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State Bar & Bar Associations, Law Practice, Education Law


Legal education observers say that schools enrolling less-qualified students is the reason for record low performance.


Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said in a Tuesday night speech he believes President Donald J. Trump could invoke his...


Civil Litigation


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

May 24, 2018
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


Attorneys will have to pay about an $82 cost for re-submitting prints to the State Bar.


Labor/Employment, Education Law


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

May 24, 2018
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


The firm of Newport Beach attorney Michael J. Avenatti missed the first payment on the settlement of a dispute with former par...


Judges and Judiciary


Several judicial races marked by bitter attacks

May 23, 2018
By Justin Kloczko

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


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


A year has passed since the U.S. Supreme Court’s TC Heartland ruling and the patent world has changed.


Judges and Judiciary


Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Paul Bacigalupo has been elected president of the California Judges Association, the g...


State Bar & Bar Associations


February bar exam pass rate is record low

May 22, 2018
By Lyle Moran

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

May 22, 2018
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


The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has adopted new policies to address concerns expressed by clerks and court employees fol...


Judges and Judiciary


Two judges face challengers in San Diego County

May 22, 2018
By Justin Kloczko

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

May 22, 2018
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

May 22, 2018
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...


The state Senate approved a bill Monday banning secret settlements in sexual harassment, discrimination and assault cases.


Intellectual Property, Civil Litigation


GoPro Inc. settled its trademark and unfair competition case against a photography company that sold unauthorized camera acces...


Civil Litigation


The complaints were filed Monday on behalf of five women accusing a USC gynecologist of sexual assault while conducting examin...


Law Practice


Law firms are increasingly losing business as technological advances and nontraditional competitors continue to woo clients hu...


Corporate


Allison Amadia comes on board at a time of significant growth for Personal Capital as it markets its hybrid advisory model and...


Government


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

May 22, 2018
By Caroline Hart

Patent litigator Jared Bobrow is departing Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP to co-lead Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP’s ...



Housing Passion

May 22, 2018

Christopher Beck keeps up with the evolving fair housing laws for city of San Buenaventura.


State Bar & Bar Associations


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

May 21, 2018
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

May 21, 2018
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


The smartphone wars continued Friday as attorneys for Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. faced off to deliver closing...