Few US judges have ‘economic justice’ background, group says
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
“President Biden has taken exceptional steps to add professional and demographic diversity to the federal bench, but there is ...
Bertram H. Fields, 1929 — 2022
By Ricardo Pineda
Dubbed the Cardinal Richelieu of Tinseltown by the Hollywood trade press, Bertram Fields counted amoung his clients DreamWorks...
StarKist asks high court review of circuit’s OK of ‘oversized class’
By Skyler Romero
“As today’s filing reiterates, the Ninth Circuit’s divided decision upholding class certification contravenes the decisions of...
Gun groups challenge ban on marketing guns to minors
By Malcolm Maclachlan
AB 2571 “impermissibly delegates to ‘a court’ the determination, on an ad hoc and subjective basis, of whether a marketing or ...
LIV Golf players to seek restraining order on PGA Tuesday
By Craig Anderson
On behalf of the PGA Tour, Elliot R. Peters argued that the public interest didn’t favor an injunction, taking swipes at the n...
State Bar says white attorneys overrepresented in profession
By Sunidhi Sridhar
“While new entrants to the profession increasingly reflect the rich diversity of our state, we still have a long way to go tow...
Lawyers at Hadsell Stormer Renick & Dai take range of cases but worker rights is a passion.
Lawyers at Hadsell Stormer Renick & Dai take range of cases but worker rights is a passion.
“‘A mere conflict in the testimony of expert witnesses provides no justification for the matter to go to a lay jury who will t...
Twitter, Elon Musk, $1 billion fee and taxes
Musk talks and tweets a lot about taxes, including about how much tax he should pay on selling Tesla stock. He’s also complain...
The testimony of even the most well-prepared witness may prove useless – or worse, problematic – unless the advocate listens a...
Insurer owes $44.5M for failure of 33,000-ton metal press
By Christer Schmidt
“The policy holder experts said, ‘This happened suddenly,’ and the insurance company experts said, ‘No, this happened over a l...
Judge pares consultant's lawsuit against Endeavor
By Federico Lo Giudice
Talent agency is accused of stealing consultant's marketing ideas that led to the company being sold for $10.3 billion in 2021.
Lawsuit would hinder plan to protect lizard, agency says
By Federico Lo Giudice
An environmental group sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service over its plan to conserve Temblor legless lizard
Judge decertifies class claims against mortgage lender
By Federico Lo Giudice
Ocwen Financial is accused of improperly marking up property valuations and charging borrowers those costs.
LA County OKs $19.5M payment to man paralyzed when car sped off highway
By Christer Schmidt
“For the rest of his life, my client will depend on someone else for survival,” lead plaintiff’s attorney Daniel Balaban of Ba...
5 prosecutors in Contra Costa County settle bias suit against DA
By Wisdom Howell
The complaint filed more than two years ago accused D.A. Diana Becton of passing over more qualified women for promotions, per...
Bar to seek review of circuit ruling restitution debt is dischargeable
By Skyler Romero
“This decision is in direct conflict with the decisions of every other federal court that has addressed the dischargeability o...
Will product defect lawsuits tame giants of social media?
By Jonathan Lo
“Carnage is being inflicted on our kids and our young people. There’s been a 146% increase in suicide among young people. At t...
LA water bill case ends with $4.49M fee for last class counsel
By Ricardo Pineda
Brian Kabateck, who has not been paid since Judge Elihu M. Berle appointed him three years ago to ensure the plaintiffs had be...
Sniping and name calling as State Bar presses on with alternative legal services plan
By Malcolm Maclachlan
“Is there a reason this meeting is going forward with the substantive issues that seem to be on the agenda, when it appears th...
San Diego biotech company, Genomatica, hires 1st chief legal officer
By Sunidhi Sridhar
“Shawnte has an impressive track record helping companies in the life sciences and biotechnology industries achieve meaningful...
Mediator Patrick Walsh's personable approach gets results, attorneys say.
Sacramento judge wants attorneys to be credible and not waste time in his busy courtroom.
Family law lawyers not represented in Top 40
A Free Soul (1931)
Earl Rogers was known for his courtroom theatrics as well as his legal acumen. He was one of the first lawyers to offer eviden...
Trial prep in 16 “easy” steps
Some lawyers make the mistake of focusing their entire trial preparation on the jury, and make the mistake of forgetting the j...
Top twelve approaches for a better America
One of the extreme threats not only to our economy but to our physical safety is our return to dependence upon some pretty dan...
Eastwood gets $2M for ads, articles linking him to CBD
By Sunidhi Sridhar
The actor’s lawyer, Jordan Susman, said the ruling “sends a message to such offenders that they cannot evade judgment simply b...