The agency says government code permits it to withhold the rates paid to outside attorneys ...
New rules will go into effect Thursday in China that will grant the Chinese government greater control over the country's onli...
Administrative/Regulatory
Utilities challenge CPUC's decision on solar energy net metering
By Phil Johnson
California's major utilities ask for a reconsideration of a January ruling setting ground rules for the consumer solar economy...
Intellectual Property
Oracle resists a judge's proposed ban on Internet research of jurors
By Saul Sugarman
Attorneys for Oracle Corp. argued Tuesday that they should be able to peruse social media profiles of potential panel members ...
Construction of California's high speed rail network will remain on track after a Sacramento County judge on Tuesday rejected ...
California Courts of Appeal
Judge's juror questioning scrutinized at hearing
By America Hernandez
Tone and implied meanings were put on trial at the misconduct hearing of Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Edmund W. Cl...
General Counsel, Hughes Marino Inc., Los Angeles ...
Government
Carlsbad company in SEC trouble for falsely claiming it bought marijuana farm
By Tim O'connor
A California investment company did not run a marijuana farm in Colorado. And now they're in trouble with the feds because of ...
Litigation
State Bar ordered to produce communications with lawmakers about dues bill
By Lyle Moran
A judge ordered the records be released in a case involving bar applicants data. ...
U.S. District Court Judge Percy Anderson denied a motion in limine Monday from defense attorneys for former Los Angeles County...
Investments
State Assembly bill takes aim at pension plan disclosure of private equity fees
By Banks Albachn
Assembly Bill 2833 would mandate that California public pension plan managers seek out annual disclosure of costs and fees in ...
Litigation
Fired Starz executive to get chance to amend whistleblower suit
By Amanda Schallert
A former Starz LLC official who was the only black executive at the entertainment company has 30 days to amend his whistleblow...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
9th Circuit revives whistleblower lawsuit against Raytheon
By Saul Sugarman
A former engineer for defense contractor Raytheon Co. can move forward with his $1 billion whistleblower lawsuit accusing the ...
A class action against Trump University put US District Judge Gonzalo Curiel in the public eye.
A roundup of recent transactions across the state and the lawyers involved.
Judges and Judiciary
Judge who wrote Vergara ruling moves to family law
By Matthew Blake
Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Rolf M. Treu, who in 2014 issued a landmark decision in a major education case, has vo...
Litigation
Jury selection gets underway Monday in suit against Thomas Jefferson
By Lyle Moran
The trial involves debt-laden graduates' claims that Thomas Jefferson misrepresented its post-graduate employment statistics ...
Legal jobs are down 1,500 across the country, while in California jobs are down 1,300, according to the latest monthly statist...
The bar has been accused of retaliating against Thomas Layton for filing grievances and unfair practice charges. ...
Litigation
Quinn Emanuel hired to represent teachers' fund in suit against VW
By Tim O'connor
The California State Teachers Retirement System, with a portfolio valued at $179.4 billion, has retained Quinn Emanuel to repr...
With California in the midst of a contentious presidential election year, judges should be wary of ethical dangers, a state Su...
Superior Court Judge
A weekly roundup of lateral attorney moves, law firm office openings and partner promotions from around California
Sacramento Superior Court Judge Alyson Lewis came to the bench after serving in the State Assembly.
Judge James Latting lets attorneys have their say and carefully prepares his rulings in Palm Springs.
Briefs from an unsettled technology community accused the U.S. government Thursday of undermining global cybersecurity, while ...
Neutral Michael White likes fighting parties to stay in the same room for as long as possible ...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Habeas relief granted after cop tailed juror
By Fiona Smith
A federal appellate panel granted habeas relief to a Nevada state prisoner holding that lower courts failed to look into alleg...
Hair salon chain Drybar Holdings LLC announced Thursday it hired Alyson G. Barker as its first chief legal officer. ...
Not long ago, Nicole Abboud was having a bit of an existential crisis as a young lawyer, so she started a podcast called Gen W...