A Los Angeles bitcoin investor sued a Japanese bank on Wednesday for allegedly losing over $400 million in digital currency.
A prominent Los Angeles plaintiffs’ employment lawyer has filed sexual harassment charges on behalf of Harvey Weinstein’s form...
Civil Litigation, Entertainment & Sports
Buyer of ‘Sopranos’ star’s outfit sues auctioneer
By Justin Kloczko
An Orange County man who thought he bought a one-of-a-kind bowling shirt and pants worn by ‘Sopranos’ television actor James G...
Civil Litigation, Government
In unusual move, Sessions weighs in on UC Berkeley free speech lawsuit
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday filed a motion weighing in on a lawsuit filed by the Berkeley College Republicans a...
Intellectual Property
Jury awards Illumina $26.7M from rival in patent infringement trial
By Caroline Hart
A federal jury found that molecular diagnostics company Ariosa Diagnostics Inc. infringed two Illumina Inc. patents on a prena...
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Companies agree to pay $67M to settle price-fixing claim
By Joshua Sebold
Hitachi Chemical Co. agreed to settle its part of a massive antitrust case involving the global capacitor market.
Longtime transactional lawyer Rodney Gilmore, of counsel at Doty Barlow Britt & Thieman LLP in Palo Alto, has been an ESPN...
Civil Litigation, Environmental & Energy
Class action alleges Edison solely liable for fire, mudslides in 2 counties
By Justin Kloczko
A class action seeks to hold Southern California Edison Company solely liable for the Thomas Fire and subsequent mudslides tha...
George S. Cardona, an institutional figure in the U.S. attorney's office in Los Angeles, is leaving.
U.S. Supreme Court
Nationwide injunctions by district judges may be focus of US Supreme Court
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
When the U.S. Supreme Court decided to hear arguments on President Donald J. Trump’s latest travel ban, justices asked for bri...
Immigration, Government
US sends more letters asking for proof of immigration law compliance
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
The U.S. Department of Justice sent a second round of letters to so-called “sanctuary jurisdictions” Wednesday, demanding they...
Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment, Government
Former LA County Counsel loses wrongful termination lawsuit
By Justin Kloczko
A superior court judge’s ruling in a Los Angeles County wrongful termination case was simple: The plaintiff, former top counse...
State Bar & Bar Associations
New Orange County bar president starts on light note
By Meghann Cuniff
One year after protests over the previous president’s comments, the new president wrote about puppies and unicorns.
Government, Civil Litigation
Project developers sue Richmond, its mayor, for blocking business center
By Winston Cho
A group of Richmond developers filed a motion for an injunction, asking a Contra Costa County judge to halt a moratorium on ne...
Judge Ann I. Jones opened fire on plaintiffs’ counsel Wednesday for coming to court with, in her view, an incomplete plan to s...
Law Practice
Nelson Mullins adds automotive law specialists to LA office
By Skylar Dubelko
Toyota’s decision to move its U.S. headquarters to Texas has fueled growth in the Los Angeles office of Nelson Mullins Riley &...
The firm is expected to generate additional billings in 2018
Simpson joins the likes of Chloe Kardashian and Tom Holland, who face similar lawsuits.
Civil Litigation, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit reverses nationwide class certification in Hyundai, Kia mileage case
By Steven Crighton
The panel found that the district judge had erred in certifying a national class to facilitate a settlement.
Government
Governor’s budget includes more revenue to combat crimes against children
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Tucked away in Gov. Jerry Brown’s $926 million budget request for the state Department of Justice is $3.6 million in permanent...
Michael A. Dillon, the top lawyer at Adobe Systems Inc., is one of two executives set to retire from the company this year, ac...
Intellectual Property
Rivals clash over prenatal test patent claims in closing arguments
By Caroline Hart
An attorney representing Ariosa Diagnostics Inc. told a federal jury Tuesday that his client is not infringing a rival’s paten...
Law Practice, Government, Criminal
LA County supervisors appoint new interim public defender
By L.J. Williamson
After deputy public defenders objected, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors appointed approve Nicole Davis Tinkham.
In the continuing dispute over which county gets to handle the disposal of Charles Manson’s body and the probate of his limite...
Civil Litigation
Moving on from private jet, attorneys squabble over restaurant
By Eli Wolfe
The unhappy business divorce of Brian Kabateck and Mark Geragos continues.
Law Practice
Greenberg Traurig hires another firm’s ex-corporate chair in LA
By Skylar Dubelko
Corporate lawyer Kevin Friedmann joined Greenberg Traurig LLP as a shareholder, the firm announced Friday.
Intellectual Property
Sheppard Mullin wins trademark case for British television producer
By Joshua Sebold
A team of California attorneys has defeated trademark claims brought against a British television producer by a defunct techno...
Senior staff in the Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Corporation Finance emphasized the importance of capital fo...
The Orange County judge issued a new sentence after the victim got a chance to speak.