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Law Practice, Law Office Management


LA-based firms have shrunk as outside firms grew: study

Mar. 30, 2018
By Matthew Sanderson

While the LA legal market has recovered from the economic slide of 2008, large LA-based firms now have 20 percent fewer lawyer...


Civil Litigation, Government, Administrative/Regulatory


A credit firm that loaned drivers money to buy taxi medallions is suing a San Francisco city agency for $28 million, saying it...


Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment


A proposed class action has been filed against social media company Twitter Inc., accusing it of discriminating against older ...


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


Judge encourages Facebook to settle privacy case

Mar. 30, 2018
By Joshua Sebold

A federal judge told attorneys for Facebook Inc. they should consider settling a putative privacy class action.


Labor/Employment, Alternative Dispute Resolution


The union that represents Los Angeles police says it hopes a new alternative dispute resolution system will streamline a convo...


Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property


A federal appellate court has ordered the Patent Trial and Appeal Board to halt its review of Allergan PLC patents that were t...


Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment, Civil Rights


A lawsuit alleging that Google LLC’s practice of using prior salary to determine new employees’ pay grades inherently discrimi...


Immigration, Government


Lawyers say more evidence required for H-1B applications

Mar. 30, 2018
By Chase DiFeliciantonio

Increases in requests for additional evidence from the government last year have changed how corporate immigration lawyers app...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


LA kicks off Mediation Awareness Week

Mar. 30, 2018
By Skylar Dubelko

Advocates of alternative dispute resolution congregated in Los Angeles City Hall on Wednesday to commence the 14th annual Medi...


In Recess


Head of the Class

Mar. 30, 2018
By Shane Nelson

Rutan & Tucker LLP partner William Marticorena is working full-time to secure a lasting future for Don Bosco Technical Ins...


Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg.


Stock photo company sues Google

Mar. 30, 2018
By Steven Crighton

The plaintiff claims Google is propping up its preferred licensors.


A Marin County judge has removed another hurdle to the resumption of executions in California but the decision is but one of s...


Judges and Judiciary, Government


The $184 million increase includes higher juror fees and hourly rates of indigent-client defense attorneys,


Immigration, Government


Lawyers choosing to litigate denied work visas

Mar. 29, 2018
By Chase DiFeliciantonio

Business immigration attorneys increasingly are bypassing the internal appeals process for a denied visa through the immigrati...


Civil Litigation, Civil Rights


Because a Kern County judge’s ruling in favor of a baker who refused to make a wedding cake for a gay couple was so sweeping, ...


Criminal, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


Defense cites US budget bill to get pot case dropped

Mar. 29, 2018
By Malcolm Maclachlan

A defense attorney has filed a motion to dismiss a long-running federal marijuana prosecution based on the budget bill Preside...


Criminal


Federal prosecutors pursuing Jose Ines Garcia Zarate, the Mexican national accused of murdering Kate Steinle in 2015, contende...


Civil Litigation, Entertainment & Sports, Contracts


Attorneys say references in the complaint to documentarian Morgan Spurlock’s admitted sexual misconduct are strategic.


Real Estate/Development, Government


Los Angeles City Council members voted unanimously to reject a state bill intended to spur development around transit areas, i...


Civil Litigation, Entertainment & Sports, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


An appellate panel reversed a Washington district judge’s dismissal of a class action lawsuit against the operator of an appli...



Encouraging Words

Mar. 29, 2018

San Diego Judge Cynthia Freeland tries to help family law litigants get through trying times.


Tax, Criminal, Administrative/Regulatory


Fewer tax cases being prosecuted

Mar. 28, 2018
By Skylar Dubelko

Report: Budget cuts bring IRS criminal referrals to DOJ to a 32-year low


Immigration, Government


The Orange County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to join the U.S. Department of Justice’s lawsuit against California over ...


Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property


In a sweeping win for Oracle Corp. that could have a dramatic impact on the software industry unless overturned on appeal, a f...


Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment, Civil Rights


Two lawsuits have been filed against the University of California concerning two of its northern campuses, alleging various fo...


Civil Litigation, Insurance, Health Care, Pharmaceuticals, Biotech


After nearly four years of contentious litigation and extensive negotiations, Blue Shield of California has agreed to settle a...


Civil Litigation, Government


Former state Sen. Tony Mendoza has sued to be allowed the use the title “State Senator” as he tries to win a special election ...


Civil Litigation, Constitutional Law


Judge sides with YouTube in free speech case

Mar. 28, 2018
By Joshua Sebold

A San Jose federal judge dismissed claims that Google violated the free speech rights of conservative media outlet Prager Univ...


Civil Litigation, Government


A Los Angeles superior court judge balked at preliminarily approving a settlement eliminating higher water fees for nonresiden...


Real Estate/Development, Criminal


The San Mateo County district attorney has filed multiple felony charges against two petition signature gatherers hired by a l...