The improved performance came one year after a 32-year low.
Civil Litigation
New plaintiffs’ lawyer group president outlines priorities
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Lee S. Harris, a San Francisco firm partner, said the Consumer Attorneys of California wants to ban or limit secret settlement...
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
NCAA settles antitrust class action with players
By Joshua Sebold
Lawyers representing the National Collegiate Athletic Association and the major athletic conferences known as the “Power 5” ag...
Entertainment & Sports
Fight over rights to Japanese superhero goes to jury
By Eli Wolfe
Two Japanese companies locked horns last week in what may be their final battle for the rights to the popular Ultraman franchise.
A female licensed vocational nurse at UC San Francisco Medical Center has sued the University of California and the female sup...
Adam L. Braverman, a candidate for nomination to the Southern District U.S. attorney’s post, has been named to do the job temp...
Government, Civil Litigation
Plaintiff’s attorneys advised to be aggressive in claims against government agencies
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Panel at plaintiff’s lawyer conference suggest Friday that attorneys name many co-defendants and claims to bolster their case ...
The founders of Path Law Group take a nontraditional approach to immigration cases.
Attorneys are assisting clients using the digital ledger technology often associated with bitcoin.
After 11 years of litigation including a Supreme Court decision that revolutionized California employment lawsuits and the dep...
Government, Environmental & Energy, California Courts of Appeal
Planning agency must consider greenhouse gas emissions, court rules
By Malcolm Maclachlan
In a significant win for environmental groups, a state appellate panel ruled that regional planners must sufficiently consider...
Civil Litigation
Former Clippers owner goes to trial again over fire at apartment property
By Justin Kloczko
Is former Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling a slumlord? A trial in superior court addresses whether the property owne...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Immigration
9th Circuit rules against government in DACA discovery dispute
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
A divided 9th Circuit Court of Appeals panel handed a discovery victory to the plaintiffs Thursday in a combined lawsuit again...
The sole practitioner hopes the bar can support fellow solo, small firm attorneys.
Justice Steven Z. Perren has been performing in community musical theater and regional operas for more than two decades.
Civil Litigation
Suit over arrest that led to new case law set for trial
By Meghann Cuniff
A 9th Circuit panel says immunity while executing a search warrant does not apply to arrest warrants.
Entertainment & Sports
9th Circuit panel reaffirms Fox’s “Empire” win
By Steven Crighton
The decision makes clear that promotional efforts can still enjoy First Amendment protection.
500 alumni celebrated annual honors at the Loyola Law School, Los Angeles grand reunion.
Tax law experts tackled proposed federal reforms at a University of Southern California Gould School of Law event earlier this...
Grassley indicates departure from previous blue slip rule for federal judicial nominees
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
President Donald J. Trump’s pending nominee to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals may have an easier chance of moving forwa...
Lawrence J. Siskind, who held positions in state and federal Republican administrations, joined Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bas...
The tone of the opinion could imply that the court is not impressed by the appellant’s argument.
Entertainment & Sports
Civil RICO case against Weinstein faces tough challenges
By Eli Wolfe
A new class action against Harvey Weinstein and his affiliates may run into challenging obstacles before it has a chance to ad...
The American Bar Association highlighted several concerns with the San Diego-based institution
Civil Litigation, Education Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit considers objection to Trump University settlement
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
An objector to a settlement in the long running case against Trump University urged the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to a...
Government, Environmental & Energy
Agribusiness companies sue to challenge Roundup warning
By James Getz
Monsanto Co. and a dozen agribusiness associations filed suit in federal court Wednesday to stop the state from enforcing the ...
Government
Quick review of federal consumer actions could follow Richard Cordray’s departure
By Andy Serbe
Once the first director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau leaves his post, California attorneys whose clients are th...
Intellectual Property
StubHub ordered to disclose source code in trade secrets suit
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
A Central District magistrate judge has ruled that an eBay Inc. subsidiary must turn over source code developed for the compan...
Real Estate/Development, Criminal
Real estate attorney convicted of short sale fraud
By Lila Seidman
Robert Farrace, an attorney specializing in real estate law, has been convicted of three counts of fraud in connection with a ...
Criminal
Man faces 10 charges of threatening occupants of Inglewood Courthouse
By Meghann Cuniff
Federal prosecutors say the man twice caused the evacuation of the courthouse by sending threatening online messages.