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Law Office Management, Law Practice


Pearson, Simon and Warshaw LLP opened a new office Monday in Minneapolis, adding Melissa S. Weiner as partner.


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


U.S. District Judge Manuel L. Real, 94, will transition from active status in early November.


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


The Trump-McConnell judicial confirmation marathon, until Thursday nearly unstoppable in its efforts to reshape the nation’s c...


Criminal, Environmental & Energy


The judge also lifted his order that a journalist could not report proceedings he had already witnessed.


An Orange County Superior Court jury has convicted an attorney of sexually assaulting a client.


Alternative Dispute Resolution, Government


Out-of-state and foreign attorneys will soon be able to represent clients in international arbitrations in California under a ...


A bill forbidding employers from using prior salary as a benchmark for deciding compensation or justifying for pay disparities...


Government, Immigration


A high-level immigration judge wrote a memo to immigration court staff around the country instructing them to accept incomplet...


Civil Litigation


Sacramento law firm sued by bank

Jul. 20, 2018
By Malcolm Maclachlan

A Sacramento law firm has been sued for alleged breach of contract and fraud by a bank that had been a major client.


Government, Civil Litigation, Education Law


Title IX case against US likely to continue

Jul. 20, 2018
By Joshua Sebold

A federal magistrate said Thursday she was leaning toward granting standing for the plaintiffs in a case in which organization...


In Recess


The Intrepid Fossil Hunter

Jul. 20, 2018
By Skylar Dubelko

Litigator Paul Lipman’s search for fossils has turned up a unique discovery named after him.


Community News


Natasha J. Baker is a member of the National Association of College and University Attorneys’ CLE committee and is a frequent ...


Civil Litigation


The owner of a defective 2005 F-350 Ford pickup truck has been awarded $2.8 million after a Riverside County jury ruled agains...



Racing to Resolution

Jul. 20, 2018

If fair results can’t be reached in a day, neutral Bob Friedenberg brings up more options for parties.


California Supreme Court, Government


The state Supreme Court removed the controversial initiative to split California into three states from the November ballot We...


Corporate


Patricia Glaser said she helped Schnatter with several letters to the board of directors demanding an investigation into the c...


State Bar & Bar Associations, Education Law


The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing has requested upwards of $529,000


Alternative Dispute Resolution, Corporate


ADR Services hires a new mediator

Jul. 19, 2018
By Chase DiFeliciantonio

Veteran Bay Area trial attorney Ralph Lombardi has joined ADR Services Inc. in Oakland as a neutral and mediator.


Environmental & Energy, Government, Civil Litigation


Judge certifies class in water rates lawsuit

Jul. 19, 2018
By Meghann Cuniff

A judge has granted class certification to residents of the Orange County city where a successful challenge to a tiered water ...


Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation


The Surfrider Foundation has filed a citizen complaint against the U.S. International Boundary and Water Commission.


Government, Civil Litigation


A Sacramento County judge has dismissed a lawsuit seeking to kick incumbent Attorney General Xavier Becerra off the fall ballo...


Intellectual Property, Law Practice, Civil Litigation


Two doorbell companies dueling in a patent infringement case are now engaged in a spat over whether lawyers from Orrick, Herri...



Settlement Style

Jul. 19, 2018

LA Judge Huey Cotton assigns cases to his bench mates based on their particular strengths.


Civil Litigation


MGM Resort International’s lawsuits against the victims of the 2017 mass shooting in Las Vegas is the first test of a 16-year-...


Government, Labor/Employment


The U.S. Department of Labor has rescinded a rule requiring additional disclosures of anti-union activity by employers which w...


Appellate Practice, California Courts of Appeal, Criminal


The panel must determine whether the convict’s constitutional rights were violated by a 15-year delay in holding a post-convic...


Criminal, Environmental & Energy


Oil spill trial testimony focuses on bird damage

Jul. 18, 2018
By Blaise Scemama

In a criminal negligence trial, a veterinarian testified about the damage to wildlife allegedly caused by the 140,000-gallon o...


Civil Litigation, Securities


A federal judge approved certification of a securities class action against Twitter Inc. in an order Tuesday morning.


Government


Law enforcement agencies have received new tools to fight political dirty tricks under a bill signed by Gov. Jerry Brown this ...


California Supreme Court, Government


Venture capitalist Tim Draper is representing himself against an effort to get the state Supreme Court to throw his Three Cali...