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Government, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Criminal


The utility board president, Cynthia McClain-Hill, sent the city attorney a letter requesting his authorization to engage inde...


Judges and Judiciary


The fire late Tuesday morning shut down power to several blocks. The substation is directly between the main superior and fede...


Judges and Judiciary, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


Jennifer Sung, a former labor organizer, was confirmed to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.


Judges and Judiciary


Thomas A. Saenz, president and general counsel of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, said he had worked ...


Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg.


Joseph Saveri Law Firm LLP announced a $160 million settlement Wednesday with the final defendants in a multiyear capacitor an...


Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation


“There are triable issues of fact as to whether ADP took part in the termination of plaintiff and whether this termination was...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Criminal


“Removing a public official by grand jury accusation is uncommon, but it does happen,” said David A. Carrillo, executive direc...


State Bar & Bar Associations, Law Practice


State Bar officials decided to hire Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg last month. Two powerful lawmakers recently said the ag...


Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


“We felt it was important to provide some uniform guidance about the ethical considerations and risks that judges should keep ...


U.S. Supreme Court, Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation, California Courts of Appeal


“Viking River Cruises would be a far more significant case than Badgerow this term because its potential ramifications for the...


Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation


“Don’t take with confidence that any nonperformance on your part you’re going to be forgiven by the court,” U.S. District Judg...


Environmental & Energy, Criminal


“An indictment filed this afternoon charges the companies that own and operate the 17-mile long San Pedro Bay Pipeline with on...


Legal Education


“We want it to be something that is respected, well received and viewed as serious legal research,” said Jonathan Laifman, who...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


Tricia Bigelow of Signature Resolution is the first senior fellow in dispute resolution at the Straus Institute for Dispute Re...


Intellectual Property, Entertainment & Sports, Civil Litigation


The lawsuit was filed in Los Angeles by David J. Steele of Tucker Ellis LLP, alleging that Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission I...


Entertainment & Sports, Criminal


Former Netflix executive sentenced to prison for bribes

Dec. 15, 2021
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Michael Kail was convicted of taking more than $500,000 from company venders


Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg.


Tuesday was intended to be a long day of trial, with the defense planning to call three final witnesses and plaintiffs’ counse...


U.S. Supreme Court, Torts/Personal Injury, Alternative Dispute Resolution


The U.S. Supreme Court asked the Biden administration weigh in on an appeal of a $25 million verdict in a bellwether lawsuit a...


State Bar & Bar Associations, Law Practice


Bar might stop its study of law firm management changes

Dec. 15, 2021
By Malcolm Maclachlan

The State Bar responded to a Dec. 7 letter from Assemblyman Mark Stone, D-Scotts Valley, and Sen. Tom Umberg, D-Santa Ana. The...


Civil Litigation, California Courts of Appeal


The 1st District Court of Appeal heard arguments in an appeal by Bad Boys Bail Bonds challenging an Alameda County judge’s pre...


Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Civil Litigation


“He was trying to explain to me that if we simply dropped it, he would make a ton of money for me because of his connections w...



LA utility seeks independent legal representation

Dec. 14, 2021
By Malcolm Maclachlan

LADWP President Cynthia McClain-Hill on Monday formally requested authorization from the city attorney's office to engage inde...


Labor/Employment, Civil Rights


Judge won't allow state civil rights agency to intervene in gaming case, but cites concerns with proposed consent decree betwe...


State Bar & Bar Associations


San Diego County Bar Association installs new president

Dec. 14, 2021
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

David Majchrzak, a professional responsibility lawyer at Klinedinst, will serve as president


Torts/Personal Injury, Bankruptcy, Alternative Dispute Resolution


U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Robyn L. Moberly of the Southern District of Indiana blessed the settlement, which provides not just mon...


Real Estate/Development, Civil Litigation


Judge Andrew Y.S. Cheng, who sits in San Francisco County Superior Court’s complex civil division, is overseeing both the Kinc...


Government, Criminal


Criminal defense and appellate attorney Lara Gressley, who ran against Mike Hestrin in 2018, said she would do so again.


Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


DA dismisses fraud case against Newport Beach attorney

Dec. 14, 2021
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Prosecutors alleged Steven Mehr engaged in a “referral for compensation” scheme using the Jacoby & Meyers name. The defens...


Government, Constitutional Law


The governor, outraged over the U.S. Supreme Court’s failure to block a Texas abortion law allowing private citizens to sue do...


Judges and Judiciary, Government, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


Lucy Koh will be the first Korean-American woman to serve on a federal appellate court.