Circuit judge ‘makes it clear what the sticking point is and communicates it.’
U.S. Supreme Court, Technology, Administrative/Regulatory
Supreme Court to consider challenge to FTC structure
By Craig Anderson
Conservatives on the Supreme Court have expressed deep misgivings about the powers of federal administrative agencies.
State Bar & Bar Associations, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
State Bar hires law firm to probe handling of Girardi complaints
By Diana Bosetti
Halpern May Ybarra Gelbert LLP will do the investigation. “We have been proactively doing everything in our power to learn fro...
Law Practice
Leading music and entertainment lawyer joins Willkie Farr & Gallagher in Los Angeles
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Sid Fohrman has worked on deals that expanded the use of music in exercise, social media and gaming.
Health Care, Pharmaceuticals, Biotech, Government
COVID testing service provider readies suit against LA sheriff
By Kamila Knaudt
Sheriff Alex Villanueva warned against using Fulgent Genetics’ services because they might stare DNA information with China, t...
Torts/Personal Injury, Government, Civil Litigation
Cost of signature collecting dooms some propositions
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The Civil Justice Association of California said last week it was reevaluating three proposed initiatives that would cap attor...
Technology, Civil Litigation
YouTube not liable for cryptocurrency scam, even if Apple founder is victim
By Jonathan Lo
Brian Danitz of Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy LLP, part of the team representing the plaintiffs, said, “This case demonstrate...
Judge helps divorcing couples ‘make the right decision,’ lawyers say.
Los Angeles boutique Mancini Shenk’s wager on cannabis industry litigation has paid off.
San Joaquin County judge says civil attorneys should be social engineers.
Technology, Civil Litigation
Mother sues over child’s social media addiction and suicide
By Jonathan Lo
Plaintiff Tammy Rodriguez, represented by Jennie L. Anderson of Andrus Anderson LLP in San Francisco, claims her daughter Sele...
Judges and Judiciary, Criminal
Riverside County judge takes leave to challenge DA in June
By Kamila Knaudt
Judge Burke E. Strunsky, who was elected to a six-year term on the bench in 2016, said Friday he has taken a leave of absence ...
Judges and Judiciary
Chen creates another position in Northern District for Biden to fill
By Craig Anderson
“I remain committed to the judiciary’s role in securing equal justice under the law and will continue to render substantial ju...
Judges and Judiciary
Judicial Council budget proposes 23 new judges
By Malcolm Maclachlan
According to the Judicial Council’s 2020 Judicial Needs Assessment, the courts with the greatest needs remain Riverside and Sa...
Constitutional Law, Civil Rights, Civil Litigation
Judge won’t order AG Rob Bonta to stop sharing gun owners’ information
By Jonathan Lo
“There is no emergency here,” wrote U.S. District Judge Larry A. Burns, noting that there are safeguards in place to prevent r...
Torts/Personal Injury, Law Practice, Civil Litigation
Initiative to cap contingency fees dropped, plaintiffs’ lawyers say
By Blaise Scemama
A spokesperson for a business group that sought to place the measure on the November ballot refused to confirm the effort is a...
Mediator Gretchen Taylor devoted career to family law
Judges and Judiciary, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Newly confirmed judge will be second Black woman on 9th Circuit
By Craig Anderson
The nomination of Judge Holly A. Thomas, who was on the Los Angeles County court, cleared the Senate on a partyline vote Thurs...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Law Practice
Most commenters on State Bar’s paraprofessional plan opposed it
By Blaise Scemama
“From my perspective, this is a fallback position that says, ‘Even if we can’t get all the way in the door, at least we can ge...
LA judge went from graphic design and printing to prosecutor
Technology, Civil Litigation
Corsair Gaming falsely advertised hardware’s speed, class action alleges
By Jonathan Lo
Santa Monica attorneys Jonas B. Jacobson and Simon C. Franzini of Dovel & Luner LLP filed the consumer protection lawsuit ...
Judges and Judiciary, Discipline
Budget grows for defending judges accused of misconduct
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The current year spending amounts to more than $700 for every superior court judge and commissioner and appellate court justic...
Judges and Judiciary, Government, Criminal
Head of new juvenile offenders agency aims to keep them close to home
By Kamila Knaudt
“It’s getting kids closer to home rather than sending them far away to have rehabilitative intervention,” said Katherine Lucer...
Civil Rights, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Ventura County should not have closed gun shops, circuit panel says
By Craig Anderson
Judge Lawrence VanDyke wrote the opinion and a concurrence that included a whithering critic of his liberal colleagues for uph...
Mergers & Acquisitions, Civil Litigation
2 firms named to lead suit over GW Pharmaceuticals merger
By Jonathan Lo
Federal Judge Cynthia Bashant appointed Monteverde & Associates and Kahn Swick & Foti as colead counsel for a securiti...
Judges and Judiciary
Challenge to lifetime temporary judges cap meets skepticism
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Seven retired judges, all over 70 and over the cap, said the court system is unfairly denying them the ability to serve as tem...
Judges and Judiciary
Biden nominates judges for Fresno and San Diego
By Craig Anderson
Judges in the Eastern District and Southern District have pleaded with the president to fill vacancies to ease their workload.
Technology, Intellectual Property, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Broadcom suit against Netflix moved from Texas to California
By Craig Anderson
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit overturned a decision by Chief Judge J. Rodney Gilstrap of the Eastern Distr...
Judges and Judiciary, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
New bankruptcy judge worked for low-income debtors
By Kamila Knaudt
Magdalena Reyes Bordeaux was sworn in as the first Latina bankruptcy judge in the Central District of California.
Judges and Judiciary, Criminal, Covid Court Ops, Civil Litigation
Some courts are set to resume trials next week
By Blaise Scemama
Federal and state courts in Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino and other counties have paused all jury trials amid the sur...