Litigation
Serial lies by plaintiff raises questions about client veracity, lawyer ethics
By Matthew Blake
The abrupt and theatrical ending to a Santa Monica pregnancy discrimination jury trial — in which the plaintiff was shown upon...
Obituaries
Longtime Santa Barbara County judge remembered for his wisdom
By Saul Sugarman
Harry J. Loberg, a retired Santa Barbara County Superior Court judge, died March 3. He was 80. ...
Litigation
Judge focuses on prejudice questions in Trump University case
By Amanda Schallert
U.S. District Judge Gonzalo P. Curiel took under submission the motion by a former student to withdraw from a six-year-old Cal...
Zia F. Modabber, Katten Muchin's new Century City office head, feels he's still fitting into the role. ...
Education
Tenure a sticking point between UC Berkeley School of Law and resigned dean
By Phil Johnson
Sujit Choudhry has resigned his leadership position, but remains on faculty thanks to a common hiring practice in academia. ...
Opponents of Senator Mark Leno's proposed bill to increase transparency in law enforcement personnel records related to miscon...
Public Interest
After 50 years, legal aid who has advocated for the rural poor looks back
By Justin Kloczko
California Rural Legal Assistance celebrated 50 years of defending the rural poor Thursday evening. Born out of the Civil Righ...
Litigation
Mountain View company wins $30.4M jury verdict in copyright case
By Kevin Lee
Synopsys Inc. has won the first round of a multi-tiered intellectual property fight with ATopTech Inc. after winning $30.4 mil...
State Bar & Bar Associations
State Bar tries to stem rising costs for its sections
By Lyle Moran
The efforts to aid the specialty practice groups comes as they consider whether to back de-unification. ...
LA County Judge George Bird defers to counsel as he presides over a diversion pilot project.
A weekly roundup of lateral attorney moves, law firm office openings and partner promotions from around California
Riverside Judge Judith Clark works to ensure matters don't have to be litigated more than once.
LA Judge Deborah Christian considers real circumstances when applying the law.
Litigation
Beaten-up defense lawyer vows suit while altercation facts are disputed
By Amanda Schallert
A day after a violent altercation between an Orange County defense attorney and a district attorney's investigator in a courth...
LA County Judge Shannon Knight is seldom in her chambers but almost always on the bench.
ADR Services Inc. ...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Mendoza re-elected, SeLegue elected to State Bar board
By Lyle Moran
Two attorneys from Northern California won seats on the bar's Board of Trustees ...
A divided 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel affirmed a lower court's grant of a convicted murderer's habeas petition Thu...
California Supreme Court
State high court rules that settling plaintiffs entitled to legal costs
By Kevin Lee
A plaintiff that obtains a settlement payment in a civil lawsuit is entitled to recovery of legal costs from the defendant, th...
The settlement brings the pension fund's recovery of 2008-era investment losses to $1.2 billion. ...
Apple Inc. is unreasonable, hyperbolic and maybe even hypocritical for not unlocking an iPhone used by deceased San Bernardino...
Education
UC Berkeley School of Law dean resigns following harassment suit
By Phil Johnson
One day after taking an unpaid leave of absence, UC Berkeley School of Law Dean Sujit Choudhry resigned Thursday from his lead...
Launched just a year ago, Kane & Kimball LLP primarily represents individuals who have come under investigation by a gover...
Law Practice
Life sciences partner leaves Morrison & Foerster for Perkins Coie
By Joshua Seboldn
Morrison & Foerster LLP is losing life sciences partner Mark R. Wicker to Perkins Coie LLP. ...
The Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission joined forces to stop a group of Westlake Village telemarketing com...
A weekly report of the State Bar's disciplinary actions.
Vice President of Legal and Compliance Hearsay Social Inc. San Francisco ...
Michael C. Sullivan, a partner at Paul, Plevin, Sullivan & Connaughton LLP, who represents Thomas Jefferson School of Law,...
Perspective
Letter to the editor: Gross misrepresentation of professional practices
By Riley Guerin
Hiram Torres' recent piece misrepresents the professional practices and standards observed by court interpreters. By Margaret ...
The opinion piece by Hiram Torres is out of step with what the vast majority of professional interpreters know and practice in...