Health Care & Hospital Law, Government
Argument over Idaho transgender law focuses on mootness
By Craig Anderson
Lawyers for Idaho and two women athletes who support the law argued that Boise State University student Lindsay Hecox’s case i...
Litigation & Arbitration
Avenatti uses ‘she’s worse than me’ in plea for lighter sentence
By Skyler Romero
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
Laid off employees must arbitrate, Twitter’s lawyer says
By Wisdom Howell
“Plaintiffs each signed binding and enforceable arbitration agreements containing class action waivers, a fact that precludes ...
Technology, Ediscovery
Sanction of Facebook, Gibson Dunn sought in discovery delay
By Jonathan Lo
Facebook and Gibson Dunn insisted they did not commit any wrongdoing and plaintiffs’ counsel were unreasonable and incessantly...
Labor/Employment, California Supreme Court
Chief supervising attorney at California Supreme Court to retire
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
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
Circuit upholds direct tax on unrealized gains, dissenters say
By Craig Anderson
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
Suit over children under ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy heads to bench trial
By Sunidhi Sridhar
Immigrant Defenders Law Firm, a nonprofit legal defense organization in Los Angeles, alleged in its complaint filed in 2021 th...
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
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
NCAA says it couldn’t have prevented USC football player’s death
By Sunidhi Sridhar
Football players should have informed consent about injuries, the plaintiff’s lawyers told the first jury to consider a concus...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Counsel disqualified in suit against Hollywood Foreign Press Association
By Skyler Romero
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
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
Ex-federal agent sentenced for taking bribes from phony lawyer
By Sunidhi Sridhar
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
Judge OKs pause on Twitter worker release agreements
By Wisdom Howell
“Due to the significant interests and expectations of the employees impacted by the reduction in force, and Twitter’s desire t...
Legal Education
Dropping LSAT requirement might make process harder for students
By Christer Schmidt
The ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar approved a change in standards affecting the requirement that law...
Bankruptcy
Bankruptcy counsel fires back at Girardi’s wife over earings sale
By Craig Anderson
“Despite a lengthy opportunity to do so, appellant never conducted discovery to support her bare claims,” Larry W. Gabriel sai...
Litigation & Arbitration
2-year-old Santa Monica firm wins $17.8M in first jury trial
By Skyler Romero
Rushing McCarl LLP was founded during the COVID shutdown and won its first jury verdict in litigation over hand sanitizer and ...
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
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
Bar board proposes ending time limit to become a lawyer after passing bar
By Christer Schmidt
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
LA County attorneys argue for immigration judges union
By Sunidhi Sridhar
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.
Doubt raised whether new DOJ probe would matter to Ticketmaster
By Jonathan Lo
“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
California legal system too tainted to deal with Girardi, law firm argues
By Craig Anderson
“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
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
Berkeley law says it will no longer participate in rankings
By David Houston
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
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
Judge administers Oath of Allegiance to new Americans at SoFi Stadium
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The 15 new Americans are all members of the military, veterans or first responders. “They had worked hard to achieve this sign...