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Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Judges and Judiciary


Howard Herships stated Sacramento County Superior Court Judge James P. Arguelles failed to disclose a previous partnership wit...


Government, Judges and Judiciary


This does not mean the proposal is dead, but Gov. Gavin Newsom and the judicial branch will probably need to present a more de...


Thomas Girardi’s estate, now in bankruptcy, will collect 20% of any contingency fees earned, plus costs, stemming from the lit...


Civil Litigation, Environmental & Energy


The Kincade fire was in 2019 and the Zogg fire was in 2020.


Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Government, Judges and Judiciary


Lawrence S. Middleton argued that because his title is “special prosecutor” and not “deputy district attorney,” the findings t...


Antitrust & Trade Reg., Civil Litigation, Technology


"Faced with AliveCor's tenacity, Apple next resorted to behind-the-scenes acts of sabotage, consisting primarily of undocument...


Criminal


A prisons department spokeswoman said the rules are allowed under Proposition 57, a 2016 voter initiative designed to reduce t...


Civil Litigation, Health Care & Hospital Law


“The settlement proposed by these attorneys would accomplish a lot for Monsanto,” U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria wrote. “I...


U.S. District Judge David O. Carter issued two injunctions, one forcing the immediate cleanup near freeways and a second, more...


California Supreme Court


The state Supreme Court decided requests will be decided on a case-by-case basis, considering factors including "legitimate pr...


Entertainment & Sports, State Bar & Bar Associations


The reality star said in a recent episode of "Keeping Up With the Kardashians" she had failed the baby bar. Statistics show sh...


Native Americans


The Americans with Disabilities Act contains few mentions of Indian tribes, though it excludes them from the definition of “em...


Law Practice, Legal Education


While most law students spend their summers at traditional law firms, Harvard Law School students Shao-Jia Chang and Marlon Be...


Community News, Law Practice


The latest outpost of the nonprofit's Workers' Rights Clinic was opened in partnership with Grace Bible Fellowship of Antioch,...


Law Office Management, Law Practice


The addition is part of the Denver headquartered firm’s focus on expanding its California footprint, firm leaders said.


Civil Litigation, Health Care & Hospital Law


The people, represented by four prosecuting agencies, say drug companies paid opinion leaders, patient groups and researchers ...


Environmental & Energy


In the meantime, President Biden’s plan for offshore wind farms is likely to generate a lot of work for litigators, corporate ...


Judges and Judiciary


Supreme Court Justice Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar, U.S. Northern District Judge Vince Chhabria and Los Angeles County Superior ...


Health Care & Hospital Law, Labor/Employment


The county's health officer, Sara H. Cody, has given employers until next Tuesday to determine the vaccination status of emplo...


California Courts of Appeal, Judges and Judiciary


The 80-year-old justice will step down July 1 after a 47-year legal career, including almost 26 years on the bench.


Law Office Management, Law Practice


"I decided to make the jump because I felt like I had gotten just about everything I wanted out of my experience in government...


Civil Litigation, Criminal, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Tax


Legal troubles have not stopped Scott N. Johnson from filing hundreds of new lawsuits under the Americans with Disabilities Act.


Civil Litigation, Law Practice


Dave Carothers sued his old firm, Carothers DiSante & Freudenberger LLP, saying he was driven out by the other partners be...


Civil Litigation, Health Care & Hospital Law


Endo Pharmaceuticals’ attorney, Moez Kaba of Hueston Hennigan LLP, said it is standard practice for companies seeking Food and...


U.S. District Judge Edward J. Davila said he would allow prosecutors to introduce evidence of “salary, travel, celebrity and o...


Antitrust & Trade Reg., Civil Litigation


Instead of traditional closing statements, U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers conducted a colloquy in which she asked ...


Civil Litigation, U.S. Supreme Court


The decision affects a lawsuit filed by San Mateo, Marin and Santa Cruz counties along with the city of Imperial Beach against...


The decision affects a lawsuit filed by San Mateo, Marin and Santa Cruz counties along with the city of Imperial Beach against...


An agreement stipulates LA County DA Gascon will allow defense attorney Lawrence Middleton to continue representing his client...


Antitrust & Trade Reg., Civil Litigation, Technology


During a continuous line of questioning lasting more than 10 minutes, U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers told the Appl...