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.
Immigration, Government
Sessions may act to hold asylum seekers in custody
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
President Donald Trump’s announced plan to sign an executive order holding asylum seekers until their cases are decided might ...
Government, Constitutional Law
Judge blocks state law restricting federal government land sales
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The Trump Administration has successfully blocked a California law that sought to give the state the right of first refusal to...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit vacates trafficking conviction, saying victim’s video testimony violated Sixth Amendment
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
A California man convicted of 14 prostitution-related counts must be resentenced, a federal appeals court has ruled, finding t...
Government, Criminal
Stanislaus County's first female DA faces a runoff against one of her deputies
By Paula Lehman-Ewing
The interdepartmental runoff between the incumbent district attorney of Stanislaus County and one of her deputies on its face ...
Judges and Judiciary, Government
2 commissioners named to San Joaquin County court
By Malcolm Maclachlan
San Joaquin County Superior Court judges have unanimously elected two new commissioners.
Samuel K. Feng was elected as San Francisco County Superior Court’s next assistant presiding judge.
Civil Litigation, Law Practice, Bankruptcy
Judge OKs Avenatti bankruptcy transfer to district court
By Meghann Cuniff
Michael Avenatti and his former partner also were ordered to negotiate in ‘good faith’ in anticipation of a Nov. 28 hearing.
The U.S. Supreme Court is poised to affect the future of controversial class action settlements in which little to no money is...
Labor/Employment, Judges and Judiciary, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Bennett joins conservatives in dissent from denial to rehear en banc appeal
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
Judge Mark J. Bennett, a newly appointed member of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, has for the first time since his con...
Civil Litigation
Plaintiff agrees to accept $78M in Monsanto case, while attorneys prepare for appeal
By Sean Kagan
A groundskeeper who alleged Bayer AG’s Monsanto Roundup weedkiller was responsible for his non-Hodgkin lymphoma agreed to a re...
Intellectual Property, Criminal
Jury intimidation takes center stage at Mongols racketeering trial
By Meghann Cuniff
A federal judge rejected a mistrial request prompted by surprise courtroom appearances by members of the gang.
Judges and Judiciary
Former DA faces private attorney in Imperial County judicial election runoff
By Justin Kloczko
Two local attorneys who both have prosecuted and defended criminal cases are running for a judicial seat in Imperial County.
Civil Litigation, Law Practice
Santa Ana federal judge rules law firm’s fight with hedge fund should be in NY
By Meghann Cuniff
A federal judge in Califoria has rejected an Orange County law firm’s bid to halt a hedge fund from pursuing a negligence laws...
A Sacramento County judge has rejected a motion by opponents of California’s High Speed Rail project to declare a law necessar...
Law Practice, Corporate, Community News
Paralegal association hosts 42nd annual October Educational Conference
By Matthew Sanderson
Superior Court of California Commissioner Eric V. Isaac spoke about the limitless possibilities for growth that paralegals may...