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The improved performance came one year after a 32-year low.


Civil Litigation


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

Nov. 20, 2017
By Joshua Sebold

Lawyers representing the National Collegiate Athletic Association and the major athletic conferences known as the “Power 5” ag...


Entertainment & Sports


Two Japanese companies locked horns last week in what may be their final battle for the rights to the popular Ultraman franchise.


Civil Litigation


A female licensed vocational nurse at UC San Francisco Medical Center has sued the University of California and the female sup...


Government


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


Panel at plaintiff’s lawyer conference suggest Friday that attorneys name many co-defendants and claims to bolster their case ...



Startup Firm

Nov. 20, 2017

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.


Labor/Employment


Landmark employment dispute settles

Nov. 17, 2017
By Matthew Blake

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


In a significant win for environmental groups, a state appellate panel ruled that regional planners must sufficiently consider...


Civil Litigation


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


A divided 9th Circuit Court of Appeals panel handed a discovery victory to the plaintiffs Thursday in a combined lawsuit again...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Kristin Rizzo to lead San Diego County bar

Nov. 17, 2017
By Lyle Moran

The sole practitioner hopes the bar can support fellow solo, small firm attorneys.


In Recess


Vocal Authority

Nov. 17, 2017
By Shane Nelson

Justice Steven Z. Perren has been performing in community musical theater and regional operas for more than two decades.


Civil Litigation


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

Nov. 17, 2017
By Steven Crighton

The decision makes clear that promotional efforts can still enjoy First Amendment protection.


Community News


Loyola Law hands out alumni honors

Nov. 17, 2017
By Shane Nelson

500 alumni celebrated annual honors at the Loyola Law School, Los Angeles grand reunion.


Community News


USC Law hosts tax law confab

Nov. 17, 2017
By Shane Nelson

Tax law experts tackled proposed federal reforms at a University of Southern California Gould School of Law event earlier this...


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...



9th Circuit affirms Steinbeck dismissal

Nov. 17, 2017
By Steven Crighton

The tone of the opinion could imply that the court is not impressed by the appellant’s argument.


Entertainment & Sports


A new class action against Harvey Weinstein and his affiliates may run into challenging obstacles before it has a chance to ad...


Education Law


The American Bar Association highlighted several concerns with the San Diego-based institution


Civil Litigation, Education Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


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


Monsanto Co. and a dozen agribusiness associations filed suit in federal court Wednesday to stop the state from enforcing the ...


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

Nov. 16, 2017
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


Robert Farrace, an attorney specializing in real estate law, has been convicted of three counts of fraud in connection with a ...


Federal prosecutors say the man twice caused the evacuation of the courthouse by sending threatening online messages.