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Real Estate/Development, Civil Litigation


Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Mark V. Mooney upheld a defense verdict that barred plaintiff Shailesh Jogani from suing his ...


Law Practice


Ex-DOJ tax leader joins Browne George Ross

Jul. 30, 2019
By Erin Lee

Veteran white collar defense and tax attorney Nathan J. Hochman has made the jump to Browne George Ross LLP, a move he says wi...


Education Law, State Bar & Bar Associations


For the first time ever, the State Bar released bar exam essay topics to all 9,000 test takers in an email Saturday night.


Environmental & Energy


Lawsuits challenging the approval of a housing development in a remote part of San Diego County citing the threat of wildfires...


Civil Litigation, Entertainment & Sports


Oakland not giving up in suit against Raiders

Jul. 29, 2019
By Carter Stoddard

An attorney representing the City of Oakland in its recently dismissed suit against the Oakland Raiders NFL team said the case...


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


In a case with ramifications for class action certification cases across California, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rev...


Civil Litigation


The judge who oversaw the most recent trial against Monsanto departed from others who have tried the cases, firmly agreeing th...


Government


Utilities agree to pay into wildfire mitigation fund

Jul. 29, 2019
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Pacific Gas & Electric Co. and Southern California Edison Co. said Thursday they would pay into a multibillion dollar wild...


Civil Litigation, Government


California’s ban on so-called bullet buttons does not violate the Second Amendment, a federal judge has ruled.


Judges and Judiciary, Criminal


The man sent 2 million malicious phishing emails, which were answered by hundreds of court staffers disclosing their passwords.


Education Law


Judge OKs sale of Western State Law

Jul. 29, 2019
By Erin Lee

A federal judge authorized the sale of Orange County’s Western State College of Law to Westcliff University Friday.


Government, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


A new report regarding a Los Angeles Department of Water & Power class settlement currently tied to a federal public corru...


Intellectual Property, Entertainment & Sports


A federal jury heard closing arguments Thursday in a case to determine whether pop star Katy Perry and her producers stole asp...


She sued Alphabet Inc.-owned Google on Thursday, accusing the tech giant of censorship and violating her rights to free speech...


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


In her first appearance as the circuit’s representative on the high court, Kagan touted writing decisions so regular people ca...


Criminal, California Supreme Court


The California Supreme Court unanimously reversed a death penalty sentence for a white supremacist multiple murderer after fin...


State Bar & Bar Associations, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


As a result of the re-fingerprinting process producing thousands of reports of attorney convictions for the State Bar to revie...


Intellectual Property, Entertainment & Sports


A federal jury heard testimony Wednesday from a musicologist that contradicted prior statements from an opposing expert witnes...


A bankruptcy judge did not open the door Wednesday for consideration of a plan by a group of Pacific Gas and Electric Corp. bo...


Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


A satirical college newspaper defunded over a controversial article may soon be back in print after the 9th Circuit U.S. Court...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


A group of security law experts cautioned attendees Wednesday afternoon at the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals’ annual judic...


Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg.


After years of talking about reining in the company, the federal government hit Facebook Inc. on several fronts this week. But...


Judges and Judiciary, Immigration


Two federal judges, one appointed by President Donald Trump in Washington D.C., and another appointed by President Barack Obam...


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


The 9th U.S. District Court of Appeals somewhat begrudgingly reversed a misdemeanor conviction of an immigrant who crossed the...


State lawmakers’ passage of a multibillion dollar wildfire mitigation fund casts further doubt on a plan by a group of Pacific...


A retired schoolteacher who won $12 million against Johnson & Johnson in a talc lawsuit has died, prompting the cancellati...


Government, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Criminal


A day after the FBI swept the office of Los Angeles Department and Water Manager David H. Wright, the leader of the troubled u...


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


9th U.S. Court of Appeals Chief Judge Sidney R. Thomas said it’s important for the judiciary to be ‘functional’ during difficu...


California Supreme Court


The state Supreme Court is weighing whether to consider if the death penalty is unconstitutional since Gov. Gavin Newsom issue...


Immigration, Government


Rather than challenge the Trump administration’s recent decision to expand the criteria for immigrants subject to expedited re...