In a case closely watched by public attorney unions, an appellate court held that California's public employees board, not a t...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Novel damages theory clears 9th Circuit in environmental case
By John Roemer
A novel theory of recovery - for "intangible environmental damages" - emerged from the embers of a destructive wildfire in a c...
While the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals again dominated the U.S. Supreme Court docket this term, the nation's largest and ...
Law Practice
Bar considers minimum exam passage rate for state accredited schools
By Don Debenedictisn
California law schools accredited by the State Bar soon may be required to maintain bar exam pass rates of 50 percent of their...
Here are summaries of lawyer disciplinary actions taken recently by the state Supreme Court or the Bar Court, listing attorney...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Suing for unpaid fees: the pitfalls, the pitfalls and the pitfalls
By Ben Armisteadn
I have a very strong bias towards walking away because there are simply too many pitfalls. By Richard Hamar of Hamar & Ham...
Gordon & Rees adds transactions attorney Gordon & Rees LLP added Bruce G. Holden as partner in Orange County. Holden ...
Justice Norvell 'Fred' Woods Jr. believes deeply in respect for the bench, which he aims to sit on for decades to come.
James D. Otto Superior Court Supervising Judge Los Angeles County (South District) ...
Discipline
Discipline attorneys want more answers on rejected settlements
By Don Debenedictisn
Days after the state Supreme Court rejected two dozen attorney-discipline plea bargains, State Bar prosecutors and defense cou...
Labor/Employment
True impact yet to be seen in NLRB’s new 'micro union’ standard
By Michael Leen
The new framework greatly increases the likelihood that a workplace could be fractionalized into multiple bargaining units. By...
This could help address existing problems of court congestion, while sparing thousands of children each year from being dragge...
Judges and Judiciary
Court funding crisis: an old-fashioned call for new revenue
By Michael Leen
No matter how furiously the stakeholders rearrange the deckchairs, the ship will sink unless new funding sources are developed...
San Francisco victims' attorney Mary Alexander was inducted into the State Bar of California's Trial Lawyer Hall of Fame on Ju...
California Rural Legal Assistance Inc. hosted its 1st Annual CRLA Pride Celebration event on June 21 at The Abbey in West Holl...
The legal community's collaborative efforts with the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank raised more than $445,000 during the 4th A...
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP hosted a diversity networking reception June 20 at the City Club in Los Angeles. The event fea...
Community News
LA County Bar Association hosts 2012 installation dinner
By Ryne Hodkowski
The Los Angeles County Bar Association swore in its 2012-13 officers, Board of Trustees and barristers officers on June 14 at ...
Litigation
Facebook settlement draws objections from other plaintiffs
By Craig Andersonn
A proposed settlement between Facebook and a potential class of users suing over the use of their names and likenesses has dra...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Bar Association loses as SF court makes changes to ADR requirements
By Saul Sugarman
An upcoming change in rules at San Francisco County Superior Court marks a significant shift in how the court addresses altern...
The lawyers and business advisors behind the record-breaking sale of the Los Angeles Dodgers gathered Wednesday to discuss the...
An overhaul of the California law that protects laborers and contractors from bosses and clients who fail to pay them goes int...
California Supreme Court
High court says school district can escape arbitration provision
By Emily Green
School districts can't be forced to arbitrate disputes if an arbitration clause conflicts with California's education code, th...
The lawyers and business advisors behind the record-breaking sale of the Los Angeles Dodgers gathered Wednesday to discuss the...
The Beverly Hills Bar Association feted its 80th anniversary Wednesday with a party at the Beverly Canon Gardens. Los Angeles...
In closing statements Thursday in a rare civil price-fixing trial, attorneys for the plaintiffs and defendant Toshiba Corp. st...
When a local government official picks up the phone to dial Wagner & Pelayes LLP, they're not calling just a legal advisor...
Lambda Legal held its 20th Annual West Coast Liberty Awards on June 14 at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles. The e...
Judges and Judiciary
Private warnings to state judges down by half, report finds
By Emily Green
California judges were disciplined less frequently during the years from 2000 to 2009 than in the previous decade, according t...
NBCUniversal Television Entertainment has appointed a new executive vice president and general counsel, the company announced ...