9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Judges and Judiciary
Federal courts closed Friday for Juneteenth
By Malcolm Maclachlan
President Biden signed a bill recognizing the holiday marking the end of slavery.
Judge Colette Humphrey anticipates the moves parties will make.
Law Practice
O’Melveny strengthens technology practice with 2 new partners
By Kamila Knaudt
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?
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
LA DA names team to review past DA’s fatal police shooting decisions
By Kamila Knaudt
The Factual Analysis Citizen Consulting Team, composed of community members, civil rights attorneys, scholars and others, will...
Criminal, Law Practice
UC Irvine guide helps defenders keep rap lyrics out of clients’ criminal trials
By Henrik Nilsson
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
Wrongful termination suit against Dentons paused for arbitrability ruling
By Blaise Scemama
Since it was filed last month, the former equity partner’s wrongful termination suit has bounced from a New York arbitrator, t...
Law Practice
Kirkland & Ellis helps investment clients attract Historically Black College students
By Jessica Mach
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
Long jail stays for incompetent defendants violates rights, panel says
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The 1st District Court of Appeal also went a step further in its Tuesday ruling. It reversed Alameda County Superior Court Jud...
Civil Litigation
Suit over Ancestry.com yearbook photo use dismissed for 3rd time
By Winston Cho
U.S. Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler in San Francisco found that the company doesn’t illegally profit from its business model o...
Civil Litigation
Lead plaintiffs’ counsel named for dive boat fire tort litigation
By Gina Kim
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
By Craig Anderson
The new rules will allow gang violence and domestic abuse as considerations for asylum.
Civil Litigation
Dismissal motion denied, trial against opioid makers continues
By Blaise Scemama
After the state rested its case earlier this month, the pharmaceutical companies immediately filed motions for judgment as a m...
Commissioner Jeffrey Korn known for well thought out, balanced rulings.
Law Practice, Technology
O’Melveny’s fintech chair moves to Paul Hastings
By Kamila Knaudt
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
Suit alleges lead in baby food sold at Target, Whole Foods
By Gina Kim
Vineet Dubey, a partner at Custodio & Dubey LLP, represents the plaintiff, seeking injunctive relief and civil penalties a...
Civil Litigation
State drops 2 opioid defendants, judge mulls total dismissal
By Blaise Scemama
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
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
Lawyer held in contempt for implying justices were corrupt
By Henrik Nilsson
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 ...
Criminal
Judge trims 112 juror questions Theranos founder's counsel proposed
By Winston Cho
U.S. District Judge Edward J. Davila found some of the questions, including whether potential jurors have followed reporting b...
Shubhra Shivpuri is the former deputy attorney general for the Civil Rights Enforcement Section of the California Department o...
Bankruptcy, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Attorney for Girardi's wife asks to withdraw from her cases
By Jessica Mach
“There has been a fundamental and material breakdown in the relationship between the firm and Ms. Girardi,” Peter J. Mastan, s...
Labor/Employment
Stanford mental health counselors sue over anti-Jewish harassment
By Craig Anderson
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
Most federal courts in California keep pandemic protocols
By Gina Kim
As California reopened, federal courts differed on mask mandates, leaving it up to judges to make their own decisions.
Civil Litigation, Technology
Oracle can pursue major copyright violation claims against HPE
By Winston Cho
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
Lawyer wants retrial after client convicted by masked jurors
By Gina Kim
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
New workplace COVID rules easier to apply, but still risky
By Jessica Mach
Employers can expect a host of practical challenges, and will need to consider laws beyond Occupational Safety and Health Admi...
Government
Water bill case report nears release, but city says violates rights
By Blaise Scemama
Los Angeles attorney Eric George of Browne George Ross O’Brien Annaguey & Ellis LLP said special master Edward Robbins of ...
Criminal
AG seeks reversal of conviction of woman whose stillbirth caused by drugs
By Kamila Knaudt
“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
LA lawyer leads DA opponent in donations to unseat AG Bonta in 2022
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Nathan Hochman, a Republican, has raised $479,000 as of Monday. Sacramento County District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert, has c...