Immigration, Civil Rights
Same-sex couple sues federal government for denying citizenship to their child
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
A same-sex couple sued the federal government Monday for denying U.S. citizenship to one of their children who is not biologic...
In his keynote address to kick off the 45th annual Securities Regulation Institute, Securities and Exchange Commission chairma...
Civil Litigation, Government
CFPB scores tiny penalty against loan collector
By Eli Wolfe
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau suffered a major setback when a federal judge turned down their demand for a massive ...
Entertainment & Sports, Corporate
Lions Gate deputy GC steps into head legal role at Starz
By Paula Lehman-Ewing
Veteran entertainment lawyer Audrey Y. Lee to lead the legal team at the Beverly Hills production house.
Corporate
MyoKardia adds veteran biopharmaceutical general counsel
By Paula Lehman-Ewing
Veteran attorney Cynthia Ladd becomes general counsel for the South San Francisco-based biopharmaceutical company.
Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property, Entertainment & Sports
Will $710K verdict make Grumpy Cat smile?
By Steven Crighton
Federal jury finds for cat owners in breach of contract and infringement case.
The juror had previously invoked her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination, but testified under immunity.
Civil Litigation, Government
New lawyers file lawsuit targeting money bail system
By Malcolm Maclachlan
An Oakland federal judge has approved a motion to relate a new case to a long-running challenge to the bail system in San Fran...
Judges and Judiciary
Delaware chief justice advises fresh corporate perspectives
By Andy Serbe
In a discussion at the Securities Regulation Institute, Delaware Chief Justice Leo E. Strine Jr. recommended that members of c...
Judges and Judiciary
IP litigator tapped for San Jose magistrate judge seat
By Joshua Sebold
The Northern District of California announced Monday that intellectual property litigator Virginia K. DeMarchi will take the b...
A bar ethics committee highlighted multiple reasons it opposes the San Francisco prosecutor’s proposal.
U.S. Supreme Court, Immigration, Government
Trump administration cites ruling against Obama program to attack DACA injunction
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
The U.S. Department of Justice is citing a 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals injunction blocking an Obama-era immigration prog...
Labor/Employment, California Courts of Appeal
Latest ‘Duran’ decision knocks plaintiffs’ lawyers use of statistical sampling
By Matthew Blake
A decision in an epic class action could make it harder for plaintiffs’ lawyers to use surveys to muster evidence they need to...
Securities litigators say that while the Securities and Exchange Commission will not undergo radical change under new Chairman...
Law Practice, Criminal
Next LA public defender raises concerns for some
By L.J. Williamson
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is expected to appoint an interim public defender Tuesday who is not a specialist ...
An expert witnesses, testifying for a beverage company, testified that the company behind Grumpy Cat must pay for failing to p...
Civil Litigation
Pro athlete asks judge to protect identity in SEC fraud suit
By Eli Wolfe
A celebrity athlete pursuing a major dollar fraud case through the SEC has taken new aggressive measures to protect his identi...
The state high court named the top leaders, based on the State Bar’s funding bill.
Real Estate/Development, Government
Transit-oriented zoning bill sparks protest in LA
By Lila Seidman
Tenants’ rights activists protested a land use conference in downtown Los Angeles over proposed legislation to eliminate local...
Obituaries
Pioneering Japanese-American judge practiced perseverance
By Paula Lehman-Ewing
State Bar & Bar Associations
Rosing elected first president of California Lawyers Association
By Lyle Moran
The new group is already the second largest bar association in the country
Immigration, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Lawyers who advise EB-5 visa clients face SEC scrutiny
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
A U.S. immigration program that seeks to attract wealthy foreigners and has taken flak for being overly prone to fraud has got...
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP announced Thursday that two of its partners, Philippe Z. Selendy and Faith E. Gay, a...
Defendant's lawyer questions Doug DeCinces' honesty
Civil Litigation
Attorneys trade allegations over Grumpy Cat licensing deal
By Steven Crighton
It wasn’t Grumpy Cat who doomed “The Grumppaccino,” attorneys for the feline internet star’s owners said Thursday, but exorbit...
Civil Litigation
Judge certifies class of customers who paid restaurant surcharge
By Justin Kloczko
A class of restaurant customers claiming they paid an illegal surcharge levied by high-end Los Angeles chefs to offset employe...
Legal historians and civil rights advocates will have to wait a little longer to get their hands on video recordings of the ga...
Quyen Le Ta has joined Boies Schiller Flexner LLP as a partner in its Palo Alto and Oakland offices, the firm announced Thursd...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
DOJ must give ACLU certain documents pertaining to wireless searches, 9th Circuit rules
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
In efforts to obtain the U.S. Department of Justice’s interpretation of a pivotal U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the 4th Amendme...
Labor/Employment, Government
Lawmaker introduces bills to give alleged sexual harassment victims longer to sue
By Matthew Blake
Declaring, “No one should wake up in the morning fearing what they face when they go to work,” an Assembly member introduced l...