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Defense attorneys cheer, plaintiffs’ lawyers lament. ...


Labor & Employment


A former recruiter is suing staffing giant Adecco USA under California's Private Attorneys General Act, alleging state labor l...


Law Practice


Former U.S. Department of Justice trial attorney Tai Milder has joined the Robins Kaplan LLP antitrust and trade regulation gr...


Pepperdine University failed to convince a U.S. District Judge on Monday to exclude several pieces of critical evidence in a T...


Immigration


Lawyers and other experts are reporting changes in the ways the federal government is handling asylum and related claims. ...


On Tuesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee passed a bill that would allow the courts to convert up to 10 subordinate juridical...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Dealmakers

Jun. 20, 2017
By STEPHEN LARSON

A roundup of recent transactions and the lawyers involved.


California's Fair Political Practices Commission announced the appointment of Jack Woodside as the its general counsel. ...


Judicial Profile


David E. Goldstein

Jun. 20, 2017
By Kevin Lee

Superior Court Judge Contra Costa County (Richmond) ...


Judicial Profile


Milan Smith Jr.

Jun. 20, 2017
By Eli Wolfe

Judge 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals (Pasadena) ...


Nearly a year after being in default of a wrongful death suit, a Hollywood director is now asking a Los Angeles County Superio...


An eviction battle between the owner of the Los Angeles Times building and a tenant company with 1,000 employees hit a snag on...


The Justice Department announced Friday that Genesis Healthcare Inc. will pay the federal government $53.6 million including i...


Education


Rachana A. "Radha" Pathak, of counsel at Stris & Maher LLP, said different groups still are considering legal options.


State Bar & Bar Associations


Chief Financial Officer Christine Wong was the bar employee who fell victim to the recent scam, according to multiple sources.


Criminal


California's attorney general has joined with 26 others in an informal coalition to investigate drug companies for taking acti...


Immigration


A trailer bill that passed along with the California state budget includes provisions that would further curtail the ability o...


Government


Lawsuit alleging IRS misdeeds can proceed

Jun. 19, 2017
By Joshua Sebold

The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals revived a case brought against the Internal Revenue Service by a tax preparation business ...


Firm Watch


On the Move

Jun. 19, 2017
By STEPHEN LARSON

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


Judicial Profile


Sallie Kim

Jun. 19, 2017
By Chase Di Feliciantonio

U.S. Magistrate Judge Northern District (San Francisco) ...


ADR Provider


Barri K. Bonapart

Jun. 17, 2017
By Andy Serbe

Barri K. Bonapart of ADR Services has carved out a niche as a tree law specialist.


Labor/Employment


A unique employment litigation odyssey has taken another novel turn with a lawsuit filed by the scorned lawyers of ex-client A...


Criminal


Contra Costa County District Attorney Mark Peterson resigned after pleading no contest to one count of felony perjury.


Government


Cy pres state budget proposal divides traditional allies

Jun. 16, 2017
By Malcolm Maclachlan

A proposed change to legal aid funding in the state budget has prompted a battle between progressive groups that are usually a...


There will be no contested 2017-18 Los Angeles County Bar election after the Board of Trustees voted in a shotgun resolution W...


Over the objections of the victim, a Santa Clara County judge on Thursday sentenced the CEO of a Silicon Valley startup, India...


Entertainment & Sports


Dick Van Dyke performed at the 8th annual Concert Extraordinaire of the Los Angeles Lawyers Philharmonic at UCLA Royce Hall Ju...


Firm Watch


Akin Gump celebrates 20 years in Los Angeles

Jun. 16, 2017
By STEPHEN LARSON

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP celebrated 20 years in Los Angeles earlier this month, toasting the occasion at its Cen...


A sheriff's lieutenant in an evidence hearing in a capital case avoided answering some questions, prompting a warning from the...


Litigation


A complaint filed lawsuit brings the total assets sought to $1.7 billion.