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9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Judges and Judiciary


Federal courts closed Friday for Juneteenth

Jun. 17, 2021
By Malcolm Maclachlan

President Biden signed a bill recognizing the holiday marking the end of slavery.



One Step Ahead

Jun. 17, 2021

Judge Colette Humphrey anticipates the moves parties will make.


Law Practice


Daniel Wu in Century City joined from Fox Rothschild LLP and Adit Khorana in Silicon Valley joined from Cooley LLP.


Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Law Practice


Does LegalZoom IPO risk undermining legal ethics?

Jun. 17, 2021
By Henrik Nilsson

According to its prospectus filed June 4 with the Securities Exchange Commission, 10% of new limited liability companies and 5...


Administrative/Regulatory, Civil Rights, Criminal, Discipline


The Factual Analysis Citizen Consulting Team, composed of community members, civil rights attorneys, scholars and others, will...


Criminal, Law Practice


Titled “Rap on Trial: A Legal Guide for Attorneys,” it is an effort by criminology and legal experts and law students at UC Ir...


Alternative Dispute Resolution, Labor/Employment


Since it was filed last month, the former equity partner’s wrongful termination suit has bounced from a New York arbitrator, t...


Deciding to provide legal counsel to the effort was a no-brainer for Kirkland & Ellis LLP, which committed more than 20 at...


California Courts of Appeal, Civil Rights, Criminal


The 1st District Court of Appeal also went a step further in its Tuesday ruling. It reversed Alameda County Superior Court Jud...


Civil Litigation


U.S. Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler in San Francisco found that the company doesn’t illegally profit from its business model o...


Los Angeles Judge Carolyn B. Kuhl gave plaintiffs 20 days to ask the federal government to return evidence it seized from the ...


Administrative/Regulatory, Government, Immigration


Garland reverses Trump-era rules for seeking asylum

Jun. 17, 2021
By Craig Anderson

The new rules will allow gang violence and domestic abuse as considerations for asylum.


Civil Litigation


After the state rested its case earlier this month, the pharmaceutical companies immediately filed motions for judgment as a m...



Consistent

Jun. 16, 2021
By David Houston

Commissioner Jeffrey Korn known for well thought out, balanced rulings.


Law Practice, Technology


Eric C. Sibbitt said he was drawn to Paul Hastings because of its growth in both his core practice areas: capital markets and ...


Civil Litigation


Vineet Dubey, a partner at Custodio & Dubey LLP, represents the plaintiff, seeking injunctive relief and civil penalties a...


Civil Litigation


The pharmaceutical companies immediately filed motions for judgment as a matter of law, hoping to snuff the false advertising,...


Civil Litigation, Government


Lockdown lawsuits likely to live on, lawyers say

Jun. 16, 2021
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Workers, prison inmates, churches, businesses suing over fees and insurance coverage are some of the lawsuits that are likely ...


Criminal, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Paul Mahoney appeared to suggest the 4th District Court of Appeal is in the pocket of a developer and turned a blind eye to a ...


U.S. District Judge Edward J. Davila found some of the questions, including whether potential jurors have followed reporting b...


Law Practice


Shubhra Shivpuri is the former deputy attorney general for the Civil Rights Enforcement Section of the California Department o...


Bankruptcy, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


“There has been a fundamental and material breakdown in the relationship between the firm and Ms. Girardi,” Peter J. Mastan, s...


Labor/Employment


Ronald Albucher and Sheila Levin said in their complaints they were pressured to join “whiteness accountability” affinity gro...


Covid Court Ops, Judges and Judiciary, Law Practice


As California reopened, federal courts differed on mask mandates, leaving it up to judges to make their own decisions.


Civil Litigation, Technology


U.S. District Judge Jon S. Tigar found there is enough evidence indicating that Hewlett Packard Enterprise partnered with serv...


Criminal, Health Care & Hospital Law


The case could prompt other criminal defenders to request new trials in cases where jurors were allowed or required to wear op...


Administrative/Regulatory, Health Care & Hospital Law, Labor/Employment


Employers can expect a host of practical challenges, and will need to consider laws beyond Occupational Safety and Health Admi...


Government


Los Angeles attorney Eric George of Browne George Ross O’Brien Annaguey & Ellis LLP said special master Edward Robbins of ...


“Imprisoning a woman for the death of her unborn child is not justice, and it is not in line with the law,” Attorney General R...


Government


Nathan Hochman, a Republican, has raised $479,000 as of Monday. Sacramento County District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert, has c...