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Law Practice, California Courts of Appeal


Oral arguments have concluded as Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP appeals a lower court’s ruling that it owes $335,000 stemmi...


Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property, Entertainment & Sports


Counsel for VidAngel Inc. told a 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel Thursday they had shown enough evidence of a conspira...


Civil Litigation, Community News


Robert J. Francavilla’s practice focuses on serious personal injury, wrongful death and head trauma cases, and he has been pra...



Clear Signals

Aug. 10, 2018

Lawyers say Solano County Superior Court Judge Wendy Getty doesn’t send mixed messages.



Straight Talk

Aug. 10, 2018

San Diego Mediator Joel Pressman prefers to speak directly with parties.


Routine checks could leave employers knowing more than they want to about an employee. Social media feeds can reveal protected...


Civil Litigation, Environmental & Energy


The settlement did not include an order to shut down the Aliso Canyon Facility, an outcome Save Porter Ranch group wanted.


Government, Criminal


In a low-profile campaign against initiatives that are allowing the early release of criminals, district attorneys in several ...


Government, Civil Rights


The trial slowed to a crawl as the plaintiffs’ witness testimony of historian Morgan Kousser continued, although punctured by ...


Civil Litigation, Education Law


A federal jury heard about an alleged assault from a plaintiff whose story has been used by the defense to dismantle her case.


Civil Litigation, Law Practice


Jurors in a fraud trial against Buchalter APC on Wednesday heard from an accountant who detailed years of bookkeeping by attor...


Criminal, California Courts of Appeal


A 6th District Court of Appeal panel on Wednesday rejected the appeal of former Stanford University student Brock Turner, who ...


Judges and Judiciary, Immigration


Immigration judges irked by DOJ case reassignments

Aug. 9, 2018
By Chase DiFeliciantonio

The National Association of Immigration Judges announced it filed a grievance on Tuesday against its employer, the U.S. Depart...


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


United States federal courts need new bench officers, some districts desperately. And congressional Republicans are hoping tha...


Civil Litigation


Plaintiff’s attorney Brent Wisner asked jurors in closing arguments Tuesday for more than $400 million in damages from Monsant...


Law Practice, State Bar & Bar Associations


Bar mulls letting non-lawyers provide legal services

Aug. 8, 2018
By Paula Lehman-Ewing

The State Bar is considering changes to its rules that could result in California allowing non-lawyers to participate in provi...


Law Practice, Criminal, Community News


Matthew Serratto, a Merced County supervising deputy district attorney, was named prosecutor of the year for small and mid-siz...


Securities, Civil Litigation, Banking, Administrative/Regulatory


The Securities and Exchange Commission announced a settlement Tuesday with a California bank board member’s son, who was accus...


Government, Civil Rights


Even in the liberal mainstay of Santa Monica, there has been only one candidate with a Latin surname elected to its city counc...


Civil Litigation


A federal judge has ordered FEMA to house victims of Hurricane Maria until the end of the month.


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


4th Amendment applies across borders, 9th Circuit panel says

Aug. 8, 2018
By Chase DiFeliciantonio

A divided 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel denied immunity to a U.S. border patrol agent who fired across the U.S.-Mexi...



Taking the Time

Aug. 8, 2018

LA Judge Norman Tarle conducts 3- to 4-day final status conferences if they’re needed.


Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment, Entertainment & Sports, Alternative Dispute Resolution


As skepticism grows and legislation tightens on the confidentiality agreements that kept accounts of sexual misconduct in Holl...


Civil Litigation, Law Practice


A plaintiff's lawyer seeking millions in damages from Buchalter, APC told jurors on Monday that the firm didn't just hire the ...


Education Law, State Bar & Bar Associations


The measure to eliminate the current standard was withdrawn prior to a vote


Environmental & Energy, Criminal


As the criminal negligence trial of an oil company entered its third month Monday with the defense’s first witness, Superior C...


Government, Civil Rights


The plaintiffs presented a pollster’s testimony Monday to prove Santa Monica voters preferred changing from at-large to by-dis...


Education Law, Civil Rights


ACT Inc., makers and administrators of standardized tests for college admissions, sold and disclosed information about disable...


Civil Litigation


The case pitting five municipalities against JM Manufacturing Co. Inc. started in 2006. A Central District jury found the comp...


Obituaries


Joy Sumabat-Graff, 1969-2018

Aug. 7, 2018
By Erin Lee

The deputy district attorney was remembered for her eloquence and composure in the courtroom.