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Law Practice, Government


State Treasurer John Chiang’s new policy barring members of the state bond counsel pool from giving to local bond campaigns ap...


Criminal


Phone calls may net defendant plus lawyer

Aug. 14, 2017
By L.J. Williamson


Government, Civil Litigation


California Attorney General Xavier Becerra has sued the Environmental Protection Agency, claiming it failed to respond to a Fr...


Civil Litigation


Johnson & Johnson defense witness cross-examined on cosmetic industry influence in not classifying talc-cancer link.


Civil Litigation


Monsanto Company has agreed to settle a national class action alleging false advertising over how much weedkiller its containe...


California Courts of Appeal


A bail bond company that had to forfeit $150,000 even though its agent discovered a criminal defendant in jail in a different ...


In an ongoing lawsuit against a company founded by country music singer Brad Paisley, Miller Barondess LLP has secured a tenta...


Civil Litigation


A month-long trial over alleged discrimination against LGBT students at Pepperdine University ended in dramatic fashion on Fri...


Judges and Judiciary, Government, California Supreme Court


As state Supreme Court Justice Kathryn M. Werdegar’s Aug. 31 retirement date approaches, efforts to lobby Gov. Jerry Brown on ...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Criminal


The prosecutor argued that problems have been exposed, but the law doesn’t support removing the death penalty for a mass murde...


State Bar & Bar Associations


The employees’ union issued a statement Thursday highly critical of Chief Operating Officer Leah Wilson, who will replace Eliz...


Law Practice, Labor/Employment, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, California Supreme Court


A trade secret lawsuit found to be in bad faith does not necessarily create malicious prosecution liability for the lawyer who...


Civil Litigation


The emotional deposition of cancer-stricken plaintiff Eva Echeverria was the last impression left on jurors by plaintiff’s att...


Labor/Employment, Entertainment & Sports


Rapper objects to anti-SLAPP motion in Viacom case

Aug. 11, 2017
By Steven Crighton

Rapper The Game claims that Viacom’s negligent hiring is not protected as an act of free speech.


Corporate


A lawsuit against Gerber Products Co. suffered a major blow after a federal judge removed its class status and granted summary...


In Recess


Ice Warrior

Aug. 11, 2017
By Shane Nelson

Seyfarth Shaw partner Candice T. Zee started playing competitive roller hockey in high school, but her passion for the sport s...


After first ruling California’s hate crime law allowed a suit by a former prison inmate to circumvent qualified immunity, a st...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Elizabeth Rindskopf Parker will depart as executive director on Sept. 7.


Intellectual Property, Civil Litigation


Discovery judge unloads on Uber attorney

Aug. 10, 2017
By Joshua Sebold

The judge overseeing discovery battles in the trade secret litigation in which Waymo LLC accuses Uber of stealing the blueprin...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals handed down a mixed bag for plaintiffs suing under the Americans with Disabilities Act, ...


Law Practice


Lawyers get a high level of legal experience at a younger age at Miller Barondess LLP, allowing them to excel more quickly.


Ethics/Professional Responsibility, State Bar & Bar Associations


Two State Bar charges against a Riverside County deputy district attorney were recently dismissed.


The lawyer for the Google engineer and gender memo writer is likely to come outside of the ranks of California employment lawy...


Civil Litigation


Doctor cross-examined on talc cancer risks

Aug. 10, 2017
By Justin Kloczko

The debate over the science relied upon to determine whether talc use is linked to cancer turned heated during cross-examinati...


Civil Litigation, Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


A Newport law firm accused of paying people to use their names in class action lawsuits scored a victory in its ongoing litiga...


Government, Civil Litigation


Gov. Jerry Brown has approved a bill ensuring that money judgments in tribal courts are enforceable in California courtrooms.


An appellate court reversed a probate court decision that disqualified Miller Barondess LLP from handling a case concerning a ...


Civil Litigation


Attorneys for a medical device manufacturer argued that two former employees suing the company improperly included several do...


Criminal


Judge halts marijuana prosecution

Aug. 9, 2017
By L.J. Williamson

A judge granted a motion for temporary stay in the federal prosecution of a medical marijuana grower who was found to be actin...


Health Care & Hospital Law, Corporate


A federal jury on Tuesday faulted both sides in a contentious dispute over a failed marijuana-themed pharmaceutical venture.