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Education Law, State Bar & Bar Associations


LSAT taker pool increases for fourth year

Jun. 14, 2019
By Erin Lee

The number of LSAT takers was up for the fourth year in a row, following a slight enrollment boost this past fall.


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


The Trump administration is fighting to reverse a federal injunction making it harder for the government to unilaterally resci...


Criminal


The state Supreme Court will weigh in on a new law limiting the mandatory sentencing minimums for felons with prior convictions.


Civil Litigation, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


The two name partners of a Long Beach-based law firm are embroiled in a lawsuit over the rights to the firm’s ownership.



Setting Expectations

Jun. 14, 2019

Mark LeHocky of ADR Services tries to understand each adversary's world view so he can more efficiently direct parties to a re...


Civil Litigation, Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Instructing a jury to decide whether international law firm Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP breached its fiduciary duty when it rep...


Civil Litigation


Two Los Angeles attorneys won $15 million for a client who was fired by Jack in the Box.


Judges and Judiciary, Government


The head of the Commission on Judicial Performance on Wednesday urged state lawmakers to pay for more court reporters while ca...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


A Facebook Inc. attorney told a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel Wednesday that the collection of facial recognition da...


Judges and Judiciary, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


President Donald J. Trump will soon have an opportunity to make another appointment to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.


Criminal


District Attorney George Gascón said his office would begin using an algorithm on July 1 to aid in the process of deciding whe...


An Alameda County jury returned a $12M verdict in favor of Patriciz Schmitz, a retired school teacher who developed a fatal ca...


Education Law, State Bar & Bar Associations


Thomas Jefferson School of Law lost its American Bar Association accreditation after nearly two years of probation.



Be Aware

Jun. 13, 2019

Kings County Judge Valerie Chrissakis stays current, notifies attorneys of legal changes


Civil Litigation, Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


“This has been the strangest case I think I’ve ever seen,” Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Terry A. Green told attorne...


Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property


While a federal judge ruled in 2016 that VidAngel Inc.’s video service violated the law, counsel for the company said Tuesday ...


Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment


In a precedent-setting decision for the armored car industry, Munger Tolles attorneys got a class action suit about mandatory ...


Environmental & Energy, Bankruptcy


A bankruptcy judge allowed a non-wildfire plaintiff to proceed with her case against the Pacific Gas and Electric Corp. Tuesda...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


A pipeline company responsible for the 2015 Refugio oil spill urged the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Tuesday to reverse a...


Intellectual Property, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


9th Circuit en banc panel to consider Led Zeppelin case

Jun. 12, 2019
By Nicolas Sonnenburg

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will rehear en banc a copyright lawsuit claiming the iconic English rock band Led Zeppel...


Criminal


Defense counsel slogged through an objection-riddled examination of an FBI agent who helped bring criminal charges against two...


Civil Litigation, Government


The community group Citizens for a Friendly Airport has filed a new lawsuit against the city of Carlsbad and the County of San...


Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Three additional women are accusing Justice Jeffrey W. Johnson of sexual misconduct, including non-consensual touching and ina...



Quick to Rule

Jun. 12, 2019

Fresno Judge Jane Cardoza is decisive because she is always well-prepared, attorneys say.


Civil Litigation, Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


On Monday, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Terry A. Green said he was inclined to issue his first "unclean hands" inst...


Government, Criminal


Public defenders in Orange County say the grand jury’s decision to clear prosecutors and sheriff’s deputies of improperly usin...


Michael Avenatti said he must travel regularly as he represents clients and prepares for trial in his New York and California ...


U.S. Supreme Court, Labor/Employment, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously sided with an offshore oil drilling company Monday, ruling that rig workers were not covere...


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


High court to consider anti-discrimination suit

Jun. 11, 2019
By Nicolas Sonnenburg

The U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday it would hear a case alleging one of the nation’s leading telecommunications providers...


Securities, Civil Litigation, Corporate


Snapchat investors seek class certification

Jun. 11, 2019
By Blaise Scemama

Snapchat investors, suing the social media company for securities fraud, have asked a federal judge to grant them class certif...