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Civil Litigation, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Nazi-looted art to stay in Pasadena, 9th Circuit rules in third appeal in case
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
Two 16th century oil paintings depicting Adam and Eve will remain at a Pasadena art museum, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appe...
Civil Litigation
Dairy family settles with some law firms, attorney defendants
By Meghann Cuniff
Berger Khan LLP on Monday settled a civil RICO case that accused the firm of conspiring with two attorneys to defraud the heir...
Law Practice, State Bar & Bar Associations
Rosenstein to give keynote address at ABA’s annual meeting
By Lyle Moran
The U.S. deputy attorney general, best known for overseeing the special counsel's Russia probe, will speak Thursday in Chicago.
Judges and Judiciary, California Courts of Appeal
Justice Gail Feuer confirmed to appellate court
By Blaise Scemama
The Commission on Judicial Appointments confirmed Superior Court Judge Gail Ruderman Feuer as a justice of the 2nd District Co...
Superior Court Judge Suzanne Bolanos allowed key claims alleged by plaintiff Dewayne Johnson Monday as the defense began its c...
Firms are increasingly relying on technology for marketing and business development, and complex metrics and analytics systems...
Civil Litigation
Judge considers decertification of Ford consumer classes
By Joshua Sebold
Attorneys defending Ford Motor Co. tried to convince a judge Monday to decertify several large subclasses in litigation regard...
Criminal, California Supreme Court
Some felony enhancements can be stricken under Prop. 47, state Supreme Court rules
By Andy Serbe
A 2014 ballot measure that reduced some nonviolent crimes to misdemeanors also requires the striking of felony sentencing enha...
Military Law, Government, Civil Rights
US judge sets trial date for transgender military policy case
By Paula Lehman-Ewing
A tentative trial date was set for a case challenging a 2017 presidential order banning transgender individuals from the milit...
Immigration, Government
Judge forbids immigration detention of minors suspected of some crimes
By Paula Lehman-Ewing
A federal judge in Los Angeles ordered the government to release minors who have admitted or are suspected of gang activity or...
Corporate
Facebook’s general counsel to resign at the end of the year
By Matthew Sanderson
Colin Stretch has served as Facebook’s top lawyer since 2010.
Dean Holter is settling in as the first general counsel for Ziyen Inc., with the focus and strategy to disrupt the U.S. energy...
Corporate
Legal video deposition service StoryCloud hires general counsel
By Matthew Sanderson
Tony R. Skogen, partner at Rowe Mullen LLP, will help StoryCloud on strategic and tactical business development.
Synthetic Genomics general counsel Rob Cutler safeguards a trove of biotech innovation.
Immigration
Judge will name monitor to check compliance with Flores Settlement
By Paula Lehman-Ewing
The monitor would investigate conditions at detention centers for minors brought across the U.S. border illegally.
Civil Litigation, Law Practice, Bankruptcy
Judge seems poised to reject Cohen gag order against Avenatti
By Steven Crighton
San Francisco County Superior Court Judge Suzanne Bolanos told jurors Friday morning to disregard portions of testimony given ...
Civil Litigation, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit grants en banc review of case that could affect national class action settlements
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal will rehear en banc an appeal testing the soundness of a $210 million settlement between ...
Civil Litigation, Corporate
Papa John’s founder sues for ouster documents
By Andy Serbe
Papa John’s founder John Schnatter has sued the company for documents related to his ouster following his alleged use of a rac...
Intellectual Property, Government
Federal Circuit: patent applicants don’t have to pay agency’s fees
By Joshua Sebold
A federal appellate court on Friday rejected the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s attempt to reinterpret a 170-year-old stat...
Civil Litigation
Panish Shea partners named co-lead counsel in SoCal fires litigation
By Blaise Scemama
Brian Panish and Rahul Ravipudi, partners at Panish Shea & Boyle LLP, have been named as individual plaintiffs’ co-lead co...
Civil Litigation, Criminal, Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Court rejects qualified immunity for San Jose police in Trump rally case
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
Plaintiffs who say they were attacked while attending a Donald Trump presidential campaign rally in 2016 may continue with the...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility, California Supreme Court, Bankruptcy
State high court denies ex-DA candidate’s law license reinstatement request
By Lyle Moran
Lenore Albert of Orange County was suspended again by the State Bar last month.
Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment
Jury awards $3M in damages to fired security guard
By Andy Serbe
A Los Angeles jury hit a security company for $1 million in punitive damages and awarded $2 million to a guard who sued his fo...
U.S. Supreme Court, Criminal, Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Couple shot by deputies can recover damages, 9th Circuit panel rules
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel reaffirmed Friday that a couple shot by Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department deputies du...
Civil Litigation, Entertainment & Sports, Antitrust & Trade Reg., 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit affirms dismissal of golf caddies’ lawsuit
By Andy Serbe
The court said the caddies were not under economic duress when they took their jobs, which require them to wear bibs with adve...
Securities, Civil Litigation, Corporate
LA firm files ‘light speed’ class action against Facebook
By Blaise Scemama
Within a day of Facebook suffering the largest stock drop in history, Pierce Bainbridge Beck Price & Hecht LLP filed suit.
Litigation & Arbitration, Law Practice, Appellate Practice
Robins Kaplan expands its West Coast appellate arm with the addition of Glenn Danas
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
Glenn Danas, an appellate attorney known best for his high-profile victories on behalf of employees and consumers on hot butto...
U.S. Supreme Court, Judges and Judiciary, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
In senior status, Kennedy will sit on U.S. appellate courts
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy said he will be a part-time, traveling federal appeals judge in his retirement.