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Law Practice


Thomas Nolan has joined Pearson, Simon & Warshaw

Jan. 2, 2020
By Meghann Cuniff

Longtime trial attorney is headed for a smaller firm and more time in court.


Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


O’Melveny tries to end 5-year malpractice claim saga

Jan. 2, 2020
By Malcolm Maclachlan

O'Melveny & Meyers LLP has taken another step toward a possible conclusion of a five-year legal malpractice claim saga, af...


The battle over certification for subclasses in litigation over the 2015 oil spill off the coast of Santa Barbara continues.


U.S. Supreme Court, California Supreme Court


The suit brought by Michael B. McClellan of Newmeyer & Dillion LLP and Michael W. Battin of Navigato & Battin LLP cite...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


The former Beach Boy has always seen alternative dispute resolution as the final act of his legal career.


State Bar & Bar Associations


The bar’s departing executive director says the agency has shifted toward prioritizing the interests of consumers.


Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property


A self-driving car company should be sanctioned for allegedly allowing its co-founder to review documents designated solely fo...


Labor/Employment


Ride-hailing giant Uber Technologies Inc. and food delivery service Postmates Inc. filed a lawsuit late Monday afternoon again...


Labor/Employment


US judge enjoins law banning required arbitrations

Dec. 31, 2019
By Malcolm Maclachlan

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the plaintiff in the case, claims AB 51 is preempted by the Federal Arbitration Act.


Law Practice


Attorney collective hopes to modernize litigation

Dec. 31, 2019
By Justin Kloczko

A collective of attorneys hope to change the legal industry in 2020 by modernizing the way cases are litigated.


Criminal, California Courts of Appeal


Other Southern California prosecutors say the law is unconstitutional, but many DAs, and the attorney general, say courts are ...


Judges and Judiciary


LA judge set to retire early next year

Dec. 31, 2019
By Arin Mikailian

Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Elizabeth White, who has primarily handled civil assignments since her appointment in ...


Judges and Judiciary


Some members of the legal community are renewing calls to protect judicial independence by eliminating judicial elections and ...


Civil Litigation, Government


The pole was sold as a “breakaway” model, designed to sheer off at its lower section to minimize impact when hit by a car. But...


Civil Litigation, Health Care & Hospital Law, Government


As nearly 200 cases from around the nation against vaporizer manufacturer JUUL Labs are being consolidated, some recent plaint...


Labor/Employment, Government


The court granted the Teamsters' bid to intervene in the case in January. On Thursday, attorneys for the union filed an opposi...


Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg.


A magistrate judge awarded $31.8 million in attorney fees to firms that secured an injunction for student-athletes in a lawsui...


Intellectual Property, Entertainment & Sports


As legislators and industry appointees work to drag long-outdated copyright laws into the 21st century, the process of impleme...


Health Care & Hospital Law, Government


Judge issues remedial order in prisons mental health case

Dec. 27, 2019
By Malcolm Maclachlan

The changes U.S. District Court Judge Kimberly J. Mueller ordered this week follow from her ruling earlier this month that off...


Civil Litigation, Government, California Supreme Court


The state Supreme Court, reversing a 4th District Court of Appeal decision, ruled Thursday nonparties cannot sue to block the ...


Civil Litigation, California Supreme Court


The state Supreme Court on Thursday rejected Attorney General Xavier Becerra’s bid to dismiss a lawsuit by therapists challeng...


U.S. Supreme Court


State high court revives suit against revised child pornography reporting law


California Supreme Court


The First Amendment Coalition announced receipt of the records Monday, over two months after the state Supreme Court issued si...


State Bar & Bar Associations


More California law schools may have accreditation trouble in coming year.


Government, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Three investigations, six resignations, and one dropped case later, the $67 million water billing settlement refuses to go awa...


Civil Litigation


A judge tossed out a $15 million jury award against the Los Angeles Times in an age and disability discrimination suit filed b...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Wells Fargo's decision to offer a higher interest rate on the Interest on Lawyers' Trust Accounts it holds is expected to gene...


Government


SACRAMENTO -- In September, Sen. Jeff Stone, R-La Quinta, stood up in the California Senate to warn AB 51, a bill barring arbi...


Government


Prompted by the plight of an Army Green Beret with lung cancer, President Donald Trump signed legislation that allows servicem...


A rift between Attorney General Xavier Becerra and the state’s district attorneys, five cases before the California Supreme Co...