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Law Practice, Judges and Judiciary, Government


Lawyer denies trading favors with AG candidate

Sep. 6, 2018
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Attorneys with the Commission on Judicial Performance continued their efforts Wednesday to show retired El Dorado County Judge...


Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg.


Attorneys sparred over the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s definition of amateurism on the second day of the antitr...


Law Practice, International Law


Bird & Bird LLP opened a new office in San Francisco, where it hopes to expand its U.S. client base.


Government, Civil Rights


The defense’s main witness in the bench trial over Santa Monica’s election system said Wednesday there was no discriminatory i...


Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment


Rite Aid has agreed to pay $18 million and provide seating to cashiers in a proposed settlement with 23,000 class members, the...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Criminal


An Orange County attorney was sentenced Wednesday to five months in jail for two misdemeanor counts of sexual battery involvin...


Civil Litigation


The applicability of anti-SLAPP statutes in federal court is a legal point of debate, and the adult film actress known as Stor...


Judges and Judiciary, Government, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Attorney general candidate and retired El Dorado County Judge Steven C. Bailey had his chance to answer charges from the Commi...


Entertainment & Sports, Antitrust & Trade Reg.


Testimony began Tuesday as college athletes mounted their latest challenge to the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s p...


Immigration


Immigration ruling narrows path to avoid deportation

Sep. 5, 2018
By Chase DiFeliciantonio

A precedent-setting decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals has clarified and narrowed when lawyers can apply a recent U....


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


The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a 65-month prison sentence, ruling that the defendant in the identity theft case w...



Words of Encouragement

Sep. 5, 2018
By Lyle Moran

San Diego County Judge Ana España does her best to steer youths, parents in the right direction.


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


A professional connection that helped propel Judge Brett Kavanaugh to what is the pinnacle of most ambitious lawyers’ wildest ...


Judges and Judiciary, Immigration, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Lassen County District Attorney Stacey Montgomery was held in contempt and fined for violating a gag order not to discuss the ...


Military Law, Government


Space force may bump up against existing treaties


After being smashed in the face by a drone, Caesar Palace guest Monika Nourmand filed a lawsuit through her attorney Robert Gl...


Plaintiffs in a Santa Monica voter discrimination trial lost a bid to get work done by a city consultant into evidence after t...


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


The federal appellate court affirmed the lower court’s denial of a Fourth Amendment violation of a defendant who was detained ...


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


The U.S. Department of Justice urged a federal appeals court Thursday to allow it to give preferential consideration to local ...


Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, California Supreme Court


Broad waivers that fail to disclose known conflicts of interests are unenforceable, according to an opinion filed by the state...


Government, Environmental & Energy


A bill moving up California clean energy timelines and setting a deadline for 100 percent zero-emission electricity has passed...


Civil Litigation, Government


Lead paint settlement talks fail

Aug. 31, 2018
By Winston Cho

Settlement discussions tied to nearly two decades of public nuisance litigation to resolve lead paint manufacturers’ liability...


In Recess


Visualizing Victory

Aug. 31, 2018
By Skylar Dubelko

Plaintiff’s lawyer and hockey player Christian Nickerson brings his competitive edge from court to the ice.


Labor/Employment, Government


Six different bills, three tied to the #MeToo movement and all affecting California workplaces, have passed milestone votes in...


Civil Litigation, Entertainment & Sports


Judge grants Disney injunction against Redbox

Aug. 31, 2018
By Steven Crighton

A federal judge ordered Redbox LLC to stop reselling digital download codes of Disney films Thursday, motivated largely by a n...


Government, Criminal


Criminal justice bills approved by Legislature

Aug. 31, 2018
By Meghann Cuniff

Bills that limit the state felony murder rule and prohibit young teenagers from being sentenced in adult criminal court are he...


Government, Civil Rights


Allan Lichtman has agreed with plaintiffs’ witness Morgan Kousser before, but not when he testified Thursday for the defense i...


Immigration, Government


Pardons rescue Cambodian immigrants from deportation

Aug. 31, 2018
By Chase DiFeliciantonio

Two recently pardoned Cambodian immigrants who committed crimes are part of a large class action over the deportation of simil...


Akerman LLP hosted a private screening of “Crazy Rich Asians” at L.A. Live Aug. 13, two days before the film’s release.


Securities, Corporate, Administrative/Regulatory


The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged Amer Deeba, former chief commercial officer of Redwood City-based Qualys In...