Douglas B. Warrick, who worked as a public defender for nearly 20 years in Contra Costa and Los Angeles counties, died unexpec...
Immigration
9th Circuit queries government lawyer over bid to deport man
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel sharply questioned lawyers Wednesday over whether a Mexican who obtained a green car...
California Courts of Appeal
4th District Court of Appeal Justice Thomas Hollenhorst to retire
By Lila Seidman
Justice Thomas E. Hollenhorst, who pioneered the use of tentative opinions, announced his decision to retire Tuesday from the ...
The agency says it is unclear who will cover the costs of the effort that would enable the bar to get attorney arrest and conv...
Immigration
9th Circuit panel grills government lawyer on resistance to immigrant bonds
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel grilled a government lawyer Tuesday during oral arguments in a lawsuit to determine ...
Government
Immigration entrepreneur rule delayed until 2018 and may be dropped
By Joshua Sebold
The Department of Homeland Security is delaying implementation of an immigration rule created by the Obama administration that...
Attorney helped Littler Mendelson PC become a labor and employment powerhouse.
Prosecutors in a seven-month corruption trial lost five more charges to dismissal on Monday and Tuesday, bringing the final to...
Government
Bill to eliminate immigration consultants hits roadblocks
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A bill targeting fraudulent immigration consultants ran into serious opposition in the state Senate Judiciary Committee on Tue...
Cakes for gay weddings, tires for church playgrounds and the Trump administration’s travel ban were up for discussion at an ev...
Akerman LLP has moved its Los Angeles offices from the Ernst & Young Plaza to the historic CalEdison DTLA building, the fi...
A massive fraud complaint against PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP by the city of Los Angeles became somewhat less massive Monday wh...
A nearly 20-year tug-of-war between a Spanish museum and the descendants of a Holocaust survivor over a Camille Pissarro paint...
Steptoe & Johnson LLP has moved its Northern California office from Palo Alto to San Francisco, according to a statement r...
Government
State Bar to require invoices from lobbyist but pay same monthly fee
By Lyle Moran
State Auditor Elaine M. Howle, who recommended the bar’s lobbyist submit detailed invoices, said the new contract did not meet...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit rules for paraplegic driver in ADA case
By Joshua Sebold
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday in favor of a paraplegic man who says an auto dealership refused to tempora...
CKE Restaurants Holdings Inc., the parent company for Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s, promoted its general counsel Charles A. Seigel ...
Administrative/Regulatory
New rule: Consumers can bring class actions against financial institutions
By Justin Kloczko
The nation’s top consumer watchdog said the rule would give millions their day in court, while opponents said it could lead to...
California Supreme Court
Minor’s detention not a due process violation, state high court rules
By L.J. Williamson
In a unanimous verdict, the state Supreme Court declared Monday that the violation of a 120-day limit on the detention of an i...
Bill aimed at hitting pimps with civil penalties facing tough opposition
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A bill targeting johns and pimps in child prostitution cases with civil penalties has run into difficulty in the state Legisla...
Civil Litigation
Qualcomm seeks ban on iPhone imports ahead of new iPhone launch
By Eli Wolfe
Qualcomm Inc. took an aggressive step in its patent infringement battle with Apple Inc. last week by filing a petition with th...
Government, Civil Litigation
Assembly approves bill to limit examinations of alleged abuse victims in civil cases
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The state Assembly has unanimously passed a bill to limit psychological examinations of child sexual abuse victims in civil ca...
Civil Litigation
Wildly different storylines mark $231M Nissan liability trial
By Justin Kloczko
Two different storylines in the Nissan North America liability trial emerged last week in Los Angeles County Superior Court to...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Immigration, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
State Bar shuts down notario who operated even after conviction
By Skylar Dubelko
The State Bar is shutting down an unauthorized immigration law practice in Los Angeles that had continued to operate — with up...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Gilead must face allegations of circumventing FDA regulations, court rules
By Joshua Sebold
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday revived a whistleblower case against Gilead Sciences Inc. in which former empl...
California Courts of Appeal
Opinion: peace officers don’t have expectation of privacy during raids
By Meghann Cuniff
The 3-0 decision from the 4th District Court of Appeal is not a full victory for the city of Santa Ana and its attorneys.,
California Bar
State Bar signs contract to receive attorney arrest alerts
By Lyle Moran
The agency’s deal with the California Department of Justice covers prospective lawyers who submitted their fingerprints on Jul...
Real Estate, Criminal
Judge begins dismissing charges after prosecution rests in San Bernardino County corruption trial
By Andy Serbe
After seven months of jury trial, the prosecution has rested in a corruption case alleging San Bernardino County officials acc...
In Recess
First-year Jones Day associate Nicholas Howe balances work, competitive javelin, and family.
By Skylar Dubelko
Nicholas Howe, first year associate at Jones Day, is a two-time NCAA champion and the UC San Diego record holder in the javeli...
California Supreme Court
State high court rules against homeowners over seawall
By Joshua Sebold
Some legal experts had been spoiling for a fight, hoping for a referendum on the powers of the California Coastal Commission a...