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Bankruptcy, California Supreme Court, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Lenore Albert of Orange County was suspended again by the State Bar last month.


Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation


A Los Angeles jury hit a security company for $1 million in punitive damages and awarded $2 million to a guard who sued his fo...


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


A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel reaffirmed Friday that a couple shot by Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department deputies du...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Antitrust & Trade Reg., Entertainment & Sports, Civil Litigation


The court said the caddies were not under economic duress when they took their jobs, which require them to wear bibs with adve...


Corporate, Civil Litigation, Securities


Within a day of Facebook suffering the largest stock drop in history, Pierce Bainbridge Beck Price & Hecht LLP filed suit.


Appellate Practice, Law Practice, Litigation & Arbitration


Glenn Danas, an appellate attorney known best for his high-profile victories on behalf of employees and consumers on hot butto...


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


U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy said he will be a part-time, traveling federal appeals judge in his retirement.


California Supreme Court, Labor/Employment


The California Supreme Court decided on Thursday that state law does not set a minimum for compensable, regularly occurring, o...


California Courts of Appeal, Judges and Judiciary


Four justices confirmed to state appellate courts

Jul. 27, 2018
By Joshua Sebold

The Commission on Judicial Appointments confirmed four state court appellate justices, all of whom received warm praise from ...


Civil Litigation


An expert witness, called by the plaintiff’s attorneys, testified Thursday about the carcinogenicity of Monsanto Co.’s weedkil...


Corporate, Civil Litigation


Latham scores defense win against shareholder complaints

Jul. 27, 2018
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Attorneys with Latham & Watkins LLP have defeated a pair of shareholder lawsuits against a medical software maker.


California Supreme Court, Criminal


A split California Supreme Court ruled 5-2 Thursday that a juror who had not disclosed her childhood abuse in a pretrial quest...


Government, Immigration


Bond amounts in immigration courts are increasing in some parts of the nation, according to a recent report.


A Los Angeles jury found social workers failed to follow up after discovering a known sexual predator was living in the girl’s...


Entertainment & Sports, Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation


University of Southern California’s arbitration win against former head football coach Steve Sarkisian’s wrongful termination ...


In Recess


Going the Distance

Jul. 27, 2018
By Skylar Dubelko

San Francisco-based Sheppard Mullin partner Jennifer Redmond races with a team of women.



Judicial Instincts

Jul. 27, 2018

San Jose neutral John Herlihy draws from 30 years on the bench in his mediations.


State Bar & Bar Associations, Education Law


Thomas Jefferson and Golden Gate law schools’ results were unlikely to allay the ABA’s concerns, experts said


Bankruptcy, Law Practice


A federal bankruptcy judge on Wednesday allowed celebrity lawyer Michael Avenatti to be questioned behind closed doors in a ju...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


9th Circuit outlines post-Kozinski changes

Jul. 26, 2018
By Nicolas Sonnenburg

Federal judges addressed the circumstances surrounding former 9th Circuit Judge Alex Kozinski’s abrupt retirement and announce...


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


A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel unanimously ruled Wednesday that a school board violated the First Amendment’s estab...


State lawmakers met for hours on Wednesday to debate a proposal by Gov. Jerry Brown that would change how liability is assesse...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Bankruptcy, Law Practice


The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal created bookends for how it will view standing and rights on appeal in bankruptcy proceed...


Civil Litigation


Two housing discrimination lawsuits targeting a Costa Mesa motel ordinance have settled in what plaintiffs’ attorneys hail as ...


California Courts of Appeal, Government


Losing AG candidate appeals Becerra’s right to the job

Jul. 26, 2018
By Malcolm Maclachlan

A losing candidate in the June primary for attorney general has appealed a court decision finding Democratic incumbent Xavier ...


Intellectual Property, Civil Litigation


Before coming to the United States in 2014, the Versace 19.69 brand was dodging trademark infringement claims throughout Europe.


California Supreme Court, Labor/Employment


A test laid down by the California Supreme Court to identify contract workers will be a likely focus in upcoming lawsuits.


Judges and Judiciary


Lifelong Scholar

Jul. 26, 2018
By Steven Crighton

US Magistrate Judge Karen Stevenson is eager to learn different laws, cultures, languages.


California Supreme Court, Government, Judges and Judiciary


Legal observers are wondering about the governor’s record-setting delay in nominating a seventh state Supreme Court justice, a...


The number of reported hate crimes in California is up by more than 17 percent. Experts disagree on what the figure means for ...