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Government, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


Oregon’s Democratic senators have asked the White House to consider four candidates as nominees for the last existing vacancy ...


Securities, Civil Litigation


The defendant said he intends to invoke the Fifth Amendment in response to fraud allegations that he falsely claimed his compa...


Civil Litigation, Government, Constitutional Law


California is most likely improperly denying firearms to people whose felony convictions in other states were overturned, a fe...


Civil Litigation


Although a federal judge recognized it would be a serious invasion of privacy to allow Apple to conduct forensic imaging of cl...


Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


An attorney whose 100-signature petition about sexual harassment in the 2nd District Court of Appeal spurred the investigation...


U.S. Supreme Court, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


The standard for what makes a case “extraordinary” enough to justify such an injunction is not clear, legal experts say.


Civil Litigation, Government, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


The judge overseeing dual cases related to billing errors at the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power will review in came...


Government, Criminal


For the first time, two women — former federal prosecutor Eileen M. Decker and LGTBQ activist Shane Goldsmith Murphy — have be...


Government


Bill to protect debtors is headed to state Assembly vote

Aug. 22, 2019
By Malcolm Maclachlan

A bill that would protect the last few dollars in a debtor’s bank account is headed to a vote in the full state Assembly.


Government, Environmental & Energy


A coalition of major environmental groups have sued to block changes to the Endangered Species Act announced last week by Pres...


Government, Criminal


A contentious bill to allow felons to serve on juries was pulled from a legislative committee on Wednesday to allow further ne...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Bassem Banafa, whose federal lawsuit helped derail Steven Moawad’s 2018 bid to remain the State Bar’s chief trial counsel, has...


Civil Litigation, Immigration, Health Care & Hospital Law


Claiming the federal government failed to provide detained immigrants with appropriate medical and mental health care, the Sou...


Civil Litigation, Government, Environmental & Energy


The Navy contractor accused of widespread fraud in the cleanup of a toxic San Francisco shipyard argued it could not have defr...


Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


An attorney testified Tuesday he was the source of information Justice Jeffrey Johnson spread around the 2nd District Court of...


Civil Litigation, Criminal, Antitrust & Trade Reg.


The order for relief of judgment is U.S. District Judge James V. Selna’s second dismantling of the 2016 jury verdict


Criminal


Prosecutors mined an extensive paper trail in federal court on Tuesday as they sought to show a Mexican national lived illegal...


Civil Litigation


USC in legal tussle with on-campus restaurants

Aug. 21, 2019
By Alexandra Applegate

The restaurants accuse USC of intentional misrepresentation and breach of contract over leases the plaintiffs say are above ma...


Government


Gov. Gavin Newsom publicized his proposal to create a $331 million trust that would fund legal services for California residen...


Entertainment & Sports


The Los Angeles Opera has hired Debra Wong Yang, a former U.S. attorney and chair of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher's crisis mana...


Civil Litigation


Representing himself in a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by a former employee, Alki David has repeatedly expressed frustrat...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday Charles Schwab Corp. can move a proposed class action over alleged mismanagement of reti...


Civil Litigation, Law Practice


“To be fair, this wasn’t something that we wanted to do; this is what we had to do,” said lead defense attorney Paul Murphy of...


Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Jeffrey W. Johnson was a loving father, trustworthy mentor, good friend and reliable career advocate according to his daughter...


Judges and Judiciary, Alternative Dispute Resolution


LA judge starts at Signature Resolution

Aug. 20, 2019
By Justin Kloczko

After over 40 years working in the public sector, retired Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Scott M. Gordon started as a neutra...


Civil Litigation


A federal judge has stuck by his decision to remand one of the Woolsey Fire lawsuits to state court after rejecting the Boeing...


A bankruptcy judge’s decision to allow a San Francisco jury to decide if the Pacific Gas & Electric Co. should be held lia...


Government, Criminal


Law on new police use of force standards signed

Aug. 20, 2019
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Flanked by family members of individuals killed by police officers, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a new law Monday changing the sta...


Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment


A jury Monday awarded former Los Angeles Times sports columnist T.J. Simers more than $15 million in damages stemming from a 2...


Law Practice


Baker McKenzie, which has been trying to grow in Northern and Southern California, plans to build 30 partners and associates a...