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After being smashed in the face by a drone, Caesar Palace guest Monika Nourmand filed a lawsuit through her attorney Robert Gl...


Plaintiffs in a Santa Monica voter discrimination trial lost a bid to get work done by a city consultant into evidence after t...


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


The federal appellate court affirmed the lower court’s denial of a Fourth Amendment violation of a defendant who was detained ...


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


The U.S. Department of Justice urged a federal appeals court Thursday to allow it to give preferential consideration to local ...


Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, California Supreme Court


Broad waivers that fail to disclose known conflicts of interests are unenforceable, according to an opinion filed by the state...


Government, Environmental & Energy


A bill moving up California clean energy timelines and setting a deadline for 100 percent zero-emission electricity has passed...


Civil Litigation, Government


Lead paint settlement talks fail

Aug. 31, 2018
By Winston Cho

Settlement discussions tied to nearly two decades of public nuisance litigation to resolve lead paint manufacturers’ liability...


In Recess


Visualizing Victory

Aug. 31, 2018
By Skylar Dubelko

Plaintiff’s lawyer and hockey player Christian Nickerson brings his competitive edge from court to the ice.


Labor/Employment, Government


Six different bills, three tied to the #MeToo movement and all affecting California workplaces, have passed milestone votes in...


Civil Litigation, Entertainment & Sports


Judge grants Disney injunction against Redbox

Aug. 31, 2018
By Steven Crighton

A federal judge ordered Redbox LLC to stop reselling digital download codes of Disney films Thursday, motivated largely by a n...


Government, Criminal


Criminal justice bills approved by Legislature

Aug. 31, 2018
By Meghann Cuniff

Bills that limit the state felony murder rule and prohibit young teenagers from being sentenced in adult criminal court are he...


Government, Civil Rights


Allan Lichtman has agreed with plaintiffs’ witness Morgan Kousser before, but not when he testified Thursday for the defense i...


Immigration, Government


Pardons rescue Cambodian immigrants from deportation

Aug. 31, 2018
By Chase DiFeliciantonio

Two recently pardoned Cambodian immigrants who committed crimes are part of a large class action over the deportation of simil...


Akerman LLP hosted a private screening of “Crazy Rich Asians” at L.A. Live Aug. 13, two days before the film’s release.


Securities, Corporate, Administrative/Regulatory


The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged Amer Deeba, former chief commercial officer of Redwood City-based Qualys In...


Criminal


In an emergency hearing Thursday, public defenders urged an Orange County judge to bar an Office of Independent Review represe...


The state Assembly has passed a bill designed to bar immigration arrests at courthouses.


Judges and Judiciary, California Courts of Appeal


A Superior Court judge showed gender bias in denying a woman’s bid for a restraining order based on comments he made in delive...


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


California convictions for possession and transportation of methamphetamine are not removable offenses under the Immigration a...


Civil Litigation, Law Practice


Two attorneys who worked on a multimillion estate plan for a dairy fortune engaged in obvious “self dealing” that they tried t...


Law Practice, Bankruptcy


A U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge tentatively approved Archer Norris PLC’s operational plan Wednesday prioritizing the transfer of...


Government, Criminal


A referendum against a bill to replace the current cash bail system was filed Wednesday by a coalition seeking to halt its imp...


Law Practice, Entertainment & Sports, Contracts


A ruling in Johnny Depp's favor over an agreement with his former law firm will "force tectonic change" for Hollywood attorney...


Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property



Law Practice, State Bar & Bar Associations


Legislature passes State Bar bill

Aug. 30, 2018
By Lyle Moran

The funding legislation awaits the governor's signature


Government, Criminal


Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill on Tuesday that will phase out cash bail in California. But the fight over pretrial release is ...


Judges and Judiciary, Immigration


Judges want to avoid using an approach that requires them to focus on the criminal convictions instead of underlying case facts.


Government, Criminal


Two bills addressing the backlog of untested rape kits make their way through Legislature this week.


Law Practice


An app designed to help plaintiffs’ attorneys better track the day to day emotional distress of their clients and quantify it ...


Law Practice, Corporate


Kelly L.C. Kriebs spent nearly two decades at Sidley Austin.