Bankruptcy, Law Practice, Civil Litigation
Judge blocks Avenatti’s firm from fees in 54 cases
By Meghann Cuniff
A bankruptcy judge has blocked Michael J. Avenatti’s firm from spending any attorney fees recouped from 54 cases until it repa...
Labor/Employment, U.S. Supreme Court
‘Reliance’ argument may be focus in wave of post-Janus suits
By Andy Serbe
A national wave of lawsuits seeking to claw back fees charged to union nonmembers, recently ruled unconstitutional by the U.S....
Constitutional Law, Government, Civil Litigation, Education Law
Judge reconsiders demurrer in education class action
By Paula Lehman-Ewing
In a case alleging children are being denied their constitutional right to basic education, plaintiffs’ attorneys persuaded a ...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Judges and Judiciary
U.S. Senate committee considers third Trump 9th Circuit nominee
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
The nominee presented himself as a proponent of judicial restraint during a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
California lawmakers are considering a bill that would soften a law that says anyone involved with certain felonies that resul...
Civil Litigation
Class action says nasal spray maker’s recall was too narrow
By Justin Kloczko
A proposed class action alleges that the maker of nasal spray Flonase failed to recall all sprays that exposed users to inhali...
Criminal, Law Practice
Loyola’s Project for Innocent wins woman’s release
By Meghann Cuniff
A woman convicted of killing her grandson in 2009 was released from prison under a deal resulting from an investigation by Loy...
Akerman LLP has added eight partners to its Los Angeles team and settled into an expanded downtown office, in the past eight m...
Attorneys say they must be at the top of their game in LA Judge Henry Hall’s courtroom.
National injunction request could expose state on appeal.
Civil Rights, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, State Bar & Bar Associations
San Bernardino deputy DA unlikely to face State Bar charges
By Lyle Moran
The prosecutor’s online postings have resulted in him being placed on administrative leave
Judges and Judiciary, Law Practice
Judicial Council’s disclosures remain murky
By Winston Cho
The Judicial Council's goal when it revised California Rules of Court 10.500 concerning the disclosure of judicial administrat...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Judges and Judiciary
First Trump 9th Circuit nominee is confirmed in bipartisan 72-27 vote
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will soon have its first Trump judge, but the man filling that position doesn’t fit the ...
Criminal, Environmental & Energy, Law Practice
Defense formally requests dismissal of oil spill case
By Blaise Scemama
Charging prejudicial prosecutorial misconduct, the defense for a pipeline company involved in an oil spill filed documents Tue...
Government, Judges and Judiciary, Civil Litigation
Brown signs bill to for judges’ back pay lawsuit legal fees
By Malcolm Maclachlan
It also contains $140,000 for plaintiffs’ counsel in a complaint against Attorney General Xavier Becerra.
Criminal
Hate crimes increase by double digits for third year in a row
By Lila Seidman
Hate crimes in California jumped more than 17 percent from 2016 to 2017, increasing from 931 to 1,093 incidents within the yea...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Judges and Judiciary
Wilson Elser managing partner reappointed to Judicial Council
By Arin Mikailian
Patrick Kelly has been reappointed to the California Judicial Council as one of four attorneys representing the State Bar
Constitutional Law, Government, Civil Litigation
Plaintiffs argue for end to winner-take-all elections
By Paula Lehman-Ewing
Boies Schiller Flexner LLP is leading a nationwide effort to upend longstanding procedure that designates all electoral votes ...
Criminal, Intellectual Property
DOJ charges former Apple employee with trade secret theft
By Joshua Sebold
Federal prosecutors charged former Apple Inc. employee Xiaolang Zhang with theft of autonomous car trade secrets, arresting hi...
California Courts of Appeal, Government, Civil Litigation
Appeal court says state misappropriated housing funds
By Joshua Sebold
Advocacy groups for minority and low-income homeowners defeated Gov. Jerry Brown and the state Legislature in court Tuesday wh...
Alternative Dispute Resolution, Government, Law Practice
Legislature allows international arbitration in state
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Gov. Jerry Brown is expected to sign SB 766, which cleared the Assembly on Thursday. The bill did not receive a single no vote...
Judges and Judiciary, U.S. Supreme Court
Trump Picks Kavanaugh to replace Justice Kennedy
President Donald Trump named Brett M. Kavanaugh as his U.S. Supreme Court nominee.
Criminal, Environmental & Energy
Judge denies mistrial motion in oil spill case
By Blaise Scemama
Judge James Herman denied a motion for mistrial Monday in the criminal negligence trial over a 2015 oil spill.
Government, Immigration
Operation Streamline for border crossers begins in Southern District
By Lyle Moran
The group hearings approach for immigration prosecutions comes in the midst of the U.S. government’s ‘zero tolerance’ policy.
Brandon Braga brings a varied legal background to his work as The Agency RE’s first GC.
State Bar & Bar Associations, Corporate, Education Law
Former bar official tapped to lead Irvine law school
By Lyle Moran
George Leal will take the reins of unaccredited Irvine University College of Law Aug. 15
Civil Litigation
2014 weapons arrest could tilt Mandalay Bay litigation for plaintiff
By Justin Kloczko
Plaintiffs’ attorneys in a federal negligence lawsuit over last year’s Mandalay Bay shooting are hoping a 2014 weapons arrest ...
Appellate Practice, California Courts of Appeal, Judges and Judiciary
Appellate court affirms dismissal of judge who failed to disclose law practice
By Meghann Cuniff
The unanimous opinion Friday from the 3rd District Court of Appeal rejected Richard P. Fisher’s argument that, because he was ...
California Supreme Court, Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation
Upcoming state high court decision could affect employers’ rounding policies
By Andy Serbe
An appellate ruling said that employers’ systems rounding worker hours to the quarter hour are legal as long as the policy is ...
Patient, intelligent jurist remembered as a pioneer.