Government, Criminal
Governor reverses Manson follower’s 3rd parole grant
By Paula Lehman-Ewing
Governor reverses Manson follower's 3rd parole
Civil Litigation
Judge asks lawyers to control plaintiff’s outbursts in law firm trial
By Carter Stoddard
A judge asked the plaintiff’s attorneys to please control their client’s outbursts Monday in a case seeking to determine wheth...
San Diego-based civil defense firm Tyson & Mendes LLP will contribute $10,000 toward its attorneys’ student loans through ...
Appointed by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors in May 2018, the five-member Probation Reform & Implementation Te...
Civil Litigation
California’s lawsuit against Purdue Pharma is one of many following a big settlement
By Meghann Cuniff
State Attorney General Xavier Becerra’s lawsuit against OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma L.P. and a former executive is part of a...
Two former Postmates couriers filed suit against the San Francisco-based company Monday, claiming the on-demand delivery servi...
Agilent Technologies GC Michael Tang focuses on the company’s goals for customers.
Civil Litigation
Ex-Caltech researcher cries on the stand in trial over his job loss
By Glenn Jeffers
An emotional Farshid Roumi took the stand Friday and testified his life has changed since his ouster from the Pasadena-based C...
U.S. Supreme Court, Environmental & Energy
Ratepayer's lawyer opposes SDG&E high court review bid
By Gina Kim
Ratepayer says San Diego Gas & Electric’s petition to the U.S. Supreme Court should be denied due to meritless arguments a...
Civil Litigation, Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
US judge sanctions second lawyer in Monsanto trial
By Winston Cho
A San Francisco federal judge has sanctioned another plaintiffs’ attorney for her part in sneaking inadmissible evidence into ...
Civil Litigation, California Supreme Court
High court clarifies most arbitration decisions, and mistakes, are final.
By Brian Cardile
Finality is referenced often as a beneficial facet of private arbitration, where appeals and judicial reversals are rare. But,...
Criminal, Administrative/Regulatory
PG&E ordered to shut off power lines during dangerous conditions
By Winston Cho
State regulators approved the Pacific Gas and Electric Co.’s controversial proposal to shut off power lines during dangerous w...
Law Practice, State Bar & Bar Associations
State Bar may recommend non-lawyers be allowed to own legal services companies
By Lyle Moran
A State Bar task force appears poised to recommend that non-lawyers be allowed to own legal services companies and potentially...
California Supreme Court
High court justices (regretfully) nix suits by businesses over gas leak
By Brian Cardile
The state Supreme Court on Thursday closed the courthouse door to business-owner plaintiffs seeking to recover revenue lost wh...
Civil Litigation, Government, Environmental & Energy
LA County sues Monsanto, says it polluted waterways
By Blaise Scemama
Less than three weeks after an Oakland jury ordered Monsanto to pay over $2 billion when it found the company’s top-selling Ro...
Civil Litigation, Law Practice
Prior pitch meeting gets Quinn Emanuel booted from wildfire litigation
By Gina Kim
Quinn Emanuel disqualified from representing Woolsey fire plaintiffs, judge rules
Labor/Employment, Government
Assembly vote on test to determine an employee could impact gig economy
By Glenn Jeffers
The state Assembly’s 55-11 vote to pass AB 5 could install a multi-part test that distinguishes between employees and independ...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Criminal
Attorney, already facing criminal charges, accused of wrongdoing by State Bar
By Meghann Cuniff
An attorney accused of being part of a criminal worker’s compensation fraud ring has been charged by the State Bar with seven ...
Civil Litigation
Monsanto attorneys ask federal judge to avoid California in next phase of Roundup cases
By Winston Cho
Monsanto attorneys urged a federal judge to avoid California during the next phase of litigation over allegations the Bayer AG...
California Supreme Court
Lawyer’s discrimination suit at high court turns on standing
By Brian Cardile
Advocates squared off Thursday over whether an online credit card payment processor’s restrictive terms of service provide the...
The Muslim Bar Association of Southern California and Office of the Los Angeles City Attorney co-host second annual Iftar event.
When attorney Jason Gordon skydives with friends, gravity is the only law that matters.
As receivership draws to a close for beleaguered Argosy University, Western State College of Law is hammering out a deal to be...
Civil Litigation
City’s request to temporarily seal depositions in ratepayer case opposed
By Justin Kloczko
The city of Los Angeles is accused by lawsuit opponents of seeking to have key depositions sealed from public view in order to...
Civil Litigation
Facebook lawyers said users had ‘no reasonable expectation of privacy’ in bid to dismiss suit
By Winston Cho
The federal judge overseeing allegations that Facebook Inc. illegally shared vast amounts of users’ personal information consi...
Civil Litigation, Judges and Judiciary
Recusal motion cites judge’s own order in support
By Meghann Cuniff
A rare bid to disqualify a federal judge cites 12 cases, including one written by the judge himself.
The state Assembly has overwhelmingly passed a compromise version of a bill to change the police use of force standard.
Civil Litigation, Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
In combative cross-examination, witness acknowledges suing multiple law firms over fee estimates
By Carter Stoddard
After a combative cross-examination Wednesday, the defense attorney for Edward Wildmans Palmer LLP extracted testimony before ...
Government, State Bar & Bar Associations
State Bar fee bill passes Senate, with some dissent
By Erin Lee
The Senate passed the State Bar’s fee increase 32-4, but some skepticism remains among some legislators.
San Diego-based chip maker Qualcomm Inc. is seeking a stay on a federal judge’s anti-trust order pending appeal to the 9th U.S...