Citing a need for a bigger platform, longtime Orange County bankruptcy lawyer William Lobel has left Lobel Weiland Golden Frie...
After the shooting of two Long Beach attorneys by one of their partners, motives remain unclear.
Criminal
LA judge’s decision may lead to multiple violent child molester releases
By L.J. Williamson
A convicted child molester’s trial following a two-year Sexually Violent Predator Act commitment was delayed for more than 15 ...
Law Practice, Government
Northern District U.S. attorney leaves for Sidley Austin
By Joshua Sebold
U.S. Attorney Brian Stretch will leave his post in the Northern District by the end of the week to join Sidley Austin LLP in S...
U.S. Supreme Court, Immigration, Government
Quinn Emanuel leads successful challenge to citizenship law before the Supreme Court
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
This summer, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a decades-old law that made it difficult for unmarried men to pass citizenship...
Government, Criminal
Nick Hanna of Gibson Dunn named interim U.S. attorney for Los Angeles
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
Hanna was included on a list of names sent by the White House to Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who recommended in September that the...
Law Practice, Civil Litigation
Female lobbyist sues former firm for alleged retaliation over harassment claims
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A lobbyist has sued her former firm for allegedly firing her for signing a letter speaking out against sexual harassment.
Intellectual Property, Entertainment & Sports
Following settlement, Spotify hit with another copyright lawsuit
By Justin Kloczko
Streaming giant Spotify has been hit with a $1.6 billion lawsuit by Wixen Music Publishing Inc., claiming the streaming servic...
Real Estate/Development, Civil Litigation
Federal judge dismisses Airbnb suit over unauthorized subletting
By Lila Seidman
A California federal judge tossed out a suit against Airbnb Inc. brought by apartment owner and operator Aimco seeking to hold...
Community News
The case for treating basketball like a courtroom brief
By Matthew Blake
Nate Duncan and Danny LeRoux are conducting a grand experiment to answer the question: What if you took the logic and empirici...
A mediation clinic at Chapman University’s law school recently expanded to Orange County after seven years in Riverside County.
Real Estate/Development, Law Practice
Real estate boutique names new managing shareholder
By Winston Cho
Real estate boutique firm Miller Starr Regalia announced Wednesday that Ella Gower has taken the helm as managing shareholder.
U.S. Supreme Court, Judges and Judiciary
Roberts reports decrease in 2017 judicial activity, sexual harassment task force
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
In a report that touched on the federal judiciary’s response to natural disasters and the allegations of sexual harassment tha...
Labor/Employment, California Courts of Appeal
Court limits scope of who can bring PAGA lawsuit
By Matthew Blake
An state appellate court decision has provided holiday cheer to California businesses, who now have one clear avenue to knock ...
Education Law, State Bar & Bar Associations
San Joaquin posts best bar exam results among non-ABA schools
By Lyle Moran
The school’s 59 percent passing rate was better than seven ABA institutions
Google LLC and its subsidiary YouTube LLC urged a federal judge to toss a “radical” lawsuit that seeks to limit their ability ...
Law Practice, Intellectual Property, Education Law
Attorneys assist prospective patent owners draft applications
By Caroline Hart
A University of San Diego School of Law program advises inventors on how to get patents with help from law firms.
Judicial Watch attorney and longtime LA County prosecutor remembered for civil, criminal cases.
Judges and Judiciary
Memorial service for Judge Beverly Reid O’Connell this Saturday
By Eli Wolfe
The California legal community is invited to pay respects to U.S. District Judge Beverly Reid O’Connell, who died in October.
Managing partner Richard J. Cohen said the firm, with 350 lawyers in 20 offices in 10 states, has been eying California for tw...
Stanislaus County Judge Roger Beauchesne models behavior he wants to see from attorneys.
Peter C. Deddeh began his term as San Diego County Superior Court’s presiding judge on Monday, court officials announced.
Probate, Criminal
Attorneys for Vegas shooting victims meeting to discuss unique probate opportunity
By Paula Lehman-Ewing
Unlike most mass shooters, Stephen Paddock left a sizable estate, one that plaintiffs’ attorneys are trying to keep out of lit...
A state regulatory agency’s recent decision to reject a San Diego utility’s request to pass on the costs from three deadly wil...
Law Practice, Entertainment & Sports
Attorney’s T-shirt business features memorable sports events
By Steven Crighton
Commemorating the biggest moments in sports history is attorney Glen Rothstein’s passion project.
Criminal, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit reverses murder convictions
By Eli Wolfe
A U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals panel vacated the first degree murder convictions of a man who brutally killed two young w...
Law Practice, Criminal
USC law professor pioneers child interviewing techniques
By Meghann Cuniff
Tom Lyon is again breaking new ground, aiming improve how attorneys, social workers and law enforcement interview children.
Criminal
Attorney can keep representing man convicted of terrorism charge, judge rules
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A federal judge overseeing the ineffective counsel claim of a man convicted a decade ago of terrorism charges has denied a gov...
In a response to discovery demands in a shareholder suit, SeaWorld Entertainment Inc. argued they have already provided enough...
Civil Litigation
Judge rejects Korean ramen makers’ bid to dismiss price-fixing suit
By Caroline Hart
A San Francisco federal judge has rejected defense motions to dismiss an antitrust lawsuit alleging price fixing in the South ...