Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Opinion issued for judges advising lawyers on court performance
By Jonathan Lo
“We felt it was important to provide some uniform guidance about the ethical considerations and risks that judges should keep ...
U.S. Supreme Court, Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation, California Courts of Appeal
US Supreme Court to review PAGA limit on arbitration
By Skyler Romero
“Viking River Cruises would be a far more significant case than Badgerow this term because its potential ramifications for the...
Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation
Judge warns lawyers who want to lead oil spill litigation
By Gina Kim
“Don’t take with confidence that any nonperformance on your part you’re going to be forgiven by the court,” U.S. District Judg...
Environmental & Energy, Criminal
DOJ charges 3 companies with negligence for Orange County oil spill
By Gina Kim
“An indictment filed this afternoon charges the companies that own and operate the 17-mile long San Pedro Bay Pipeline with on...
“We want it to be something that is respected, well received and viewed as serious legal research,” said Jonathan Laifman, who...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Straus Institute’s 1st senior fellow in dispute resolution is former justice
By Kamila Knaudt
Tricia Bigelow of Signature Resolution is the first senior fellow in dispute resolution at the Straus Institute for Dispute Re...
Intellectual Property, Entertainment & Sports, Civil Litigation
Coachella Music Festival sues over tribe’s competing event
By Gina Kim
The lawsuit was filed in Los Angeles by David J. Steele of Tucker Ellis LLP, alleging that Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission I...
Entertainment & Sports, Criminal
Former Netflix executive sentenced to prison for bribes
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Michael Kail was convicted of taking more than $500,000 from company venders
Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
As trial nears end, capacitor antitrust case settles
By Jonathan Lo
Tuesday was intended to be a long day of trial, with the defense planning to call three final witnesses and plaintiffs’ counse...
U.S. Supreme Court, Torts/Personal Injury, Alternative Dispute Resolution
‘Encouraged’ Bayer suspends weedkiller settlement talks
By Blaise Scemama
The U.S. Supreme Court asked the Biden administration weigh in on an appeal of a $25 million verdict in a bellwether lawsuit a...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Law Practice
Bar might stop its study of law firm management changes
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The State Bar responded to a Dec. 7 letter from Assemblyman Mark Stone, D-Scotts Valley, and Sen. Tom Umberg, D-Santa Ana. The...
Civil Litigation, California Courts of Appeal
Appeal panel considers if consumer law apply to bail contracts?
By Kamila Knaudt
The 1st District Court of Appeal heard arguments in an appeal by Bad Boys Bail Bonds challenging an Alameda County judge’s pre...
Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Civil Litigation
Girardi dangled ‘connections with judges’ Edelson founder testified
By Craig Anderson
“He was trying to explain to me that if we simply dropped it, he would make a ton of money for me because of his connections w...
LADWP President Cynthia McClain-Hill on Monday formally requested authorization from the city attorney's office to engage inde...
Labor/Employment, Civil Rights
Judge rebukes state, federal agencies for 'unseemly' dispute in Activision Blizzard case
By Gina Kim
Judge won't allow state civil rights agency to intervene in gaming case, but cites concerns with proposed consent decree betwe...
State Bar & Bar Associations
San Diego County Bar Association installs new president
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
David Majchrzak, a professional responsibility lawyer at Klinedinst, will serve as president
Torts/Personal Injury, Bankruptcy, Alternative Dispute Resolution
Sex abuse survivors settle with USAG and Olympic Committee for $380M
By Gina Kim
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Robyn L. Moberly of the Southern District of Indiana blessed the settlement, which provides not just mon...
Real Estate/Development, Civil Litigation
PG&E must answer inverse condemnation charges, judge rules
By Gina Kim
Judge Andrew Y.S. Cheng, who sits in San Francisco County Superior Court’s complex civil division, is overseeing both the Kinc...
Government, Criminal
Riverside County DA gets challenger to his 2022 re-election bid
By Kamila Knaudt
Criminal defense and appellate attorney Lara Gressley, who ran against Mike Hestrin in 2018, said she would do so again.
Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
DA dismisses fraud case against Newport Beach attorney
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Prosecutors alleged Steven Mehr engaged in a “referral for compensation” scheme using the Jacoby & Meyers name. The defens...
Government, Constitutional Law
Newsom could set off legislative arms race with gun law proposal, experts warn
By Blaise Scemama
The governor, outraged over the U.S. Supreme Court’s failure to block a Texas abortion law allowing private citizens to sue do...
Judges and Judiciary, Government, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Koh becomes first Biden pick confirmed to 9th Circuit
By Craig Anderson
Lucy Koh will be the first Korean-American woman to serve on a federal appellate court.
Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Capacitor companies’ expert witness testimony stricken
By Jonathan Lo
Plaintiffs said she offered different damages estimate in the antitrust litigation
Government, Criminal
Another former LA water department executive agrees to plead guilty
By Blaise Scemama
David F. Alexander is the third person to agree to plead guilty to criminal charges relating to a scheme seemingly hatched by ...
Law Practice, Labor/Employment
Constangy Brooks strengthens labor practice in California
By Skyler Romero
Los Angeles labor attorney William J. Emanuel has joined Constangy Brooks Smith & Prophette LLP as senior counsel.
U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law
San Diego schools must reply to high court petition on vaccine mandate
By Craig Anderson
The order by Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan followed an application for emergency relief filed earlier on Friday by Paul M....
State Bar & Bar Associations, Law Practice
Legislature’s judiciary heads oppose bar plans for non-attorney legal work
By Malcolm Maclachlan
“They don’t have the authority to take these steps without changing statutes, which means they have to talk to us about it. Th...
Government, Criminal
Ex-LA utility chief on no-bail release after arraignment
By Blaise Scemama
The Department of Justice announced David H. Wright agreed to plead guilty to one count of bribery for colluding with former s...
Chief Operating Officer Susan S. Nahama estimated that 60% to 70% of the firm’s LA employees have opted for either a remote or...
Judges and Judiciary, Government, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit nominees inch closer to jobs on US appellate bench
By Craig Anderson
The U.S. Senate voted late Thursday to cut off debate on the nominations of U.S. District Judge Lucy H. Koh and Jennifer Sung,...