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Civil Litigation, Education Law


A federal jury heard about an alleged assault from a plaintiff whose story has been used by the defense to dismantle her case.


Law Practice, Civil Litigation


Jurors in a fraud trial against Buchalter APC on Wednesday heard from an accountant who detailed years of bookkeeping by attor...


California Courts of Appeal, Criminal


A 6th District Court of Appeal panel on Wednesday rejected the appeal of former Stanford University student Brock Turner, who ...


Immigration, Judges and Judiciary


Immigration judges irked by DOJ case reassignments

Aug. 9, 2018
By Chase DiFeliciantonio

The National Association of Immigration Judges announced it filed a grievance on Tuesday against its employer, the U.S. Depart...


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


United States federal courts need new bench officers, some districts desperately. And congressional Republicans are hoping tha...


Civil Litigation


Plaintiff’s attorney Brent Wisner asked jurors in closing arguments Tuesday for more than $400 million in damages from Monsant...


State Bar & Bar Associations, Law Practice


Bar mulls letting non-lawyers provide legal services

Aug. 8, 2018
By Paula Lehman-Ewing

The State Bar is considering changes to its rules that could result in California allowing non-lawyers to participate in provi...


Community News, Criminal, Law Practice


Matthew Serratto, a Merced County supervising deputy district attorney, was named prosecutor of the year for small and mid-siz...


Administrative/Regulatory, Banking, Civil Litigation, Securities


The Securities and Exchange Commission announced a settlement Tuesday with a California bank board member’s son, who was accus...


Civil Rights, Government


Even in the liberal mainstay of Santa Monica, there has been only one candidate with a Latin surname elected to its city counc...


Civil Litigation


A federal judge has ordered FEMA to house victims of Hurricane Maria until the end of the month.


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Constitutional Law, Criminal


4th Amendment applies across borders, 9th Circuit panel says

Aug. 8, 2018
By Chase DiFeliciantonio

A divided 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel denied immunity to a U.S. border patrol agent who fired across the U.S.-Mexi...



Taking the Time

Aug. 8, 2018

LA Judge Norman Tarle conducts 3- to 4-day final status conferences if they’re needed.


Alternative Dispute Resolution, Entertainment & Sports, Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation


As skepticism grows and legislation tightens on the confidentiality agreements that kept accounts of sexual misconduct in Holl...


Law Practice, Civil Litigation


A plaintiff's lawyer seeking millions in damages from Buchalter, APC told jurors on Monday that the firm didn't just hire the ...


State Bar & Bar Associations, Education Law


The measure to eliminate the current standard was withdrawn prior to a vote


Criminal, Environmental & Energy


As the criminal negligence trial of an oil company entered its third month Monday with the defense’s first witness, Superior C...


Civil Rights, Government


The plaintiffs presented a pollster’s testimony Monday to prove Santa Monica voters preferred changing from at-large to by-dis...


Civil Rights, Education Law


ACT Inc., makers and administrators of standardized tests for college admissions, sold and disclosed information about disable...


Civil Litigation


The case pitting five municipalities against JM Manufacturing Co. Inc. started in 2006. A Central District jury found the comp...


Obituaries


Joy Sumabat-Graff, 1969-2018

Aug. 7, 2018
By Erin Lee

The deputy district attorney was remembered for her eloquence and composure in the courtroom.


California Courts of Appeal, Government


Attorney Eric P. Early said Monday he would appeal to the state Supreme Court after the 3rd District Court of Appeal dismissed...


Antitrust & Trade Reg., Intellectual Property, Civil Litigation


For years at loggerheads in a closely-watched intellectual property and antitrust battle, Arista Networks Inc. and Cisco Syste...


Criminal


A former Solano County deputy public defender has been indicted by a grand jury on charges of sexually assaulting a colleague ...


Corporate


As senior vice president of global affairs, Kent Walker will oversee Google’s policy, legal, trust and safety and corporate ph...


Christopher Updike comes to Bankruptcy Management Solutions Inc. from Debevoise & Plimpton LLP.


Corporate


M. Craig Hall comes to the new role from Oldcastle Inc.



Managing Care

Aug. 7, 2018

Chief Legal Officer Robynn Van Patten helps Community Medical Centers focus on underserved patients.


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Civil Rights


In a blow to Second Amendment activists seeking to curb California’s robust gun control laws, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Ap...


State Bar & Bar Associations, Education Law


The association said it has improved its standing with the federal government