Labor/Employment, Administrative/Regulatory
Labor secretary confirmed by Senate faced stiff opposition
By Jessica Mach
The 50-47 vote confirming Julie A. Su as the next deputy secretary for the U.S. Department of Labor follows a heated congressi...
Criminal, Civil Rights, Civil Litigation
Suit says LA County allowed sex abuse of girls in detention
By Kamila Knaudt
“The county had taken these young girls into their care,” the plaintiffs’ attorney, Justin H. King of Rancho Cucamonga, said i...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Civil Litigation
Defense calls for mistrial and trial delay in Avenatti’s client theft case
By Gina Kim
H. Dean Steward of Newport Beach, Michael J. Avenatti’s attorney, complained about media coverage of his client’s sentencing i...
Entertainment & Sports, Civil Litigation
Civil rights groups urge probate judge to allow Britney Spears to choose lawyer
By Henrik Nilsson
“Spears’ right to select an attorney is not only a basic tenet of the Sixth Amendment right to counsel, but also consistent wi...
Technology, Civil Litigation
Judge signals she’ll narrow suit over YouTube moderator trauma
By Winston Cho
“We are moving to a digital world and that doesn’t mean causes of action go away. That just means they morph and change and co...
Government, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Civil Litigation
LA city attorney’s office engaged in massive scheme, cover-up, report says
By Blaise Scemama
City Attorney Mike Feuer was not named as a bad actor in the report by a special master who investigated the water billing lit...
Judges and Judiciary
Judge James Chalfant won’t hear cases from bench until mask mandate lifts
By Nicole Tyau
Judge James C. Chalfant, whose previous decisions favored holding indoor religious ceremonies and lifting an outdoor dining ba...
The complaint says the plan to destroy and replace the 70-year-old Capitol Annex approved by the Legislature violates the Cali...
Civil Rights, Civil Litigation
Reddit not liable for pornographic posts of underage girls
By Gina Kim
U.S. District Judge James V. Selna ruled that the plaintiffs will be unable to state a claim for relief against Reddit because...
Health Care & Hospital Law, Civil Litigation
No link between J&J opioids and sales in California, expert testifies
By Blaise Scemama
Laurentius Marais of Compass Lexecon in Chicago testified the sale of three prescription drugs made by Janssen Pharmaceuticals...
Judges and Judiciary, Government
3rd San Diego federal judge takes senior status
By Gina Kim
U.S. District Judge William Q. Hayes of the Southern District of California announces semi retirement as of Aug. 1.
Government, Criminal, Civil Litigation
Prisons department accused of denying sex criminals early release
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The prisons department and Sacramento attorney Janice M. Bellucci have tangled for years over what she said is a pattern of ig...
Government, Criminal
Santa Clara DA gets challenge from the left, following trend
By Craig Anderson
Deputy Public Defender Sajid A. Khan, who is best known for writing a pair of posts denouncing the criminal justice system in ...
Government, Civil Rights
Newsom loses bid to have party name on recall ballot
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The governor’s campaign attorneys inadvertently left his party off paperwork they filed last year with the secretary of state’...
Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Avenatti's trial on charges of defrauding clients might bring high penalty
By Gina Kim
The federal charges he faces in Santa Ana starting this week stem from alleged thefts of client money, which the jury and judg...
Judge Vedica Puri, the first Indian-American judge appointed to the San Francisco County bench, as a jurist for the first time...
Government, Civil Litigation
Judge to decide if Newsom can add ‘Democrat’ to recall ballot
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Newsom’s law firm, Olson Remcho LLP, filed the petition after its attorneys discovered they had left Newsom’s party off campai...
Bankruptcy specialist was a generous guide and mentor
Both the American Bankruptcy Institute and the Los Angeles Bankruptcy Forum recently launched initiatives to increase diversit...
Judges and Judiciary
Judicial Council tags $2.3B for court restorations and discusses remote access
By Blaise Scemama
The council also allocated $72.2 million in ongoing funding for trial courts to address inflationary cost increases. Courts no...
Government, Administrative/Regulatory
Biden executive order pleases ‘Right to Repair’ movement
By Craig Anderson
Advocates of the proposal argue that Apple, Alphabet Inc.-owned Google and Microsoft Corp., among other tech giants, force cus...
Judges and Judiciary
Governor names 2 new justices, promotes 2 and appoints 19 trial judges
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The majority of the 23 nominees and appointees are people of color and women. On July 1, Newsom announced a statewide judicial...
Government, Criminal
20% of LA County cities have voted no confidence in DA
By Kamila Knaudt
The council votes express dissatisfaction but are unlikely to change the way the 19 cities interact with District Attorney Geo...
Law Practice, Law Office Management
Alston Bird hires Adtalem Global Education executive
By Kamila Knaudt
Chaka Patterson, former senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary for Adtalem Global Education Inc., join...
California Courts of Appeal, Appellate Practice
Attorney says client harmed by 3rd District delay
By Malcolm Maclachlan
C. Athena Roussos of Elk Grove said, “The attorney general conceded in their brief that the case should be remanded to determi...
Government, Criminal
Bill bars police from posting mugs of nonviolent crime defendants
By Malcolm Maclachlan
“When a department publishes a suspect’s mug shot ... without waiting for a conviction or even for charges to be formally file...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Criminal
Federal judge in New York wonders why Avenatti ‘co-conspirator’ wasn’t tried
By Blaise Scemama
“A variance is also necessary due to Mark Geragos. He was listed as an unindicted co-conspirator. He suffered no consequence,”...
Law Office Management, Entertainment & Sports
Celebrity lawyer Shawn Holley joins Kinsella firm name
By Nicole Tyau
“Over the time that Shawn has worked at our firm, she has built and maintained an impressive roster of clients,” said Lawrence...
Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation
'Historic' $140M settlement in wage and hour class action
By Winston Cho
Plaintiffs’ attorney Caren P. Sencer, a partner at Weinberg Roger & Rosenfeld in Emeryville, said the recovery for nearly ...
Health Care & Hospital Law, Civil Litigation
California joins opponents of $4.5B Purdue Pharma settlement
By Craig Anderson
California is joined by eight other states and the District of Columbia in opposing the deal, which was reached after the medi...