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State Bar & Bar Associations


"This is comprised of the work of 575 volunteers who donated 14,438 hours of pro bono legal services to the clients at our pro...


Intellectual Property, Criminal


Federal prosecutors dropped trade secrets charges Friday against the remaining four defendants accused of stealing confidentia...


Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation


After a contentious showdown between SoCal Edison Co. and Woolsey Fire victims, LASC Judge William F. Highberger has allowed i...


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


In a rare inter-governmental squabble at the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday, the Department of Justice said the...


Intellectual Property


Google beats patent lawsuit with venue argument

Feb. 14, 2020
By Craig Anderson

In a noteworthy victory for defendants sued for patent infringment, a federal appellate panel ruled Alphabet Inc.-owned Google...


George Gascon, who expunged more than 9,000 marijuana convictions in San Francisco in 2019 during his tenure as the county's D...


The attorneys, investors and fundraisers who make up Carlton Fields' Los Angeles office all refer to themselves by their share...


Labor/Employment, California Supreme Court


Justices weighed in on a major Apple, Inc. labor dispute at the request of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


Criminal


State Auditor Elaine Howle announced the findings on Thursday. Her office reviewed practices at four agencies: the Fresno Poli...


Law Practice


The bill would also remove the word “civil” from a provision allowing reporters “to charge an additional 50% for special daily...



The Showrunner

Feb. 14, 2020

Mediator Charles Rubin encourages dominant litigators to step back and let him do his job.


Judges and Judiciary


Clean Slate

Feb. 13, 2020

Judge Eumi Lee looks for remorse before deciding to expunge criminal records.


Government


Legislation would block sharing of DNA without permission

Feb. 13, 2020
By Malcolm Maclachlan

State Sen. Tom Umberg, D-Santa Ana, the bill’s author, said SB 980 will be crafted with the specific goal of not interfering w...


Jeffrey H. Reeves, the senior attorney for Costa Mesa-based Theodora Oringher PC representing Microsemi's executives, said the...


Civil Litigation


SeaWorld will pay a class of stockholders $65 million to settle litigation alleging the company’s senior leadership ignored an...


Law Practice, Alternative Dispute Resolution


FedArb brings aboard regulatory expert Ted Ullyot

Feb. 13, 2020
By Carter Stoddard

Federal Arbitration has added Ted Ullyot, the monitoring trustee for T-Mobile's $26 billion merger with Sprint, to its panel o...


Government, Constitutional Law, Civil Litigation


Amici weigh in on Votings Rights Act case

Feb. 13, 2020
By Justin Kloczko

Municipalities, councilmembers, and voting advocates have weighed in via amicus briefs on the appealed Santa Monica voting rig...


Civil Litigation, California Courts of Appeal


Monsanto said it's impossible to comply with state law labeling requirements because the Environmental Protection Agency would...


Criminal


U.S. District Judge Edward J. Davila agreed to narrow the DOJ’s claims against Elizabeth Holmes but only in relation to allege...


Labor/Employment


U.S. District Judge Roger T. Benitez said the Teamsters failed to demonstrate how the preliminary injunction, which bars the s...


Government, Environmental & Energy


AB 2179, from Assemblyman Marc Levine, D-Marin County, would require electric utilities to share information about which homes...


Government, Criminal


As this wave hits the Los Angeles County district attorney race via challenger George Gascon, who has received many progressiv...


Government, Environmental & Energy


Edison pays $900K to US for 2014 fire

Feb. 12, 2020
By Carter Stoddard

Southern California Edison was accused of negligence in what has become known as the “Way Fire.” In its complaint, the federal...


Criminal


Orange County Superior Court judge Gregory W. Jones wants more information from prosecutors and defense attorneys before he ru...


Labor/Employment


"The employer here, DoorDash, faced with having to actually honor its side of the bargain, now blanches at the cost of the fil...


U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer found Freeh’s testimony, claiming the Detroit federal judge who approved the fine did not c...


Entertainment & Sports


Former Dodgers pitcher Michael Bolsinger faulted a recently discovered sign-signaling scheme for prompting a disastrous career...


Health Care & Hospital Law, Government


Drug makers seek to block drug price reporting law

Feb. 12, 2020
By Malcolm Maclachlan

The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America has filed a motion for summary judgment to block enforcement of SB 17...


Judges and Judiciary


US District Judge James Otero to retire in April

Feb. 12, 2020
By Blaise Scemama

On the bench for 30 years, Otero plans to go into the private sector as a neutral in alternative dispute resolution.


Civil Rights, Civil Litigation


Harmeet Dhillon’s client, the conservative David Horowitz Freedom Center, specifically cited the college’s failure to “take ac...