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Immigration, Government


While many scholars have said the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution would bar President Donald Trump from ending automat...


Government


The contrast between liberal, Trump administration-suing incumbent Xavier Becerra and Republican opponent Steven Bailey, a ret...


Civil Litigation


Teacher sex abuse suit settles on eve of trial

Oct. 31, 2018
By Blaise Scemama

In what the plaintiff’s attorneys are calling the largest payout by the Los Angeles Unified School District to a sexual abuse ...


Civil Litigation


Plaintiffs’ attorneys are split on whether to accept a global settlement from Pacific Gas & Electric Co. for allegedly cau...


Corporate


On-demand dog walking app Wag adds general counsel

Oct. 31, 2018
By Matthew Sanderson

As the company grows and its leadership team expands, Craig Gatarz will focus on building out Wag’s legal and compliance funct...


Government, Criminal


An alleged culture of harassment and backstabbing, a crossover between politics and prosecution, and the loss of 79 years of e...


Law Practice, Corporate


Dan Horwood will oversee all of Ra Medical System Inc.’s legal activities and policies, specifically the business expansion an...


Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment, Civil Rights


In what the plaintiff's attorneys are calling the largest payout by the Los Angeles Unified School District to a sexual abuse ...


Judges and Judiciary


LA County voters to choose in 4 judicial runoffs

Oct. 30, 2018
By Justin Kloczko

After a crowded primary election saw a rash of prosecutors vying for 11 judicial seats in Los Angeles County, four remaining h...


Civil Litigation, Government, Constitutional Law


Attorneys representing California and the United States faced off in federal court Monday over a law that would give the state...


Entertainment & Sports, Alternative Dispute Resolution


The Golden State Warriors must pay roughly $55 million in outstanding debt from the renovation of its stadium decades ago when...


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


ACLU and government attorneys clashed on Monday over whether an injunction allowing a large class of detained immigrants to re...


U.S. Supreme Court, Labor/Employment, Alternative Dispute Resolution


The U.S. Supreme Court heard back-to-back arguments Monday concerning the Federal Arbitration Act, dealing with whether courts...


The attorney for a Black Lives Matter activist announced a plea deal hours ahead of a hearing on her motion to force the entir...


Intellectual Property, Criminal


In a trial that begins this week, the U.S. attorney’s office is seeking forfeiture of a motorcycle gang’s trademarked logos.


Judges and Judiciary


Brown taps 6 for judges in 4 courts

Oct. 30, 2018
By Sean Kagan

Appointees come from public service and law firms.



Trump seeks $341K in attorney fees in Daniels case

Oct. 30, 2018
By Steven Crighton

Claiming penalties imposed against adult film actress Stormy Daniels must be severe enough to deter any future meritless filin...


Colin Parent steers Circulate San Diego’s advocacy efforts as both executive director and general counsel.


Civil Litigation


During a contentious hearing Friday, opponents of the California High Speed Rail project tried to talk a judge out of rejectin...


Judges and Judiciary, California Supreme Court


Six superior court judges assigned to act as state Supreme Court justices in a case affecting most California judicial officer...


Government, Criminal


As the threat of losing bail looms, more attention is being paid to the alternative methods by which judges determine whether ...


Government, Civil Litigation


California has agreed to leave its net neutrality law at the loading screen until litigation over the FCC order that triggered...


Environmental & Energy


The U.S. Department of Justice intervened in whistleblower suits against a Navy contractor accused of widespread fraud in the ...


Intellectual Property, Entertainment & Sports


Newly-broadened copyright exemptions will allow filmmakers to use clips from DVDs, Blu-rays and streaming services for the pur...


Civil Litigation


The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden sued Redwood City-based The Gorilla Foundation, seeking the return of a gorilla name...


Judges and Judiciary


4 named to state appeal court, 11 to superior

Oct. 29, 2018
By Skylar Dubelko

Gov. Jerry Brown on Friday named four new Court of Appeal justices, two of whom are currently his top advisors on legal affair...


Family


Collaborative Compassion

Oct. 29, 2018

Fleischer & Ravreby guide divorcing couples to resolutions in and out of the courtroom.


Judges and Judiciary, Intellectual Property


For the first time, a patent specialist might serve as an Article III judge on one of the nation's busiest courts.


Securities, Civil Litigation, Environmental & Energy


New York’s attorney general filed a lawsuit against Exxon Mobil claiming the company defrauded shareholders by minimizing the ...


Criminal


A rash of legal service providers attempting to cash in on the state’s decision to redefine the felony murder rule has prompte...