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The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday pared back an injunction that had blocked, nationwide, a Trump administration ...


Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Appellate Justice Jeffrey W. Johnson sobbed for about five minutes as a woman he mentored testified how he had inspired her du...


Securities, Government


“I’m attempting in my own way to determine the progress of the case, and in particular the allocation of resources to prosecut...


State Bar & Bar Associations, Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


A State Bar task force’s nonlawyers suggestions generated overwhelming opposition during the early stages of the public-commen...


Law Practice


Milbank adds IP partners in Los Angeles

Aug. 19, 2019
By Meghann Cuniff

Milbank LLP is beefing up its intellectual property practice with the addition for four litigators from Irell & Manella LLP.



PG&E retains right to control reorganization plan

Aug. 19, 2019
By Glenn Jeffers

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Dennis J. Montali ruled Friday PG&E Corp. should retain the right to pitch a reorganization plan tha...


Civil Litigation


After a week of setbacks, outbursts and reprimands, a sexual harassment civil trial against billionaire Alki David is still pl...


Civil Litigation, Government, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


The 2nd District Court of Appeal is allowing an attorney trying to stop the release of documents related to the representation...


Judges and Judiciary


The Los Angeles Superior Court has created a new magistrate unit comprised of judges and commissioners that will take over cer...


Attorneys for San Francisco police and a freelance journalist, whose house and office were raided over the leak of a controver...


Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property


Sunnyvale-based Juniper Networks Inc. won a complete dismissal of a two-year patent infringement case in the Northern District...


Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


A former law clerk of state appellate Justice Jeffrey Johnson testified Thursday he contacted her when allegations of sexually...


Government


Attorney General Xavier Becerra has filed his preliminary opposition with the California Supreme Court to a challenge to a new...


Judges and Judiciary, Criminal, Bankruptcy


The federal judge handling the Pacific Gas & Electric Co.’s criminal probation may enter the fray to help oversee the util...


A now-former Internal Revenue Service analyst has pleaded guilty to illegally leaking information about former Donald Trump la...


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


A 9th U.S. Circuit Ciourt of Appeals panel ordered the Trump administration to provide hygiene basic under the terms of a sett...


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Insurance, California Supreme Court


Mercury Insurance Company must pay $27.6 million in civil penalties for overcharging California drivers for auto insurance aft...


A federal jury in Orange County rejected a former deputy district attorney’s First Amendment lawsuit against her ex-boss this ...


State Bar & Bar Associations


June Baby Bar passage rate was 24%

Aug. 16, 2019
By Laurinda Keys

The percentage would be the highest in five years if born out by a final report on the exam.


Civil Litigation, Government


A bill designed to shorten depositions in asbestos-related cases is heading to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk after the state Senate...


Civil Litigation


A federal judge granted the state’s motion to extend its deadline to respond to a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of...


Civil Litigation, Law Practice


In a reply to the U.S. Supreme Court, attorneys for Winston & Strawn tried to discredit claims made by a former partner in...


Civil Litigation


LA Superior Court Judge Carolyn B. Kuhl slapped SoCalGas’ lawyers from Morgan Lewis Bockius LLP in the Porter Ranch litigation...


Civil Litigation, Bankruptcy


The committee representing wildfire victims on Wednesday accused Pacific Gas & Electric Corp. of using state legislation t...


Civil Litigation, Criminal, Civil Rights


In a case steeped in confidentiality issues, Planned Parenthood asked a federal judge this week to sanction anti-abortion acti...


Accusing YouTube LLC of discrimination, a class of LGBTQ content creators claims the popular video-sharing company censors the...


Civil Litigation, Entertainment & Sports


West fights to keep from moving East

Aug. 15, 2019
By Steven Crighton

No one said litigating a case against Kanye West would be easy.


Environmental & Energy


Southern California Gas Company has been ordered to produce documents containing their communications with AECOM Technology Co...


Tax, Native Americans, Government


A federal judge has dismissed a Native American tribe’s claim it is exempt from state tobacco taxes on the grounds that his co...


Insurance, Government


A state bill that would buy a large wildfire reinsurance policy has hit a snag in the Legislature.