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Native Americans, Land Use, Government


Tribe and Havasu Water ordered to settlement talks

Feb. 23, 2023
By Sunidhi Sridhar

A 1976 agreement between the Chemehuevi Indian Tribe, the water company and the federal government granted the water agency an...


Judges and Judiciary


U.S. District Judge Cormac J. Carney twice dismissed the charges against a doctor accused of illegally prescribing oxycodone, ...


Government, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


In Wednesday’s memo, Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco wrote that the policy will be applied uniformly across all U.S. at...


Civil Litigation


The cross complaint filed in Los Angeles on behalf of Dennis Chernov contends that Stefanie Pollack’s lawsuit is a “shakedown,...


Labor/Employment, Government


An agreement the state made with the Center for Workers’ Rights means $711 million in wrongfully paid benefits won’t be repaid...


U.S. Supreme Court, Administrative/Regulatory


The U.S. Food and Drug Administration banned all trans-vaginal POP mesh devices from the national market in 2019 because of co...


Government, Environmental & Energy, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


“Because Congress set forth in the [Administrative Procedure Act] a detailed process for repealing rules, the panel held that ...


LA Judge Shannon K. Cooley learned from her famous father but took her own route to the bench.


Tom Frank Maniscalco, 78, was serving a 46-year to life sentence.


Law Practice, Appellate Practice


Carlton Fields names new Los Angeles managing partner

Feb. 21, 2023
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Steven B. Weisburd takes over from Mark A. Neubauer, who served in the role for 8 years.


Technology, Data Privacy


Privacy concerns grow as car's technology advances

Feb. 21, 2023
By Sunidhi Sridhar

A car knows a lot more about its driver’s personal life and daily routine than people might be comfortable with, even if it is...


Securities


U.S. District Judge Josephine L. Staton said inflation and consumer demand made it difficult for the company to know at the ti...


Entertainment & Sports, Contracts


Chief Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Spero said, "I think it's an excellent settlement" which received "remarkable response" with ...


Judges and Judiciary


Newsom nominates 3 to appeal courts; names 8 trial judges

Feb. 21, 2023
By Malcolm Maclachlan

If these nominees are confirmed, the state will have 12 open seats on courts of appeal. Superior court judges do not require c...


Technology, Government, Data Privacy


LA plans to use billboards to track bus riders’ data

Feb. 21, 2023
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

Of particular concern is the harvesting of geolocation data and other sensitive personal information, such as purchase informa...


International Law, Ediscovery


Law firms representing the Public Investment Fund — including Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, Gibson, Dunn & Cr...


Consumer Law, Civil Litigation


144 cases consolidated in Alameda County claim that the heartburn medication causes cancer. The first bellwether trial is sche...


Judges and Judiciary


CJP hears pushback on filing old claims against judges

Feb. 17, 2023
By Malcolm Maclachlan

In a report released last month, the committee recommended the Commission on Judicial Performance get rid of California’s stat...


Law Practice, Intellectual Property, Appellate Practice


Baker & Hostetler adds 2 IP litigators in Los Angeles

Feb. 17, 2023
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

More than 100 new attorneys have joined BakerHostetler’s West Coast operations since 2019, with 75 of them residing in Califor...


Judges and Judiciary, California Courts of Appeal


Meanwhile, the Senate Judiciary Committee easily approved the nomination of Ramsey & Ehrlich LLP white collar defense atto...


Technology, Consumer Law


Tesla's self-driving software is already the subject of multiple court cases in Los Angeles County related to a fatal crash in...


Labor/Employment, Intellectual Property, Civil Litigation


The former employee called Apple’s motion a “final act of desperation” and claims that the company has no evidence in the “hun...


Securities, Class Action


“Plaintiffs’ allegations rest on the premise that because the DOJ launched an investigation into Eargo’s insurance billing pra...


Labor/Employment, California Supreme Court


Dentons wants the case arbitrated in New York, and a panel of justices of California’s 2nd District Court of Appeal agreed. Bu...


State Bar & Bar Associations, Civil Litigation


State Bar Court Judge Yvette D. Roland ruled Thursday she wants to see a motion to compel Munger Tolles & Olson LLP to pro...



It’s Personal

Feb. 17, 2023

Judicate West neutral Troy Roe believes meaningful connection is critical to dispute resolution.


San Diego dependency Judge Mark Cumba aims for dignity in interactions with parents in dependency court


WATCH NOW: Gain insight into the current dramatic expansion of international arbitration in California. This knowledge is ess...



Law Practice, Land Use


Fernando Villa specializes in helping clients reduce their exposure to environmental liabilities by advising them on entitleme...


Government, Criminal


Prosecutors asked a judge to sentence Babak Broumand to 11 years. He was convicted of accepting a $10,000 monthly fee, a Ducat...