Atlas General Insurance Services LLC announced Ryan S. Kirby as its first chief legal officer and general counsel. ...
Public Interest
Loeb & Loeb LLP serves as pro bono counsel for Pershing Square Renew
By Amanda Schallert
Before the final design blueprints for a new Pershing Square Park could come in, the nonprofit organizing the park's remodel n...
Litigation
Aspiring fitness model awarded $21.6 million after injury in moped accident
By Justin Kloczko
An aspiring fitness model was awarded $21.6 million by a jury Monday in a case where a dentist struck her moped with his car, ...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Dunn seeks to revive his lawsuit against State Bar
By Lyle Moran
The agency's former top executive amends his claims in hopes of surviving dismissal motions. ...
California Supreme Court
Eminent domain battle debated before state high court
By Kevin Lee
The state Supreme Court struggled Tuesday to balance the state's interest in public works and the rights of dozens of property...
Monterey County Judge Larry Hayes is known for efficiency and a willingness to grant continuances.
Co-founder and General Counsel Science Media LLC (Santa Monica) ...
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals lifted a preliminary injunction Monday that had blocked an Arizona law used to execute w...
State Bar & Bar Associations
State Bar reduces its disciplinary case backlog
By Lyle Moran
The State Bar's backlog of complaints filed against attorneys declined by nearly 25 percent in 2015 compared to the year prior...
California Courts of Appeal
Appellate court reopens lawsuit over official record fees
By Kevin Lee
Stanislaus County must review and revise how much it charges members of the public to obtain documents from the county clerk-r...
An Indiana-headquartered company cannot get an infringement case against it dismissed based on the claim that Delaware federal...
Law Practice
WilmerHale adds two corporate partners to Palo Alto and Los Angeles offices
By Amanda Schallert
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP added two partners from White & Case LLP to its Palo Alto and Los Angeles office...
Workers' Comp.
Geragos fights $308,000 sanction for allegedly filing frivolous case
By America Hernandez
Arguing his client has the right to seek recovery for wrongful death in separate venues, plaintiff's attorney Mark J. Geragos ...
Litigation
City of Los Angeles ordered to pay $22.4 million in wrongful death jury verdict
By Justin Kloczko
In what plaintiffs' attorneys claim might be the largest wrongful death award in Long Beach Superior Court history, a jury Mon...
Government
Brown, district attorneys to battle before state high court over initiative
By Kevin Lee
Gov. Jerry Brown and district attorneys square off before the state Supreme Court as a sweeping sentencing initiative hangs in...
Superior Court Judge Stanislaus County (Modesto) ...
Riverside County Judge Craig Riemer wins praise for his integrity, grumbling over strictness.
A roundup of recent transactions across the state and the lawyers involved.
Judge appeals to state Supreme Court over guide dog in training, which court supervisors approved. ...
Criminal
Newly disclosed jail informant documents could delay sentencing in OC capital case
By Meghann M. Cuniff
Lawyers will be back in court Tuesday in the latest twist in the ongoing OC informant scandal. ...
Bay Area tech companies won a victory in the culture war over buses that transport tech workers from their homes to work, as a...
Media
Unusual Nevada case spotlights unclear area of California shield law
By Amanda Schallert
A recent shield law case in Las Vegas that roped in a Los Angeles documentary filmmaker spotlights a lack of clarity in Califo...
Labor/Employment
Supreme Court arbitration case could change dynamics of employment class claims
By Matthew Blake
If the state Supreme Court sides with a former salesperson who accused a Manhattan Beach Toyota dealership of race discriminat...
Tuolumne County Judge Kevin Seibert, a stickler for detail, is bringing in a fresh perspective.
State Bar & Bar Associations
LACBA releases 2016 evaluation of judicial candidates
By Steven Crighton
The candidates in the June 7 primary have been rated "not qualified," "qualified," or "well qualified." ...
A weekly roundup of lateral attorney moves, law firm office openings and partner promotions from around California
For offenders looking to make a change, San Diego Judge Marian Gaston lets them know the court can help.
State Bar & Bar Associations
Bar's outgoing chief trial counsel a focus of litigation
By Lyle Moran
Jayne Kim is named in multiple legal claims filed by former employees of the agency. ...
Recology Inc., a San Francisco-based municipal waste disposal and recycling servicer, announced the promotion of Cary H. Chen ...
Retired Judge Arnold Gold is pleasantly surprised that he's outlasted his supposed mediator shelf life. ...