Nearly 71%, or 2,665, were repeaters, but only 28% of them passed. Of the 1,100 first timers, 45% passed.
Bankruptcy
Oakland diocese announces bankruptcy filing because of sex abuse claims
By Malcolm Maclachlan
In March, Bishop Michael C. Barber warned he might have to seek bankruptcy protection because of 330 sexual abuse lawsuits fil...
Will Chuchawat said the forecast of the firm’s West Coast team looks incredibly bullish. “So much opportunity is here, and Bak...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Attorney says bar violated ADA by harassing him over sanctions
By Sunidhi Sridhar
U.S. District Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald in Los Angeles advised both parties at the start of the hearing that his tentative r...
Media owner says McDonald’s not meeting pledge to Black-owned companies
By Wisdom Howell
Monday’s was the second lawsuit Byron Allen has filed against the fast food company. Another lawsuit, currently in meditation,...
Health Care & Hospital Law
Circuit split shapes up over 1986 abortion law
By Craig Anderson
The plea offers are formulated by probation officers behind closed doors without input from prosecutors, the complaint states....
Litigation & Arbitration, Legal Education
USC’s outsourced master’s program deceptively advertised, suit says
By Skyler Romero
The lawsuit is the latest to accuse the university of misleading potential students as to the nature of its partnership with t...
California Rural Legal Assistance head values partnerships with law firms
By Sunidhi Sridhar
Jessica M. Jewell said she finds her work in legal aid incredibly rewarding, even though she understands the temptation for yo...
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati partner Brian M. Willen argued in his motion to dismiss with prejudice the fifth amended ...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Litigation & Arbitration, Legal Education
Law student sues to get degree to earn money to repay school
By Malcolm Maclachlan
James Camper III argued he will have difficulty repaying his debt if he can’t take the bar exam. According to his petition, he...
Civil Rights
Berkeley Law grad seeks documents on possible anti-Semitism by student groups
By Craig Anderson
L. Rachel Lerman, who is now vice chair and senior counsel of the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, is behi...
U.S. District Judge William H. Orrick remarked that he gave Joseph Sullivan a lighter sentence than the 15 months in prison th...
Litigation & Arbitration
State high court to hear ‘virus take home’ case
By Craig Anderson
The case has drawn a host of amicus briefs from attorneys for consumer and business groups. Robert E. Dunn, an attorney repres...
The Freedman Firm fights for clients in white collar and other criminal cases.
Western State College of Law announced the appointment of Marisa S. Cianciarulo, who has been interim dean at Chapman Universi...
Downtown real estate is looking increasingly undesirable in some major cities, even as some property owners are suing commerci...
The plaintiffs accuse defendant Legacy Partners Inc. of violating the Investigative Consumer Reporting Agencies Act, which set...
Plaintiff Claudia Escoto alleged in the complaint that while she worked as an assistant to Immigration Judge Scott D. Laurent ...
At least three lawsuits against the affordable housing administrator have been filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court. All...
Last week, California’s 3rd District Court of Appeal upheld a prisoner’s conviction for using an AR-15 in the commission of a ...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Rehearing after change in judge could flip circuit ruling
By Craig Anderson
Arthur Hellman, professor emeritus at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, said he thinks it is likely the panel will r...
It’s been more than three years since the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the original settlement of $8 million because of concerns...
Judge Patrick E. Connolly was the lead prosecutor of a man who was up for resentencing. In March, Connolly accused Judge Danie...
Microsoft sought to dismiss the first class action in the nation regarding the training and output of artificial intelligence ...
Neutral Steven Austin's judicial experience engenders respect from attorneys and disputing parties.
Litigation & Arbitration
Momentum favors Uber driver on PAGA standing issue
By Craig Anderson
Five state appellate courts have issued published opinions this year ruling that workers who have been compelled to arbitrate ...
In the coordinated lawsuits against social media companies, defense counsel Ashley M. Simonsen said her clients will not have ...
The stay was placed on April 4 by Superior Court Judge Richard B. Ulmer to allow for a ruling on Coinbase’s motion to compel a...