Government
San Bernardino County district attorney's race gets crowded
By Renee Flannery
A 17-year veteran San Bernardino County prosecutor announced this week that he will run to replace District Attorney Mike Ramo...
Personal Injury & Torts
Plaintiff's firms square up in case over shared former client
By Eli Wolfe
The lyrics from a promotional rap song by the plaintiff's firm Layfield & Barrett APC underscored attorney Philip Layfield...
Entertainment & Sports
9th Circuit stymies online streaming service
By Meghann M. Cuniff
In a closely watched decision, the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday ruled that retransmitting material without t...
Law Practice
National firm shoring up service to auto clients in Gardena
By Shane Nelson
Looking to strengthen relationships with a number of existing automotive industry clients, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarboro...
Government
LA city attorney seeks pre-lawsuit subpoena power for big cities
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Los Angeles City Attorney Michael N. Feuer returned to state Assembly, where he once served, to urge legislators Tuesday to g...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Lower-tier ABA schools see sharper drop in bar exam passage
By Lyle Moran
A study produced for the State Bar also found that traditionally higher performing groups have made up proportionately less of...
California Supreme Court
LA County judge's admonishment upheld by state high court
By James Getz
Despite the state Supreme Court declining to review the Commission on Judicial Performance's public admonishment, Los Angeles ...
Eight juvenile justice bills introduced to legislature ...
Labor/Employment
Whistleblower trial costs San Francisco attorney's office millions
By Matthew Blake
San Francisco City Attorney Dennis J. Herrera took a hit Friday when a jury unanimously agreed with a former city lawyer that ...
State Bar & Bar Associations
State Bar prevails in former executive director's lawsuit
By Lyle Moran
Arbitrator rules against former Executive Director Joseph L. Dunn's whistleblower retaliation and breach of contract claims. ...
Xavier Becerra's man in Washington is one of a handful of people in the California Department of Justice who makes a higher sa...
Entertainment & Sports
Sports agent stopped from competing against former company
By Justin Kloczko
A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge has granted a temporary restraining order keeping a prominent agent from competing a...
The California State Assembly's Natural Resources Committee approved a bill Monday that would impose more rigorous testing bef...
A roundup of recent transactions and the lawyers involved.
California Supreme Court
State high court upholds conviction without jury instructions
By Kevin Lee
The state Supreme Court upheld the 19-year sentence of a defendant convicted of robbery, even though a trial court judge never...
Government
Assembly bill would use state funds for deported veterans' legal needs
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
AB 386 is one of several pieces of legislation attempting to address the issue of non-citizen U.S. veterans deported because o...
State Bar & Bar Associations
State Bar prevails in contentious legal battle
By Lyle Moran
The State Bar has prevailed in its contentious legal battle with former Executive Director Joseph L. Dunn that consumed the ag...
Labor/Employment
Lyft class action settlement finalized for $27 million
By Meghann M. Cuniff
Judge Vince G. Chhabria approved nearly $3.7 million in fees for class counsel ...
Health Care, Pharmaceuticals, Biotech
Ex-Kaiser employee wins $492K in case over her firing
By Lyle Moran
A San Diego County Superior Court jury awarded the funds to a former Kaiser Permanente medical assistant who alleged she was f...
A Hollywood actor who donated his sperm to his ex-girlfriend took a major step toward receiving joint custody of their son, fo...
Jan Goldsmith said he looks forward to leading teams of Procopio attorneys working on a variety of issues, including business ...
A Canadian-based apparel maker has been awarded about $1 million by a Los Angeles County Superior Court jury in its fraud and ...
Riverside County Judge Mark Mandio makes cultural references to lighten the mood in court.
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Bankruptcy to the rescue in bizarre arbitration
By Eli Wolfe
The Florida resident, Gerald Tobin, filed an involuntary Chapter 11 petition against Eagan Avenatti LLP, a powerful Newport Be...
Attorney moves and promotions and new firms from around the state.
Immigration
11 California legal aid nonprofits would be affected by cutting federal Legal Services Corporation
By America Hernandez.
California recipients were given a total of $43.6 million last year, according to the website of the federal corporation, esta...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
9th Circuit dissenters could improve chances for second Trump visa order
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
Five judges of the 9th Circuit joined a dissent last week against the panel decision in February to uphold the nationwide inju...
Civil Rights
DOJ Civil Rights candidate pursues claim for Trump supporters
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The California attorney under consideration to run the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice has won the rig...
Superior Court Judge Ventura County (Oxnard) ...
Immigration
9th Circuit's new March panel may hear next appeal of Trump's travel pause
By Chase Di Feliciantonio
It is unclear if the recent order is similar enough to the previous one to be heard by the February motions panel for expedien...