Corporate
Digital wealth management firm hires first general counsel
By Matthew Sanderson
Allison Amadia comes on board at a time of significant growth for Personal Capital as it markets its hybrid advisory model and...
Government
Becerra campaign commercial is targeted in opponent’s complaint
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Democratic Attorney General challenger Dave Jones has charged incumbent Xavier Becerra with violating campaign laws by featuri...
Law Practice, Intellectual Property
Patent attorney leaves Weil for Orrick
By Caroline Hart
Patent litigator Jared Bobrow is departing Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP to co-lead Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP’s ...
Christopher Beck keeps up with the evolving fair housing laws for city of San Buenaventura.
State Bar & Bar Associations
State Bar withdraws nomination of top prosecutor
By Lyle Moran
The agency is no longer seeking state Senate confirmation for Chief Trial Counsel Steven Moawad
Judges and Judiciary
Hard-fought races mark LA County judge elections
By Justin Kloczko
A prosecutor trying his luck for a third time and a veteran judge forced to campaign at the age of 88 are among the 28 candida...
U.S. Supreme Court, Immigration, Government
Firms file amici opposing ‘sanctuary’ lawsuit
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. and a team of attorneys at Covington & Burling LLP filed a friend-of-the cou...
Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property
Apple seeks more than $1 billion in smartphone patent damages
By Joshua Sebold
The smartphone wars continued Friday as attorneys for Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. faced off to deliver closing...
Criminal
Judge seeks more briefing on parole board’s authority to hold hearings
By Meghann Cuniff
In a case the state parole board said could infringe on its authority, an Orange County judge has postponed a murder convict’s...
Julius Turman, managing partner of labor and employment firm Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete LLP’s San Francisco offic...
Daniel M. Sklar was a prolific entertainment lawyer who had many friends and clients in Hollywood and the music industry.
Government, Criminal
Deadline approaches for bills addressing state’s rape kit backlog
By Lila Seidman
A one-week deadline is looming for two bills pending in the Legislature aimed at clearing the backlog of what some have estima...
Civil Litigation, Government
Two companies remain as defendants in lead paint case following settlement
By Winston Cho
After nearly two decades of litigation, a paint manufacturer has agreed to pay over $60 million to 10 counties and cities to s...
Civil Litigation, Law Practice
Lawyer suing Trump faces lawsuit by former partner
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
Michael J. Avenatti, the ubiquitous television presence and counsel to the porn actress suing the president and his personal a...
Civil Litigation, Entertainment & Sports
Retired football players seek class certification against video game company
By Joshua Sebold
To prove someone profited off your likeness, is it necessary to show that the average customer can recognize your identity or ...
Immigration, Government, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Panel grills lawyers on immigrants’ rights along border
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
In a case that could create a circuit split, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel grilled government and American Civil L...
Immigration, Government
Sessions: Judges can’t drop cases from docket indefinitely
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Thursday took away the ability of immigration judges to remove deportation cases from their ...
Immigration, Government
Governor signs law that limits when witnesses can be asked their immigration status
By Andy Serbe
Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bipartisan Senate bill that prohibits disclosure of witnesses’ immigration status unless it is direc...
Education Law, State Bar & Bar Associations
ABA panel scrutinizing bar exam alternatives
By Lyle Moran
The Commission on the Future of Legal Education may recommend changes to the traditional bar format
Civil Litigation, Judges and Judiciary, Government
Senate committee recommends cut in judicial watchdog’s budget
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A state Senate budget subcommittee has recommended a $500,000 cut to the annual budget of the Commission on Judicial Performan...
Bruce Van Dalsem is the core of a cadre of Quinn Emanuel helicopter skiers.
Community News
Loyola Law School presents 12th annual Fidler Institute on Criminal Justice
By Matthew Sanderson
The daylong symposium on April 27 covered a wide range of topics, such as the #MeToo cases.
Criminal, Corporate
Former Bumble Bee Foods CEO indicted for price fixing
By Joshua Sebold
A federal grand jury indicted the former CEO of Bumble Bee Foods LLC on allegations of conspiring to fix prices of canned tuna...
Civil Litigation, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Anti-SLAPP law continues to cause headaches for 9th Circuit
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
A three-judge panel of the court on Wednesday affirmed U.S. District Judge William Orrick’s denial of a motion to strike and d...
Criminal, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit panel split on juvenile sentencing case
By Joshua Sebold
A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel affirmed the life sentence handed down to a juvenile gang leader who participated in...
Labor/Employment, Immigration, Government
Lawyers warn employers of foreigners: comply with laws
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
As U.S. immigration authorities step up work site inspections and audits, employers should implement rigorous procedures for c...
Intellectual Property, Entertainment & Sports, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit considers ‘Empire’ copyright suit
By Steven Crighton
The chances of revival for a $500 million copyright infringement lawsuit against the creators of the Fox series “Empire” could...
Civil Litigation, Law Practice, Government
Public access to court filings case needs a trial, judge rules
By Meghann Cuniff
A lawsuit over what constitutes timely public access to state court filings is headed to trial after a federal judge said that...
Civil Litigation, Government, Civil Rights
Riverside County judge declares state’s assisted suicide law unconstitutional
By Justin Kloczko
A Riverside County Superior Court judge struck down an assisted suicide law Tuesday after a lawsuit claimed it was illegally p...
Immigration, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit hears arguments on DACA rescission
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
The reviewability of the Trump administration’s decision to rescind Obama-era rules against deportation of immigrants brought ...