Outgoing Los Angeles County Superior Court Presiding Judge Daniel Buckley introduced a panel of judges and attorneys Thursday ...
Civil Litigation
University of California sued for allegedly withholding public records
By Erin Lee
The Competitive Enterprise Institute claims UCLA has failed to produce requested public records for nearly a year.
Leonard S. Levy uses pre-mediation conferences to understand all sides of a dispute.
Government
Sessions’ ouster as AG stirs talk about possible replacements
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
Jeff Sessions’ resignation as U.S. attorney general has opened the field to speculation over who President Donald Trump will c...
Government, Criminal
Longtime Orange County DA defeated after bitter campaign
By Meghann Cuniff
Orange County’s 20-year incumbent district attorney lost his reelection bid to his former protege Tuesday night, a vicious bat...
Government, Education Law, Civil Rights, Alternative Dispute Resolution
JAMS launches Title IX resolution program
By Andy Serbe
Alternative dispute resolution provider JAMS has announced a service to adjudicate and investigate Title IX complaints in coll...
Judges and Judiciary, Government, Criminal
California Election Winners
By Laurinda Keys
Winners of Tuesday's judge and district attorney runoff races.
Residents allege property owners allowed homes to sink, while the defense said the occupants knew the conditions when they mov...
Government
State attorney general gains potential allies for lawsuits against Trump administration.
By Malcolm Maclachlan
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra cruised to election for a full term Tuesday.
Civil Litigation
Judge approves $5.4M settlement in class action against Tesla
By Sean Kagan
U.S. Judge Beth Labson Freeman of San Jose approved a $5.4 million class settlement between Tesla and customers who accused th...
Voters in San Diego County ousted incumbent Judge Gary Kreep after one-term, the first time a judge there has lost his seat si...
Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment, Entertainment & Sports
Current and former women employees sue Riot Games, a video game company, claim harassment
By Winston Cho
Two women are suing the Los Angeles company behind the world’s most popular online video game claiming sexual harassment, uneq...
Law Practice, Law Office Management, Labor/Employment, California Courts of Appeal
Gender bias suit could draw scrutiny to firm partnerships
By Steven Crighton
A newly-revived gender bias lawsuit brought by a former Winston & Strawn LLP partner could lead to a closer look at how lo...
Government, Criminal
Wiretapped individuals want answers in court case
By Blaise Scemama
Two people never charged with a crime are still seeking answers to why the Riverside County Superior Court issued warrants to ...
Immigration, Government
Critic raises questions about possibly edited guidance on immigration case
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
Government emails appear to show an immigration case decided by Attorney General Jeff Sessions was edited and reuploaded onlin...
Law Practice, Corporate
O’Melveny brings LA, Silicon Valley corporate and venture lawyer to Century City
By Matthew Sanderson
T. Hale Boggs has joined the Century City office of O’Melveny & Myers LLP as a partner in its mergers and acquisitions pra...
U.S. Supreme Court, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Solicitor General considering appeal of special prosecutor appointment for Arpaio case
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
The U.S. Department of Justice is contemplating the merits of requesting U.S. Supreme Court review for the appointment of a sp...
Intellectual Property, Government, Corporate
In-house lawyer appointed to U.S. patent office leadership job
By Skylar Dubelko
Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross has appointed California-based attorney Laura A. Peter to a leadership role in the U.S. Pate...
Environmental & Energy, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
DOJ returns to 9th Circuit in efforts to kill sweeping environmental lawsuit
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
The Trump administration is asking for the third time this year that the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals kill an unprecedent...
U.S. Supreme Court, Labor/Employment, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
High court affirms 9th Circuit in age discrimination lawsuit
By Winston Cho
The U.S. Supreme Court expanded the scope of federal employment protections in its first opinion of the new session Tuesday.
Immigration, Government
Judge denies DOJ request to limit where monitor can go
By Paula Lehman-Ewing
The special monitor appointed to oversee the justice department’s compliance in a 20-year-old settlement governing the treatme...
Education Law
Courses on emerging technologies introduce law students to the problems of the future
By Erin Lee
At law schools, professors are trying to prepare their students for the evolving technological landscape through courses on cu...
Civil Litigation
Trump attorney fee request is ‘excessive, extreme,’ Avenatti says
By Sean Kagan
Michael Avenatti called President Donald J. Trump's attorneys' efforts to recover $341,559 in fees "excessive" and "extreme" i...
Criminal, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Debate over the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act lives on in 9th Circuit
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
The fight over federal legislation curbing the power of Article III judges to grant habeas relief lives on in the 9th U.S. Cir...
Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property
Cochlear ordered to pay $268M for infringing hearing aid patents
By Justin Kloczko
A federal judge in Los Angeles has doubled a patent infringement verdict to $268 million against medical device company Cochle...
U.S. Supreme Court, Immigration, Government, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Justice Department urges US Supreme Court to hear DACA case
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
The U.S. Justice Department for a second time asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to bypass a federal appeals court and hea...
U.S. Supreme Court, Administrative/Regulatory
In symbolic ruling, high court decides against hearing net neutrality challenge
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday to hear a challenge to Obama-era net neutrality rules.
Law Practice, Corporate
LA private equity firm hires general counsel
By Matthew Sanderson
Shawn Haghighi, who began his career at Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP, joins OpenGate Capital’s global leadership team compri...
Amnon Siegel, partner at Miller Barondess LLP, representing WindAirWest, was able to obtain the jury award Friday for the priv...
Loyola Law School debuted a disability law center focused on establishing a pipeline for disabled attorneys and advocacy.