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
9th Circuit judge asks state why it appealed injunction
By Andy Serbe
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
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
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
By Matthew Sanderson
The new documentary chronicles the life and career of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Corporate
Following sale, open-source software company appoints new general counsel
By Matthew Sanderson
The new general counsel is preparing for the upcoming General Data Protection Regulation as he takes over the company’s legal ...
Government
Courts, state prosecutors score more money in revised budget
By Malcolm Maclachlan
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
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
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
Trump 9th Circuit pick proceeds to Senate floor vote with some Republican opposition
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
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
Jury awards $30M in trade secrets misappropriation case
By Winston Cho
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
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, Disney submit dueling dismissal motions as discovery looms
By Steven Crighton
Redbox says Disney overstates its consumer agreement; Disney says Redbox has no case.
Veteran trial lawyer and dealmaker Christopher S. Reeder has started CSReeder PC, a Los Angeles-based full-service litigation ...
Criminal, Immigration
Judge bats aside Steinle shooter’s defense motions
By Joshua Sebold
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
9th Circuit advances civil rights case against SF police sergeant
By Lila Seidman
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
Attorneys seek PAGA fees in Bakersfield wedding cake case
By Andy Serbe
The motion requests a $438,669 fee award along with a contingency multiplier because the case was taken on a pro bono basis an...
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
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
After two years, federal trade secrets law has not changed much, lawyers say
By Meghann Cuniff
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
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
Judge leaning toward sanctions for patent aggregator who sued Fitbit
By Joshua Sebold
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
By Justin Kloczko
Following three weeks of testimony, evidence ended Thursday in former football coach Todd McNair’s defamation trial against th...
Civil Litigation
Beverly Hills sues again to stop subway under high school
By Eli Wolfe
The city has again sued the Federal Transit Administration and the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation
Attorneys in public employee class action clash over certification
By Andy Serbe
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
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
Loyola professor named to national law school post
By Lyle Moran
Sean M. Scott will serve as the associate director of the Association of American Law Schools
Tracy Warren is juggling two careers, as a sportscaster and a labor attorney with Buchalter.
Ronald S. Prager gleans helpful information after instilling trust.
Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation
Judge orders Wells Fargo to pay workers $97.3M
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...