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Intellectual Property, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


A Los Angeles federal court should have considered whether colors other than bright green can meet safety compliance tests for...


U.S. Supreme Court, Labor/Employment


The U.S. Supreme Court’s request that the Trump administration weigh in on a whether federal law preempts a Los Angeles law re...


Civil Litigation, Government


Attorneys for an Italian woman killed on her honeymoon by a car that slipped through bollards on the Venice boardwalk have rea...


Government, California Courts of Appeal


A state appellate court ruling in a pharmaceutical price fixing case has limited the power district attorneys have to bring cl...


Family, Entertainment & Sports


Phil Spector wins spousal support spat with wife

Jun. 6, 2018
By Steven Crighton

A judge acted properly when modifying a court order to reduce payments, a panel found.


Judges and Judiciary, Government


A working group charged with reviewing the federal judiciary’s workplace policies following the resignation of a 9th U.S. Circ...


U.S. Supreme Court, Civil Rights


Following Monday’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling in favor of a Colorado baker who refused to produce a wedding cake for a gay coup...


Immigration, Government, Criminal, Civil Litigation


California to get 13 new federal prosecutors

Jun. 5, 2018
By Winston Cho

The U.S. Department of Justice announced Monday it will hire hundreds of assistant U.S. attorneys in what Attorney General Jef...


Law Practice, Government


With Sen. Bernie Sanders on hand for the second consecutive year, Consumer Watchdog recognized the efforts of several public i...


Law Practice


Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy LLP surprised the legal community Monday with its decision to increase associates’ starting ...


Law Practice, Government


Appellate lawyer Valerie McGinty started Fund Her last year in the hopes of raising money for Democratic women running for off...


Insurance, California Supreme Court


The state Supreme Court ruled Monday an insurer could be held liable for the intentional actions of a policyholder’s employee....


Law Practice, Intellectual Property


Clement Roberts, a patent litigator, has joined Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP in San Francisco, the firm announced Mo...


Corporate


LinkedIn appoints new general counsel from within

Jun. 5, 2018
By Matthew Sanderson

Blake Lawit takes over the company’s top legal position from Michael Callahan, who left earlier this year for a job at Stanfor...


AutoGravity Corp., based in Irvine, appointed Jennifer Y. Ishiguro to general counsel. She comes from Gateway One Lending &...


State Bar & Bar Associations


The agency plans to fine attorneys up to $175 if they don’t re-submit prints on time


Civil Litigation, Alternative Dispute Resolution


An Alameda County judge has denied Tesla Inc.’s attempt to compel arbitration via an unsigned agreement with a former contractor.



Rigorous Preparation

Jun. 5, 2018

4th District Justice Richard T. Fields aims to consistently produce high-quality opinions.



Judges and Judiciary


Brown fills 23 more judicial vacancies

Jun. 4, 2018
By Winston Cho

Gov. Jerry Brown appointed two appellate court justices and 21 superior court judges across the state Friday.


Judges and Judiciary


In a term with an unusually low number of certiorari grants, the justices agreed to review 13 cases from the 9th U.S. Circuit ...


Litigation & Arbitration


Trial to begin in dispute over Beats headphones

Jun. 4, 2018
By Steven Crighton

A former hedge fund manager who helped develop the earliest iteration of Beats headphones will have a second chance to prove t...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will take a vote on whether to rehear en banc its rare order appointing a special prosec...


Civil Litigation


Investors suing blood testing company Theranos Inc. lost some leverage when a magistrate judge in San Jose denied a motion to ...


Boutique appellate firm Horvitz & Levy LLP expanded outside of the Los Angeles area for the first time, opening an office ...



Pasadena boutique merges with Lathrop Gage

Jun. 4, 2018
By Steven Crighton

The merger doubles Lathrop’s Los Angeles office roster.


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


Police officers and university administrators involved in dispersing crowds during Berkeley’s 2011 Occupy Cal protests are ent...


Judges and Judiciary


Since Congress created the position in 1968, U.S. magistrate judges have increased significantly and so have their responsibil...


Civil Litigation


Judge: Fitbit could be held in civil contempt

Jun. 1, 2018
By Joshua Sebold

A federal judge said he was seriously considering punishing Fitbit Inc. and its attorneys for allegedly attempting to abuse th...


Labor/Employment, California Courts of Appeal


Setting the stage for another state high court labor battle, an appellate court panel has ruled that the state Agricultural La...