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Civil Litigation


Central District gets Judd-Weinstein case

Jul. 2, 2018
By Steven Crighton

Attorneys for Weinstein requested the suit be moved based on diversity of citizenship.



Highly Recommended

Jul. 2, 2018
By Melanie Brisbon

Women-owned firm Walker Stevens Cannom finds relationship building has led to big clients.



Devil’s Advocate

Jul. 2, 2018
By Arin Mikailian

Kern County Judge Eric Bradshaw challenges attorneys to give him their best arguments.


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


Days after the U.S. Supreme Court announced California’s requirement that anti-abortion pregnancy clinics advertise that the s...


Government, Administrative/Regulatory


Internet privacy bill passes amid uncertainty

Jun. 29, 2018
By Malcolm Maclachlan

In a last-minute bid to head off an expensive ballot measure fight, Gov. Jerry Brown signed a sweeping internet privacy bill o...


Immigration, Government


Sessions’ asylum law changes raise new concerns

Jun. 29, 2018
By Chase DiFeliciantonio

Recent changes by Attorney General Jeff Sessions to asylum case law in immigration courts could lead to some families being de...


In Recess


Law & Longboarders

Jun. 29, 2018
By Shane Nelson

When Surfrider Foundation attorneys Angela Howe and Staley Prom aren’t working to conserve U.S. oceans and coastlines, they’re...


Community News


Among the honorees, O’Melveny & Myers LLP was awarded Law Firm of the Year.


Law Practice, Immigration


In response to President Donald J. Trump’s policy of separating children from their parents at the border, a number of promine...


U.S. Supreme Court, Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property


The U.S. Supreme Court has decided to resolve whether a copyright owner can sue an infringer after they pay for their registra...


Civil Litigation, Law Practice


A federal judge on Thursday granted a new trial in a lawsuit over a courthouse fistfight, saying a witness’ surprise use of av...


State Bar & Bar Associations


New LACBA president Brian Kabateck laid out his vision for the county bar that included recruiting new members and cutting dow...


Community News


Weil Gotshal raises $25K for Make-A-Wish Foundation

Jun. 29, 2018
By Matthew Sanderson

The Wishes in Wine Country benefit took place at Sonoma-Cutrer Vineyards in Windsor.


Ethics/Professional Responsibility, State Bar & Bar Associations


State Bar suspends ex-DA candidate again

Jun. 29, 2018
By Lyle Moran

The agency said it suspended Lenore Albert of Orange County due to a change in her bankruptcy case.


U.S. Supreme Court, Judges and Judiciary


Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, widely regarded as the most influential member of the U.S. Supreme Court because of his willingnes...


Civil Litigation, Government, California Supreme Court


County counsels for Santa Clara and San Francisco asked the California Supreme Court to take the drastic step of completely ba...


U.S. Supreme Court, Judges and Judiciary


Justice Anthony M. Kennedy’s retirement announcement generated discordant responses Wednesday from political leaders, lawmaker...


Civil Litigation


A group fighting for the legal rights of sex offenders has sued to force the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to c...


U.S. Supreme Court, Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment


The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that public sector unions cannot charge "agency fees" to nonmembers, setting the stage for ch...


Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment, Civil Rights


A superior court jury deliberated for an hour before delivering $28 million in punitive damages to a woman who sued her former...


Civil Litigation


Beats ordered to pay ex-business partner $25M

Jun. 28, 2018
By Steven Crighton

A jury ruled Wednesday that Beats Audio LLC must pay one of its former business partner $25 million for unpaid royalties.


Judges and Judiciary, Government


Governor picks a dozen new judicial officers

Jun. 28, 2018
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Gov. Jerry Brown nominated two new justices to the 5th District Court of Appeal on Wednesday whiile appointing 10 superior cou...


Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property


Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. settled its 7-year-old patent infringement lawsuit with Apple Inc. Wednesday after a San Jose fed...


Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Criminal


Disbarred lawyer gets four years in prison

Jun. 28, 2018
By Meghann Cuniff

A disbarred Orange County attorney was sentenced to 48 months in prison this week by a federal judge for a mortgage modificati...


Criminal, Antitrust & Trade Reg.


An official at a Japan-based manufacturer of electrolytic capacitors pleaded guilty Wednesday to price fixing in San Francisco...



Getting to the Point

Jun. 28, 2018
By Arin Mikailian

Riverside County family law Judge Timothy Freer gives early tentatives to spur settlement.


U.S. Supreme Court, Immigration, Constitutional Law, Civil Rights


Nearly 75 years later, the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday withdrew its stamp of approval from President Franklin Roosevelt’s in...


U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law, Civil Rights


California’s law requiring anti-abortion pregnancy centers to provide information to patients about state-funded access to the...


Civil Litigation, Environmental & Energy


Judge dismisses cities’ global warming case

Jun. 27, 2018
By Joshua Sebold

A federal judge dismissed a case brought against the world’s five largest private oil companies by the Oakland and San Francis...


U.S. Supreme Court, Immigration, Constitutional Law


The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision upholding President Donald J. Trump’s travel ban is a significant confirmation of executive ...