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Civil Litigation, Law Practice


The widow of a Long Beach attorney shot dead in December by a law partner is accusing another partner of trying to cheat her o...


Civil Litigation, Environmental & Energy


A federal judge attempted a difficult environmental juggling act as he weighed the potential extinction of a fish relevant to ...


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


The federal government will have to defend sweeping claims that its alleged failure to act on knowledge of the threats posed b...


Education Law, Constitutional Law, Civil Rights


A group of San Diego parents sued the school district, calling an anti-bullying program originally developed to address a rise...


Immigration


The U.S. government has until Thursday to reunite the separated families.


Civil Litigation


In the first case to go to trial against Monsanto Co. alleging that exposure to the Roundup herbicide causes cancer, a doctor ...


Criminal


Panelists including a federal public defender and criminal law professor agreed at a Loyola Law School event that the benefits...


Obituaries


Michael P. Judge, 1944-2018

Jul. 23, 2018
By Blaise Scemama

The former LA County public defender was remembered for bringing about diversity among his staff and pioneering restorative ju...


Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property


A Federal Circuit panel ruled Friday that tribal sovereign immunity does not apply in inter partes review of patents, quashing...


Law Practice, Law Office Management


Pearson, Simon and Warshaw LLP opened a new office Monday in Minneapolis, adding Melissa S. Weiner as partner.


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


U.S. District Judge Manuel L. Real, 94, will transition from active status in early November.


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


The Trump-McConnell judicial confirmation marathon, until Thursday nearly unstoppable in its efforts to reshape the nation’s c...


Environmental & Energy, Criminal


The judge also lifted his order that a journalist could not report proceedings he had already witnessed.


An Orange County Superior Court jury has convicted an attorney of sexually assaulting a client.


Government, Alternative Dispute Resolution


Out-of-state and foreign attorneys will soon be able to represent clients in international arbitrations in California under a ...


A bill forbidding employers from using prior salary as a benchmark for deciding compensation or justifying for pay disparities...


Immigration, Government


A high-level immigration judge wrote a memo to immigration court staff around the country instructing them to accept incomplet...


Civil Litigation


Sacramento law firm sued by bank

Jul. 20, 2018
By Malcolm Maclachlan

A Sacramento law firm has been sued for alleged breach of contract and fraud by a bank that had been a major client.


Civil Litigation, Government, Education Law


Title IX case against US likely to continue

Jul. 20, 2018
By Joshua Sebold

A federal magistrate said Thursday she was leaning toward granting standing for the plaintiffs in a case in which organization...


In Recess


The Intrepid Fossil Hunter

Jul. 20, 2018
By Skylar Dubelko

Litigator Paul Lipman’s search for fossils has turned up a unique discovery named after him.


Community News


Natasha J. Baker is a member of the National Association of College and University Attorneys’ CLE committee and is a frequent ...


Civil Litigation


The owner of a defective 2005 F-350 Ford pickup truck has been awarded $2.8 million after a Riverside County jury ruled agains...



Racing to Resolution

Jul. 20, 2018

If fair results can’t be reached in a day, neutral Bob Friedenberg brings up more options for parties.


Government, California Supreme Court


The state Supreme Court removed the controversial initiative to split California into three states from the November ballot We...


Corporate


Patricia Glaser said she helped Schnatter with several letters to the board of directors demanding an investigation into the c...


Education Law, State Bar & Bar Associations


The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing has requested upwards of $529,000


Corporate, Alternative Dispute Resolution


ADR Services hires a new mediator

Jul. 19, 2018
By Chase DiFeliciantonio

Veteran Bay Area trial attorney Ralph Lombardi has joined ADR Services Inc. in Oakland as a neutral and mediator.


Civil Litigation, Government, Environmental & Energy


Judge certifies class in water rates lawsuit

Jul. 19, 2018
By Meghann Cuniff

A judge has granted class certification to residents of the Orange County city where a successful challenge to a tiered water ...


Civil Litigation, Environmental & Energy


The Surfrider Foundation has filed a citizen complaint against the U.S. International Boundary and Water Commission.


Civil Litigation, Government


A Sacramento County judge has dismissed a lawsuit seeking to kick incumbent Attorney General Xavier Becerra off the fall ballo...