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In Recess


Meat Maven

Jan. 19, 2018
By Shane Nelson

Mitchell Tarighati offers thoughtful presentations on the dinner table and in mediations.


A former women’s basketball player and WNBA All-Star has filed a suit against the Regents of the University of California clai...


Civil Litigation


The first domino has fallen in Uber Technologies Inc.’s efforts to settle lawsuits that say it incorrectly deems drivers freel...


San Francisco prosecutor George Gascon believes crime victims and witnesses are being discouraged from testifying.


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


California's 145-year-old criminal ban on prostitution passes constitutional muster, a unanimous panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit...


Government, Civil Litigation


The city of Oroville filed a suit against the California Department of Water Resources Wednesday, claiming decades of mismanag...


Government


Sen. Robert Hertzberg, D-Van Nuys, has escalated his war with the bail industry by introducing legislation that could lead to ...


Obituaries


The former judge and criminal defense attorney, who was seen as a pioneer by other Latino attorneys, passed away Jan. 3 of hea...


Just one co-owner of actress Audrey Hepburn’s intellectual property rights can’t bring a lawsuit against a charity in her name...


Civil Litigation


After hours on the witness stand, the owner of the internet sensation might be pretty irritable. The judge was annoyed, too.


Judges and Judiciary


Trinity County judge resigns in deal with CJP

Jan. 18, 2018
By Winston Cho

Trinity County Presiding Judge Elizabeth W. Johnson has agreed to resign as part of a settlement to resolve an investigation b...


A case argued in the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday asks whether it is unconstitutional for defense counsel to admit an accus...


Los Angeles litigation boutique, Sergenian Ashby LLP, officially opened its doors on Wednesday after a soft launch in November.


San Francisco prosecutor George Gascon believes crime victims and witnesses are being discouraged from testifying.


The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has provided new guidance on a U.S. Supreme Court decision outlining how to determine wh...


The key prosecution witness said he purchased shares on the advice of the defendant.


Civil Litigation


A federal judge on Tuesday set the framework for preliminary approval of a $290 million settlement proposed in an insider trad...


U.S. Supreme Court, Immigration, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


The Department of Justice took an unusual step in litigation over the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program Tuesday, ...


Labor/Employment


Labor and employment defense firm Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart PC joined the ranks of legal industry employers...


Judges and Judiciary, Government


Modifications adopted to protect smaller state courts

Jan. 17, 2018
By Malcolm Maclachlan

The Judicial Council has unanimously approved new guidelines designed to better protect the interests of small and underfunded...


Obituaries


The superior court and appellate justice died Friday due to congestive heart and renal failure. He was 91.


California Courts of Appeal


In an uncommon published opinion, the 1st District Court of Appeal, which first ruled to certify a class of dentists pursuing ...


Civil Litigation


Thomas Fire ignites new lawsuits

Jan. 17, 2018
By Eli Wolfe

As residents in Montecito salvage their homes and bury loved ones claimed by recent devastating mudslides, some are turning to...


An appellate justice supports the agency’s plan to spend excess funds on its attorney discipline system.


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


After the federal judiciary’s administrative branch announced Friday who would review the U.S. courts’ internal policies gover...


Judges and Judiciary, Government


The slow crawl to fill California’s U.S. attorney and federal judicial vacancies may proceed at a more deliberate pace now tha...


Labor/Employment, Government


State lawmakers came back to the Capitol this month under pressure to pass legislation to help victims of sexual harassment.


Civil Litigation


The Miller Law Firm secured a $15.6 million construction defect settlement for the homeowners’ associations of the 81-unit La ...


The brother of a man who died fighting for ISIS was sentenced for illegal possession of firearms.


Judges and Judiciary


Law firms and courts have mixed opinions of data analytics companies that tout its data on judges.