State Bar & Bar Associations, Judges and Judiciary
LA judges start PAC to fight ballot challenges
By Justin Kloczko
The Los Angeles Judges Election Protection Committee is entering its first election season with over $100,000 on hand to assis...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Nationwide injunction from elsewhere needn’t moot matter before 9th Circuit, panel holds
By Brian Cardile
Preliminary injunctions issued by one court that purport to protect parties nationwide do not necessarily preclude review in o...
A Sacramento prosecution by U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott’s office resulted in two men pleading guilty Tuesday to participat...
Civil Litigation
Gibson Dunn defends Rachel Maddow against defamation with anti-SLAPP motion
By Carter Stoddard
MSNBC commentator Rachel Maddow, represented by Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, has moved for dismissal of a defamation lawsu...
The exodus of attorneys from Los Angeles-based Irell & Manella LLP continued Monday with former managing partner Ellisen S...
Alternative Dispute Resolution, Civil Litigation
DLA partner had ‘emotional relationship’ with subordinate
By Nicole Tyau
The same day former DLA Piper partner Louis Lehot publicly denied allegations of sexual assault for the first time, another fe...
Procter R. Hug Jr. served as chief judge of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, pushing back efforts to break up the multi-...
Bankruptcy, Civil Litigation
Judge suggests PG&E go 'to every trailer' for fire claimants
By Winston Cho
A federal judge who will estimate the extent of Pacific Gas and ElectricCo.'s damages from historically destructive wildfires ...
Government
San Diego County must pay $100,000 as part of settlement with First Amendment Coalition
By Jessica Mach
San Diego County is required to pay nearly $100,000 as part of a settlement with the First Amendment Coalition, which filed a ...
Labor/Employment
Plaintiffs seek retroactive fees paid to unions
By Malcolm Maclachlan
An attempt by conservative groups to retroactively recoup fair share fees paid to public employee unions hung by a thread at a...
Insurance, Civil Litigation, Securities
Judge appoints Robbins Geller in securities class action against National General
By Meghann Cuniff
The potentially multi-million dollar case stems from the Wells Fargo car insurance scandal
California Courts of Appeal, Civil Rights
City appeals ruling it must hold district-based elections
By Justin Kloczko
In a matter of first impression, the city of Santa Monica is arguing on appeal that a trial judge incorrectly ruled its at-lar...
Government, Civil Litigation
Group seeking warning labels on coffee wants to intervene in another case
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A nonprofit group that has been fighting for years for cancer warning labels on coffee has filed a motion to intervene in a ca...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Entertainment & Sports, Civil Litigation
Judges not believin’ in anti-SLAPP challenge of Journey
By Steven Crighton
A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel indicated Friday that Steve Perry had taken an unnecessary journey.
Bankruptcy, Civil Litigation
Avenatti pleads 5th to questions over alleged artwork scheme
By Meghann Cuniff
The indicted attorney answered questions Friday about his finances as debt collection efforts continue.
Community News
Judges weigh in on diversity at Federal Bar Association confab
By Steven Crighton
A panel comprised entirely of judges discussed the importance of judicial diversity at an event hosted by the Inland Empire ch...
JML Law is set up so its attorney teams don't get bogged down by motions to compel.
Civil Litigation
San Francisco denies it harmed NRA by declaring it a terrorist organization
By Winston Cho
The San Francisco City Attorney's Office argued the National Rifle Association's lawsuit challenging the Board of Supervisor's...
The lawsuit challenging wildfire funding bill AB 1054 has officially been re-assigned from U.S. District Judge Edward M. Chen ...
Civil Litigation
Kabateck’s decade-old donation to city attorney comes up in water billing case
By Justin Kloczko
On the eve of a hearing Friday, counsel for parties in the case accused the well-known litigator of not disclosing prior to hi...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Administrative/Regulatory, U.S. Supreme Court
Future of consumer protection bureau is in high court’s hands
By Craig Anderson
The fate of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will be determined by the U.S. Supreme Court, which decided Friday to acc...
Criminal
Technical argument gets fetal tissue video before jury in Planned Parenthood civil case
By Blaise Scemama
A controversy-sparking video which has led to antiabortionist outrage and investigations into Planned Parenthood was played to...
Intellectual Property, Civil Litigation
Class action alleges Apple slowed down older iPhones
By Gina Kim
A class action filed Wednesday in San Jose federal court against Apple Inc. claims an iOS feature ruined plaintiffs’ older mod...
State Bar & Bar Associations, California Supreme Court
State Supreme Court will meet with deans about bar exam
By Lyle Moran
The passing score and early release of test topics are among issues to be discussed.
Government, Civil Litigation, Education Law
Women’s groups oppose Title IX ‘non-binding’ changes
By Winston Cho
The U.S. Department of Education did not explain why it changed guidelines on how colleges handle cases of sexual violence, an...
Tesla CEO Elon Musk doubled down Thursday on a free speech argument to support his bid to defeat a defamation lawsuit filed by...
State Bar & Bar Associations
State Bar struggles to review complaints in a timely manner
By Lyle Moran
The agency says allowing the filing of online complaints and launching a new case management system has created challenges.
Criminal, Health Care & Hospital Law, Insurance
Doctor convicted of $12M Medicare fraud in LA federal court
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A Temecula doctor has been found guilty after a six-day trial in federal court in Los Angeles for $12 million in fraudulent bi...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Constitutional Law
En banc denial leaves immunity for police stealing decision in place
By Carter Stoddard
The Thursday denial of a request for rehearing en banc by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal confirmed a three-judge panel d...
Corporate, Securities
SEC filing for cannabis company gets mixed reactions
By Blaise Scemama
A Santa Cruz cannabis company may have found a way to make legal stock offerings in the U.S., some experts said, while others ...