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Government


Former state legislator drops bid for reinstatement

Apr. 17, 2018
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Former state Sen. Tony Mendoza has dropped his lawsuit against the Legislature.


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


The federal court of appeals declined to dismiss a dispute between a crested macaque and a photographer whose camera the curio...


Government, Immigration


‘Sanctuary’ challengers make unusual arguments

Apr. 16, 2018
By Chase DiFeliciantonio

Friend-of-the-court briefs being filed in the lawsuit the Trump administration brought against California’s “sanctuary” laws a...


Law Practice, Civil Litigation


Mark Scarsi, a partner with Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP, will be representing Cambridge Analytica in the multidist...


Judges and Judiciary, Law Practice


LA judge to teach law students in Albania

Apr. 16, 2018
By Arin Mikailian

Judge J. Stephen Czuleger is going as the recipient of a Fulbright Specialist Program award and it’s his fourth trip to Albania.


Intellectual Property, Civil Litigation


Shame On You Productions says previous ruling didn’t take new standards into account.


Civil Rights, Civil Litigation


A Kern County judge said he is considering whether a state agency’s action against a baker will be dismissed under the anti-SL...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation


Closing arguments were held in a sexual harassment case brought by a paralegal claiming she was sexually harassed by in-house ...


State Bar & Bar Associations, Law Practice


The association said the school is not in compliance with an admissions standard.


Alternative Dispute Resolution, Judges and Judiciary


Before taking the bench, he was a partner at Paul Hastings LLP for 12 years, litigating high-profile commercial cases. The var...



‘Good Judicial Work’

Apr. 16, 2018
By Arin Mikailian

Judge Michael Abzug tends to issue written rulings so lawyers understand his reasoning.


Constitutional Law, Civil Litigation


Judge guts $454M award

Apr. 13, 2018
By Eli Wolfe

A federal judge in LA has gutted a half-billion-dollar jury verdict after determining that it exceeded constitutional limits.


Government, Immigration, Civil Litigation


Once again President Donald Trump’s immigration policies have been foiled by a nationwide injunction.


California Courts of Appeal, California Supreme Court, Government, Judges and Judiciary


The auditor’s motion to skip the 1st District Court of Appeal cited the long delay of the California Legislature’s 2016 audit ...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


A panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals seemed split on how to decide whether a former Israeli prime minister sued fo...


Law Practice, Civil Litigation


Criminal defense attorney suing over a courthouse fistfight was grilled on his history of using profanity toward other lawyers.


Civil Litigation


Defense witnesses said the paralegal was a sub par worker and a psychiatrists said her anxiety predated her claimed sex harass...


Books, In Recess


Page Turner

Apr. 13, 2018
By Skylar Dubelko

Sheppard Mullin attorney Sheldon M. Siegel released the ninth installment of his San Francisco-based legal thriller series las...


State Bar & Bar Associations, Law Practice


The number of cases the agency filed against lawyers also dropped significantly


California Courts of Appeal, Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation


The San Diego Association of Governments has settled a 7-year-old lawsuit filed by environmental groups that claimed the agenc...


Criminal


Backpage CEO turns on co-defendants

Apr. 13, 2018
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Backpage.com CEO Carl Ferrer has agreed to testify against two criminal codefendants, the state attorney general’s office anno...


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


President Donald Trump’s second nominee to sit on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sailed through a relatively uneventful...


California Supreme Court, Judges and Judiciary


Some observers were concerned about increased litigation, particularly if allegations are made public that turn out to be meri...


Government


AB 2055 will be clarified to only apply to harassment committed on the job, but lobbyists say it may be unconstitutional.


Civil Litigation


A courthouse fistfight between a defense attorney and the prosecutor’s investigator has led to a federal civil trial.


Civil Rights, Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation


A paralegal told a jury that an in-house lawyer sexually propositioned her on a company retreat.


Intellectual Property, Civil Litigation


Apple gets aggressive with famous patent holder

Apr. 12, 2018
By Joshua Sebold

Apple Inc. went on the attack against Uniloc USA Inc., a well-known patent aggregator, calling for the company to be sanctione...


State Bar & Bar Associations, Civil Rights, Civil Litigation


The complaint was levied as Steven Moawad seeks Senate confirmation as chief trial counsel


Government, Immigration, Judges and Judiciary


Views mixed on halting legal advice to detained immigrants

Apr. 12, 2018
By Chase DiFeliciantonio

Immigration judges and legal observers are split over whether the decision to halt a legal assistance program for detained imm...


Criminal, Government


Trump signs anti-sex trafficking bill into law

Apr. 12, 2018
By Steven Crighton

The law, intended to address sex trafficking online, is not without its critics.