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Born to Ride

Dec. 21, 2018
By Skylar Dubelko

A group of Silicon Valley lawyers compare motorcycling to therapy and take to the open road whenever possible.


Education Law, State Bar & Bar Associations


The State Bar will survey newly licensed attorneys on the skills needed in their day-to-day jobs to evaluate the relevance of ...


Government, California Supreme Court


State Supreme Court nominee gets high marks in evaluation

Dec. 21, 2018
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Joshua P. Groban, whose nomination will be considered Friday, was assessed as “exceptionally well qualified” for the job by th...


Labor/Employment


A judge approved an $11 million settlement between 24 Hour Fitness and a class of employees on Thursday, resolving three concu...


Education Law, California Courts of Appeal


The University of Southern California cannot be held liable for injuries sustained by a young woman who partied at one of the ...


As presiding judge of nearly 600 courtrooms in Los Angeles County, Daniel Buckley has been responsible for overseeing the larg...


Immigration


Trump asylum policy gets two judicial rebukes

Dec. 20, 2018
By Chase DiFeliciantonio

Judges on opposite coasts, one in the Northern District of California and the other in the District of Columbia, appear poised...


Criminal


Farella partner Thomas Mayhew said, “We showed a very strong case that he did not receive effective assistance of counsel duri...


Civil Litigation, Government


San Francisco joined a host of cities, counties and states in suing a variety of major opioid manufacturers and distributors f...


Civil Litigation


The verdict rejects a lawsuit filed by a veteran civil rights attorney in Woodland Hills.


Criminal


A Palmdale attorney accused of murdering a homeless man in 2015 was acquitted of all charges by a San Francisco jury Wednesday...


Judges and Judiciary, California Courts of Appeal


In an unpublished portion of a 49-page opinion the justices said a Ventura County judge's campaign donations from defense atto...


Civil Litigation


Hagens Berman files class action against Hyundai

Dec. 20, 2018
By Blaise Scemama

Over half a million Hyundai and Kia vehicles on the road today are at risk of spontaneously bursting into flames, according to...


Entertainment & Sports, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


The revival of a billion-dollar conspiracy case against the NFL likely hinges on how quickly a 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appea...


Community News, State Bar & Bar Associations



Entertainment & Sports, Antitrust & Trade Reg.


The federal judge overseeing the landmark National College Athletic Association antitrust trial in which student-athletes are ...


Government


Sen. Kamala D. Harris’ longtime top assistant has left her Senate office to take a job with her federal political action commi...


Judges and Judiciary, Criminal


U.S. District Judge Andrew Guilford answered questions about his love of basketball during testimony last week in Fresno.


Civil Litigation, Government


The state Senate has settled a lawsuit by a woman who claimed she was raped by a senior legislative staffer and later fired.


Intellectual Property, Entertainment & Sports


A lawsuit filed by a “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” star over his iconic “Carlton dance” could test the power of a choreographer’s ...


Law Practice


Mediator and retired judge Patricia Collins helped start a program for LA area middle schoolers to engage with the law.


International Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


Now in its fifth year, a federal appeal involving allegations the Turkish government killed and seized land from more than a m...


Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property, California Courts of Appeal, Appellate Practice


In a highly critical opinion, a state appellate panel scathingly reversed summary judgment for defendant Cisco Systems Inc. in...


Labor/Employment


A year of major worker-friendly rulings in California courts and pro-employer ones from the federal bench are the latest chapt...


Judges and Judiciary, Government


Governor names 6 more superior court judges

Dec. 18, 2018
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Gov. Jerry Brown announced six superior court judge appointments on Monday, including two more new judges with ties to his adm...


Real Estate/Development, Education Law


The law school’s finances won’t face scrutiny from Moody’s because its bonds have been paid off.


Intellectual Property


In the first of what could be a series of trials in a patent infringement lawsuit, attorneys for Juniper Networks Inc. won a d...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Criminal


The Glendale-based sole practitioner was the go-to lawyer in a $14 million tax fraud.


Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg.


Korean noodle makers win defense verdict in antitrust case

Dec. 18, 2018
By Chase DiFeliciantonio

A San Francisco federal jury exonerated two Korean ramen noodle makers Monday of allegations of price fixing.


In an indemnification suit between two former co-defendants arising in the aftermath of a nearly half-billion-dollar federal j...