Legal Education, Government
UC Irvine law clinics to help LA DA review police shootings
By Henrik Nilsson
In a letter to law enforcement members on Monday, Gascón announced he would convene a Use of Force Review Board composed of po...
Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation
Ousted utility commission official claims retaliation in lawsuit
By Gina Kim
Alice Stebbins, former executive director of the California Public Utilities Commission, alleged the commissioners resisted he...
U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law, Civil Litigation, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit sides with church, San Jose judge holds one in contempt
By Malcolm Maclachlan
In a very brief order, the appeals court denied an injunction sought by a Chula Vista church but sent the case back to the dis...
Judges and Judiciary, Covid Court Ops
Courts are limiting trials, juries and the public again
By Henrik Nilsson
The courts closed to the public with exceptions for criminal preliminary hearing witnesses, and attorneys and defendants in ma...
Government, Criminal
Newsom has choices for attorney general, and time to decide
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Literally dozens of names of members of Congress, the California Legislature and local officials in the state immediately sta...
Law Practice, Law Office Management
Greenberg Glusker attorneys eager to get back to new office
By Kamila Knaudt
While coordinating the move of 100 attorneys and 75 other employees into an 85,000 square foot office at the Century City Plaz...
Technology, Civil Litigation
Investors’ suit claims Uber misled them about passenger safety
By Winston Cho
The lawsuit challenged Uber’s alleged failure to address serious safety problems and claimed they were intentionally neglected...
Government, Criminal
New LA DA pledges resentencing of 20,000 prisoners
By Tyler Pialet
Beginning Tuesday, DA George Gascón said his prosecutors will decline to file charges in most low-level misdemeanor cases, end...
Labor/Employment, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Circuit panel asks if employers can break law and avoid court
By Craig Anderson
Two circuit judges appointed by President Bill Clinton peppered Andrew J. Pincus, a partner with Mayer Brown LLP, with skeptic...
Injury firm Peacock Law has worked hard to earn confidence in the safety personnel community.
Government, Criminal
George Gascón to be sworn in as 43rd district attorney for Los Angeles County
By Tyler Pialet
Gascón said he wants to build bridges with prosecutors in his office who oppose his views on the criminal legal system.
Judges and Judiciary
Downtown LA courthouses are virus hotspots, some lawyers say
By Blaise Scemama
Amid a surge in infections and the unconfirmed revelation that seven judges at the Stanley Mosk courthouse and three at the Me...
Real Estate/Development, Government, Bankruptcy
New law may help bankrupt homeowners rebuild financial standing after Jan. 1
By Malcolm Maclachlan
AB 1885 came together in just a few days in late August, near the end of the legislative year, and it will increase the so-cal...
Technology, Civil Litigation
Judge considers revisions to Apple settlement over throttled iPhones
By Winston Cho
U.S. District Judge Edward Davila found certain conditions likely locked people out of the $500 million settlement, leading to...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Law Practice
Lawyer mobility is a challenge for firms, bar
By Henrik Nilsson
According to Allison Martin Rhodes, partner and deputy general counsel at Sheppard Mullin, state-by-state licensing requiremen...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Criminal
Orange County lawyer arrested on fraud charge
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Moses R. Luna, 73, is facing 20 felony counts of insurance fraud for allegedly creating a translation and interpreting company...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Newsom appoints 2 new State Bar Board Trustees
By Henrik Nilsson
Melanie M. Shelby, managing director at Gray, Greer, Shelby & Vaughn, and Mark W. Toney, executive director at The Utility...
Government, Criminal
Governor’s former communications director charged with domestic violence
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Nathan Ballard, who worked with Gov. Newsom while he was mayor of San Francisco, faces felony counts of spousal and child abuse.
U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law
Supreme Court wants district judge to reconsider church’s challenge to restrictions
By Craig Anderson
The church's application for injunctive relief was treated as a writ of certiorari by the court and granted, instructing the 9...
Insurance, Civil Litigation
MDL panel considers consolidating business interruption suits
By Blaise Scemama
On the brink of bankruptcy as a result of business loss due to the pandemic and government closure orders, some business owner...
Labor/Employment
DOJ suit says Facebook is discriminating against US workers
By Jessica Mach
Filed Thursday with the Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer, the lawsuit follows an investigation the Departmen...
Law Practice, Antitrust & Trade Reg., 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Swisher Sweets wins $10M in attorneys’ fees in antitrust case
By Gina Kim
The cigarillo maker prevailed in the matter involving a competitor.
Civil Litigation
LA County must produce data backing dine-in ban, judge says
By Blaise Scemama
>Seeking a temporary restraining order to enjoin the county from implementing the ban, the California Restaurant Associatio...
The California Supreme Court will decide whether the state Constitution requires capital case juries to agree on the death pen...
Education Law, Constitutional Law, Civil Litigation
Challengers ask for injunction to school closures, citing Supreme Court decision
By Gina Kim
Harmeet K. Dhillon, who sued Gov. Gavin Newsom over his remote learning mandate, is now fighting for an injunction on behalf o...
Criminal
Federal judge sets March date for Elizabeth Holmes criminal trial
By Winston Cho
U.S. District Judge Edward Davila has pressed for the trial to begin as soon as possible. It’s been rescheduled twice from Oct...
The panel affirmed orders by district court judges in the Northern District of California and the Eastern District of Washingt...
Civil Litigation
Tobacco companies sue to delay California ban on flavored products
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Set to take effect Jan. 1, the ban would bar retailers from selling a “flavored tobacco product or a tobacco product flavor en...
Labor/Employment
Summer of unrest could lead to more workplace laws on diversity
By Jessica Mach
Workers began detailing allegations of discrimination or harassment by their employers on social media. Complaints were filed,...
Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation
Pinterest leadership enabled culture of discrimination, shareholder lawsuit claims
By Winston Cho
The complaint, filed Monday, follows employee unrest and the departure from Pinterest of one of the most high-profile executiv...