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Rockin’ It

Jan. 28, 2019

From concert tours to rights disputes, GladstoneWeisberg ALC takes on entertainment law.


Criminal


The bill modifying the Mental Health Diversion law, SB 215, went into effect Jan. 1.


Law Practice, Labor/Employment


Labor law powerhouse Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart PC faces a second lawsuit by a female former partner accusin...


Labor/Employment, Civil Rights


Employer policies restricting workers’ communication with the press have run afoul of federal protections in the past.


Law Practice


Michael Avenatti trades Newport Beach for Echo Park

Jan. 25, 2019
By Steven Crighton

Evicted from his posh offices in Newport Beach, Michael Avenatti is sharing space next to a diner in the Echo Park neighborhoo...


Civil Litigation


The state attorney general’s office sought Thursday to withhold thousands of documents the plaintiff in the Starbucks cancer c...


The San Francisco federal judge overseeing the Pacific Gas and Electric Co.’s probation has “profound authority” to require th...


Civil Litigation, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


The case comes as Avenatti is seeking disqualification of opposing counsel in a judgment debtor exam related to his firm’s ban...


Law Practice, State Bar & Bar Associations


Bar explores projects to promote diversity

Jan. 25, 2019
By Erin Lee

The State Bar’s board will vote on adopting new strategic plan objectives Friday, including options for promoting diversity a...


Government, Criminal


A Kern County judge has ruled that a new state law barring 14- and 15-year-olds from being tried in adult court is unconstitut...


Civil Litigation, Criminal


Among other contentions, the declaration appears to shift blame to individuals who failed to add numbers to a list that many O...


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


President Donald Trump on Wednesday sent the names of 51 judicial nominees to the U.S. Senate for confirmation, including two ...


Labor/Employment, Judges and Judiciary


Fresno County court reporters strike ends

Jan. 24, 2019
By Justin Kloczko

The Fresno County Superior Court sued the union for not making enough court reporters available during the strike.


Education Law, State Bar & Bar Associations


Next week, the American Bar Association’s policymaking body will once again consider a resolution requiring 75 percent of a la...


U.S. Supreme Court, California Supreme Court


The U.S. Supreme Court rejected an appeal to hear a case regarding Yelp Inc.’s refusal to remove allegedly libelous reviews, r...


Law Practice


Litigator Alex Romain joined Irell & Manella LLP as a partner in Los Angeles. He moved from Hueston Hennigan LLP.


Dating app Tinder has reached a $17.3 million settlement with users who alleged its practice of charging members over 29 years...


Immigration, Government


Lawsuits filed against the government contesting delayed and or denied citizenship applications increased 26 percent compared ...


Civil Litigation


Coffee industry intervenes in warning label case

Jan. 24, 2019
By Justin Kloczko

The National Coffee Association was granted intervenor status Wednesday in a lawsuit against the state alleging lobbyists cons...


U.S. Supreme Court, Civil Rights, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


The U.S. Supreme Court will not review a case testing whether a public school football coach had the right to kneel and pray p...


Judges and Judiciary, Government


The federal judiciary has money for one additional week.


Criminal


Downey attorney Jackie Ferrari has been charged with illegally selling oxycodone pills after advertising them on Craigslist.


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday affirmed a trial court’s denial of attorney fee requests by non-class counsel...


Labor/Employment


The U.S. Department of Labor hit Oracle Corp. with an amended complaint alleging systematic discrimination at the company has ...


Environmental & Energy, Criminal


Does the victim in a criminal case have the right to appeal a restitution order? Those affected by the 2015 Porter Ranch leak ...


Government, California Supreme Court


A new bill in the state Senate would overturn a California Supreme Court ruling that permitted a distinction in the state sex ...


Civil Litigation, Entertainment & Sports


Having exhausted the legal arguments to justify why U.S. District Judge James Otero should not dismiss porn actress Stormy Dan...


But a number of commissioners referenced the “poor optics” of the new sheriff’s decision to proceed with reinstatement before ...


Law Practice, Law Office Management


Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP has added tech mergers and acquisitions advisor Matthew R. Gemello to the firm's partner...


U.S. Supreme Court, Immigration


High court declines to hear DACA case appeal for now

Jan. 23, 2019
By Chase DiFeliciantonio

The U.S. Supreme Court will not hear a case this term regarding the legality of the Trump administration’s attempt to rescind ...