Litigation
In Vergara, justices doubt education statutes uniformly cause discrimination
By Matthew Blake
The nationally watched case on teacher personnel laws could have a pro-union appellate ruling ...
State Bar & Bar Associations
State Bar officials argue over open meeting law requirement
By Lyle Moran
A State Bar trustee clashed Thursday with top bar officials about whether they were taking steps to ensure the backing of the ...
A federal judge on Thursday gave the German automaker until March 24 to come up with an engineering solution to fix the emissi...
Mediator Viggo Boserup says his niche found him rather than the other way around ...
California Supreme Court
Burglars can't be charged multiple times for crimes in different rooms, court rules
By Kevin Lee
A criminal offender cannot be convicted of multiple burglaries solely because he entered multiple rooms, the California Suprem...
Alex G. Tse, who has until this month been chief of the Northern District's civil division, is now the office's top deputy to ...
California Supreme Court
Brown files emergency appeal on sentencing reform initiative
By Phil Johnson
Sacramento Judge ruled Attorney General Kamala Harris abused her discretion in greenlighting amendments. ...
Butler Viadro LLP, a boutique personal injury firm, combines expertise to work for plaintiffs. ...
Apple filed a motion Thursday arguing that the courts are the wrong venue for its encryption fight with the government and tha...
Judges and Judiciary
Obama nominates U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh to 9th Circuit vacancy
By Fiona Smith
Putting to rest weeks of speculation, President Barack Obama on Thursday announced he would nominate U.S. District Court Judge...
Among attorneys recently disciplined by the State Bar many have prior incidents of misconduct.
A small pilot program spearheaded by Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer is seeking to close the gap between Proposition 47's...
U.S. Magistrate Judge Kenly Kiya Kato does not rush things in her Riverside federal courtroom.
Litigation
Former medical device company CEO to pay $16M to settle SEC case
By Saul Sugarman
The former CEO of Medical Capital Holdings Inc. must pay up to roughly $16 million in civil penalties and post-judgment intere...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
9th Circuit: FBI not liable for failing to share information
By Joshua Seboldn
Over a heated dissent, the 9th Circuit affirmed a district court's ruling Wednesday that FBI investigators can't be held accou...
The FCC is gearing up for a discussion on the merits of a plan to break away from TV cable boxes. ...
The California Department of Managed Healthcare has been accused of ignoring statutory fast-track deadlines for review of insu...
Recently unsealed documents that show a dozen pending orders for Apple to help the FBI unlock iPhones highlight how the govern...
A roundup of recent transactions across the state and the lawyers involved
Private attorneys from both sides say changes to the private attorney general act are unrealistic and unhelpful. ...
A San Diego jury on Monday awarded Nevada-based distributor Madsen Medical Inc. up to $41.8 million in damages after both the ...
Law Practice
Sheppard Mullin grabs complex litigation chair from Littler
By Joshua Seboldn
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is poaching the co-chair of Littler Mendelson PC's complex litigation and jury tri...
Intersect ENT Inc., a therapy solutions company focused on ear, nose and throat treatments, named David A. Lehman as its first...
A skilled trial lawyer who inspired many around him to become attorneys, Roberson is regarded as a transformative figure in Ca...
Retired Justice Margaret Grignon and her daughter, Anne, have opened up their own appellate law firm in Long Beach, Grignon La...
State Bar & Bar Associations
State Bar spent $413K investigating Dunn, leak of report
By Lyle Moran
The spending to examine complaints against the former executive director and the leak of an outside firm's investigative repor...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
9th Circuit ruling shows difficulty of overturning arbitrator decisions
By Fiona Smith
While pointing out flaws in a now-deceased arbitrator's handling of a multi-million dollar employment dispute, a 9th U.S. Circ...
Litigation
Los Angeles firm hit with disqualification motion in lawsuit
By Saul Sugarman
Hueston Hennigan LLP has come under fire in a Central District lawsuit for its name partners allegedly simultaneously represen...
Litigation
South Coast Air Quality sues city of Moreno Valley for second time
By America Hernandez
Local regulators have challenged a city council's attempt to circumvent CEQA through voter-sponsored initiative. ...
California Courts of Appeal
Panel clarifies statute in 'Jungle Book' spat
By Steven Crighton
The 2nd District Court of Appeal reversed a lower court's ruling in a spat between The Disney Co. and the heirs to the musical...