Government, Criminal
US attorney’s Tenderloin crime campaign draws praise, concern
By Winston Cho
U.S. Attorney David L. Anderson’s first large-scale initiative as the Northern District’s top prosecutor will prioritize the f...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Attorney behind LA water bill case no longer with Ohio firm he founded
By Justin Kloczko
Jack Landskroner, an Ohio attorney who filed a lawsuit against the city of Los Angeles that was drafted by his opponents, has ...
Government, California Courts of Appeal
Health insurers required to cover abortion services in the state, court rules
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The California Department of Managed Healthcare acted properly when it sent a letter to health insurers telling them they must...
Civil Litigation
Judge mulls bid for city and county negotiating class in opioid lawsuit
By Meghann Cuniff
As lawyers for drug companies decry a seven-week timeline for the opioid bellwether trial in Ohio, a federal judge is consider...
Obituaries
Longtime Mono County DA and judge remembered for treating defendants with respect
By Malcolm Maclachlan
N. Edward Denton served Mono County as district attorney, county counsel and judge.
Civil Litigation
LA jury awards $1.58M to UCLA lab worker in racial harassment case
By Gina Kim
The Los Angeles County Superior Court jury found Tuesday the Regents and campus supervisors failed to take immediate and appro...
Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Justice paints complicated relationship with colleague
By Carter Stoddard
Justice Victoria Chaney of the 2nd District Court of Appeal spent Wednesday testifying that her colleague, Justice Jeffrey W. ...
Law Practice, Labor/Employment
LeClairRyan announces it will close after 31 years
By Steven Crighton
Following a flood of departures, LeClairRyan announced Wednesday it's closing down after 31 years in service.
The veteran in-house attorney worked formerly for Staples Inc.
Civil Litigation
Ex-prosecutor accuses former Orange County DA of retaliation
By Meghann Cuniff
Nine months after losing a contentious reelection bid, Orange County’s former longtime district attorney returned to a courtro...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Politically charged Central District case lands circuit judge
By Blaise Scemama
LOS ANGELES -- After a ninth federal judge was taken off a politically charged case in the Central District of California invo...
Labor/Employment, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
$55 million class award for Walmart truckers challenged in 9th Circuit
By Brian Cardile
Attorneys sparred Tuesday before a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel in San Francisco over whether a $54.6 million wage-...
Civil Litigation, Government
Trump sues California to block tax return ballot requirement
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Two new lawsuits were filed in federal court in Sacramento on Tuesday seeking to block a new state law demanding presidential ...
The Los Angeles city attorney is teaming up with the Santa Barbara County district attorney in an enforcement action lawsuit s...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility, California Courts of Appeal
Women describe fear of retaliation by powerful justice
By Carter Stoddard
A research attorney on the 2nd District Court of Appeal told the Commission on Judicial Performance she was afraid to report i...
Civil Litigation, Entertainment & Sports
‘Old Spice’ jingle creator sues Procter & Gamble
By Steven Crighton
Consumer giant Procter & Gamble Company was hit with a lawsuit Monday filed by a composer who says he recorded and exclusi...
Civil Litigation
US judge rules against shareholder in mutual fund fee bench trial
By Gina Kim
Ropes & Gray secured a win for MetWest Asset Management on Monday following a bench trial presided by U.S. District Judge ...
Civil Litigation
Uber seeks dismissal of suit by attorney who represented the company
By Winston Cho
A former lawyer for Uber Technologies Inc. is accusing the company of knowingly flouting local regulations when it launched in...
Civil Litigation, Government
Trump challenges state law requiring tax returns for presidential candidates
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A conservative organization has sued to block a new California law that would require a presidential candidate to release five...
Constitutional Law, Administrative/Regulatory, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit considers if companies act as government agents when keeping records
By Brian Cardile
A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel heard arguments Monday about whether technology companies that preserve user informa...
Corporate, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Is current antitrust law ready to take on Silicon Valley?
By Blaise Scemama
Federal authorities seem confident current antitrust laws are sufficient to rein in the technology giants of Silicon Valley, a...
Judges and Judiciary, Government
Judicial Council to vote on plan to spend $68M on pretrial detention pilot projects
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A law phasing out cash bail in California is on hold, but the Judicial Council is still moving forward aggressively on changin...
Civil Litigation, Judges and Judiciary, Criminal
Lawyer suing the state over wildfire fund wants US judge overseeing probation to handle it
By Gina Kim
The San Diego lawyer suing the state over a wildfire fund bill wants to have the case presided over by the federal judge overs...
Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Female attorneys, clerks testify appellate court justice made crude remarks
By Carter Stoddard
A panel of special masters heard testimony Monday from several women who said they were sexually harassed by Justice Jeffrey W...
Judges and Judiciary, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Yet another judge is recused from lawsuit against legal nonprofit
By Justin Kloczko
An eighth judge has opted out from hearing a federal case involving a Pasadena Republican club suing a legal nonprofit for can...
Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property, Entertainment & Sports
Katy Perry’s defeat in infringement suit leaves industry lawyers looking to the 9th Circuit
By Steven Crighton
A shrug of the shoulders has increasingly become an honest response to high profile clients seeking advice on music infringeme...
International Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Immunity blocks suit against Israeli defense minister for killing of American
By Brian Cardile
Common law immunity principles and foreign policy complexities bar claims against a former Israeli defense minister over an op...
Government
Becerra gathering campaign cash he may not need for himself
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Anyone thinking of taking on California Attorney General Xavier Becerra in the 2022 election will have a tall hill to climb.
Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, California Courts of Appeal
Hearing opens for appellate justice facing allegations of sexual misconduct
By Carter Stoddard
On Monday, the Commission on Judicial Performance will launch what promises to be one of the most sprawling and divisive judge...
San Francisco-based fintech company LendUp has announced the appointment of Gizelle Barany as the company’s new chief legal of...