After a wide-ranging career, Edward Ferns knows how to talk to anyone.
Criminal, California Supreme Court
Parole is separate from sentence, says high court
By Tyler Pialet
“[W]hen parole works as intended, it is a sufficiently vital part of the rehabilitation process that ought not be categoricall...
Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation
Trial on MoFo bias claims could hurt everyone, jurist says
By Jessica Mach
Acknowledging that the issues at stake were nuanced, Corley said she nevertheless feared "a trial is going to end up hurting e...
Civil Litigation
Judge appears ready to order San Francisco to allow arts festival
By Winston Cho
Noting that other similar constitutionally protected activities such as religious gatherings and political protests are allowe...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Law Practice
Provisional licensure expansion could add thousands to bar
By Henrik Nilsson
The court decision would expand the current provisional licensure program to include those who scored 1,390 or higher on exams...
Labor/Employment, Government, Criminal
Negligence and missteps led to benefits fraud, says auditor
By Tyler Pialet
As claims began pouring in soon after the federal government bolstered California’s unemployment insurance funding pool last y...
Judges and Judiciary, California Courts of Appeal, Appellate Practice
Complaint against 3rd District justices divides attorneys
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Some attorneys said they have warned their clients about delays, while others say they haven’t noticed anything.
Technology, Securities, Civil Litigation
Lawsuits against Robinhood expected in its home state
By Blaise Scemama
“Robinhood’s actions were done purposely and knowingly to manipulate the market for the benefit of people and financial intuit...
Law Practice, Civil Litigation, Bankruptcy
Trustee attorneys get extension to file Girardi assets and liabilities
By Craig Anderson
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Barry Russell of Los Angeles had set Wednesday as the deadline for Girardi and his law firm, Girardi Kee...
Judges and Judiciary, California Courts of Appeal, Appellate Practice
Complaint to watchdog says 3 appellate justices are too slow
By Malcolm Maclachlan
In his complaint sent Tuesday, Jon B. Eisenberg of Healdsburg said the problem appears to be coming mainly from three of the c...
Labor/Employment, Constitutional Law, Civil Litigation
Woman fired after attending DC rally sues employer
By Gina Kim
The plaintiff, represented by David R. Flyer and Raquel Flyer of Flyer & Flyer APLC, said she was peacefully protesting th...
Law Practice, Community News
Hueston Hennigan spurs Social Justice Legal Foundation
By Henrik Nilsson
The foundation is a nationwide collaboration of five law schools, trial lawyers from the private sector, advisers, judges, act...
Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, California Supreme Court
State high court upholds ex-justice Jeffrey Johnson’s removal
By Blaise Scemama
The Supreme Court declined to review Johnson's petition for review. He was removed by the Commission on Judicial Performance i...
Labor/Employment
Union officials checking employee emails is ruled to be unlawful
By Jessica Mach
The officials from Operating Engineers Local Union 3, ALF-CIO are required to stop accessing the work emails of the employees,...
Government, Civil Litigation
Attorneys say the will continue to sue governor over closures
By Winston Cho
While Gov. Gavin Newsom reinstated on Monday the tiered reopening system that allows most businesses to at least partially ope...
In a response brief filed late Tuesday on behalf of the Association of Deputy District Attorneys for Los Angeles County, Eric ...
Sen. Majority Leader Bob Hertzberg, D-Van Nuys, Assemblymember Rob Bonta, D-Oakland and Sen. Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, introd...
Health Care & Hospital Law, Government
State DOJ's Medi-Cal fraud and elder abuse bureau gets more funds, becomes a division
By Blaise Scemama
As the hardest hit population during the pandemic, accounting for 34% of COVID-related deaths, the elderly have become increas...
Labor/Employment, Government, Administrative/Regulatory
State labor secretary faulted in audit of unemployment fraud
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Secretary for the California Labor and Workforce Development Agency Julie A. Su, under consideration as President Joe Biden’s ...
Criminal
Civil commitment hearings for sex predators should be public, lawmaker says
By Tyler Pialet
The proposed measure, SB 248, introduced last week by state Sen. Patricia Bates, R-Laguna Niguel, would also require that the ...
Community News
San Francisco Trial Lawyers group installs a new president
By Kamila Knaudt
“I’d like to raise our profile in the general community,” said Callaway. “A lot of people have heard of us, but they don’t rea...
Civil Litigation
Sacramento Library settles dispute with fundraising foundation
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The complaint stated the foundation had unilaterally terminated its memorandum of understanding with the library in 2015 yet c...
Judges and Judiciary, Covid Court Ops
Judges, attorneys press for higher vaccination priority
By Blaise Scemama
The state and county announced that court worker vaccinations would be further delayed due to a change in the vaccination prio...
Criminal
Simpson Thacher, Innocence Project secure rare factual innocence finding
By Henrik Nilsson
In the Northern California Innocence Project’s 20-year history, it is only the second time that the organization has managed t...
Technology, Civil Litigation
Class of 5,000 Uber drivers OK'd in classification fight
By Winston Cho
The class consists of California drivers who worked for Uber between Feb. 28, 2019 until the passage of Proposition 22 in Dec....
Law Practice, Law Office Management
LA firm Baker Marquart rebrand as Waymaker LLP
By Kamila Knaudt
The firm announced its name change, launched a new logo and website Monday, stating the changes are not related to any owners...
Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Hearing set on how much Girardi Keese can get from gas leak cases
By Jessica Mach
As the trustee of Girardi Keese continues to sort through the law firm's finances, a bankruptcy judge has set a Feb. 2 hearing...
Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation
SoCal Edison reaches $2.2B settlement with insurers
By Gina Kim
Socal Edison has officially settled all claims with subrogation (insurance) plaintiffs for $2.2B on Monday. The settlement res...
Judges and Judiciary, Covid Court Ops
Courts cautious about reopening despite governor’s new order
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Several courts contacted by the Daily Journal said they would let their current guidelines run until they expire.
Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit OKs ban on indoor religious services in some counties
By Winston Cho
Rejecting claims that other essential activities are allowed to operate more freely, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals fou...
