Law Practice
UCLA professor uncovers nationwide scams involving fake court orders
By Ilan Isaacs
Eugene Volokh found eight types of de-indexing scams including: outright court forgeries; fake stipulated injunctions involvin...
The experienced litigator comes from San Francisco boutique Durie Tangri.
Securities, Government
California joins lawsuit against SEC over broker-dealer rule
By Meghann Cuniff
The action targets the so-called Best Interest Rule, set to take effect next year
Labor/Employment, Government, Criminal
Legislature passes bills on criminal justice, debt collection, workplace harassment
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The Legislature passed bills Tuesday relating to criminal justice, debt collection and workplace harassment as it worked towar...
Civil Litigation, Government
Emails between water billing plaintiff and LA city’s counsel not protected, judge rules
By Justin Kloczko
An attorney’s attempt to block the release of documents exchanged his former client regarding a controversial Los Angeles wate...
Immigration, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Dispute over national injunctions appears headed to Supreme Court
By Brian Cardile
The Department of Justice, in a battery of filings Tuesday, reproached a renewed national injunction halting Trump administrat...
Securities, Law Practice, Corporate
Former SEC official joins Munger Tolles in LA
By Gina Kim
Former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission official John W. Berry is joining Munger, Tolles & Olson, the firm announce...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Former corporate lawyer aims to offer resolve disputes faster with “a new form of ADR”
By Jessica Mach
Christopher (Kit) Kaufman, previously a partner at Latham & Watkins LLP who specialized in corporate law, is launching an ...
Government, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Becerra avoids antitrust probes of Google, Facebook
By Craig Anderson
Google joined Facebook Inc. on Monday as Silicon Valley technology giants to face antitrust probes by multiple state attorneys...
Law Practice
Federal prosecutor Kevin M. Lally joined McGuireWoods LLP as partner
By Justin Kloczko
Lally, who said he was drawn to the large, complex corporate investigations at McGuireWoods, will bolsterits white collar and ...
Law Practice
Willkie Farr opens San Francisco office with 2 new partners
By Carter Stoddard
Simona Agnolucci and Ben Hur joined the firm from Keker, Van Nest & Peters.
Civil Litigation, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit appears to side with lender in CFPB case
By Winston Cho
The Trump administration's impact on a traditionally liberal-leaning federal circuit court may be no more apparent than in a r...
Civil Litigation
Judge: Facebook can be sued over selling users’ personal data
By Blaise Scemama
Facebook Inc. can be sued for selling users’ personal data to the information company Cambridge Analytica, a federal judge rul...
Cancer research and development company Epic Sciences Inc. has announced the appointment of Joel Smith as the company's new ge...
Civil Litigation, Criminal
Becerra wants to block release of Woolsey Fire origin report
By Gina Kim
The California Attorney General late last month filed a motion to quash plaintiffs’ subpoenas seeking the release of the cause...
Government
Bill headed to governor that OKs gun revocation on ex parte complaint
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Monday’s session in the California Legislature will likely be remembered for the hundreds of anti-vaccine protestors who shut ...
Immigration, Government, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Ignoring circuit, US judge reissues nationwide order for asylum seekers
By Brian Cardile
When it trimmed back last month the nationwide reach of an injunction blocking new Trump administration immigration policy, a ...
Civil Litigation
San Diego attorney files another suit seeking communications between Gov and utilities
By Gina Kim
Lawyer Michael Aguirre is once again suing the state over wildfire funding bills, AB 1054 and AB 235.
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Avenatti sued by insurance company, tweets request for legal information
By Blaise Scemama
An insurance company seeking to rescind coverage of a $4 million jet sued plaintiffs’ attorney Michael Avenatti, claiming the ...
A team from the Los Angeles office of Simpson Thacher has won a $37 million judgment against a Tustin-based company that conti...
Transportation, Environmental & Energy, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
US antitrust probe appears aimed at emissions standards
By Winston Cho
A federal investigation into four major automakers that struck a deal with California to follow more stringent emissions stand...
Government, Civil Rights
State files opposition to injunction request on tax returns for ballot access
By Justin Kloczko
California’s new law requiring presidential candidates to release their tax returns to appear on the primary ballot does not u...
Civil Litigation
Morgan Stanley financial advisors class action settles for $10M
By Carter Stoddard
A Northern California federal judge tentatively approved a $10 million proposed settlement between investment banking giant Mo...
Labor/Employment
NLRB asks for comment about profane statement standards in the workplace
By Glenn Jeffers
The National Labor Relations Board is seeking public input on whether it should reconsider its standards on profane and offens...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Criminal
Sacramento-area lawyer sentenced to prison
By Blaise Scemama
A federal judge sentenced the personal injury attorney to three years in prison for hiding over $1.4 million of income from th...
Judges and Judiciary, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Might GOP and Democrats agree on bigger 9th Circuit?
By Brian Cardile
The successful confirmation of President Donald Trump's latest 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals nominee, Oregon state judge D...
State Bar & Bar Associations
California to offer accreditation for online law schools
By Lyle Moran
California is on track to become the first state in the nation to accredit fully online law degree programs.
Civil Litigation, Constitutional Law
US judge ponders man's jailing over 'whopper' in civil contempt case
By Meghann Cuniff
The plaintiff alleges his constitutional rights were violated when he was jailed in Orange County for six years in a civil law...
Labor/Employment, Government
Ban on required workplace arbitration among labor-backed bills headed to governor
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Gov. Jerry Brown nixed a similar measure last year, writing in a veto message it was “plainly” preempted by the Federal Arbitr...
Criminal
Judge gets impatient with abortion procedure questions in criminal case
By Craig Anderson
The judge handling criminal charges against two anti-abortion activists kept their attorneys on a tight leash Thursday when th...