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Law Practice, Criminal, Community News


Matthew Serratto, a Merced County supervising deputy district attorney, was named prosecutor of the year for small and mid-siz...


Securities, Civil Litigation, Banking, Administrative/Regulatory


The Securities and Exchange Commission announced a settlement Tuesday with a California bank board member’s son, who was accus...


Government, Civil Rights


Even in the liberal mainstay of Santa Monica, there has been only one candidate with a Latin surname elected to its city counc...


Civil Litigation


A federal judge has ordered FEMA to house victims of Hurricane Maria until the end of the month.


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


4th Amendment applies across borders, 9th Circuit panel says

Aug. 8, 2018
By Chase DiFeliciantonio

A divided 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel denied immunity to a U.S. border patrol agent who fired across the U.S.-Mexi...



Taking the Time

Aug. 8, 2018

LA Judge Norman Tarle conducts 3- to 4-day final status conferences if they’re needed.


Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment, Entertainment & Sports, Alternative Dispute Resolution


As skepticism grows and legislation tightens on the confidentiality agreements that kept accounts of sexual misconduct in Holl...


Civil Litigation, Law Practice


A plaintiff's lawyer seeking millions in damages from Buchalter, APC told jurors on Monday that the firm didn't just hire the ...


Education Law, State Bar & Bar Associations


The measure to eliminate the current standard was withdrawn prior to a vote


Environmental & Energy, Criminal


As the criminal negligence trial of an oil company entered its third month Monday with the defense’s first witness, Superior C...


Government, Civil Rights


The plaintiffs presented a pollster’s testimony Monday to prove Santa Monica voters preferred changing from at-large to by-dis...


Education Law, Civil Rights


ACT Inc., makers and administrators of standardized tests for college admissions, sold and disclosed information about disable...


Civil Litigation


The case pitting five municipalities against JM Manufacturing Co. Inc. started in 2006. A Central District jury found the comp...


Obituaries


Joy Sumabat-Graff, 1969-2018

Aug. 7, 2018
By Erin Lee

The deputy district attorney was remembered for her eloquence and composure in the courtroom.


Government, California Courts of Appeal


Attorney Eric P. Early said Monday he would appeal to the state Supreme Court after the 3rd District Court of Appeal dismissed...


Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property, Antitrust & Trade Reg.


For years at loggerheads in a closely-watched intellectual property and antitrust battle, Arista Networks Inc. and Cisco Syste...


Criminal


A former Solano County deputy public defender has been indicted by a grand jury on charges of sexually assaulting a colleague ...


Corporate


As senior vice president of global affairs, Kent Walker will oversee Google’s policy, legal, trust and safety and corporate ph...


Christopher Updike comes to Bankruptcy Management Solutions Inc. from Debevoise & Plimpton LLP.


Corporate


M. Craig Hall comes to the new role from Oldcastle Inc.



Managing Care

Aug. 7, 2018

Chief Legal Officer Robynn Van Patten helps Community Medical Centers focus on underserved patients.


Civil Rights, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


In a blow to Second Amendment activists seeking to curb California’s robust gun control laws, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Ap...


Education Law, State Bar & Bar Associations


The association said it has improved its standing with the federal government


Civil Litigation, Law Practice, Government


A coalition formed to oppose Pacific Gas & Electric Co. on bills related to wildfire liability has raised $564,206 in less...


Criminal


In a move attorneys said could lead to similar challenges, a judge has stopped a parole hearing after determining the state Bo...


Government, Civil Rights


A plaintiffs’ demographics expert in a bench trial about minority representation in Santa Monica was accused of selectively c...


Judges and Judiciary


California courts are expanding language services to all types of cases in every county.


Law Practice


Stanford Law School Dean M. Elizabeth Magill, who has hired nearly a third of the school’s faculty, is departing.


Civil Litigation, Health Care & Hospital Law


Healthcare company settles DOJ case for $65M

Aug. 6, 2018
By Lila Seidman

The allegations were that hospitals submitted false claims to Medicare by admitting patients who only needed outpatient care


Civil Litigation


Defense attorneys wrapped up their case Friday with testimony from an oncologist who explained that the cause of plaintiff Dew...