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...
Mitchell Tarighati offers thoughtful presentations on the dinner table and in mediations.
Civil Litigation
WNBA All-Star claims sexual assault by UC Berkeley athletic department employee
By Winston Cho
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
Uber resolves drivers’ claims in largest PAGA settlement
By Matthew Blake
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
9th Circuit affirms dismissal of constitutional challenge to state prostitution ban
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
California's 145-year-old criminal ban on prostitution passes constitutional muster, a unanimous panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit...
Government, Civil Litigation
Oroville claims state agency is responsible for dam spillway failure
By Winston Cho
The city of Oroville filed a suit against the California Department of Water Resources Wednesday, claiming decades of mismanag...
Government
Legislator introduces new bill against bail agents as battle rages
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Sen. Robert Hertzberg, D-Van Nuys, has escalated his war with the bail industry by introducing legislation that could lead to ...
The former judge and criminal defense attorney, who was seen as a pioneer by other Latino attorneys, passed away Jan. 3 of hea...
Civil Litigation
Both owners of Audrey Hepburn’s likeness must be parties to suit against charity
By Justin Kloczko
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
Grumpy Cat trial day seems to make everyone irritable
By Steven Crighton
After hours on the witness stand, the owner of the internet sensation might be pretty irritable. The judge was annoyed, too.
Trinity County Presiding Judge Elizabeth W. Johnson has agreed to resign as part of a settlement to resolve an investigation b...
U.S. Supreme Court
High court considers whether defense attorney must always follow client’s strategy
By L.J. Williamson
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.
9th Circuit says location board meetings are key to determining corporate citizenship for holding companies
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has provided new guidance on a U.S. Supreme Court decision outlining how to determine wh...
Ex-baseball player testifies against former friend in deal with prosecutors
By Meghann Cuniff
The key prosecution witness said he purchased shares on the advice of the defendant.
Civil Litigation
Judge sets framework for preliminary approval of $290 million settlement
By Meghann Cuniff
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
DOJ appeals DACA order to 9th Circuit, promises to seek high court review soon
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
The Department of Justice took an unusual step in litigation over the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program Tuesday, ...