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Civil Litigation


A putative class of Pasadena drivers has filed suit against the city council, demanding a refund of fees and fines collected p...


“I’m not going to sit here and say nobody may have violated something with respects to informants,” Sheriff Sandra Hutchens sa...


Depending on who is being asked, eviction defense nonprofit Basta is either a savior or an annoying racket that is clogging up...


Immigration


Immigration attorneys are split over the merits of a proposed Obama administration-era immigration rule that seems unlikely to...


A brake sensor failure in certain Nissan North America vehicles was triggered even when there wasn’t an issue, making matters ...


Law Practice


State Bar staff have proposed raising the law schools’ annual reporting and inspection fees to try to reduce a $279,000 struct...


Immigration, Government


‘Sanctuary state’ bill passes Assembly committee

Jul. 6, 2017
By Chase DiFeliciantonio

A bill that would limit cooperation between state and local law enforcement with federal immigration authorities moved closer ...


Law Practice


Covington has hired longtime O’Melveny white collar defense mainstay Carolyn Kubota, who will bring to her new firm an extensi...


Entertainment & Sports


A five-year legal battle over digital exploitation of "The Hobbit" franchise was laid to rest on Monday with a settlement betw...


Civil Litigation


Robert Yakushi said the vehicles at issue met external and internal safety standards.


Government, California Supreme Court


By a 4-3 vote, the state Supreme Court ruled Monday that Proposition 47 does not affect judges’ broad discretion to deny resen...


Judges and Judiciary, Government, Civil Litigation


Lawyers for the Commission on Judicial Performance have filed an initial brief in a case challenging the state auditor’s autho...


Criminal, California Supreme Court


With its chief justice dissenting, the state Supreme Court ruled Monday that a Riverside County prosecutor’s use of statements...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility


An attorney lost his long-running battle with the Securities and Exchange Commission after a federal judge granted summary jud...


Litigation


When erstwhile sports pundit T.J. Simers won a $7.1 million jury verdict against his former employer, the Los Angeles Times, i...


Immigration, Government, Civil Litigation


‘Sanctuary city’ bill raises legal questions

Jul. 5, 2017
By Chase DiFeliciantonio

Legal scholars are questioning the constitutionality of a bill that passed the House last week that is intended to pressure so...


Law Practice


Automotive law boutique opens Oakland office

Jul. 5, 2017
By Nicolas Sonnenburg

With the hiring of Bruce Nye in Oakland, The Scali Law Firm, which specializes in automotive-related litigation, has opened it...


Corporate


West Health, which provides health care services to seniors, named William T. Earley as its new chief administration officer a...


Laurie Rubiner, a former Planned Parenthood executive and senior adviser to Sen. Hillary Clinton, will begin work in September...


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


NFL, DirecTV score win over class action

Jul. 5, 2017
By Eli Wolfe

The National Football League and DirecTV scored a major victory on Friday after a federal judge dismissed a class action that ...


Law Practice


Name partner at Fish & Tsang joins new IP firm

Jul. 3, 2017
By Nicolas Sonnenburg

Two intellectual property attorneys have decamped from the Irvine-based Fish & Tsang to move to Umberg Zipser LLP.


Despite a San Diego federal judge's ruling to enjoin California's ban on so-called large-capacity gun magazines, gun rights ad...


Real Estate / Development


In a 6-1 decision, the California Supreme Court has upheld an appellate court ruling that allowed Los Angeles County to impose...


Labor & Employment


At an explosive hearing at which plaintiff and defense lawyers tangled with the judge and took reciprocrated shots at interven...


California Courts of Appeal


The 2nd District Court of Appeal has thrown out a $48.2 million judgment against Johnson & Johnson and its consumer health...


State Bar & Bar Associations, California Supreme Court


There has not previously been a rule mandating the court set the passing score, said Cathal Conneely, a spokesman for the Supr...


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


A convicted murderer will receive an evidentiary hearing to determine whether he was prejudiced by a juror who was continuousl...


Firm Watch


On the Move

Jul. 3, 2017
By Nicolas Sonnenburg

Attorney moves and promotions and new firms from around the state.


Firm Watch


On the Move

Jul. 3, 2017
By Nicolas Sonnenburg

Attorney moves and promotions and new firms from around the state.


Appellate Practice


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