Russian billionaire Marina Moskovenko sued Fenestra America LLC for making the wrong windows for her sprawling mansion. A jury...
Education
Arizona law school becomes first to accept applications with GRE test
By Saul Sugarman
In a first-of-its-kind move, the University of Arizona College of Law will now accept applications that submit scores from Gra...
Judges and Judiciary
Ventura County Superior Court judge admonished for not disclosing campaign contributions
By Phil Johnson
More than 150 undisclosed donations earned Judge Henry J. Walsh a public admonishment ...
Litigation
Farm owners challenge state union organizing rule in federal court
By Tim O’connor
In a first-of-its-kind federal lawsuit, farm owners alleged Wednesday that a state regulation granting union organizers access...
A roundup of recent transactions across the state and the lawyers involved.
A lawsuit filed Tuesday in San Francisco federal court challenges International Megan's Law, a law signed into effect Monday b...
Letter to the Editor
Letter to the editor: Doctor conviction unjust, unwarranted
By Riley Guerin
I write to respectfully disagree with Bruce Fagel's conclusion that the conviction of a California doctor for second-degree mu...
Plaintiff attorney Mark C. Rifkin says the settlement declares the song part of the public domain. ...
Law Practice
Dorsey & Whitney poaches five attorneys from Severson & Werson
By Phil Johnson
Prominent Telecommunications Consumer Protection Act litigator Eric Troutman among the decamping quintet ...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
9th Circuit conservatives dissent, again, in pro-defendant habeas ruling
By Kevin Lee
State prosecutors will have to take their case to the U.S. Supreme Court if they want to reinstate the conviction of a former ...
Litigation
Irvine attorney sentenced to 21 months in federal prison in birth tourism scandal
By Amanda Schallert
Irvine-based attorney Ken Zhiyi Liang was sentenced to 21 months in federal prison Monday for trying to help a material witnes...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
9th Circuit hears debate on Califonia gun purchase rule
By Fiona Smith
In another lawsuit brought by gun rights advocates to weaken gun control laws, a federal appellate panel considered whether to...
Former Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge William J. Birney Jr. died of heart failure after a long illness at his home in...
State court judges and defense lawyers clashed Tuesday before a special judicial commission about a proposed decrease in chal...
Superior Court judges statewide have until 5 p.m. Wednesday to file for reelection. When the dust settles and the open seats a...
Civil Rights
Former Los Angeles lawyer reshaping civil rights in education
By Matthew Blake
Since Catherine E. Lhamon took over the U.S. Education Department's Office of Civil Rights, she has dramatically increased inv...
Executive Vice President of Business and Legal Affairs, The Jim Henson Co. Hollywood ...
Criminal
Arizona Department of Corrections must desegregate facilities
By L.J. Williamson
The Arizona Department of Corrections will be required to desegregate ten prison facilities and end discriminatory practices f...
Government
Super Bowl chatter led to insider trading, SEC claims in lawsuit
By Tim O'connor
Insider information shared over a Super Bowl weekend five years ago by an e-commerce executive with a friend led to out-of-bou...
Cooley LLP poached the former co-chair of Latham & Watkins LLP's securities litigation and professional liabilities practi...
An off-the-clock food runner stayed after hours for birthday drinks, then drove home and struck a skateboarder. His employer w...
Government
State judges' commission debates changes as union officials dissent
By Kevin Lee
State court employees and court reporters voiced concerns that they stand to lose if the judicial branch overhauls its operati...
State Bar & Bar Associations
American Bar Association backs uniform bar exam
By Lyle Moran
The association's House of Delegates urges all states to quickly adopt the national test. ...
Chief Financial and Legal Officer Praedicat Inc. Los Angeles ...
A roundup of recent transactions across the state and the lawyers involved.
A hearing scheduled for Feb. 25 will tackle the question of whether the Department of Juvenile Justice will be released from a...
Judge Erin Alexander prioritizes consequences and education for young San Bernardino County defendants.
According to the Tehama County Superior Court's executive officer, the court suffered a 'complete deletion of the court's onli...
California legal employment vacillated throughout 2015, ending pointed slightly upward, gaining 1,000 jobs overall. The sector...
Investors who lost $40 million to a Ponzi scheme fund successfully recovered a fraction of the money from the accounting firm....