Law Practice
Atkinson Andelson adds former White House adviser to education law practice group
By Alexandra Schwappach
Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo PLC hired Gabriel Sandoval, a former White House adviser and counsel to the U.S. Dep...
Litigation
New lawsuit argues cap and trade auctions are an illegal tax
By Fiona Smith
A coalition of businesses and private citizens filed a lawsuit Tuesday claiming the state is imposing an illegal tax by holdin...
Law Practice
New defense counsel association president seeks to boost organization
By Craig Andersonn
N. Denise Taylor probably could not have chosen a tougher time to become president of the Association of Southern California D...
California Courts of Appeal
Appellate court strengthens conflict of interest provisions when it comes to lawyers
By Emily Green
The city of Pomona violated the law when it employed two lawyers from the firm Liebert Cassidy Whitmore to work on different a...
A state appellate court panel on Tuesday heard oral argument in a case that could go a long way in determining whether and whe...
Litigation
High court hears arguments involving port's trucking program
By Alexandra Schwappach
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in a battle over the Port of Los Angeles' Clean Truck Program — the next s...
A bill to grant the California Coastal Commission the ability to impose fines on Coastal Act violators passed out of the Assem...
Criminal
Investment banker, friend plead guilty to insider trading charges
By Hadley Robinson
An investment banker and his college friend, both 29, pleaded guilty Tuesday to insider trading charges in the Northern Distri...
Government
Two lawyers run for State Bar board and Placer attorney deemed elected
By Don Debenedictisn
A 20-year litigator and a young prosecutor are running for a seat on the State Bar Board of Trustees from coastal Northern Cal...
McDermott Will & Emery is facing a lawsuit against a former client which alleges the law firm failed to disclose a direct ...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Some non-citizen immigrants must get hearing to decide if they must stay in jail, court rules
By Saul Sugarman
Certain classes of non-citizen immigrants who remain detained for longer than half a year must receive a hearing to evaluate i...
A state court judge indicated he won't rule on toymaker MGA Entertainment Inc.'s efforts to void a preliminary partial arbitra...
Privacy advocates won a round against law enforcement agencies Tuesday when the Assembly Judiciary Committee approved a bill t...
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