Litigation
OC judge warns lawyer to control himself in jailhouse informant documents drama
By Meghann M. Cuniff
After an explosive two days of testimony last week, newly disclosed sheriff's documents and an audio recording about a secret ...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
9th Circuit hears lively debate over regulatory agency authority
By America Hernandez
The scope of authority granted to regulatory agencies by acts of Congress, as well as one's ability to sue an agency for surpa...
Litigation
Case of allegedly negligent plaintiffs' lawyer shows murkiness of PAGA
By Matthew Blake
A lawsuit with a Private Attorney General Act claim filed by a pharmacist stating employees do not get overtime pay took an un...
Litigation
Facebook must face class action based on Illinois privacy law
By Saul Sugarman
Facebook Inc. has lost a chance to thwart a Northern District class action that accuses the social media company of using faci...
Lawyer for the presumptive GOP nominee says client also plans to attend most of the trial. ...
LA Judge Stan Blumenfeld, a former civil attorney, sees his criminal court as a place of business.
For JAMS Michael Weaver, solutions come from keeping all parties engaged
Gov. Jerry Brown faces an anxious wait to see if the state Supreme Court deems his sweeping criminal justice initiative eligib...
Litigation
Judge: Porter Ranch leak victims can accept or reject relocation offer
By Justin Kloczko
Amid resident anxiety over relocation following the Porter Ranch gas leak, a Los Angeles Superior Court judge has denied the p...
Criminal
New OC jailhouse informant documents can be used in Dekraai case
By Meghann Cuniff
Newly disclosed documents regarding jailhouse informants in Orange County can be used in the capital case of admitted mass mur...
Though the legal wrangling between Apple and the FBI over access to a San Bernardino shooter's iPhone has ended, new questions...
The State Bar says it can no longer provide the public with a list of people who pass the California bar exam as a result of l...
Education
Former U.S. attorneys hired to investigate UC Davis chancellor
By Tim O’connor
Former U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag was tapped Thursday to lead an investigation into the suspended chancellor at UC Davis, Lind...
Carpenter Zuckerman Rowley is all about taking a second look. ...
A weekly report of the State Bar's disciplinary actions.
Federal public defenders lament their lack of power in helping thousands qualify for lower sentences under Obama's clemency in...
General Counsel Port of Los Angeles (San Pedro) ...
California Courts of Appeal
Law firm avoids defamation claim over press release in appellate ruling
By Saul Sugarman
Law firms have some wiggle room with phrasing press releases on their victories, according to a divided opinion from the 2nd D...
Judges and Judiciary
Sitting judges get campaign fundraising boost from judges' PAC
By Phil Johnson
Seven California superior court judges facing reelection challenges will receive campaign contributions from a political actio...
Litigation
OC sheriff's commander to resume testimony on jailhouse informant movements
By Meghann M. Cuniff
The public defender in the jailhouse informant scandal plans to seek a deadline extension for a motion to dismiss his client's...
After nearly 10 years on the west side, Steptoe & Johnson LLP is moving attorneys from Century City to its downtown LA off...
Sony will pay $13 million to settle anti-poaching claims in a putative class action against some of Hollywood's top animation ...
Law firm leaders and recent studies indicate that the legal field is becoming slightly less daunting for recent and upcoming g...
A roundup of recent transactions across the state and the lawyers involved.
State Bar & Bar Associations
Jayne Kim, outgoing chief trial counsel of the State Bar, speaks at Korean American Bar Association event
By Riley Guerin
Labor/Employment
Justices struggle to find clarity in arbitration dispute
By Matthew Blake
In an oral argument for a workplace dispute at a Toyota dealership, state Supreme Court justices struggled Tuesday to get lawy...
Litigation
Preeminent berry researchers sue UC Regents for licensing rights
By Phil Johnson
Litigation
Woodland Hills couple to pay $9.2 million to settle FTC false advertising claims
By Tim O'connor
Husband-and-wife peddlers of green coffee bean extracts and raspberry ketones used as rapid weight-loss accelerators are about...
Litigation
Attorneys argue jokes, facial expressions in Disney age discrimination suit
By Steven Crighton
A former The Walt Disney Company employee claims comments about his age created a "general impression of animus" and his super...
