Introductory remarks at Loyola Law School seminar feature DA Jackie Lacey, City Attorney Mike Feuer, and Federal Public Defend...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Long Beach Bar honors the late Joseph Ball at centennial event
By Riley Guerin
Twenty-nine state courts will receive a boost in state funds to implement creative methods of improving access, collaboration ...
Government
Bill would remove tax deductions for punitive damage awards
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Punitive damages would no longer be tax deductible in California under a bill moving forward in the state Legislature. ...
State Bar & Bar Associations
State Bar official defends passing standard on bar exam
By Lyle Moran
Gayle Murphy, the bar's senior director for admissions, said the cut score "was established only after careful analysis and de...
Insurance
LA jury sticks Ameriprise with $1 million in punitive damages for insurance bad faith
By Shane Nelson
A Los Angeles jury awarded a Torrance homeowner $1.3 million in damages Thursday and found insurance giant Ameriprise Financia...
Corporate
Western States Petroleum Association hires government relations vet to lead legal department
By Paula Lehman Ewing
Oil and gas lobbyist Western States Petroleum Association hires its first in-house attorney, Oyango A. Snell, a government rel...
Attorneys moves and promotions and new firms from around the state
California Courts of Appeal
State asks 2nd District to repeal judge back pay ruling
By Justin Kloczko
In a bid to undo a state court's landmark ruling on judge back pay, an attorney for the state told the 2nd District Court of A...
LA County Judge Thomas Lewis has spent a career in family law, and he aims for improvements.
Founder Allen Felahy says he is happy with his firm's size, as it allows him to keep doing trial work. ...
Administrative/Regulatory
Personnel, rulings remain unchanged at Trump's labor relations board
By Matthew Blake
Trump has let the board that is now part of his administration continue to further Obama's agenda. ...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
San Francisco mediator known for staying cool
By Chase Di Feliciantonio
Tom Denver of ADR Services in San Francisco works as a mediator, arbitrator and special master in matters ranging from busines...
Law Practice
Winston & Strawn's LA office hits 100 percent pro bono participation rate
By Eli Wolfe
After waging a campaign to boost pro bono participation at Winston & Strawn LLP, the firm's Los Angeles office was able to...
Government
DOJ pulls rank in investigation into congressman's campaign spending
By Paula Lehman Ewing
The U.S. House of Representative's Committee on Ethics announced Thursday it will defer an investigation into the misuse of ca...
The mediation and arbitration company JAMS announced the hiring of retired federal judge George H. King to its panel of mediat...
California Courts of Appeal
San Francisco seeks to shut down company that targets shoplifters
By Kevin Lee
The Corrective Education Company is either a well-meaning startup intent on providing shoplifting suspects a second chance or ...
Workers' Comp.
Workers' compensation lawsuit ends after judge says state court has no jurisdiction
By Justin Kloczko
A gender bias lawsuit challenging the very nature of how workers' compensation claims are handled by the state has been dismis...
Government
State attorney general intervenes in sanctuary cities court fight
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra has waded into the sanctuary cities debate by filing an amicus brief opposing Presi...
Plaintiffs’ lawyers say insurers are hiring their own doctors to make medical decisions, denying care to cut costs. ...
General Counsel Glassdoor Inc. (Mill Valley) ...
Environmental
Oil industry wins injunction stopping injection regulation
By Joshua Seboldn
The oil industry got a major victory for well injection techniques when a Kern County Superior Court judge blocked a state reg...
Litigation
Small satellite service company keeps contracts after filing suit
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The California Department of Technology has cancelled two multimillion-dollar contracts for satellite services after one of th...
Alston & Bird LLP made a strong play in California this week by opening a San Francisco office and expanding headcount in ...
Workers' Comp.
Workers' comp board settles for $10M in work commute crash
By Shane Nelson
A workers' compensation board judge approved a compromise and release settlement agreement on Monday in the amount of $10 mil...
Environmental
State residents sue Monsanto, claiming product made them ill
By James Getz
A Los Angeles firm, joined by environmentalist and attorney Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s firm, has filed a lawsuit against Monsanto...
Personal Injury & Torts
Jury gives full defense verdict in seat belt case
By Renee Flannery
A Japan-based seatbelt manufacturer secured a full defense verdict in San Bernardino County Superior Court after the jury foun...
A roundup of recent transactions and the lawyers involved.
Government
New bill aims to steer more judges to Riverside, San Bernardino counties
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The Inland Empire may be a step closer to gaining four new judges after the Assembly Judiciary Committee passed AB 414 by a 11...
Government
LA attorney rumored for top Department of Justice antitrust job
By Joshua Seboldn
Prominent Los Angeles attorney Makan Delrahim is reportedly in line to be named the head of the Department of Justice's antitr...
A former police officer admitted to four felonies in 2012 investigation. ...