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Intellectual Property, Entertainment & Sports, Civil Rights


Singer-songwriter sues producer over copyrights

Feb. 23, 2018
By Caroline Hart

Singer-songwriter Frank Ocean is suing his former producer, Om’Mas Keith, and his company, for claiming writing credit on songs.



State Bar’s board gets two new members

Feb. 23, 2018
By Lyle Moran

Joshua Perttula and Debbie Manning are appointees of the state Senate


Obituaries


Judge remembered for compassion, brilliance

Feb. 23, 2018
By Lila Seidman

Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Ross M. Klein, known for his efficiency and disarming humor, died Feb. 6. He was 63.



Heavy Lifter

Feb. 23, 2018
By Shane Nelson

A regular participant in weight training competitions for years, Gaglione Dolan & Kaplan associate Amy Cooper made a recor...


Community News


Loyola opens new social justice facility

Feb. 23, 2018
By Shane Nelson

Loyola Law School, Los Angeles celebrated the grand opening of its Loyola Social Justice Law Clinic at the school’s downtown L...



Flexible Thinker

Feb. 23, 2018

JAMS neutral Ellen S. James is an avid runner and bicyclist. But her mediation approach is more like yoga.


U.S. Supreme Court, Securities, Corporate, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


The U.S. Supreme Court interpreted protection for whistleblowers narrowly under Wall Street reform legislation in a 9-0 ruling...


Criminal


In the wake of Attorney General Xavier Becerra’s decision not to appeal a ruling that courts must take into account a defendan...


Government, Criminal, Civil Rights


Some California District Attorneys have been partnering with debt collection agencies to pursue debtors who bounced checks or ...


Securities, Criminal


Second trial of OC businessman ends in hung jury

Feb. 22, 2018
By Meghann Cuniff

It's the second hung jury in two trials for James Mazzo, a longtime leader in the ophthalmology industry.


Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O’Malley called on people convicted of cannabis misdemeanors and felonies to petition h...


Entertainment & Sports


Redbox avoids injunction in Disney case

Feb. 22, 2018
By Steven Crighton

A federal judge found Disney’s “fine print” constituted copyright misuse, not an agreement.


Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment


Labor defense firm Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart PC has been hit with a second employment discrimination lawsui...


Judges and Judiciary


Administrative leaders of the federal judiciary announced Wednesday that a group reviewing the courts’ internal harassment pol...


Law Practice


Hunton & Williams, Andrews Kurth finalize merger

Feb. 22, 2018
By Skylar Dubelko

Effective April 2, the firms — based in Virginia and Houston — will combine to become Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP.


Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


A judicial commission is looking into potential misconduct by former El Dorado County Superior Court Judge Steven C. Bailey, a...


Civil Litigation


IMDB wins case on age disclosure

Feb. 21, 2018
By Eli Wolfe

It just got tougher for actors to hide their age. A federal judge enjoined the State of California from enforcing Assembly Bil...


Immigration


Two nonprofits have filed briefs in a case that could determine if tens of thousands of immigration cases will be returned to ...


In the months following the exposure of abuse at the hands of high profile men in powerful positions, the #MeToo movement has ...


An appellate ruling reversed a lower court’s decision concerning no-fault eviction protections for school employees and famili...


Civil Litigation


A specialty wildfire litigation group has filed suit against Southern California Edison Company on behalf of 287 plaintiffs, c...


Criminal


Attorney general won’t contest bail ruling

Feb. 21, 2018
By Joshua Sebold

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced Tuesday that he won’t appeal a significant appellate ruling that could li...


Obituaries


Edmund L. Regalia, 1931 — 2018

Feb. 21, 2018
By Caroline Hart

The Miller Starr Regalia founder and trial lawyer has died at 86.


Roy L. Paul has retired from the Los Angeles County Superior Court and joined Benchmark Resolution Group LLC.


Civil Litigation


A class action lawsuit has been filed against Wal-Mart, alleging that the company violated federal law by failing to properly ...


Judges and Judiciary


Two sides that typically consider themselves progressives find each other on opposite sides on the issue of judicial independe...


Government


The White House has nominated Nicola T. Hanna to be U.S. Attorney for the Central District.


Civil Litigation


A man has taken legal action against the City of San Diego and the San Diego Police Department for their refusal to remove his...


Civil Litigation


U.S. District Judge Maxine M. Chesney strongly urged both sides to settle a dispute between two college conservative organizat...


Entertainment & Sports


The judge ruled that Zooey Deschanel’s desire for “a very interesting, small, character role” before a concert tour was too na...