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Law Practice


Sheppard Mullin adds two lateral partners

May 15, 2018
By Caroline Hart

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP continued its expansion by adding two new partners on Monday, when John H. Booher ...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Civil Rights


A federal appellate judge asked attorneys for California why they were bothering to appeal a district court injunction on enfo...


Corporate, Law Practice, Real Estate/Development


Munger Tolles grabs real estate attorney from Skadden

May 15, 2018
By Matthew Sanderson

George C. Fatheree III joins the firm as partner and will focus on all aspects of commercial real estate transactions.


Constitutional Law, Entertainment & Sports, Government, Civil Litigation, U.S. Supreme Court


Law against sports bets stricken

May 15, 2018
By Steven Crighton

Many transactional attorneys won't need to place a bet to win big after a U.S. Supreme Court decision Monday cleared a path fo...


Community News, U.S. Supreme Court


Akerman hosts private screening of 'RBG' at Arclight

May 15, 2018
By Matthew Sanderson

The new documentary chronicles the life and career of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.


The new general counsel is preparing for the upcoming General Data Protection Regulation as he takes over the company’s legal ...


Government


Courts hoping for more construction money and the state Department of Justice were big winners when Gov. Jerry Brown introduce...


Entertainment & Sports, Civil Litigation


Attorneys sum up NCAA defamation trial

May 14, 2018
By Justin Kloczko

One side says the NCAA was led by the evidence. The other side said it was wrongly led by a theory.


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Immigration


Circuit to decide DACA jurisdiction question

May 14, 2018
By Chase DiFeliciantonio

The fate of thousands of young immigrants could turn on whether a 9th Circuit panel decides it has jurisdiction in a case set ...


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


The former Hawaii attorney general President Donald J. Trump nominated to sit on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has mov...


Intellectual Property, Civil Litigation


A San Jose federal jury has awarded a data center manufacturing company $30 million against an engineering services company fo...


Judges and Judiciary


Newly restored Whittier Courthouse to reopen May 21

May 14, 2018
By Matthew Sanderson

The Los Angeles County Superior Court celebrated the reopening of the courthouse on Friday. It was closed in 2013 due to budge...


Entertainment & Sports, Civil Litigation


Redbox says Disney overstates its consumer agreement; Disney says Redbox has no case.


Law Practice


Veteran trial lawyer and dealmaker Christopher S. Reeder has started CSReeder PC, a Los Angeles-based full-service litigation ...


Criminal, Immigration


The U.S. Department of Justice’s gun possession case against the man who shot Kate Steinle appears to be on a fast track to tr...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Civil Rights, Criminal


The 9th Circuit partially reversed a district court, allowing a man who had spent 20 years in prison on a murder conviction to...


Civil Rights, Civil Litigation


The motion requests a $438,669 fee award along with a contingency multiplier because the case was taken on a pro bono basis an...


U.S. Supreme Court


The 69 new and amended rules developed by the State Bar become effective Nov. 1


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Government


Trump announces third pick for 9th Circuit

May 11, 2018
By Nicolas Sonnenburg

President Donald J. Trump has nominated the general counsel of an Idaho-based natural wellness product company, who has Depart...


Intellectual Property


As a groundbreaking federal trade secrets law marks its second anniversary, attorneys say its effect on intellectual property ...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Intellectual Property, Civil Litigation


9th Circuit splits sneaker ruling

May 11, 2018
By Steven Crighton

It reversed in part and affirmed in part an infringement ruling against Skechers in a lawsuit with Adidas.


Intellectual Property, Civil Litigation


A federal judge said a company that lost a patent infringement lawsuit to Fitbit Inc. will very likely have to pony up for the...


Entertainment & Sports, Civil Litigation


Final witness called in NCAA defamation trial

May 11, 2018
By Justin Kloczko

Following three weeks of testimony, evidence ended Thursday in former football coach Todd McNair’s defamation trial against th...


Civil Litigation


The city has again sued the Federal Transit Administration and the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority.


Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation


Attorneys argued over the class certification of 130,000 California Public Employees’ Retirement System policyholders.


Immigration


US wants briefs in case that questions asylum eligibility

May 11, 2018
By Chase DiFeliciantonio

Attorney General Jeff Sessions requested friend-of-the-court briefs in March relating to an asylum case on whether suffering f...


State Bar & Bar Associations, Law Practice, Education Law


Sean M. Scott will serve as the associate director of the Association of American Law Schools


In Recess


Playing Ball

May 11, 2018
By Skylar Dubelko

Tracy Warren is juggling two careers, as a sportscaster and a labor attorney with Buchalter.



Rapport Builder

May 11, 2018

Ronald S. Prager gleans helpful information after instilling trust.


Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation


Judge orders Wells Fargo to pay workers $97.3M

May 10, 2018
By Steven Crighton

Wells Fargo Bank N.A. must pay $97.3 million — nearly four times what the bank argued it should pay — to a class of employees...