Criminal
State Senate passes bill to reduce drug sentences
By L.J. Williamson And Malcolm Maclachla
If passed by the Assembly and signed into law, SB 180, which passsed the state Senate this week, would repeal a three-year se...
Insurance
California Department of Insurance taps Dentons attorney for general counsel
By Paula Lehman Ewing
Kenneth B. Schnoll, a veteran insurance and health care attorney, becomes general counsel for the California Department of Ins...
Government
Bill to limit immigration status court disclosure advances
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
A state Senate bill seeking to limit disclosures of witnesses' immigration status in court moved closer to becoming law on Tue...
A former employee of Snap Inc. escalated his legal battle with the company by filing a federal whistleblower complaint on Mond...
Labor/Employment
McDonald's trial highlights joint employer liability theory
By Matthew Blake
An Obama administration effort to put corporations on the hook for their subsidiaries' labor law violations may have a lasting...
The jury hearing final arguments Wednesday in the trial of a lawsuit against JAMS and private judge Sheila P. Sonenshine broug...
Judge Arturo Castro's upbringing in Los Angeles led him to pursue a legal career.
A collection of judges, attorneys and court staffers gathered at the Los Angeles County Superior Court's new jury assembly roo...
Litigation
UC Davis says scientists stole valuable seeds as trial opens
By Joshua Sebold
Attorneys representing the Regents of the University of California said two former UC Davis scientists running the institution...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
9th Circuit panel grills lawyers on Trump travel ban
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
A 9th Circuit Court of Appeals panel pointedly but evenly questioned lawyers Monday about the constitutionality of an executiv...
Attorneys for Snap Inc. asked a federal judge to dismiss a patent infringement complaint against their client on Monday, argui...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Restraining order sought against LA County Bar Association's election changes
By Justin Kloczko
The lawsuit seeks reinstatement of the bar's unopposed 2017-18 leadership slate, arguing the invalidation of the results viola...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Repeat takers from top schools outperform peers on bar exam
By Lyle Moran
Just 45 percent of graduates from the state's top law schools who took the bar exam for the first time in February passed.
Litigation
Uber barred from using allegedly filched driverless car technology
By James Getz
Uber Technologies Inc. is barred from using any driverless car technology likely contained in 14,000 files taken from autonomo...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Superior Court judge confirms arbitration ruling in favor of State Bar
By Paula Lehman Ewing
A Los Angeles Superior Court judge confirmed an arbitration award that saves the State Bar from paying over $4 million to a fo...
A roundup of recent transactions and the lawyers involved.
Litigation
Judge in JAMS case can't stop rehash of underlying divorce case
By Andy Serbe
Divorce attorneys for venture capitalist Kevin Kinsella and his ex-wife testified Monday in the fraud and false advertising ca...
Letter to the Editor
Setting the record straight on LACBA leadership selection process
By Riley Guerin
Much has been reported and discussed within the Los Angeles legal community concerning the Los Angeles County Bar Association'...
Litigation
Specter of criminal investigation hangs over Uber driverless car tech case
By Joshua Seboldn
Uber Technologies Inc. was hoping to narrow the public scope of its trade secret litigation but instead faces the specter of a...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Two will vie to become State Bar's next president
By Lyle Moran
The board will vote in July to determine whether Vice President Danette Meyers or Trustee Michael Colantuono will secure the r...
Schauer, former presiding judge of the Los Angeles Superior Court and a former state appellate justice, died Wednesday. ...
Real estate and business law firm Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP celebrated the 20th anniversary of its Sa...
Witty, passionate Orange County Judge Geoffrey T. Glass is his own harshest critic.
Attorney moves and promotions and new firms from around the state.
Antitrust legend M. Laurence "Larry" Popofsky, senior counsel at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP in San Francisco, pass...
Health Care, Pharmaceuticals, Biotech
Nossaman makes push into San Diego health care sector with regional presence
By Paula Lehman Ewing
Aided by strategic hires, Nossaman LLP's health care practice is making a move into the San Diego market.
Litigation
Jury awards $10M to former Orange County treasurer in malpractice suit against his lawyer
By Andy Serbe
An Orange County jury awarded $10 million to former Orange County official Chriss Street in the conclusion of a malpractice su...
Criminal
Jury convicts former baseball star of 14 insider trading felonies
By Meghann M. Cuniff
The jury hung on all charges against co-defendant corporate executive James Mazzo, ending seven days of deliberation after a t...
Labor/Employment
State agency sued for gender discrimination against men
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The state Department of Fair Employment and Housing has sued a fellow state agency, the California Department of Social Servic...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Employees' union sounds alarm about State Bar investigators' caseloads
By Lyle Moran
One of the union's presidents also said the demands put on staff have resulted in high attrition and difficulties in hiring.