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Judges and Judiciary


Newly restored Whittier Courthouse to reopen May 21

May 14, 2018
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 says Disney overstates its consumer agreement; Disney says Redbox has no case.


Law Practice


Veteran trial lawyer and dealmaker Christopher S. Reeder has started CSReeder PC, a Los Angeles-based full-service litigation ...


Immigration, Criminal


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


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


The motion requests a $438,669 fee award along with a contingency multiplier because the case was taken on a pro bono basis an...


U.S. Supreme Court


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

May 11, 2018
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


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

May 11, 2018
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


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

May 11, 2018
By Justin Kloczko

Following three weeks of testimony, evidence ended Thursday in former football coach Todd McNair’s defamation trial against th...


Civil Litigation


The city has again sued the Federal Transit Administration and the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority.


Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment


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

May 11, 2018
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


Sean M. Scott will serve as the associate director of the Association of American Law Schools


In Recess


Playing Ball

May 11, 2018
By Skylar Dubelko

Tracy Warren is juggling two careers, as a sportscaster and a labor attorney with Buchalter.



Rapport Builder

May 11, 2018

Ronald S. Prager gleans helpful information after instilling trust.


Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment


Judge orders Wells Fargo to pay workers $97.3M

May 10, 2018
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...


Government


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


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

May 10, 2018
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


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

May 10, 2018
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


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


The government is seeking a permanent injunction against California Stem Cell Treatment Center Inc. and Cell Surgical Network ...


A political action committee funded by billionaire investor George Soros has donated nearly $2 million to candidates in severa...


Speaking out publicly for the first time, Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Aaron Persky argued Tuesday the judiciary’s ...


Immigration, Government, Criminal


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


A California prisoner who failed to seek discovery of possible exculpatory evidence before filing a series of habeas petitions...