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A San Diego County jury awarded nearly $6.5 million to the family of an infant burned at a Carlsbad resort in 2016.


Criminal


Attorney Esther Valdes said she didn’t understand her client had pleaded guilty to federal crimes when she declared his activi...


Civil Litigation, Government, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


The superior court judge presiding over the department of water and power billing fiasco asked point blank Tuesday if the liti...


Judges and Judiciary, Government, California Supreme Court


Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye emphasized the positive during her annual State of the Judiciary speech Tuesday, touting the...


A federal jury on Tuesday returned another unanimous finding that exposure to Monsanto’s signature weedkiller causes cancer.


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


The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday sided with the Trump administration’s reading of a far-reaching immigration law, saying in a...


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


9th Circuit will hear immigration question en banc

Mar. 20, 2019
By Blaise Scemama

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals voted this week to rehear en banc an immigration case after a split panel ruled that dri...


Trial lawyers are looking forward to a fundraising event at the Whisky a Go Go in which they get to relive their rock star dre...


Labor/Employment, Government


A new bill to ban forced arbitration in the workplace advanced through a key Assembly Committee on Tuesday — again.


Labor/Employment, Government


The witnesses were instructed by Los Angeles County Judge Michael L. Stern to answer questions as asked. The judge also sustai...


Government


The governor’s rejection reiterated his tough stance against cities he says are affordable housing scofflaws.


Civil Litigation, Government, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


An Ohio attorney accused of collecting millions while colluding with the Los Angeles city attorney's office to quickly settle...


A bankruptcy attorney appointed on Monday to represent thousands of people harmed by wildfires allegedly caused by the Pacific...


Intellectual property attorney Thomas F. Fitzpatrick is taking on the company's newest executive role.


Civil Litigation, Government


An 11-year-old false claims case hangs on by a thread after counsel for the plaintiff convinced a federal judge to stay her te...


Civil Litigation, Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


An Ohio attorney pleaded the Fifth Amendment against self-incrimination more than 200 times while deposed over his relationshi...


Civil Litigation, Law Practice, Bankruptcy


Avenatti takes the stand in judgment debtor exam

Mar. 18, 2019
By Meghann Cuniff

Michael J. Avenatti took the witness stand Friday over a $4.85 million debt, testifying for three hours about his personal fin...


Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property


Qualcomm, Apple trade victories in patent dispute

Mar. 18, 2019
By Blaise Scemama

The day before Apple lost a $31M jury verdict, a federal judge said Qualcomm owes it $1 billion but the larger case is still h...


An Orange County judge is deciding whether the sheriff’s department can delete e-mails defense attorneys say may contain infor...


Corporate


Spyglass Media Group has announced the appointment of Cheryl Rodman as the company’s first chief legal officer.


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


A senior judge on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals urged her colleagues Friday to reconsider the state of privacy law as ...


Civil Litigation, Government


The complaint claims that SB 524, a 2016 law barring private boarding schools from using LGBT conversion therapy and several o...


Judges and Judiciary, Government


A hearing on sexual harassment and misconduct allegations against 2nd District Court of Appeal Justice Jeffrey W. Johnson is s...


Education Law, State Bar & Bar Associations


State Bar moves forward with fee increase

Mar. 18, 2019
By Erin Lee

The State Bar is moving forward with plans to solicit a $100 licensing fee increase and $330 in one-time fees, following the B...


The Ventura County Fire department released a 71-page report detailing the origin of the 2017 Thomas Fire and laying blame on ...


Entertainment & Sports, Antitrust & Trade Reg.


The federal judge overseeing student-athletes’ most recent bid for a pay-for-play compensation model took a sympathetic view o...


Environmental & Energy, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


Two Bay Area cities are asking the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to revive their lawsuit against five of the world's large...


Law Practice, Corporate


CIT Group bank appoints new GC

Mar. 15, 2019
By Nicole Tyau

Pasadena-based CIT Group Inc. has appointed James R. Hubbard to replace Stuart Alderoty as general counsel effective Monday.


Government, Criminal, California Supreme Court


The documents relate to former Gov. Jerry Brown’s pardoning of a former state senator.


Civil Litigation


A state appellate court completely has reversed a $58 million verdict in a mobile home park case, clarifying legal issues rela...