Superior Court Judge Los Angeles County (Van Nuys) ...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Former State Bar investigations manager files whistleblower retaliation suit against agency
By Lyle Moran
John Noonen claims he was fired for making internal complaints about former bar prosecutor's actions. ...
Perspective
Letter to the editor: Column forgets executive order history
By Riley Guerin
Jay Sekulow's recent guest column, "Divided court blocks Obama" (June 24), ignores the use of executive orders by recent presi...
Former Los Angeles County Undersheriff Paul Tanaka was sentenced Monday to five years in federal prison on charges stemming fr...
Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance and Ethics Officer, Chief Risk Officer and Secretary ON Semiconduc...
The Phillips Lerner family law firm ends its 26-year life when its four attorneys and staff join Blank Rome LLP on July 1. ...
Law firm leaders and students searched for solutions to the legal industry's female brain drain problem at the Women in Law Ha...
Litigation
'Happy Birthday to You' not yet public domain, judge rules
By Steven Crighton
The song "Happy Birthday to You" is one step closer to entering the public domain with a federal judge's approval Monday of a ...
Discipline
Start Bar Court review department affirms disbarment recommendation
By Phil Johnson
A review department for the State Bar Court affirmed a recommendation that Wade Anthony Robertson Jr. be disbarred for stealin...
Litigation
Paramount settles profit participation suit for $6.81 million
By Steven Crighton
The settlement between Paramount Pictures Corp. and a group of the company's profit participants who claimed they were massive...
A teenager who says he was subjected to an unprovoked beating by police at the Los Angeles County Fair when he was trying to f...
Hueston Hennigan LLP's dual representation of the State Compensation Insurance Fund in a civil case and a defendant in a relat...
In the midst of growing debate about whether there are too many law schools, a federal advisory panel has recommended that the...
A roundup of recent transactions and the California lawyers involved.
Waves of innovative, evidence-based policies have eroded the traditional juvenile justice model, diverting resources away from...
State Bar & Bar Associations
State Bar accused of violating open meeting law
By Lyle Moran
A State Bar watchdog has accused the agency of holding an illegal phone meeting in which bar leaders allegedly voiced their op...
California Courts of Appeal
Appellate justice William Rylaarsdam retires Thursday
By Meghann M. Cuniff
The 79-year-old senior member of the court isn't ready to leave the law, so he'll be volunteering a few days each week at Lega...
Los Angeles-based company Epsilon Electronics Inc. has won a $1.5 million arbitration award handed down in the Rabbinical Coun...
State Bar & Bar Associations
LACBA installs new officers, honors Gilbert, Kuehl
By America Hernandez
Appellate Justice Arthur Gilbert and Los Angeles County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl were honored at the county bar's installation ...
Judges and Judiciary
Interpreter video pilot program approved by Judicial Council
By Kevin Lee
The Judicial Council unanimously approved Friday a pilot program to gauge whether state courts can implement live video of int...
Labor/Employment
Rideshare plaintiffs' lawyer sees Lyft approval helping Uber case
By Matthew Blake
The suddenly emboldened plaintiffs' lawyer for Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. drivers declared one federal judge's initi...
A weekly roundup of lateral attorney moves, law firm office openings and partner promotions from around California.
Orange County Judge Lance Jensen came to a legal career late, and appreciates the skill involved.
Litigation
Plaintiffs' attorneys concerned judge's ruling breaks new PAGA ground
By Matthew Blake
In the Iskanian state Supreme Court opinion that created the Private Attorneys General Act exception to the rule that employme...
Susan D. Huguenor works to first calm parties going through divorce
Litigation
Fiat Chrysler hit with putative class action after actor's death
By Joshua Seboldn
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV is facing a potential class action following the death of actor Anton Yelchin, who was killed by ...
Litigation
Motion denied to have referee handle reimbursement issues in gas leak case
By Justin Kloczko
A Los Angeles County judge has rejected allowing a referee to decide how reimbursement issues will be handled for families dis...
Firm Profile
Business Litigation Group aims for settlement but is ready for battle
By Banks Albachn
When Marc N. Bernstein took his litigation experience into his own practice, he built in a premise for clients — avoid chamber...
California Supreme Court
Raw materials suppliers face liability in lawsuit, state high court rules
By Saul Sugarman
The state Supreme Court ruled Thursday that certain businesses could be on the hook for causing a man's lung condition due to ...
Intellectual Property
Google seeks $3.9 million in costs from Oracle after copyright trial win
By Tim O'connor
Alphabet Inc.-owned Google wants $3.93 million in costs from Oracle Corp. after securing a unanimous jury verdict last month i...