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The University of California Board of Regents has hired a former state Supreme Court justice and a Los Angeles law firm to inv...


In a surprise announcement, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross named associate solicitor Joseph Matal to serve as an inter...


The city of Los Angeles got a substantially smaller settlement amount than it had sought related to a downtown apartment fire ...


Environmental


An environmental group has sued to compel the state Department of Water Resources to turn over documents and correspondence re...


Litigation


After barely an hour of deliberation, a jury ruled in favor of Space Exploration Technologies Corp. on Wednesday, ending a tri...


Government


Richard Samp's claim that San Francisco's billboard health warning ordinance must be invalidated on First Amendment grounds is...


California Supreme Court


State justice honored

Jun. 8, 2017
By Riley Guerin

Justice Kathryn M. Werdegar of the state Supreme Court was honored by colleagues before her final oral argument session Tuesda...


The U.S. Chamber of Commerce continued its ongoing campaign against litigation finance by petitioning the U.S. Administrative ...


California Supreme Court


The ACLU and Electronic Frontier Foundation asked the state Supreme Court to make public data collected by LA County law enfor...


Two attorneys from Los Angeles County have filed a putative class action against Infinity Insurance, alleging the insurer ille...


Speaking before the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday, L. Ashley Aull of the U.S. Attorney's Office argued that U.S...


Criminal


An Orange County judge who's considering dismissing the death penalty in a mass murder case continued a line of questioning Tu...


Government


The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to discontinue the collection of $50 upfront fees charged to indigen...


California Supreme Court


Justice Goodwin Liu suggested plaintiffs' lawyers were making a "very banal" point about legal procedure: That evidence emerge...


Technology & Science


Referencing the Challenger Space Shuttle explosion, plaintiff's attorney Carney Shegerian reminded the jury of the consequence...


State Bar & Bar Associations


The bar is required by state law to collect fingerprints from applicants for admission so that criminal record checks can be p...


A veteran intellectual property litigation attorney delivered the bombshell Tuesday to some 12,000 Uber Technologies Inc. empl...


The state Supreme Court's newest justices took turns Tuesday grilling lawyers about Proposition 66, the landmark initiative vo...


Litigation


California will receive $53.25 million from DISH Network LLC over illegal telemarketing calls.


Corporate


Proterra Inc., a producer of zero-emission commercial transit vehicles, announced the appointment of JoAnn C. Covington to chi...


Criminal


Ten attorneys charged by Orange County in 'capping' scheme

Jun. 6, 2017
By L.J. Williamson And Malcolm Maclachla

Ten attorneys and six "cappers" are facing criminal charges for their alleged role in a multi-million dollar workers compensat...


Taking the stand again in one last attempt to persuade a jury that he was fired for blowing the whistle on sloppy testing proc...


An ABA council had previously proposed requiring 75 percent of a law school's bar exam takers to pass within two years of grad...


Criminal


The testimony from a bereaved family member of one of the victims followed remarks by Orange County Superior Court Judge Thoma...


Law Practice


Reed Smith LLP has hired a banking and finance team from Morrison & Foerster LLP, the second team the firm has added from ...


California Supreme Court


The state Supreme Court ruled Monday that plaintiffs who do not own property can still sue local governments for illegally spe...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Dealmakers

Jun. 6, 2017
By STEPHEN LARSON

A roundup of recent transactions and the lawyers involved.


Government


Bail overhaul legislation faces uncertain future

Jun. 6, 2017
By L.J. Williamson

Facing a Friday deadline, state legislators got more bills passed under the wire, but left one of the most significant crimina...


Judicial Profile


Kristen Byrdsong

Jun. 6, 2017
By Justin Kloczko

Superior Court Commissioner Los Angeles County (Monterey Park) ...


Judicial Profile


Stacy Boulware Eurie

Jun. 6, 2017
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Stacy Boulware Eurie fills many roles, but primarily as a Sacramento County juvenile judge.