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Judges and Judiciary


In vast but sparsely populated Inyo County, judicial races are sometimes won by razor thin margins of less than 100 votes. On...


Judges and Judiciary, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


"The first thing we're trying to do is look at innovative ways to make sure these policies aren't something that sit on a shel...


Judges and Judiciary, California Supreme Court


In another recent address providing a clear contrast to many she gave during the Great Recession decrying funding cuts to the ...


Law Practice, Government


State attorney general seeks to raise staff salaries

Mar. 11, 2020
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Attorney General Xavier Becerra says he needs to raise the salaries of some key, hard-to-recruit staff, including those tasked...


The firm moved one block over Monday to the 26th floor of the Century Plaza Towers development, a space Greenberg leadership s...


Law Practice


Joselle Albracht, who is joining the firm's Orange County office, previously served as the assistant attorney general for the ...


One of the largest private prison companies in the United States filed a lawsuit against California, alleging a new law that p...


Civil Litigation


Princess Cruise faces legal action over coronavirus outbreak on ship


State Bar & Bar Associations, Legal Education


The State Bar does not have a test site in San Diego for the July bar exam for the first time in 30 years and did not make the...


Judges and Judiciary


The Appropriations Committee will next take up the bill, introduced by Assembly Member Jay Obernolte (R-Hesperia), who said th...


"For many years, the city and county of San Francisco has refused to cooperate with ICE, much to their own detriment," ICE San...


Corporate


Southern California Edison promoted to general counsel the lawyer overseeing its wildfire litigation defense.


Intellectual Property, Entertainment & Sports, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


An en banc panel affirmed a jury’s June 2016 verdict rejecting claims Zeppelin ripped off the song “Taurus” by the band Spirit...


The moves reflect the continuing strength of the San Francisco legal market, analysts, law firm recruiters, and members of the...


Immigration, Criminal


KXTV, a Sacramento ABC affiliate, filed a Freedom of Information Act request for “all immigration files, photos, annotations a...


Civil Litigation


Plaintiffs get $100K in punitive damages against VW

Mar. 10, 2020
By Craig Anderson

A San Francisco federal jury on Monday awarded $100,000 in punitive damages to the drivers of four vehicles who refused to acc...


Judges and Judiciary, Government, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals announced Monday it had canceled en banc hearings and all non-case related meetings sche...


Law Practice, Law Office Management


Office managing partner Paul S. Hunter said as advancing technology has caused a shift from paper documents to digital files, ...


Civil Litigation


Lloyd’s is seeking to avoid paying out on insurance policies sold to the club covering the years 2006 to 2012. The club is nam...


Federal judge rules government can’t detain Cambodians for removal without notice.


Civil Litigation


Coronavirus likely to spread litigation epidemic

Mar. 9, 2020
By Justin Kloczko

The coronavirus outbreak will cause ripple effects from class actions to complex matters involving the disruption of the globa...


Law Practice


Focus on Flexible

Mar. 9, 2020
By Meghann Cuniff

Litigation boutique Everett Dorey LLP says serving employees as well as clients leads to winning.


Legal Education, Law Practice


It’s the second year students from the New Los Angeles Middle School have participated in Mintz Levin’s program.


Law Practice


The 8,000-square-foot office has been open since last fall, but the firm wanted to wait on making the announcement until renov...


Left Out, an unincorporated, nonprofit, parent association, is suing the Los Angeles Unified School District on the grounds th...


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


A preliminary injunction stopping the federal government from barring asylum seekers from entering the United States at ports ...


Labor/Employment, Government


AB 3123 would also allow employees to use earned sick days for childcare if their child’s school is shut down due to a public ...


Intellectual Property, Criminal, Civil Litigation, Bankruptcy


The former Google LLC engineer whose defection to Uber Technologies Inc. prompted civil litigation by his former employer and ...


Judges and Judiciary


U.S. District Judge James V. Selna says he wants to focus on patent and antitrust cases.


Securities, Civil Litigation


According to the original complaint filed in March 2019, Lyft offered 32.5 million shares in its initial public offering at $7...