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Health Care & Hospital Law, Government


Lawyers for Idaho and two women athletes who support the law argued that Boise State University student Lindsay Hecox’s case i...


Litigation & Arbitration


Michael Avenatti attached a chart to his letter to the court, comparing himself to Elizabeth Holmes, with one column listing c...


Technology, Litigation & Arbitration, Labor/Employment


“Plaintiffs each signed binding and enforceable arbitration agreements containing class action waivers, a fact that precludes ...


Technology, Ediscovery


Facebook and Gibson Dunn insisted they did not commit any wrongdoing and plaintiffs’ counsel were unreasonable and incessantly...


Labor/Employment, California Supreme Court


Jake Dear began his Supreme Court career in 1982 as an extern under Justice Stanley Mosk. In the following years, he served as...


Tax, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


Four conservative judges dissented from the decision not to reconsider the case en banc, arguing that the 9th Circuit court ha...


International Law, Government, Family


Immigrant Defenders Law Firm, a nonprofit legal defense organization in Los Angeles, alleged in its complaint filed in 2021 th...


Obituaries


Brian Christopher Leck, 1945 - 2022

Nov. 22, 2022
By David Houston



Open to the Process

Nov. 22, 2022

9th Circuit Judge Andrew Kleinfeld is ‘more flexible’ than many jurists, colleague says.


Law Practice, Appellate Practice


LA lawyer honored for role in bringing down Weinstein

Nov. 22, 2022
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Genie E. Harrison won the 2022 Consumer Attorney of the Year award for representing several of Weinstein’s alleged victims.


Entertainment & Sports, Civil Litigation


Football players should have informed consent about injuries, the plaintiff’s lawyers told the first jury to consider a concus...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Superior Court Judge Wendy Chang said David W, Quinto’s unwillingness to cooperate with the court in disclosing the amount of ...


Government, Education Law


US judge OKs discharge of more than $6B in student loans

Nov. 22, 2022
By Federico Lo Giudice

In his order, Senior U.S. District Judge William Alsup in San Francisco considered whether the U.S. secretary of educationhad ...


Law Practice, Government, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Appellate Practice


Felix Cisneros Jr. of Murrieta was found guilty by a jury of 30 felony counts, including four counts of conspiracy to commit b...


Technology, Labor/Employment


“Due to the significant interests and expectations of the employees impacted by the reduction in force, and Twitter’s desire t...


Legal Education


The ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar approved a change in standards affecting the requirement that law...


Bankruptcy


“Despite a lengthy opportunity to do so, appellant never conducted discovery to support her bare claims,” Larry W. Gabriel sai...


Litigation & Arbitration


Rushing McCarl LLP was founded during the COVID shutdown and won its first jury verdict in litigation over hand sanitizer and ...



A Yes Perspective

Nov. 21, 2022

DJR Garcia attorneys provide a full suite of services to community health clinics across the state.


Health Care & Hospital Law


No MICRA victory lap at trial lawyers conclave

Nov. 21, 2022
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Several panelists expressed fear that doctors would try to test the new law too aggressively, especially if less experienced a...


State Bar & Bar Associations, Legal Education, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Chair Ruben N. Duran also said the trustees want to revisit a previously proposed “snitch rule,” which would require attorneys...


Labor/Employment, Judges and Judiciary


Abiel Garcia and Majed Dakak of Kesselman Brantly Stockinger LLP in Manhattan Beach said they were suspicious that after the D...


Government, Antitrust & Trade Reg.


“Anytime a company is suddenly under the microscope, maybe they’ll make some changes on the edges but [TicketMaster’s] busines...


State Bar & Bar Associations


“Thomas Girardi openly boasted of his expansive web of control in Los Angeles and tried to bribe the Edelson firm into making ...


Litigation & Arbitration, Entertainment & Sports


Defense rests in NCAA wrongful death trial over CTE

Nov. 21, 2022
By Sunidhi Sridhar

“There’s a difference between saying there’s an association and there’s a causal effect. Those are critically different,” spor...


LA settlement judge dedicated to helping parties avoid trial.


Former litigator Christopher Keele finds being open-minded works best as a mediator.


Legal Education


Other top law schools in California said they, too, were reevaluating their participation in the rankings, which have been des...


Law Practice, Appellate Practice


Trial lawyers' next leader is ready to play defense

Nov. 18, 2022
By Malcolm Maclachlan

After a string of wins, Gregory G. Rizio said he wants to keep up the momentum at the Consumer Attorneys of California. But a ...


Judges and Judiciary


The 15 new Americans are all members of the military, veterans or first responders. “They had worked hard to achieve this sign...