Law Practice, Environmental & Energy
King & Spalding nabs lead MoFo environmental lawyer
By Erin Lee
Peter Hsiao heads King & Spalding’s West Coast environmental team.
Ex-Navy navigator Judge Thomas Anderle rarely veers from a tentative ruling once he has made it.
U.S. Supreme Court, Criminal
Age of Kavanaugh cases would make them tough to prosecute
By Blaise Scemama
A second reported allegation of a decades-old incident of sexual misconduct by U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh coul...
Civil Litigation
Judge calls mistrial in $29M Johnson & Johnson lung cancer case
By Justin Kloczko
A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge declared a mistrial Monday in the $29 million Johnson & Johnson cosmetic baby po...
Judges and Judiciary, Alternative Dispute Resolution
LA Superior Court hopes JAMS, nonprofit will help resolve more cases
By Justin Kloczko
A project of Tarzana-based Valley Bar Mediation Center is the first nonprofit to serve as a resource vendor settling Los Angel...
Civil Litigation
Judge indicates he is likely to dismiss porn star’s lawsuit against Trump
By Steven Crighton
Forecasting the dismissal of Stormy Daniels’ defamation claims, a federal judge said Donald J. Trump is entitled to an opinion...
Corporate
Former TiVo general counsel takes similar job at San Jose cloud communications company
By Matthew Sanderson
Matthew P. Zinn started work at 8x8 Inc., a provider of a real-time communications cloud for companies.
Civil Litigation, Law Practice
Dairy family attorney asks for a lot less in damages in closing argument against firm
By Meghann Cuniff
A plaintiffs’ lawyer told an Orange County Superior Court jury Monday that Buchalter APC should pay about $15 million to the h...
Bankruptcy
Lawyers for Avenatti, former partner accuse each other of wasting time
By Andy Serbe
The two legal teams are disputing the enforcement of a $10 million judgment against Eagan Avenatti issued in May. Frank claime...
Civil Litigation, Government
Out-of-state court reporting firms face new regulations in law
By Malcolm Maclachlan
California-based court reporting firms won a long-sought goal when Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill subjecting their out-of-stat...
Entertainment & Sports, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Attorneys debate survey on demand for paid athletes in NCAA antitrust case
By Winston Cho
Survey analysts on both sides defended their methodology studying pay-for-play’s impact on consumer demand Monday in the poten...
Civil Litigation, Environmental & Energy
City sues several companies for groundwater contamination
By Sean Kagan
The city of Hemet sued Dow Chemical Co., Shell Oil Co., and Crop Production Services Inc. over groundwater contaminated with t...
Brian Brooks began his new role last Friday at the San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange as part of the company’s effort...
U.S. Supreme Court, Labor/Employment, Government
New state law to protect unions faces legal challenges
By Andy Serbe
A law absolving unions of liability for fees charged to non-members prior to the Supreme Court decision could raise constituti...
Constitutional Law, Civil Rights, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Becerra pushes en banc review in 2 major Second Amendment cases
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
California’s attorney general is pushing the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to hear two major Second Amendment cases en ban...
Immigration
Sessions decision may affect suit seeking bond hearings for asylum seekers
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
A lawsuit seeking bond hearings for asylum seekers across the nation could be undercut by an immigration court case Attorney G...
Judges and Judiciary, Criminal
Maryland prosecutors known for taking on old sex assault cases
By Blaise Scemama
Prosecuting a case involving 36-year-old sex assault allegations would be extremely difficult, experts say.
Government
Language in election security bill prompts GOP concerns
By Malcolm Maclachlan
An election security bill allowing the Secretary of State to ‘educate voters’ to combat false or misleading information has sp...
Civil Litigation, Entertainment & Sports, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
NCAA official asked why coaches, not players, are rewarded for good grades
By Winston Cho
The National Collegiate Athletic Association’s Division I Vice President of Governance Kevin Lennon was pressed on apparent in...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Law Practice, Environmental & Energy
ABA offers ethical guidelines to attorneys for responding to natural disasters
By Erin Lee
In the midst of an intense fire and hurricane season, the ABA released guidelines for attorneys responding to and coping with ...
Government, State Bar & Bar Associations
State Bar fee bill signed by governor
By Erin Lee
Gov. Jerry Brown approved the State Bar bill Friday, keeping the annual licensing fee flat and asking for a plan to increase d...
Civil Litigation, Corporate, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Classes recover $82 million in attorney fees in two antitrust settlements
By Justin Kloczko
A federal judge has awarded plaintiffs $82 million in attorney fees related to the settlement of two pharmaceutical antitrust ...
Immigrants' lawyers told US judge clients suffered 'severe harm'
U.S. Supreme Court, Civil Rights, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Unlikely bedfellows in the fight against qualified immunity
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
Qualified immunity, for decades the bane of civil rights lawyers associated with liberal causes, is facing a new enemy: the le...
Civil Litigation, Environmental & Energy
Waste disposal suits raise hackles among company defense lawyers
By Malcolm Maclachlan
In the latest of a series of settlements between retailers and public sector attorneys in California over waste disposal that ...
Litigation & Arbitration, Entertainment & Sports
Arbitrator sides with filmmakers in Chinese heist movie dispute
By Steven Crighton
After a disappointing showing at the Chinese box office, the makers of the Orlando Bloom film “S.M.A.R.T. Chase” say they’re v...
Entertainment & Sports, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
NCAA witnesses emphasize ‘purity’ of amateur athletics in antitrust trial
By Winston Cho
National Collegiate Athletic Association Vice President of Governance Kevin Lennon echoed prior testimony Thursday from defens...
Law Practice, Government, Civil Rights
Nonprofit aims to up youth voter turnout in California
By Erin Lee
The Civics Center promotes civics education among youth and voter preregistration.
UC Berkeley School of Law postdoctoral fellow Alexandra Havrylyshyn won this year’s Selma Moidel Smith Law Student Writing Com...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Beverly Hills bar to induct 1st African-American woman president
By Steven Crighton
The Beverly Hills Bar Association will elevate tax attorney LaVonne D. Lawson as its new president at its annual Installation ...