Immigration
Citing virus, detainees sue immigration service for release
By Winston Cho
The complaint alleges state-mandated social distancing to protect detainees from the highly-infectious virus is impossible at ...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Law Practice
Bar group mulls extending paralegal practice areas
By Henrik Nilsson
The Paraprofessional Program Working Group held its first meeting to discuss developing recommendations for a paraprofessional...
Labor/Employment
Food industry facing ‘fast and furious’ surge in government regulations
By Jessica Mach
The impact of new safety standards are especially burdensome, according to attorneys who work with restaurant, food processing...
Criminal
Video arraignments launched in nation’s largest county court system
By Justin Kloczko
The program was conceived and tested in two weeks, according to Los Angeles County Superior Court Presiding Judge Kevin C. Bra...
Immigration
ICE showed ‘medical indifference’ to detainees amid COVID-19 pandemic
By Gina Kim
U.S. District Judge Jesus G. Bernal granted ICE detainee Faour Abdallah Fraihat and others their emergency motion to be certif...
Immigration, Government
Immigrant attorneys field ‘panicked’ calls after Trump order
By Craig Anderson
President Donald J. Trump on Tuesday announced a 60-day “pause” in granting lawful permanent residency to immigrants seeking j...
A commercial insurer that denied a business interruption claim by Hollywood's Musso & Frank Grill over its forced closure ...
Law Practice, Civil Litigation
‘Life has to go on’ and corporate lawyers find clients ready to resume deals
By Nick Kipley
While traditional Bay Area venture capitalists have become more risk averse, furloughed and underemployed workers are seeking ...
Law Practice
Baker Marquart reassures workers with $500 in food delivery, $100 gift cards.
By Kamila Knaudt
“We wanted to send a message to our employees that the firm is in a good position,” said founding and co-managing partner Ryan...
Intellectual Property
Trade secrets cases stabilize at new, higher level since federal law passed
By Craig Anderson
Trade secrets civil litigation, which skyrocketed between 2015 and 2017 after the passage of the federal Defend Trade Secrets ...
Government
Lawmakers ask about how governor is spending emergency funds
By Malcolm Maclachlan
One GOP lawmaker suggested in Monday’s committee hearing that Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration improperly used some state fu...
Judges and Judiciary
Final arguments in misconduct case against appellate justice set
By Carter Stoddard
The link to the proceedings will be posted on the Commission on Judicial Performance website 15 minutes before the hearing st...
Government
US judge grants preliminary approval to $18.5M Wells Fargo settlement
By Winston Cho
The money will only go to homeowners the banking giant did not offer loan modifications to and who lost their houses to forecl...
U.S. Supreme Court, Intellectual Property
Supreme Court reverses appellate ruling on patent office challenges
By Craig Anderson
Over a pointed dissent, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday affirmed the authority of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to set...
Mergers & Acquisitions, Environmental & Energy
Alston Bird fortifies environmental practice with new addition
By Morgan Keith
Jeffrey P. Carlin has joined the Los Angeles office of Alston & Bird LLP as environmental litigation counsel.
Wells Fargo, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Bank of America and U.S. Bank were named as defendants in complaints filed separately b...
California Supreme Court
State high court considers release request from ‘all youth’ in Los Angeles County custody
By Meghann Cuniff
Juvenile justice attorneys say the LA court system must broaden its release standards for incarcerated youth amid the coronavi...
Judges and Judiciary, Criminal
Judges denials of zero-bail rule are illegal, defenders say
By Tyler Pialet
Legal scholars and criminal defense lawyers say that actions taken by judges and prosecutors to deny zero bail to qualifying d...
Former CPUC President and known critic of corporate energy behemoths agrees ratepayers denied evidentiary hearing over $13.5B ...
Government
Suit claims San Luis Obispo won’t honor century-old water deal
By Carter Stoddard
Lorraine Andrews and her neighbors, daughter Lori Gill and her husband, Craig Gill, contend the city is not honoring a water r...
Education Law, Civil Litigation
More class actions expected against colleges over virus-forced online classes
By Craig Anderson
The closure of university campuses across California and the nation due to the deadly Covid-19 virus has raised what could be ...
Insurance, Health Care, Pharmaceuticals, Biotech
U.S. judge sends Gilead whistleblower suit to state court
By Winston Cho
The Department of Justice has sided with the drug manufacturer in the litigation, maintaining it’s a waste of government time ...
Labor/Employment
Gig worker law will be amended for musicians, lawmaker says
By Jessica Mach
Musicians, songwriters, producers, and other industry professionals will be able to collaborate and contract with each other t...
Notices and documents in most state civil cases will now have to be served electronically, per a temporary emergency order by ...
California Supreme Court
Video proceedings highlight technology gap among attorneys
By Meghann Cuniff
Habeas attorneys are seeking postponement until in-person argument returns, but the state Supreme Court says no.
Criminal
US judge denies bid for release of more state prisoners
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Judge Jon S. Tigar wrote in a Friday order the virus is clearly a threat to prisoners, and the state is obligated to try to ke...
Government, Civil Litigation
Attorneys are busy persuading authorities their clients’ business is essential
By Nick Kipley
With multiple agencies continually updating emergency orders, California attorneys steer clients into “essential” status when ...
State Bar & Bar Associations
State Bar suggests fall exam or canceling it entirely
By Henrik Nilsson
The bar collects $14 million per year in exam fees from all the exams it administers, said a bar spokesperson. Therefore, a ca...
Labor/Employment
Judge denies Postmates TRO request in arbitration battle with couriers
By Jessica Mach
U.S. District Judge Philip S. Gutierrez rejected Postmates’ argument it would suffer irreparable harm if the court doesn’t sto...
Entertainment & Sports
US judge won’t spare Tesla from investor fraud complaint
By Winston Cho
Judge Edward Chen found Elon Musk could have intended to defraud shareholders and caused the company’s stock to plummet by twe...