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A Title IX suit by two former Pepperdine women's basketball players for discrimination continues. ...


Adam Winkler of UCLA School of Law, John Eastman of Chapman University's Fowler School of Law, and Erwin Chemerinsky of UC Irv...


Corporate


Pacific Commerce Bank announces merger

Dec. 23, 2015
By Riley Guerin

Pacific Commerce Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of Pacific Commerce Bancorp, and ProAmérica Bank have entered into a definiti...


Corporate


Isis Pharmaceuticals changes name to Ionis

Dec. 23, 2015
By Riley Guerin

Isis Pharmaceuticals changed its name to Ionis Pharmaceuticals Friday, deciding it didn't want to share a name with a terroris...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the habeas petition of a defendant interrogated after invoking Miranda rights M...


Litigation


Misconduct rejected in age discrimination trial

Dec. 23, 2015
By Matthew Blake

A verdict in a multimillion dollar age discrimination trial did not materialize on Monday as defense counsel representing KNBC...


Law Practice


By way of tragedy, LA attorney finds calling

Dec. 23, 2015
By Ashley Cullinsn

After triumphing over tragedy in her own life, Mayra Fornos has spent decades helping others who are recovering from traumatic...


Litigation


Gas leak prompts surge in filings

Dec. 23, 2015
By America Hernandez

As the underground gas leak in the Porter Ranch community of Los Angeles County continues to spew noxious gas for more than tw...


Litigation


Nossaman attorney backs church in pro bono case

Dec. 23, 2015
By Steven Crighton

Nossaman LLP insurance attorney Joan Cotkin provided vital pro bono help to a small church ...


State Bar & Bar Associations


State Bar trustees vote 14-1 for a second four-year term for Chief Trial Counsel Jayne Kim ...


More than 160 members strong, the Cowboy Lawyers Association celebrated its 25th anniversary last year. ...


Litigation


Oracle settles with FTC over software updates

Dec. 23, 2015
By Kibkabe Araya

Oracle Corp. on Monday settled with the Federal Trade Commission for allegedly putting 850 million personal computers at a hig...


Transactions


Dealmakers

Dec. 22, 2015
By Melanie Brisbonn

A roundup of recent transactions across the state and the lawyers involved.


Entertainment & Sports


Counsel duels both in and out of the courtroom

Dec. 22, 2015
By Gautham Thomas

An enthusiastic attorney with eclectic interests, Tamara Kurtzman plays the bagpipes and saber fences. ...


Labor/Employment


Age discrimination trial comes to heated end

Dec. 22, 2015
By Matthew Blake

Jury to deliberate on termination of decorated KNBC Los Angeles employee ...


U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit


Attorneys in one of state's largest corruption cases Friday in San Bernardino County Superior Court argued the legitimacy of a...


Corporate


State settles with drugmaker for $23M

Dec. 22, 2015
By Kibkabe Araya

As a part of a nationwide pay-to-play insurance fraud case, the California Department of Insurance announced Friday it had rea...


Labor/Employment


Judge blocks new Uber agreements

Dec. 22, 2015
By Phil Johnson

A court order will prevent Uber Technology Inc.'s new driver arbitration agreement from affecting the 160,000 drivers included...


U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit


NSA suit remanded to district court

Dec. 22, 2015
By Gautham Thomas

The Fourth Amendment claim under appeal can't be decided on its own, the 9th Circuit ruled. ...


State Bar & Bar Associations


New York, not California, seized the mantle as the first state to mandate experiential training for bar applicants. ...


Labor/Employment


The plaintiff employment bar regularly turns to legal non-profit clinics for pro bono work ...


California Courts of Appeal


Court revives high-profile fee dispute

Dec. 22, 2015
By Kevin Lee

A San Jose man's bid to win millions of dollars in legal fees from the City of San Jose was revived by a state appeals court F...


Bar's former managing director of investigations alleges he was retaliated against for bringing up multiple concerns about Chi...


Government


Lawyer sports diverse interests, skill set

Dec. 22, 2015
By Gautham Thomas

The fencing saber on Tamara Kurtzman's new conference table in her Beverly Hills office is a match for her personality, she sa...


Firm Watch


On The Move

Dec. 21, 2015
By STEPHEN LARSON

A weekly roundup of lateral attorney moves, law firm office openings and partner promotions from around California.


California Supreme Court


The high court ruled that in most cases, the law should analyze a project's impact on the environmnet and not how the environm...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


Neutral has knack for storytelling

Dec. 19, 2015
By L.J. Williamson

Mediator John Raleigh believes in mediation and has a passion for problem-solving. ...


Litigation


Airbnb suit highlights regulatory uncertainty

Dec. 19, 2015
By America Hernandez

A suit accusing Airbnb Inc of flouting Los Angeles' rent stabilizing ordinances highlights the difficulties of regulating shor...


A former UC Santa Barbara student who accused a male student of sexually assaulting her says school officials discouraged her ...


Litigation


A Los Angeles County judge this week struck down Malibu's controversial, celebrity-endorsed measure restricting the constructi...