Law Practice, Law Office Management
11-attorney team joins Messner Reeves in Newport Beach
By Kamila Knaudt
The addition is part of the Denver headquartered firm’s focus on expanding its California footprint, firm leaders said.
Health Care & Hospital Law, Civil Litigation
Plaintiffs close false advertising case against drugmakers
By Blaise Scemama
The people, represented by four prosecuting agencies, say drug companies paid opinion leaders, patient groups and researchers ...
Environmental & Energy
Plan for off-shore turbines likely to generate many billable hours
By Henrik Nilsson
In the meantime, President Biden’s plan for offshore wind farms is likely to generate a lot of work for litigators, corporate ...
Judges and Judiciary
Justice, 2 judges discuss nontraditional paths to the bench
By Kamila Knaudt
Supreme Court Justice Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar, U.S. Northern District Judge Vince Chhabria and Los Angeles County Superior ...
Labor/Employment, Health Care & Hospital Law
County requires employers to check workers’ vaccine status
By Craig Anderson
The county's health officer, Sara H. Cody, has given employers until next Tuesday to determine the vaccination status of emplo...
Judges and Judiciary, California Courts of Appeal
Justice Raymond Ikola to retire from 4th District Court of Appeal
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The 80-year-old justice will step down July 1 after a 47-year legal career, including almost 26 years on the bench.
Law Practice, Law Office Management
Federal prosecutor returns to Munger, Tolles & Olson
By Kamila Knaudt
"I decided to make the jump because I felt like I had gotten just about everything I wanted out of my experience in government...
Tax, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Criminal, Civil Litigation
Lawyer accused of tax evasion keeps filing disability cases
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Legal troubles have not stopped Scott N. Johnson from filing hundreds of new lawsuits under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Law Practice, Civil Litigation
Law firm can’t arbitrate dispute with former name partner, judge says
By Henrik Nilsson
Dave Carothers sued his old firm, Carothers DiSante & Freudenberger LLP, saying he was driven out by the other partners be...
Health Care & Hospital Law, Civil Litigation
State witness says drugmakers paid for positive opioid studies
By Blaise Scemama
Endo Pharmaceuticals’ attorney, Moez Kaba of Hueston Hennigan LLP, said it is standard practice for companies seeking Food and...
Criminal
Judge limits prosecutors on evidence of Theranos CEO’s wealth
By Craig Anderson
U.S. District Judge Edward J. Davila said he would allow prosecutors to introduce evidence of “salary, travel, celebrity and o...
Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Epic v Apple trial ends with judge mulling her powers over App Store
By Winston Cho
Instead of traditional closing statements, U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers conducted a colloquy in which she asked ...
U.S. Supreme Court, Civil Litigation
US Supreme Court overrules 9th Circuit, remands suit against oil companies to federal court
By Craig Anderson
The decision affects a lawsuit filed by San Mateo, Marin and Santa Cruz counties along with the city of Imperial Beach against...
U.S. Supreme Court, Civil Litigation
The decision affects a lawsuit filed by San Mateo, Marin and Santa Cruz counties along with the city of Imperial Beach against...
Criminal
Can defendant’s waiver free counsel to work for DA during trial?
By Tyler Pialet
An agreement stipulates LA County DA Gascon will allow defense attorney Lawrence Middleton to continue representing his client...
Technology, Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
US judge presses Tim Cook on App Store fairness
By Winston Cho
During a continuous line of questioning lasting more than 10 minutes, U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers told the Appl...
Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation
Lawyer for wildfire plaintiffs draws judicial rebuke
By Gina Kim
Los Angeles County Judge William F. Highberger postpones Woolsey trial date to Oct. 26 to allow Southern California Edison to ...
Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Ex-Girardi Keese lawyer briefly threatened with deposition
By Craig Anderson
U.S. District Judge Matthew Kennelly dropped his threat after David R. Lira's attorney said she would file a revised reply ins...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Law Practice
20 legal services groups get grants to hire provisionally licensed lawyers
By Jessica Mach
The Legal Services Trust Fund Commission selected the grantees, which include Family Violence Law Center, Public Counsel, UC D...
Civil Litigation
Judge sanctions LegalMatch over 'appalling' discovery behavior
By Henrik Nilsson
The State Bar had filed motions to compel the production of documents several months ago, which would reveal the identities of...
“If the court is persuaded to allow the Legislature to, at any time after the enactment of the budget, enact a budget junior b...
Judges and Judiciary, Community News
LA Judge Byrdsong is next California Judges Association president
By Kamila Knaudt
“I really want to be that group where our colleagues feel sane, scholarly and secure and that encompasses wellness and mental ...
Government, Environmental & Energy
New law speeds CEQA review, slows courts
By Blaise Scemama
The problem, according to the Judicial Council, is that the bill imposes a 270-day timeline for the review of potentially hund...
May 24, 2021, 2 p.m.
State Bar & Bar Associations, Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Senior lawyers’ mental health can trigger obligations of junior lawyers
By Henrik Nilsson
The State Bar ethics opinion comes as lawyers who worked at the Girardi Keese law firm have been accused of knowing that its f...
U.S. Judge Vince Chhabria of the Northern District of California said it would be awhile until he decides whether to prelimina...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Criminal
Newport Beach attorney indicted on referral for compensation charges
By Tyler Pialet
The indictment, returned in late April, alleges Steven O. Mehr, a sole practitioner in Newport Beach, bought usage rights to “...
Technology, Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Epic’s late request to call rebuttal witnesses against Apple denied
By Winston Cho
The dispute relates to a disagreement on whether users could make purchases inside of apps before the formal introduction of A...
Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation
5 women accuse Amazon of discrimination
By Jessica Mach
Wednesday’s lawsuits were filed by three current and two former Amazon employees, all of whom are represented by New York base...
The Kings County judge did not rule on applicability of the murder statute to women who have a stillbirth, but found the prose...