Civil Litigation, Government, Criminal
Criminal insider trading charges dropped after a series of impromptu hearings
By Meghann Cuniff
Two federal judges presented a united front as attorneys resolved the 10-year criminal and civil saga involving charges agains...
Immigration, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Rosenstein suggests creation of centralized immigration appellate court
By Nicolas Sonnenburg, Chase DiFeliciantonio
The second in command at the U.S. Department of Justice is reviving a decades-old debate over how to adjudicate immigration ca...
Law Practice, Corporate
Tesla names renowned DC litigator as general counsel
By Kibkabe Araya
Embattled electric automaker Tesla Inc. has named Dane H. Butswinkas, chair of Williams & Connolly LLP, as general counsel.
In the first personal injury trial against an energy drink company to reach a verdict, a Riverside County jury ruled unanimous...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Criminal
OC judge denies evidentiary hearing in recordings case
By Paula Lehman-Ewing
“I don’t think we’re there yet,” Judge Gregory Prickett said. “There may be more forthcoming, but right now the court is not p...
Environmental & Energy, California Courts of Appeal
Appellate panel hears oil drilling settlement argument
By Justin Kloczko
A 2nd District Court of Appeals panel appeared to equally grill parties involved in a lawsuit alleging oil producers were ille...
Judges and Judiciary, Government
Brown chooses two more aides as superior court judges
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Continuing a recent trend, Gov. Jerry Brown has named two more of his aides to the bench.
Immigration, State Bar & Bar Associations
ABA issues standards for representing child immigrants
By Erin Lee
The American Bar Association released new standards for the detention, care, legal representation and adjudication of unaccomp...
Labor/Employment
State’s legal jobs trending up, as US numbers slightly dip
By Sean Kagan
Though the legal industry saw a slight national employment decline in November, California legal jobs trended upward, based on...
Government
LA civil rights attorney picked as Newsom’s legal affairs secretary
By Meghann Cuniff
A controversial former Los Angeles lawyer who revolutionized civil rights in education during the Obama administration will be...
Civil Litigation, Criminal
Judge asks state AG about PG&E’s legal exposure over Camp Fire
By Winston Cho
The San Francisco federal judge in charge of Pacific Gas & Electric Company’s probation following a 2017 criminal convicti...
Building off the momentum of Alameda and San Francisco counties eliminating administrative fees for people convicted of crimes...
Civil Litigation
3rd trial over Monster energy drink may go to verdict
By Blaise Scemama
The case of a young man who says consuming a Monster energy drink caused him to have a cardiac arrest may be the first of its ...
Civil Litigation
Lobbyist’s attorney asks judge to dismiss former legislator’s defamation suit
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Attorneys for a lobbyist sought to dismiss a defamation suit filed against her by a former state legislator at a hearing Thurs...
Health Care, Pharmaceuticals, Biotech, Education Law, Civil Rights, California Courts of Appeal
Appellate panel ends challenge to student vaccination law
By Justin Kloczko
A challenge to a state law requiring student vaccinations has been struck down by the 3rd District Court of Appeal, according ...
Playing water polo taught Katherine Basile many things, including how to be a teammate.
Alabama-based Maynard Cooper & Gale has opened an office in Century City, bolstering the law firm's commercial and bankrup...
Criminal, Civil Rights
Opponents of bail repeal law say they have signatures
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Opponents of a law phasing out cash bail in California said Thursday they were on the verge of at least putting the law on hol...
Neutral Christopher Barnes says he's an advocate for the most fair solution.
Government, Criminal
New LA sheriff, who ran on progressive ticket, transfers out constitutional oversight attorneys
By Paula Lehman-Ewing
LA County Sheriff Alex Villanueva’s ousting of constitutional policing advisors could jeopardize years of reform, critics say.
Labor/Employment, California Supreme Court
Public employee pensions were unconstitutionally curtailed, attorney argues
By Andy Serbe
In oral arguments, attorneys offered competing ideas of deferred compensation, vested contractual rights, and the power of law...
Securities, Civil Litigation, Criminal
Federal judge demands ‘complete transparency’ in insider trading settlement
By Meghann Cuniff
A Santa Ana federal judge wants to know more about the resolution of criminal insider trading case before approving an SEC set...
Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Shook Hardy disqualified from representing Monster Energy
By Blaise Scemama
A federal judge disqualified a partner at Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP from representing Monster Energy Co. in a false adverti...
Immigration, Government
Vetoed bill reintroduced to bar courthouse immigration arrests by federal agents
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
A state Senate bill that would ban civil arrests, including immigration arrests, in California courthouses has been revived af...
Immigration, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
DOJ takes Flores settlement objections to 9th Circuit
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
The Trump administration is appealing a federal judge’s decision to appoint a special master charged with overseeing the U.S. ...
Criminal
California arrest rates hit lowest point in three decades, study says
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Arrest rates in the state are at their lowest point in 30 years, driven by fewer arrests of young people and men, according to...
Civil Litigation, Entertainment & Sports
Ex-USC coach’s lawyers argue for new defamation trial against NCAA
By Justin Kloczko
A motion for new trial in the Todd McNair NCAA defamation case argues that implied bias tainted the jury, which wrongly found ...
Community News
Lawyers, judges play in harmony at Fabulous Fall Concert
By Matthew Sanderson
The Los Angeles Lawyers Philharmonic and its chorus, Legal Voices, presented its Fabulous Fall Concert on Dec. 1 at the Wilshi...
Government, Criminal
Analysis of LA County pretrial risk assessment tools raises questions
By Paula Lehman-Ewing
An analysis of pretrial risk assessment scores given to defendants in Los Angeles County over the course of a year reveals a f...
Immigration, Government
Acting AG takes steps to overturn common forms of deportation relief
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker has taken it upon himself to decide two immigration cases and his decisions could upe...