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Civil Litigation


A federal judge approved a settlement in a long-standing antitrust battle involving lithium ion batteries Tuesday that will br...


A federal judge told attorneys representing the man who shot Kate Steinle they are facing an uphill battle in their bid to war...


Civil Litigation, Health Care & Hospital Law, Government, Administrative/Regulatory


A significant part of California is suing a slew of pharmaceutical companies and drug manufacturers for allegedly contributing...


Law Practice, Entertainment & Sports


Akin Gump elevates LA partner to practice lead

May 9, 2018
By Steven Crighton

Christopher Spicer will serve as the head of the firm’s entertainment and media practice.


Civil Litigation, Immigration, Government


U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions visited San Diego and Arizona Monday to announce a new “zero-tolerance” policy that calls ...


Judges and Judiciary, Government, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


President Donald J. Trump’s first nominee to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, who lacks the support of his home state se...


Environmental & Energy, California Supreme Court, Administrative/Regulatory


High court affirms legality of state water fees

May 8, 2018
By Meghann Cuniff

The California Supreme Court on Monday ruled that water fees set by two members of a state water board are legal, affirming a ...


Immigration, Government


State Attorney General Xavier Becerra argued in a court filing on Friday that the three laws in question are consistent with t...


Civil Litigation, Entertainment & Sports


As former USC assistant football coach Todd McNair’s defamation lawsuit against the NCAA defamation entered its third week of ...


Corporate


City National Bank names new general counsel

May 8, 2018
By Matthew Sanderson

Jared Wolff began his new role on May 1, taking over for Mike Cahill, who retired after 17 years with the bank.


Government


Retired El Dorado County Judge Steven C. Bailey won the California Republican Party endorsement at the party convention on Sun...



Google bans bail bond ads

May 8, 2018
By Lila Seidman

Google will be stripping its platforms of ads promoting bail bond services beginning in July, citing its “commitment to protec...


General counsels’ roles related to data protection, including managing cybersecurity budgets, will increase over the next 12 m...


Criminal, California Courts of Appeal


The 3rd District Court of Appeal has ordered a new trial for a gay assault defendant because prosecutors dismissed the only tw...


Education Law, State Bar & Bar Associations


More graduates of the state’s law schools obtained jobs requiring a law degree or providing a J.D. advantage


Civil Litigation, Entertainment & Sports


Ex-coach faces tough cross by NCAA lawyer

May 7, 2018
By Justin Kloczko

NCAA attorney presses former USC coach on his efforts to find a new job


Law Practice, Labor/Employment


Law jobs keep rising

May 7, 2018
By Andy Serbe

The legal industry has hit a new high in jobs for 2018, adding 800 new ones in April, according to a report released Friday.


Environmental & Energy


Attorneys general from a wide swath of states are lining up to take sides in a global warming case filed by the cities of Oakl...


Civil Litigation, Entertainment & Sports, Antitrust & Trade Reg.


The MLB claims the plaintiffs have abandoned the methodology they used to get their class certified.


Civil Litigation, Criminal


LA sues 9 drugmakers over opioids

May 4, 2018
By Eli Wolfe

The City of Los Angeles is launching an aggressive new legal offensive against opioid drug manufacturers that have allegedly f...


Civil Litigation, Law Practice, Labor/Employment


Sanford Heisler Sharp LLP, a plaintiffs' firm specializing in labor disputes and discrimination claims, has been helping femal...


Civil Litigation, Entertainment & Sports


Todd McNair showed no emotion as he sat through seven days of testimony in his defamation trial against the NCAA, but on Thurs...


Immigration, Government


Out-of-state nonprofits would be able to care for unaccompanied minors who arrive on the border, under a bill unanimously pass...



Globe-trotting Glider

May 4, 2018
By Skylar Dubelko

Polsinelli principal Kory Christensen knows drone law as well as how to take a great photo.


Securities, Civil Litigation, Administrative/Regulatory


SEC to seek order forcing music star to testify

May 4, 2018
By Steven Crighton

The SEC claims it’s seeking his testimony as part of a securities investigation.


Judges and Judiciary, Immigration, Government


The U.S. Department of Justice announced Wednesday that it would hire new prosecutors and reallocate immigration judges to dea...


Government, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


Five conservative-leaning judges dissented from a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision not to rehear en banc a challenge...


Civil Litigation, California Courts of Appeal, Alternative Dispute Resolution


In a decision that could have broad implications, the 4th District Court of Appeal has reiterated that a party’s financial sta...


Civil Litigation


Two California firms helped Arizona secure a settlement from Volkswagen that dwarfs what the German carmaker paid the vast maj...


California Courts of Appeal, Alternative Dispute Resolution


Justice Maria P. Rivera has joined ADR Services Inc. after 45 years of legal work, including years as a state appellate justic...