Etra, who died suddenly on Jan. 28 at 69, branched out into more of the possibilities that a legal career can yield than many ...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Complexion of 9th Circuit panel suggests immigration ban will remain enjoined
By Eli Wolfe
A motions panel of three appellate judges appointed by three different presidents will decide whether to stay a decision made ...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Briefs pour in opposing travel ban
By Steven Crighton
Law school professors, technology companies, and civil rights group have weighed in on the executive order. ...
Labor/Employment
Office Depot hit with $10 million verdict in employment case
By Matthew Blake
Office Depot Inc.was on the losing end of a $10 million verdict Monday as a downtown Los Angeles jury found that the company w...
Plaintiffs may face uphill battle voiding arbitration agreement in $300M hotel dispute
By America Hernandez.
Attorneys who successfully persuaded a U.S. Magistrate Judge to recuse himself amid accusations of bias seemed to face an uphi...
A roundup of recent transactions and the lawyers involved.
Immigration
Immigration attorneys scramble to assess limits of Trump's order in light of emergency court rulings
By America Hernandez
The time lapse between the State Department's revocation of visas and several judicial orders protecting valid visa holders fr...
Transactions
Canadian company files infringement case against Snap Inc.
By Meghann M. Cuniff
The complaint was filed in U.S. District Court in Santa Ana on Feb. 2, the same day Snap filed for an initial $3 billion publi...
General News
Court overturns $24 million verdict against pipe supplier
By Thor Kamban Biberman
The Fourth District Court of Appeal overturned a $24 million construction defect verdict levied against MWI, Inc. for allegedl...
The judge found the bar owners who tried to sell the work could not claim ownership. ...
Legal employment in California increased in December, adding 1,100 jobs, according to the latest data from the California Empl...
Morrison & Foerster LLP has brought on white-collar defense attorney Joshua Hill Jr. Monday as a partner in San Francisco ...
Government
Keker firm assists ACLU to target Trump immigration orders
By Joshua Seboldn
Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP has filed a lawsuit challenging President Donald J. Trump's executive order restricting immig...
Litigation
Humboldt County jury awards nearly $60M to accident victim, co-worker
By Kevin Lee
A Humboldt County jury hit the California Department of Transportation with nearly $60 million in damages after finding that ...
A newly introduced state assembly bill attempts to define which student behaviors are best handled by school officials and whi...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Former State Bar VP says outside law firm wanted director fired
By Lyle Moran
Heather Rosing said the firm the bar hired to investigate former State Bar Executive Director Joseph L. Dunn early on develope...
Tehama County Judge Matthew McGlynn gets admiration from attorneys from near and far.
Attorney moves and promotions and new firms from around the state.
Entertainment & Sports
Disney settles for $100 million in anti-poaching case
By Steven Crighton
The settlement marks the end of lawsuits stemming from a 2010 U.S. Department of Justice investigation. ...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Retired appeals court justice-turned-neutral likes analyzing cases
By L.J. Williamson
Retired appellate court Justice Margaret M. Grignon is a lover of variety, from the novels she reads to the cases on which she...
Litigation
Judge dismisses landlord suit against Santa Monica over Section 8 vouchers
By Justin Kloczko
A Los Angeles County judge has dismissed a lawsuit against Santa Monica that argued the city's ordinance prohibiting the denia...
Litigation
Prison guards' union sues state agency for allegedly revealing worker information
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The California prison guards' union has sued the state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation on behalf of officers who ...
The Los Angeles law firm beefs up entertainment department with appointment of former in-house legal executive. ...
Litigation
Judge dismisses American Apparel founder's suit against Glaser Weil
By Matthew Blake
A judge dismissed Dov Charney's malpractice lawsuit against Glaser Weil Fink Howard Avchen & Shapiro LLP Wednesday, though...
Litigation
FTC achieves settlements in mortgage fraud case against law firm officer
By America Hernandez
Lawyers said the prospects for recovering some $18.5 million are improving as the case progresses. ...
State Bar & Bar Associations
State Bar trustee says Dunn was terminated 'without cause'
By Lyle Moran Daily Journal Staff Writer
Trustee Michael Colantuono said other board members did not agree with his recollection and ultimately approved meeting minute...
InterDent Service Corp., an Inglewood-based company that provides support services to the dental industry, has announced the a...
Solo and Small Firms
Balaban & Spielberger LLP specializes in bet-the-farm cases
By Eli Wolfe
The Los Angeles-based plaintiffs' firm has built a practice around litigating daunting cases that other attorneys don't want t...
Judges and Judiciary
Appellate court reverses Orange County judge's lenient sentence for child molester
By Meghann M. Cuniff
An unpublished opinion reversed Judge M. Marc Kelly, who was the subject of an unsuccessful recall campaign over his ruling. ...
VP and General Counsel Reddit Inc. (San Francisco) ...