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Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment, Government


A Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory said facility management retaliated against him after he reported safety concerns.


Government, Criminal


Los Angeles County is charging probationers more money in fines and fees than they are legally required to pay, while also coe...


Civil Litigation


The Public Watchdogs is asking the federal court to consider a piece of evidence from a settlement reached between another ove...


Victims of childhood sexual assault will have longer to file civil suits, under a bill Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Sunday. AB 218...


Civil Litigation, Entertainment & Sports


The punitive damages deliberations for the sexual harassment trial against the Hologram USA Inc. CEO will likely resume next W...


Labor/Employment


Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signatures will have broad impact on the state’s labor and employment.


Civil Litigation, Government


Governor signs 15 new gun control laws

Oct. 14, 2019
By Malcolm Maclachlan

AB 61 allows coworkers, employers and teachers use an ex parte court process to obtain a gun-violence restraining order.


Special Coverage, Judges and Judiciary, Government


The Saddleridge Fire burning in Sylmar has prompted closures of at least two Los Angeles area courthouses.


Entertainment & Sports


Katy Perry, her songwriters and other defendants have moved to reverse a jury’s verdict of $2.78 million for copyright infring...


State Bar & Bar Associations


The nonprofit organization hopes to strengthen efforts it already has underway in the areas of diversity, access to justice an...


Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment


Uber hit with new employee classification action

Oct. 14, 2019
By Meghann Cuniff

The complaint was filed by an UberEATS driver, claiming the company wrongly classifies drivers as independent contractors desp...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Officials said it’s time to provide support for attorneys practicing in the “booming” industry.


Law Practice, Labor/Employment


DLA Piper corporate partner Louis P.A. Lehot has been ousted from the firm, a week after a colleague accused him of sexually a...


Law Practice, State Bar & Bar Associations


In signing the fee bill, Gov. Gavin Newsom doesn’t commit to moving the bar into the state budget.


Government, Environmental & Energy, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


The secretary of Energy improperly, indeterminably shelved Obama-era efficiency standards finalized just before President Trum...


U.S. Supreme Court, Labor/Employment


A 2nd District of Court of Appeal ruling that 2018's Dynamex decision should apply retroactively to wage and hour orders could...


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


The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals revived part of a claim brought by the family of a boy who was killed along with a frien...


Judges and Judiciary, Government


Governor Gavin Newsom tapped Thursday former state deputy solicitor general Gonzalo C. Martinez as deputy judicial appointment...


Civil Litigation


Judge bumps OC opioid trial to June 2020

Oct. 11, 2019
By Meghann Cuniff

The two-month delay comes amid ongoing discovery disputes, pending depositions.


Judges and Judiciary


Three Supreme Court justices ousted by California voters in 1986 were honored by the California Judges Association with the Pr...


Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment


Billionaire hit with $1.3M in attorneys fee

Oct. 11, 2019
By Steven Crighton

While awaiting a jury’s verdict in one sexual harassment trial against him, Alki David was ordered to pay $1.3 million in atto...


Judges and Judiciary, Government


Courthouses in Northern California counties are closed due to the Pacific Gas & Electric Company’s power shut off, and pla...


Civil Litigation


Two weeks after winning a $40 million verdict against Johnson & Johnson in Los Angeles County, a Dallas-based firm lost a ...


Civil Litigation, Criminal


Most of the plaintiffs may not reach court if Gov. Gavin Newsom follows the example of predecessor Gov. Jerry Brown, who vetoe...


Bankruptcy


PG&E loses sole right to plan reorganization

Oct. 10, 2019
By Winston Cho

The utility will now have to contend with competing plans to emerge from bankruptcy.


Government, Criminal


Governor signs law allowing felons on juries

Oct. 10, 2019
By Malcolm Maclachlan

California joins 20 other states in allowing felons to serve on juries, as Gov. Gavin Newsom signs numerous criminal justice b...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Criminal, California Supreme Court


A Los Angeles criminal defense firm that hired an attorney who previously prosecuted its client for death told the state Supre...


Government, Civil Rights


At issue is the Mulford Act, a 1967 state law banning the open carry of loaded firearms that was inspired in part by armed pro...


Law Practice, State Bar & Bar Associations


The bar studied the idea of limited license legal technicians in the late 1980s and early 1990s without taking any implementat...


Civil Litigation, Banking


The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has named Katharine E. Zoladz associate regional director for enforcement for its ...