Criminal, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Avenatti ex-client: He didn’t say her money was used for his bankruptcy
By Gina Kim
Michelle Phan was the last of the five clients to testify in the trial. All of them told similar stories of being kept in the ...
The Jazz vocal quartet of lawyers and a former court reporter will sing an a cappella arrangement of the national anthem.
Government, Health Care & Hospital Law
LA city council expects to be sued for indoor ban on unvaccinated
By Jessica Mach
The city council unanimously voted to ask City Attorney Mike Feuer to prepare an ordinance to “require eligible individuals to...
Appellate Practice, California Courts of Appeal, California Supreme Court
3rd District says attorney has no standing to challenge backlog
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Raymond A. Cardozo of Reed Smith LLP wrote that appellate attorney Jon B. Eisenberg failed to “demonstrate eligibility for rel...
Criminal, Health Care & Hospital Law
Potential COVID-19 exposure delays Avenatti trial
By Gina Kim
“I simply propose we take the day off. I simply prefer we be safe than sorry,” U.S. District Judge James V. Selna said. “If th...
Law Office Management, Law Practice, Real Estate/Development
Winston Strawn enhances real estate practice
By Kamila Knaudt
“Coming out of the pandemic, the real estate transaction market is more robust than I’ve ever seen, with an enormous amount of...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Labor/Employment, U.S. Supreme Court
Truckers ask US Supreme Court to review worker classification
By Jessica Mach
9th Circuit law is at odds with 1st Circuit law, they argue.
California Supreme Court, Constitutional Law
Writ petition uses Newsom’s words to try to end emergency
By Kamila Knaudt
“The basis for our petition is the fact that Gov. Newsom’s own words and arguments in court establish that the conditions warr...
Civil Litigation, Entertainment & Sports
Nolan Heimann wins defamation lawsuit for funk musician
By Nicole Tyau
The case centered around 20 statements George Clinton made in his 2014 autobiography, “Brothas Be, Yo Like George, Ain’t That ...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Insurance
US panel asks businesses what insured harm they incurred
By Craig Anderson
A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel considered three appeals, two by California businesses and a third by minor league b...
Bankruptcy, Law Practice
Judge slaps Erika Girardi's new attempt to get trustee's investigator out
By Blaise Scemama
"I find the motion totally without merit," U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Barry Russell wrote in an order denying Erika Girardi's motio...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Technology, U.S. Supreme Court
Competitor’s Lanham Act claims against Malwarebytes dismissed
By Craig Anderson
Malwarebytes’ characterization of Enigma Software Group USA’s competing product as a “threat,” “malicious,” and a “potentially...
Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment
Grocers’ suit against Long Beach hazard pay dismissed
By Jessica Mach
Monday’s order by U.S. District Judge Otis D. Wright II in Los Angeles dismissed with prejudice the grocery association’s laws...
Civil Litigation, Criminal
Deputies sheriffs shot on patrol sue ‘ghost’ gunmaker
By Nicole Tyau
“These do-it-yourself gun kits allow anyone — including those looking to do harm — to build deadly weapons at home with no que...
Shortly after Attorney General Rob Bonta’s announcement, Riverside County District Attorney Mike Hestrin issued a news release...
California Courts of Appeal, Civil Litigation
Split circuit panel OKs $87.5M verdict against Monsanto
By Craig Anderson
“The enormity of the amounts awarded by the jury here — $52 million in noneconomic damages; $2 billion (!) in punitives — resu...
Government, Health Care & Hospital Law, Labor/Employment
LA County mulls requiring vaccine for contractors, indoor spaces
By Jessica Mach
Contractors and people in some public spaces would require proof of vaccine.
Data Privacy, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Law Practice
Lawyer says his ex-attorneys put his files on open internet
By Blaise Scemama
In his lawsuit filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court Monday, Edward M. Lyman III claims Kaufman Dolowich Voluck LLP relea...
Civil Litigation, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Law Practice
Ex-Girardi Keese lawyers demand jury trial in fraud case
By Craig Anderson
The case is one of two in Illinois against Keith D. Griffin and David R. Lira stemming from the failure of Girardi Keese to pa...
Immigration, Labor/Employment
Chamber of Commerce challenges ‘high earners first’ H-1B rule
By Jessica Mach
Under the Immigration and Nationality Act, whenever the agency receives an overabundance of H-1B applications, it is supposed ...
Government
Sacramento connections help 2 AG candidates raise money
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Incumbent Attorney General Rob Bonta and Sacramento County District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert have raised more campaign fun...
Law Office Management, Law Practice, Technology
5 tech partners open 2 Bay Area offices for Allen & Overy
By Kamila Knaudt
The bicoastal team includes Bay area partners Daren Orzechowski, Bijal V. Vakil, Noah Brumfield, Alex Touma and Eric Lancaster...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Judges and Judiciary
Ex-defenders shouldn’t handle death appeal as DAs, victims’ family says
By Kamila Knaudt
“Any prosecutor that is concerned with ethics and integrity would see the clear conflict of interest,” said Kathleen M. Cady o...
Civil Litigation, Environmental & Energy
Judge who called PG&E a ‘terror’ now wants answers about latest wildfires
By Craig Anderson
The fires have destroyed the town of Greenville and had grown to an 765 square miles as of Sunday evening.
Civil Litigation, Constitutional Law
Mormon church seeks summary dismissal of ex-member’s tithing suit
By Blaise Scemama
James Huntsman claims the church fraudulently used millions in tithes for commercial rather than charitable purposes. The chur...
Law Office Management, Law Practice
Apple senior counsel rejoins Ropes & Gray
By Kamila Knaudt
Leslie A. Thornton, was Apple's senior counsel for health and privacy for 2 1/2 years, before coming home to Ropes & Gray ...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Law Practice
7-year malpractice suit against O’Melveny nears end
By Blaise Scemama
Jeffrey Golden, the Chapter 7 trustee of the now defunct research and management firm Aletheia, said O’Melveny should not have...
Civil Litigation, Real Estate/Development
Rental unit owners sue state over new eviction ban
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The complaint, filed by attorney Paul J. Beard II of FisherBroyles LLP in Los Angeles, argues the ban violates the rights of l...
Health Care & Hospital Law, Labor/Employment
Forcing unionized workers to get vaccine is complicated
By Jessica Mach
Even if a union agrees with a COVID-19 vaccine mandate, employers still have challenges to navigate at the bargaining table — ...
Government, Immigration
Biden proposal on attorneys for asylum-seekers brings confusion
By Craig Anderson
Advocates of a more restrictive immigration policy are voicing concern that President Joe Biden’s plan would put the federal ...