LA misdemeanor Judge Troy Davis likes people to speak out about mental health
Orange County Commissioner Aaron Heisler says there’s more to probate court than meets the eye
Entertainment & Sports, Community News
Law Rocks, battle of the bands, is returning to Los Angeles
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The nonprofit organization behind the fundraising event will have 13 bands competing for charities.
Environmental & Energy
Santa Maria oil company ordered to pay $65M for spills
By Sunidhi Sridhar
HVI Cat Canyon Inc. will pay $55 million in civil penalties and $2.5 million in cleanup costs. The court also ordered the defe...
Consumer Law
Consumers question Bumble Bee’s ‘sustainable’ labeling
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
The lawsuit filed by Pearson Warshaw LLP questions the veracity of the Marine Stewardship Council’s sustainability certificati...
Law Practice, Labor/Employment, Appellate Practice
Law firm to produce documents about fired bar executive
By Devon Belcher
An updated supplemental report states that the State Bar Special Deputy Trial Counsel anticipates Munger Tolles & Olson LL...
“We believe a process that potentially has a tremendous impact on the family and friends of the murdered victims should be an ...
Real Estate/Development, Government
Apartment owners sue LA over new renter protection ordinances
By Sunidhi Sridhar
Ordinance No. 187763 requires landlords to wait to start eviction proceedings against a tenant until the unpaid rent exceeds o...
International Law, Criminal
9th Circuit mulls extradition of Peru's former president
By Craig Anderson
The question before the panel is whether the Peruvian prosecutor’s accusations mean Alejandro Toledo Manrique has been charged...
Criminal
Girardi arraigned on Chicago charges of stealing from clients
By Craig Anderson
Disbarred attorney Thomas V. Girardi answered “yes” to a couple of questions as he was arraigned remotely on eight counts of w...
Civil Litigation
Agreement on terminology moves forward Carson fire case
By Skyler Romero
Originally set to be delivered to the court in February, the fact sheet was delayed at the last minute when plaintiffs' counse...
Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation
Ex-Lutheran transgender bishop alleges harassment, retaliation
By Sunidhi Sridhar
Attorneys at Cotchett Pitre & McCarthy LLP also accused the church of pushing the bishop out of his role in retaliation fo...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Attorneys slam proposed 'snitch rule' as divisive
By Devon Belcher
In response to criticisms of the rule’s vagueness, members of the committee struggled to reach a general consensus as they con...
Government, Civil Litigation
Prison retaliated against convict who sued over conditions, judge rules
By Jonathan Lo
A federal judge found the California prisons department has been retaliating against Todd Ashker, a convicted murderer serving...
Intellectual Property
$27M secured post-trial in patent case against Yahoo
By Wisdom Howell
After the original $15 million jury verdict, Yahoo’s trial counsel, L. Norwood Jameson of Duane Morris LLP in Atlanta, wrote i...
Government
LA street vendors challenge city's restriction authority
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
“The city is arguing that they have the discretion to determine that vending should not be allowed in certain areas of the cit...
Civil Litigation
Amplify wins $96.5M from shippers for pipeline damage
By Skyler Romero
The amount exceeds what the company paid to settle claims by thousands of individual plaintiffs and to close state and federal...
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Bankruptcy
Sacramento diocese faces bankruptcy after sex abuse claims
By Malcolm Maclachlan
“Sacramento has tremendous cash flows in the form of weekly and monthly donations, all of it tax-free. It owns hundreds, if no...
Angela Bradstreet has a singularly exhaustive approach to mediation, attorneys say.
Securities, Government
US says health firm chair sold stock after customer complained
By Skyler Romero
“We allege that Mr. Peizer, armed with inside knowledge, avoided millions in losses that ordinary investors suffered,” Gurbir ...
Government, Banking, Administrative/Regulatory
DOJ gives detail on new compliance incentive program
By Jonathan Lo
"Our goal is simple: to shift the burden of corporate wrongdoing away from shareholders, who frequently play no role in the mi...
Government
New LA County Counsel wants office to make bigger impact
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Dawyn R. Harrison is the first African American to head the office since it was established in 1913. She points out that she i...
Entertainment & Sports, Communications Law
Lawyer sues after NFL, Raiders tell him to stop football ad
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Steve Dimopoulos, a personal injury attorney in Las Vegas, wants a finding that he did not infringe on the marks of the NFL or...
Insurance, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Court to decide if COVID caused physical damage
By Craig Anderson
A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel asked the state high court to answer the California law question in December because...
Technology, Intellectual Property
Lawyer struggles with questions in Tiktok, Stitch trial
By Sunidhi Sridhar
Attorneys for U.K.-based video editing company Stitch Editing Ltd., Skale and his team claim that TikTok infringed on their cl...
Its summary adjudication motion says the plaintiffs did not sue the drivers for the alleged criminal actions and have not prov...
Entertainment & Sports, Community News
LA Lawyers Philharmonic prepares to perform, holds auditions
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
heir last show was the Violins of Hope concert in March 2020 at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre.
Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation
Compromise over ‘substantially complete’ moves Carson fire and odor case forward
By Skyler Romero
Originally set to be delivered to the court in February, the fact sheet was delayed at the last minute when plaintiffs’ counse...
5th District Court of Appeal Justice Charles Poochigian served in all 3 branches of government