The all-female plaintiffs' employment firm has a passion for helping women take on powerful employers. ...
Litigation against debt collector iQor US, Inc.and subsidiary Allied Interstate LLC for repeated robocalls continues after fou...
Law Practice
Asian-American women lawyers in LA to celebrate milestone
By L.J. Williamson
The Asian Pacific American Women Lawyers Alliance is preparing to celebrate an important milestone Friday: 100 Asian Pacific A...
The state attorney general's office rested its defense Thursday after little more than half a day's worth of argument in a hot...
Arbitrator Profile
Mediator gets each party thinking of 'the other side'
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Retired Stanislaus County Superior Court Judge Hurl Johnson has developed a more personable style as a neutral, attorneys say....
California Courts of Appeal
Prop. 47 petitioners lose on resentencing ruling
By L.J. Williamson
In a ruling that may bode ill for Proposition 47 petitioners, the 4th District Court of Appeal has ruled that judges who resen...
Litigation
Former UC Berkeley School of Law dean sues for racial discrimination
By Phil Johnson
Sujit Choudhry says his treatment by the university is quite different than what white professors received. ...
The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday cast a split vote favoring U.S. District Judge Lucy H. Koh's nomination to the...
Litigation
Tesla sues man for impersonating its CEO, allegedly seeking trade secrets
By Kevin Lee
Tesla Motors Inc. has sued a business executive in the oil and gas industry, alleging he impersonated CEO Elon Musk in an effo...
Litigation
Thomas More Law Center fights Kamala Harris donor list grab
By America Hernandez
It is the third suit against Harris for her attempts to obtain unredacted donor names and addresses from nonprofits in a state...
Environmental
$4 million settlement ends LA County criminal suit against SoCalGas
By Justin Kloczko
A $4 million settlement to end criminal charges in the Porter Ranch gas leak likely won't influence the several civil cases pe...
Jorge E. Navarrete will serve as the 27th state Supreme Court clerk and court administrator starting next month, it was announ...
Entertainment & Sports
Filmmaker and government agree to settlement talks in Bergdahl case
By Steven Crighton
A lawsuit being hailed as an important First Amendment battle could have a quiet ending. ...
SVP and General Counsel Spokeo Inc. (Pasadena) ...
Government
Lawsuit against city could test ability to claim CEQA exemptions
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The city of Sacramento has been sued over a tree ordinance, in a case that could test a recent decision regarding when local g...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
9th Circuit rules in favor of union in security employee suit
By Saul Sugarman
A union representing workers at Los Angeles International Airport scored a win Wednesday at the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appe...
A roundup of recent transactions and the California lawyers involved.
Labor/Employment
Obama's NLRB has reversed decades of labor law but it may not last
By Matthew Blake
They've expanded who is an employer, submitted novel rulings on social media and the workplace, and more. ...
Prosecutors are leveling tough charges against a controversial criminal justice reform initiative backed by Gov. Jerry Brown. ...
Litigation
Man sues over city restriction preventing "For Sale" sign in car
By Saul Sugarman
A resident of San Juan Capistrano sued the city Tuesday infederal court, claiming his First Amendment rights were violated whe...
Government
Fewer traffic tickets has led to courthouse construction crisis
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Police in California have been writing a lot fewer traffic tickets in recent years. This good news for drivers is an important...
Corporate
Shareholder pressure on executive compensation, board elections, climate change dominate 2016 proxy season
By Banks Albachn
The settled dust from this year's proxy season has revealed a corporate governance landscape in which shareholders appeared mo...
Law Office Automation
Lawyers raise doubts about Peter Thiel-funded Legalist's algorithmic risk assessment tool
By America Hernandez
Attorneys working with existing legal data products said the newcomer's pitch is more investor hype than litigation solution. ...
State Bar & Bar Associations
State Bar board approves alcohol spending ban
By Lyle Moran
The agency's action comes after an outside audit raised concerns about the "optics" of the spending. ...
Personal Injury & Torts
Plaintiffs' bar sees promise in rising talcum powder litigation
By Phil Johnson
Massive verdicts, similarities to asbestos spurs thousands of filings. ...
Reed Smith attorney remembered for her trailblazing advocacy for diversity in the legal profession. ...
Constitutional Law
'Hurt Locker' filmmaker looks to avoid military court
By Steven Crighton
Attorneys for Mark Boal argue a prolonged military court challenge could do him 'irreparable harm.' ...
A San Francisco-based software company that develops interactive gaming experiences announced the hiring of Ruth Ann Keene as ...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
JAMS co-founder and former justice Jack Trotter retires
By Meghann M. Cuniff
Trotter's departure from pioneer alternative dispute resolution provider that he helped grow into a staple in the U.S. legal s...
Litigation
Settlement ends confiscation of homeless property, sleeping ban in Pomona
By Justin Kloczko
The city of Pomona will stop confiscating homeless belongings, provide storage lockers and stop overnight sleeping bans in pub...
