Judges and Judiciary
Newly restored Whittier Courthouse to reopen May 21
By Matthew Sanderson
The Los Angeles County Superior Court celebrated the reopening of the courthouse on Friday. It was closed in 2013 due to budge...
Civil Litigation, Entertainment & Sports
Redbox, Disney submit dueling dismissal motions as discovery looms
By Steven Crighton
Redbox says Disney overstates its consumer agreement; Disney says Redbox has no case.
Veteran trial lawyer and dealmaker Christopher S. Reeder has started CSReeder PC, a Los Angeles-based full-service litigation ...
Immigration, Criminal
Judge bats aside Steinle shooter’s defense motions
By Joshua Sebold
The U.S. Department of Justice’s gun possession case against the man who shot Kate Steinle appears to be on a fast track to tr...
Criminal, Civil Rights, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit advances civil rights case against SF police sergeant
By Lila Seidman
The 9th Circuit partially reversed a district court, allowing a man who had spent 20 years in prison on a murder conviction to...
Civil Litigation, Civil Rights
Attorneys seek PAGA fees in Bakersfield wedding cake case
By Andy Serbe
The motion requests a $438,669 fee award along with a contingency multiplier because the case was taken on a pro bono basis an...
The 69 new and amended rules developed by the State Bar become effective Nov. 1
Government, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Trump announces third pick for 9th Circuit
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
President Donald J. Trump has nominated the general counsel of an Idaho-based natural wellness product company, who has Depart...
Intellectual Property
After two years, federal trade secrets law has not changed much, lawyers say
By Meghann Cuniff
As a groundbreaking federal trade secrets law marks its second anniversary, attorneys say its effect on intellectual property ...
Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit splits sneaker ruling
By Steven Crighton
It reversed in part and affirmed in part an infringement ruling against Skechers in a lawsuit with Adidas.
Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property
Judge leaning toward sanctions for patent aggregator who sued Fitbit
By Joshua Sebold
A federal judge said a company that lost a patent infringement lawsuit to Fitbit Inc. will very likely have to pony up for the...
Civil Litigation, Entertainment & Sports
Final witness called in NCAA defamation trial
By Justin Kloczko
Following three weeks of testimony, evidence ended Thursday in former football coach Todd McNair’s defamation trial against th...
Civil Litigation
Beverly Hills sues again to stop subway under high school
By Eli Wolfe
The city has again sued the Federal Transit Administration and the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment
Attorneys in public employee class action clash over certification
By Andy Serbe
Attorneys argued over the class certification of 130,000 California Public Employees’ Retirement System policyholders.
Immigration
US wants briefs in case that questions asylum eligibility
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
Attorney General Jeff Sessions requested friend-of-the-court briefs in March relating to an asylum case on whether suffering f...
Law Practice, Education Law, State Bar & Bar Associations
Loyola professor named to national law school post
By Lyle Moran
Sean M. Scott will serve as the associate director of the Association of American Law Schools
Tracy Warren is juggling two careers, as a sportscaster and a labor attorney with Buchalter.
Ronald S. Prager gleans helpful information after instilling trust.
Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment
Judge orders Wells Fargo to pay workers $97.3M
By Steven Crighton
Wells Fargo Bank N.A. must pay $97.3 million — nearly four times what the bank argued it should pay — to a class of employees...
After months of cautious silence, Nicola T. Hanna is finally sharing his vision for reducing crime in Southern California.
Judges and Judiciary, Government, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit nominee faces questions about college writings while senators spar over ‘blue slip’ tradition
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
Ryan W. Bounds, an Oregon federal prosecutor nominated by President Donald Trump to sit on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appea...
Law Practice, Government
Bill to add requirements for legal advertising advances
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The Assembly Judiciary Committee has unanimously passed a bill that sets new requirements for legal advertisements that mentio...
Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment, California Supreme Court, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit sends out-of-state wage questions to California high court
By Andy Serbe
In two cases brought by airline employees against their employers, a federal appellate panel asked the Supreme Court of Califo...
Civil Litigation, Government, Criminal
City loses to sex predators in voting rights dispute
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The city of Coalinga lost twice to a group of sexually violent predators on Wednesday -- first in the state Legislature, then ...
Civil Litigation, Entertainment & Sports
Economist testifies to ex-coach’s losses in NCAA defamation trial
By Justin Kloczko
A plaintiff’s economics expert told a Los Angeles County Superior Court jury that McNair, who lost his job after the NCAA levi...
Civil Litigation, Health Care & Hospital Law, Administrative/Regulatory
DOJ sues Beverly Hills stem cell firms over unapproved drugs
By Eli Wolfe
The government is seeking a permanent injunction against California Stem Cell Treatment Center Inc. and Cell Surgical Network ...
Government
Soros-backed PAC funds several challengers in DA’s races across the state
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A political action committee funded by billionaire investor George Soros has donated nearly $2 million to candidates in severa...
Judges and Judiciary
Persky, facing recall, said his ouster would endanger judicial independence
By Winston Cho
Speaking out publicly for the first time, Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Aaron Persky argued Tuesday the judiciary’s ...
Immigration, Government, Criminal
Sessions’ directive expected to hasten uptick in border prosecutions
By Lyle Moran
The attorney general’s ‘zero tolerance’ policy comes as there has already been a steady increase in illegal crossing charges.
Criminal, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Failure to file discovery motion bars successive habeas filing, 9th Circuit rules
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
A California prisoner who failed to seek discovery of possible exculpatory evidence before filing a series of habeas petitions...