A roundup of recent transactions across the state and the lawyers involved.
Government
Courts, counties dealing with increase in uncollected fines and penalties
By Paul Jones
California courts and counties may collect over a billion dollars in fines every year, but that's only a fraction of what's ow...
Most U.S. court cases address collecting information. They pay little mind to information that is legally collected is later s...
The pool from which startups can tap for traditional capital isn't likely to change until the SEC releases the final rules on ...
Litigation
Uber hit with lawsuit claiming it is illegally hounding people with text messages
By Fiona Smith
The popular mobile app-enabled taxi service is using texts to recruit drivers in violation of the Telephone Consumer Privacy A...
Law Practice
Business litigation boutique welcomes four new attorneys
By Melanie Brisbon
Kendall Brill & Klieger LLP, a complex business litigation boutique, welcomed four new attorneys that will bolster its leg...
Litigation
Judge rules in La Habra Heights ballot measure to ban fracking
By Fiona Smith
In a fight over banning fracking in the Los Angeles suburb of La Habra Heights, a Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge issu...
California Supreme Court
San Francisco judge joins state judicial ethics committee
By Paul Jones
Judge Curtis E.A. Karnow of San Francisco County Superior Court is the newest addition to the 12-judge Committee on Judicial E...
The Uniform State Test was launched in April 2013, and many states quickly moved to implement it. California, however had been...
A class action suit seeks restitution for users who bought iPhones, iPads and iPods that provide up to 23 percent less storage...
California companies and Association of Corporate Counsel chapters that previously turned to Clinic in a Box for help organizi...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Panel-packing claims at 9th Circuit lead to calls for investigation
By John Roemer
Allegations that 9th Circuit panels were chosen to favor liberal outcomes lead to skepticism but also to belief by some that a...
Superior Court Judge Sonoma County (Santa Rosa) ...
Commissioner Kenneth N. Brody tries to ease the stress of litigants appearing in his courtroom.
A weekly roundup of lateral attorney moves, law firm office openings and partner promotions from around California.
L.A. Superior Court Judge Maria E. Stratton relishes the chance to learn about new areas of law.
Less than two years after decades of barely riding horses, Fish & Richardson P.C. principal Katherine Lutton played on the...
In today's age of big data and our increasingly large "cyber footprints, " recent legislative changes to CalOPPA effective Thu...
You're divorcing your spouse of 25 years and both of you agree as to how the assets and liabilities are to be split. But what ...
The Landau Lawyers League fall basketball season wrapped up in December with three divisions crowning champions. In the "A" d...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Sedgwick fights $200 million malpractice claim from $1 billion Ponzi scheme
By Don Debenedictisn
Law firm argues it was instructed not to do work receiver says it should have done to prevent some losses from Medical Capital...
Cities and counties are limiting dispensaries and the state has refused to get involved ...
Bitcoin's ongoing foray toward mainstream acceptance has brought with it increased attention from federal and state regulators...
Civil Rights
Attorneys awarded $5.4 million in fees for winning on behalf of abused inmates
By Daina Beth Solomon
Civil rights cases don't often result in substantial awards, but Kaye, McLane and Bednarski with James Muller fought long and ...
Law Practice
Studio City-based employment attorney to receive Trial Lawyer of the Year award
By Melanie Brisbon
The Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles will present David M. deRubertis, a long-time member and Studio City-based ...
Lawyers in any practice area or at any stage of their careers can be targets of legal malpractice claims. As a young lawyer, y...