It is imperative that the circuit be split in order to create a structure under which the judiciary can perform its vital func...
A circuit split would increase delay, reduce access to justice, and waste taxpayer dollars. By Sidney R. Thomas ...
West, an attorney with Kendall Brill & Kelly LLP, died last week after a brief illness. He was 74. ...
Law Practice
Legal leaders prepare young women attorneys to face harassment
By Joshua Seboldn
Judges and high powered attorneys advise young women lawyers to stand up for themselves and prepare for the inevitability of h...
A family law attorney turned lawmaker has received bipartisan support for a bill allowing some witnesses to have therapy dogs ...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Mediator specializes in resolving cross-cultural disputes
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Malcolm Sher, Rhodesia-born, England-educated mediator, has made a specialty out of resolving cultural misunderstandings in hi...
Immigration
State Chief Justice asks federal government to stop immigration arrests in courthouses
By Justin Kloczko
State Supreme Court Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye has asked the federal government to stop immigration arrests in courthouses ar...
Judges and Judiciary
9th Circuit split: no
By MANNING & KASS ELLROD RAMIREZ TRETER LLP
I am against a split because a circuit as large as ours is, in fact, better situated to bring justice closer to the people tha...
Allusions to the current uptick in attacks on Jewish sites — desecration of cemeteries and bomb threat calls to community cent...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
New report details M&A trends from the past decade
By Eli Wolfe
Acquiring small firms, expanding into international markets, and focusing on profit growth instead of headcount are some of th...
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
'Who knew what when?' is the question in Orange County insider trading trial
By Meghann M. Cuniff
An investor for one of three defendants accused of insider trading told federal jurors on Thursday that he worried the huge re...
General Counsel Los Angeles Capital Management Inc. (Los Angeles) ...
Chief Judge Sidney R. Thomas will cite technological advancements and landmark efficiency programs in his testimony favoring a...
After 32 years of incarceration, Andrew Leander Wilson will walk out of prison a free man on Thursday after a Los Angeles Coun...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
9th Circuit defers to state Supreme Court for Pandora appeal
By Steven Crighton
A 9th Circuit panel said the state court's opinion could determine the outcome of the appeal. ...
Litigation
Governor defends state's vehicle emissions standards in filing
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Gov. Jerry Brown has filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and two auto ma...
California Courts of Appeal
Manatt defeats malpractice claim in appellate court
By Kevin Lee
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP successfully defended a $7 million arbitration award against a former client following a una...
Litigation
Judge blocks Santa Ana's decision to fire police officer
By Meghann M. Cuniff
A Santa Ana police officer who was fired after being charged with misdemeanors related to a raid at a marijuana store returned...
Obituaries
Former state attorney general, federal public defender dies at 81
By Justin Kloczko
John K. Van de Kamp, who was the first federal public defender for the Central District of California before becoming state at...
One of the hackers hit with an indictment for allegedly participating in cyberattacks against Yahoo Inc. was already well know...
Tauler Smith pursues false advertisers in the health industry, but has a generalist reputation.
A roundup of recent transactions and the lawyers involved.
Alameda County Judge Delia Trevino's victim advocacy career has informed her bench work.
Litigation
Judge mulls dismissal of massive workers' compensation lawsuit
By Matthew Blake
The entire California workers' compensation system had its day in court Tuesday with a lawyer for the state telling a judge th...
The U.S. Judicial Conference requested Congress create 57 new judgeships in federal courts across the country, including 17 in...
Firm Watch
Retired justice remembered for fair, straightforward demeanor
By Paula Lehman Ewing
Daniel A. Curry, a retired 2nd District Court of Appeal justice known to use his corporate law background in judicial decision...
Seeking funds for mental health services, substance use disorder treatment and diversion programs for people in the criminal j...
Criminal
Trial set for widow claiming rehab center concealed husband's death
By Renee Flannery
A trial date has been scheduled in an alleged wrongful death case in which the plaintiff claims the true nature of her husband...
Labor/Employment
Kaiser employee fired because of son's health care costs, jury told
By Lyle Moran
A former medical assistant alleges Southern California Permanente Medical Group terminated her because it wanted to rid itself...