Law Practice, Civil Litigation, Bankruptcy
Temporary conservator appointed for Tom Girardi
By Henrik Nilsson
Famed trial lawyer, facing bankruptcy and possible professional discipline, is said to suffer from short-term memory loss.
Judges and Judiciary, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Parade of US judges to senior status continues
By Craig Anderson, Gina Kim
The exodus of district judges is not surprising, and the list of vacancies is expected to grow in the coming weeks.
Law Practice, Law Office Management
Holland & Knight opens OC office with litigators from Enterprise Counsel Group
By Kamila Knaudt
The new office, located in Irvine, is led by executive partner David A. Robinson, the former president and founding shareholde...
Law Practice, Law Office Management
Heather Rosing takes Klinedinst helm
By Kamila Knaudt
Rosing is the second person to lead the firm in its 37 years, succeeding founder John D. Klinedinst, who became chair emeritus...
Law Practice, Judges and Judiciary, Covid Court Ops, Civil Litigation
OC courts begin civil jury trials again
By Blaise Scemama
Criminal and probate jury trials have also resumed in Orange County, at judicial discretion.
Constitutional Law, Civil Litigation
US judge blocks some state caps on church attendance
By Winston Cho
Following growing precedent of fashioning pandemic policies to safeguard constitutionally protected activities, U.S. District ...
Civil Rights, Civil Litigation
BLM protesters facing trials seek malicious prosecution damages
By Tyler Pialet
The administrative claims accuse San Luis Obispo County District Attorney Dan Dow of charging the protesters “based on bias an...
Health Care & Hospital Law, Criminal
Inmate transfers by state prisons was flawed, inspector general report finds
By Gina Kim
Office of the Inspector General report calls state prison system’s COVID-19 inmate transfer protocol “a public health disaster”
Technology, Securities, Civil Litigation
Investors suing Robinhood face long odds, lawyers say
By Winston Cho
At least six lawsuits were filed against the Menlo Park-based company in federal courts across California Friday for restricti...
Constitutional Law, Civil Litigation
San Jose church found in contempt for violating orders
By Gina Kim
Santa Clara County judge finds Calvary Chapel in contempt, but suspends fine against church pastors as long as they adhere to ...
Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation
Judge unlikely to block Cal/OSHA virus workplace rules
By Jessica Mach
San Francisco Superior Court Judge Ethan P. Schulman issued the tentative rulings to counsel before a three-plus hour hearing ...
Law Practice, Civil Litigation, Bankruptcy
Creditors question deal to protect Girardi Keese assets
By Jessica Mach
The deal would give Frantz, a firm that worked with Girardi Keese to represent more than 8,200 plaintiffs in the Porter Ranch ...
Alongside Flannery's retirement, the company also announced it has started a search for his replacement.
Civil Litigation
Judge unlikely to grant anti-SLAPP motion in suit against Musk
By Blaise Scemama
In a tentative ruling, Alameda County Superior Court Judge Julia Spain said in order to succeed on a special motion to strike ...
After a wide-ranging career, Edward Ferns knows how to talk to anyone.
Criminal, California Supreme Court
Parole is separate from sentence, says high court
By Tyler Pialet
“[W]hen parole works as intended, it is a sufficiently vital part of the rehabilitation process that ought not be categoricall...
Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation
Trial on MoFo bias claims could hurt everyone, jurist says
By Jessica Mach
Acknowledging that the issues at stake were nuanced, Corley said she nevertheless feared "a trial is going to end up hurting e...
Civil Litigation
Judge appears ready to order San Francisco to allow arts festival
By Winston Cho
Noting that other similar constitutionally protected activities such as religious gatherings and political protests are allowe...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Law Practice
Provisional licensure expansion could add thousands to bar
By Henrik Nilsson
The court decision would expand the current provisional licensure program to include those who scored 1,390 or higher on exams...
Labor/Employment, Government, Criminal
Negligence and missteps led to benefits fraud, says auditor
By Tyler Pialet
As claims began pouring in soon after the federal government bolstered California’s unemployment insurance funding pool last y...
Judges and Judiciary, California Courts of Appeal, Appellate Practice
Complaint against 3rd District justices divides attorneys
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Some attorneys said they have warned their clients about delays, while others say they haven’t noticed anything.
Technology, Securities, Civil Litigation
Lawsuits against Robinhood expected in its home state
By Blaise Scemama
“Robinhood’s actions were done purposely and knowingly to manipulate the market for the benefit of people and financial intuit...
Law Practice, Civil Litigation, Bankruptcy
Trustee attorneys get extension to file Girardi assets and liabilities
By Craig Anderson
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Barry Russell of Los Angeles had set Wednesday as the deadline for Girardi and his law firm, Girardi Kee...
Judges and Judiciary, California Courts of Appeal, Appellate Practice
Complaint to watchdog says 3 appellate justices are too slow
By Malcolm Maclachlan
In his complaint sent Tuesday, Jon B. Eisenberg of Healdsburg said the problem appears to be coming mainly from three of the c...
Labor/Employment, Constitutional Law, Civil Litigation
Woman fired after attending DC rally sues employer
By Gina Kim
The plaintiff, represented by David R. Flyer and Raquel Flyer of Flyer & Flyer APLC, said she was peacefully protesting th...
Law Practice, Community News
Hueston Hennigan spurs Social Justice Legal Foundation
By Henrik Nilsson
The foundation is a nationwide collaboration of five law schools, trial lawyers from the private sector, advisers, judges, act...
Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, California Supreme Court
State high court upholds ex-justice Jeffrey Johnson’s removal
By Blaise Scemama
The Supreme Court declined to review Johnson's petition for review. He was removed by the Commission on Judicial Performance i...
Labor/Employment
Union officials checking employee emails is ruled to be unlawful
By Jessica Mach
The officials from Operating Engineers Local Union 3, ALF-CIO are required to stop accessing the work emails of the employees,...
Government, Civil Litigation
Attorneys say the will continue to sue governor over closures
By Winston Cho
While Gov. Gavin Newsom reinstated on Monday the tiered reopening system that allows most businesses to at least partially ope...
In a response brief filed late Tuesday on behalf of the Association of Deputy District Attorneys for Los Angeles County, Eric ...