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Labor/Employment, Alternative Dispute Resolution


Since it was filed last month, the former equity partner’s wrongful termination suit has bounced from a New York arbitrator, t...


Deciding to provide legal counsel to the effort was a no-brainer for Kirkland & Ellis LLP, which committed more than 20 at...


Criminal, Civil Rights, California Courts of Appeal


The 1st District Court of Appeal also went a step further in its Tuesday ruling. It reversed Alameda County Superior Court Jud...


Civil Litigation


U.S. Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler in San Francisco found that the company doesn’t illegally profit from its business model o...


Los Angeles Judge Carolyn B. Kuhl gave plaintiffs 20 days to ask the federal government to return evidence it seized from the ...


Immigration, Government, Administrative/Regulatory


Garland reverses Trump-era rules for seeking asylum

Jun. 17, 2021
By Craig Anderson

The new rules will allow gang violence and domestic abuse as considerations for asylum.


Civil Litigation


After the state rested its case earlier this month, the pharmaceutical companies immediately filed motions for judgment as a m...



Consistent

Jun. 16, 2021
By David Houston

Commissioner Jeffrey Korn known for well thought out, balanced rulings.


Technology, Law Practice


Eric C. Sibbitt said he was drawn to Paul Hastings because of its growth in both his core practice areas: capital markets and ...


Civil Litigation


Vineet Dubey, a partner at Custodio & Dubey LLP, represents the plaintiff, seeking injunctive relief and civil penalties a...


Civil Litigation


The pharmaceutical companies immediately filed motions for judgment as a matter of law, hoping to snuff the false advertising,...


Government, Civil Litigation


Lockdown lawsuits likely to live on, lawyers say

Jun. 16, 2021
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Workers, prison inmates, churches, businesses suing over fees and insurance coverage are some of the lawsuits that are likely ...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Criminal


Paul Mahoney appeared to suggest the 4th District Court of Appeal is in the pocket of a developer and turned a blind eye to a ...


U.S. District Judge Edward J. Davila found some of the questions, including whether potential jurors have followed reporting b...


Law Practice


Shubhra Shivpuri is the former deputy attorney general for the Civil Rights Enforcement Section of the California Department o...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Bankruptcy


“There has been a fundamental and material breakdown in the relationship between the firm and Ms. Girardi,” Peter J. Mastan, s...


Labor/Employment


Ronald Albucher and Sheila Levin said in their complaints they were pressured to join “whiteness accountability” affinity gro...


Law Practice, Judges and Judiciary, Covid Court Ops


As California reopened, federal courts differed on mask mandates, leaving it up to judges to make their own decisions.


Technology, Civil Litigation


U.S. District Judge Jon S. Tigar found there is enough evidence indicating that Hewlett Packard Enterprise partnered with serv...


Health Care & Hospital Law, Criminal


The case could prompt other criminal defenders to request new trials in cases where jurors were allowed or required to wear op...


Labor/Employment, Health Care & Hospital Law, Administrative/Regulatory


Employers can expect a host of practical challenges, and will need to consider laws beyond Occupational Safety and Health Admi...


Government


Los Angeles attorney Eric George of Browne George Ross O’Brien Annaguey & Ellis LLP said special master Edward Robbins of ...


“Imprisoning a woman for the death of her unborn child is not justice, and it is not in line with the law,” Attorney General R...


Government


Nathan Hochman, a Republican, has raised $479,000 as of Monday. Sacramento County District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert, has c...


Law Practice, Judges and Judiciary, Covid Court Ops


In an announcement Monday afternoon, the San Diego County Superior Court said, "Public access will generally revert to prepand...



Mindful of Impact

Jun. 14, 2021

Demetria Graves knows divorces affect whole families, approaches cases as a peacemaker.



Empowered to Act

Jun. 14, 2021
By David Houston

Commissioner Evan Kitahara has often used a new law to grant diversion.


Health Care & Hospital Law, Civil Litigation


A federal jury in San Francisco found that Chart Industries was mostly responsible for the accident that caused the loss of eg...


Health Care & Hospital Law, Civil Litigation


After hearing the people’s case in chief during a seven-week virtual bench trial, Orange County Superior Court Judge Peter Wil...


State Bar & Bar Associations, Law Practice


The bar is under criticism for failing to discipline plaintiffs’ lawyer Thomas V. Girardi, who is now accused of stealing mill...