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Labor/Employment, California Courts of Appeal


A state appellate court has affirmed a ruling that a company cannot be sued for labor code violations by contractors because t...



Utility Player

Apr. 18, 2018

Orange County Judge Robert Gannon handles everything from felony trials to small claims.


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


State Bar files charges against prosecutor

Apr. 17, 2018
By Lyle Moran

Andrew Michael Ganz is accused of suppressing evidence in a Solano County murder case


Civil Litigation


A New York criminal investigation targeting President Donald J. Trump's personal attorney will likely be a thorn in the side o...


Judges and Judiciary, Government


Lawmakers ask watchdog to settle auditor dispute

Apr. 17, 2018
By Malcolm Maclachlan

The Assembly committee that oversees court funding pressed the Commission on Judicial Performance for answers related to its l...


Civil Litigation, Judges and Judiciary, Alternative Dispute Resolution


Resume reference comes back to haunt arbitrator

Apr. 17, 2018
By Justin Kloczko

Retired Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Eli Chernow has been removed from an arbitration after he was accused of faili...


Labor/Employment, Immigration, Government


Recent policy memos and increased requests for additional information from the government might be responsible for a drop in h...


Civil Litigation, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers signaled that litigation concerning violations of the national Do Not Call Registry...


Government


Former state legislator drops bid for reinstatement

Apr. 17, 2018
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Former state Sen. Tony Mendoza has dropped his lawsuit against the Legislature.


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


The federal court of appeals declined to dismiss a dispute between a crested macaque and a photographer whose camera the curio...


Immigration, Government


‘Sanctuary’ challengers make unusual arguments

Apr. 16, 2018
By Chase DiFeliciantonio

Friend-of-the-court briefs being filed in the lawsuit the Trump administration brought against California’s “sanctuary” laws a...


Civil Litigation, Law Practice


Mark Scarsi, a partner with Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP, will be representing Cambridge Analytica in the multidist...


Law Practice, Judges and Judiciary


LA judge to teach law students in Albania

Apr. 16, 2018
By Arin Mikailian

Judge J. Stephen Czuleger is going as the recipient of a Fulbright Specialist Program award and it’s his fourth trip to Albania.


Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property


Shame On You Productions says previous ruling didn’t take new standards into account.


Civil Litigation, Civil Rights


A Kern County judge said he is considering whether a state agency’s action against a baker will be dismissed under the anti-SL...


Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Closing arguments were held in a sexual harassment case brought by a paralegal claiming she was sexually harassed by in-house ...


Law Practice, State Bar & Bar Associations


The association said the school is not in compliance with an admissions standard.


Judges and Judiciary, Alternative Dispute Resolution


Before taking the bench, he was a partner at Paul Hastings LLP for 12 years, litigating high-profile commercial cases. The var...



‘Good Judicial Work’

Apr. 16, 2018
By Arin Mikailian

Judge Michael Abzug tends to issue written rulings so lawyers understand his reasoning.


Civil Litigation, Constitutional Law


Judge guts $454M award

Apr. 13, 2018
By Eli Wolfe

A federal judge in LA has gutted a half-billion-dollar jury verdict after determining that it exceeded constitutional limits.


Civil Litigation, Immigration, Government


Once again President Donald Trump’s immigration policies have been foiled by a nationwide injunction.


Judges and Judiciary, Government, California Supreme Court, California Courts of Appeal


The auditor’s motion to skip the 1st District Court of Appeal cited the long delay of the California Legislature’s 2016 audit ...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


A panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals seemed split on how to decide whether a former Israeli prime minister sued fo...


Civil Litigation, Law Practice


Criminal defense attorney suing over a courthouse fistfight was grilled on his history of using profanity toward other lawyers.


Civil Litigation


Defense witnesses said the paralegal was a sub par worker and a psychiatrists said her anxiety predated her claimed sex harass...


In Recess, Books


Page Turner

Apr. 13, 2018
By Skylar Dubelko

Sheppard Mullin attorney Sheldon M. Siegel released the ninth installment of his San Francisco-based legal thriller series las...


Law Practice, State Bar & Bar Associations


The number of cases the agency filed against lawyers also dropped significantly


Civil Litigation, Environmental & Energy, California Courts of Appeal


The San Diego Association of Governments has settled a 7-year-old lawsuit filed by environmental groups that claimed the agenc...


Criminal


Backpage CEO turns on co-defendants

Apr. 13, 2018
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Backpage.com CEO Carl Ferrer has agreed to testify against two criminal codefendants, the state attorney general’s office anno...


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


President Donald Trump’s second nominee to sit on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sailed through a relatively uneventful...