cheese.


Criminal, Civil Litigation


The LA County Board of Supervisors approved without comment the payout to George Vasquez, who was detained for the greater par...


Government, Criminal


Former state Supreme Court Justice Carlos R. Moreno and former U.S. Magistrate Judge Jay C. Gandhi were appointed to the Los A...


Criminal, California Courts of Appeal


Prosecutors throughout the state have raised similar arguments, and appeals courts have routinely rejected them, largely relyi...


The proposed plaintiffs’ class consists of about 1,000 Los Angeles residents who were allegedly subjected to misclassification...


Judges and Judiciary, Bankruptcy


Believing she was speaking off the record during a recess, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Catherine E. Bauer was overheard making dispa...


Obituaries


William F. Rylaarsdam, 1937-2020

Aug. 5, 2020
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Fearsome justice mentored generations of attorneys.


David Allan Lacey, who brandished his gun at activists that rang his doorbell and demanded to speak to District Attorney Jacki...


Government, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


9th Circuit Judge Kim M. Wardlaw, writing for the panel, ruled the government had no right to appeal a decision by U.S. Distri...


Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Standard 10.20 of the California Rules of Court, which has been in place since 1987, recommends courts establish local committ...


Intellectual Property, Criminal


The former Google engineer whose defection to Uber led to a high-stakes legal battle over proprietary self-driving car technol...


Tax, Government, California Supreme Court


The state Supreme Court ruling is a victory for other agencies — including water districts, cities and counties — to raise rat...