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State Bar & Bar Associations


Less than 33% passed February bar exam

May 9, 2023
By Devon Belcher

Nearly 71%, or 2,665, were repeaters, but only 28% of them passed. Of the 1,100 first timers, 45% passed.


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


U.S. District Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald in Los Angeles advised both parties at the start of the hearing that his tentative r...


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

May 9, 2023
By Craig Anderson



Kern County pushes poor to waive counsel, ACLU says

May 9, 2023
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

The plea offers are formulated by probation officers behind closed doors without input from prosecutors, the complaint states....


Litigation & Arbitration, Legal Education


The lawsuit is the latest to accuse the university of misleading potential students as to the nature of its partnership with t...


Jessica M. Jewell said she finds her work in legal aid incredibly rewarding, even though she understands the temptation for yo...


Technology


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


James Camper III argued he will have difficulty repaying his debt if he can’t take the bar exam. According to his petition, he...


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


The case has drawn a host of amicus briefs from attorneys for consumer and business groups. Robert E. Dunn, an attorney repres...



Defenders at Heart

May 8, 2023

The Freedman Firm fights for clients in white collar and other criminal cases.


Legal Education


Western State College of Law announced the appointment of Marisa S. Cianciarulo, who has been interim dean at Chapman Universi...



Post-COVID economics put strains on office real estate

May 5, 2023
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

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...


Immigration


Plaintiff Claudia Escoto alleged in the complaint that while she worked as an assistant to Immigration Judge Scott D. Laurent ...


Data Privacy


LA city housing authority sued over data breach

May 5, 2023
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

At least three lawsuits against the affordable housing administrator have been filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court. All...



Fallout from ruling on AR-15s could free prisoners

May 5, 2023
By Malcolm Maclachlan

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


Arthur Hellman, professor emeritus at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, said he thinks it is likely the panel will r...


Technology


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 ...



Street Credibility

May 5, 2023

Neutral Steven Austin's judicial experience engenders respect from attorneys and disputing parties.


Litigation & Arbitration


Five state appellate courts have issued published opinions this year ruling that workers who have been compelled to arbitrate ...


Technology


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...