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Judges and Judiciary, Government


Judges in the Eastern District unanimously signed a letter to Congress pleading for legislators to increase the number of fede...


Civil Litigation, Law Practice, Labor/Employment, Civil Rights


Suit alleges sex discrimination at Jones Day

Jun. 20, 2018
By Winston Cho

Sanford Heisler Sharp LLP put another major law firm, Jones Day, in its cross hairs, accusing it of underpaying and discrimina...


Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment, Alternative Dispute Resolution, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


9th Circuit upholds arbitrators’ discretion

Jun. 20, 2018
By Andy Serbe

An appellate panel has held that labor arbitrators can amend agreements with “no add” clauses when the case involves a mutual ...


Real Estate/Development, Civil Litigation


The city of Inglewood is accused in a lawsuit of prioritizing private development over affordable housing under a portion of t...


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


A new bill that would change the legal standard for the use of deadly force by police officers passed its first committee test...


Judges and Judiciary, Immigration, Government


A mechanism some immigration judges in California began using recently to delay deportations will now be used nationwide, acco...


Civil Litigation, State Bar & Bar Associations, Bankruptcy


The bar agreed to comply with U.S. Bankruptcy Code as part of a recent deal with a suspended attorney


Civil Litigation, Government


A proposed state regulation stating coffee does not pose a cancer risk is the rare instance in which a state agency is reinin...


Environmental & Energy, Criminal


Oil spill trial gets tense as allegations fly

Jun. 19, 2018
By Blaise Scemama

As they disagreed about the appropriateness of the district attorney’s out-of-court statements, and about trial procedures, te...


U.S. Supreme Court, Civil Litigation


Supreme Court will hear Apple App Store antitrust case

Jun. 19, 2018
By Nicolas Sonnenburg

The U.S. Supreme Court has accepted Apple Inc.’s request to consider a case alleging its online phone application marketplace ...


Immigration, Constitutional Law


Whether three disputed California immigration laws survive an initial challenge at oral arguments could hinge on two federal c...


California Courts of Appeal


A state appeal court has temporarily reinstated a California law allowing terminally ill patients to get help ending their liv...


Modesto real estate attorney Robert F. Farrace was sentenced Monday to two years in prison for a mortgage fraud scheme.


Entertainment & Sports


The idea for Beats headphones purportedly came together after producer Jimmy Iovine advised his friend Dr. Dre that he should ...


Law Practice


Eisner boutique opens Manhattan office

Jun. 19, 2018
By Caroline Hart

Los Angeles-based Eisner PC opened an office in New York City on Monday, the firm announced.


Law Practice


Vote.org hires first general counsel

Jun. 19, 2018
By Matthew Sanderson

Coming from Steptoe & Johnson LLP, Sarah Jackel will oversee a major technology initiative for nationwide paperless voter ...


Law Practice


Pregnancy care center appoints new general counsel

Jun. 19, 2018
By Matthew Sanderson

Matt Xie replaces Aaron Bgewonyo as the general counsel for Surrogacy Concierge.


Judges and Judiciary, Government


For years, congressional Republicans have tried unsuccessfully to pass legislation establishing a watchdog over the federal ju...


The founder and chief operating officer of purported revolutionary blood testing company Theranos have been indicted on wire f...


California Supreme Court, State Bar & Bar Associations


The agency said it sought to comply with bankruptcy law when reinstating Lenore Albert of Orange County.


Judges and Judiciary, California Courts of Appeal


Veteran justice to retire this summer

Jun. 18, 2018
By Arin Mikailian

Norman Epstein, a 2nd District Court of Appeal presiding justice, has announced he will retire in August after a career on the...


Judges and Judiciary, California Courts of Appeal


Peter J. Siggins has been appointed presiding justice of Division Three of the 1st District Court of Appeal, Gov. Jerry Brown ...


Intellectual Property, Criminal


Six current and former employees of Fitbit Inc. have been indicted for allegedly possessing stolen trade secrets.


Government, Criminal


Bill would ban prosecution for profit

Jun. 18, 2018
By Blaise Scemama

bill that moved like wildfire through the state Assembly came in response to a method used by the cities of Indio and Coachel...


Government


Diana Becton became the apparent winner of the Contra Costa County district attorney race when her opponent conceded.


A Judicial Council rule intended to require the revelation of the names of judges when settlements are reached is not being fo...


Civil Litigation


A federal judge has rejected a plea for emergency relief by Michael Cohen, a personal attorney to President Donald J. Trump, w...


A federal judge in a case against a plaintiff’s firm accused of fabricating class actions has ruled that some material covered...


Government, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, State Bar & Bar Associations


The court wants to find out if Lenore Albert complied with its suspension order before her reinstatement


Environmental & Energy, Criminal


Corrosion, the root cause of the rupture of a pipeline that spilled 142,000 gallons of crude onto the Pacific coast in 2015, w...