State Bar & Bar Associations, Law Practice, Education Law
Some blame law schools, students for poor bar results
By Lyle Moran
Legal education observers say that schools enrolling less-qualified students is the reason for record low performance.
Government
Trump could take Fifth Amendment without much damage, Holder tells attorneys’ group
By Craig Anderson
Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said in a Tuesday night speech he believes President Donald J. Trump could invoke his...
Professional negligence claims are common against attorneys, doctors and accountants, but a technology company convinced an Ea...
Environmental & Energy, Government
Settlement equalizes Pasadena water rates
By Justin Kloczko
A settlement equalizing water rates between Pasadena water customers and its higher paying nonresidents has won preliminary se...
California Supreme Court, State Bar & Bar Associations
State high court says lawyers must pay for re-fingerprinting
By Lyle Moran
Attorneys will have to pay about an $82 cost for re-submitting prints to the State Bar.
Labor/Employment, Education Law
Feminist professor hails #MeToo movement, wants more women in positions of authority
By Caroline Hart
Law professor Catharine MacKinnon, who pioneered the legal argument for sexual harassment, said the #MeToo movement is a desce...
California Supreme Court
State Supreme Court to review money bail case
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The state Supreme Court has agreed to review an appellate case that has become a significant challenge to the money bail syste...
Bankruptcy, Law Practice
Bankruptcy judge slaps Avenatti firm with $10M judgment
By Andy Serbe
The firm of Newport Beach attorney Michael J. Avenatti missed the first payment on the settlement of a dispute with former par...
A superior court judge who drew an election challenge after two months on the job is the first sitting judge in San Luis Obisp...
Government, Judges and Judiciary
Under financial pressure, judicial watchdog may blink in battle with state auditor
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The director-chief counsel of the Commission on Judicial Performance said Tuesday that his agency is open to compromise with t...
Intellectual Property, U.S. Supreme Court
Patent attorneys still adjusting to Supreme Court ruling
By Joshua Sebold
A year has passed since the U.S. Supreme Court’s TC Heartland ruling and the patent world has changed.
Judges and Judiciary
LA jurist elected president of California Judges Association
By Arin Mikailian
Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Paul Bacigalupo has been elected president of the California Judges Association, the g...
The 27.3 percent pass rate came on the second two-day exam.
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation, U.S. Supreme Court
High court upholds class action waivers
By Andy Serbe
The 5-4 opinion reinforces employers’ ability to compel one-on-one arbitration and deals a blow to class actions.
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Civil Rights, Judges and Judiciary, Labor/Employment
9th Circuit’s workplace review committee announces new policies
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has adopted new policies to address concerns expressed by clerks and court employees fol...
A judge who was censured by the Commission on Judicial Performance and another 35-year veteran of the bench find themselves fe...
Immigration
Judges dropping immigration cases debated as rule ends
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ decision to end a longstanding tool used by immigration judges to delay hearings indefinitely ...
Entertainment & Sports, Civil Litigation
NCAA defeats 7-year defamation litigation
By Justin Kloczko
After nearly seven years of litigation and a three-week jury trial, a Los Angeles jury ruled Monday that the NCAA did not defa...
Government
State Senate passes bill barring secret settlements in sex harassment cases
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The state Senate approved a bill Monday banning secret settlements in sexual harassment, discrimination and assault cases.
Intellectual Property, Civil Litigation
GoPro settles case against sanctioned camera company
By Joshua Sebold
GoPro Inc. settled its trademark and unfair competition case against a photography company that sold unauthorized camera acces...
Civil Litigation
Two class actions filed against USC and staff gynecologist
By Blaise Scemama
The complaints were filed Monday on behalf of five women accusing a USC gynecologist of sexual assault while conducting examin...
Law Practice
Law firms losing clients to competition, technology, survey says
By Meghann Cuniff
Law firms are increasingly losing business as technological advances and nontraditional competitors continue to woo clients hu...
Corporate
Digital wealth management firm hires first general counsel
By Matthew Sanderson
Allison Amadia comes on board at a time of significant growth for Personal Capital as it markets its hybrid advisory model and...
Government
Becerra campaign commercial is targeted in opponent’s complaint
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Democratic Attorney General challenger Dave Jones has charged incumbent Xavier Becerra with violating campaign laws by featuri...
Intellectual Property, Law Practice
Patent attorney leaves Weil for Orrick
By Caroline Hart
Patent litigator Jared Bobrow is departing Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP to co-lead Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP’s ...
Christopher Beck keeps up with the evolving fair housing laws for city of San Buenaventura.
State Bar & Bar Associations
State Bar withdraws nomination of top prosecutor
By Lyle Moran
The agency is no longer seeking state Senate confirmation for Chief Trial Counsel Steven Moawad
Judges and Judiciary
Hard-fought races mark LA County judge elections
By Justin Kloczko
A prosecutor trying his luck for a third time and a veteran judge forced to campaign at the age of 88 are among the 28 candida...
Government, Immigration, U.S. Supreme Court
Firms file amici opposing ‘sanctuary’ lawsuit
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. and a team of attorneys at Covington & Burling LLP filed a friend-of-the cou...
Intellectual Property, Civil Litigation
Apple seeks more than $1 billion in smartphone patent damages
By Joshua Sebold
The smartphone wars continued Friday as attorneys for Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. faced off to deliver closing...