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Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Bankruptcy


Indira J. Cameron-Banks, a principal at Cameron Banks Law who represents the family of a former Girardi Keese client who has a...


Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation


“It’s a healthy warning to corporations and entities in California that they can’t treat employees poorly; they’re not going t...


Judges and Judiciary


U.S. Magistrate Judge Linda Lopez will replace U.S. District Judge Roger T. Benitez in San Diego. Superior Court Judge Jinsook...



A Presence

Dec. 17, 2021

Patrick Kelly’s years of leadership pay off in mediation


Sonoma County judge’s career has been committed to children.


Torts/Personal Injury, Law Practice, Government, Civil Litigation


California Secretary of State Shirley Weber released the title and summary text for three initiatives proposed by the Civil Ju...


Labor/Employment, Corporate


The report was issued as the law faces continued legal challenges, including in a bench trial in Los Angeles — and as a vetera...


Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Nearly 45 counties have started their own versions, according to Los Angeles County Judge Paul A. Bacigalupo.


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


Democrats rushed to confirm as many of President Joe Biden’s judicial nominees as possible before the end of the year.


Entertainment & Sports, Civil Litigation


A consulting agreement signed by an attorney who said he advised the co-creator for the TV reality show "Survivor" was deemed ...


Judges and Judiciary


“This court’s lack of authority to issue any relief directed at another superior court judge is fatal to all of petitioners’ c...


Environmental & Energy


Attorney General Rob Bonta announced that SFPP, owned by Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, agreed to the plea deal at arraignment...


Government, California Supreme Court


Michael A. Columbo, senior counsel with Dhillon Law Group, said in an email, “We are disappointed that the Supreme Court has d...


Civil Litigation, Bankruptcy


U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Michael B. Kaplan said he would, for now, allow Jones Day to continue representing LTL Management but ma...


The retired presiding justice of the 1st District Court of Appeal died on Dec. 9, after a second career at JAMS. He was 91.


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...