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Law Practice, Civil Litigation, Bankruptcy


Temporary conservator appointed for Tom Girardi

Feb. 2, 2021
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

Feb. 2, 2021
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


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

Feb. 2, 2021
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

Feb. 2, 2021
By Blaise Scemama

Criminal and probate jury trials have also resumed in Orange County, at judicial discretion.


Constitutional Law, Civil Litigation


Following growing precedent of fashioning pandemic policies to safeguard constitutionally protected activities, U.S. District ...


Civil Rights, Civil Litigation


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


Office of the Inspector General report calls state prison system’s COVID-19 inmate transfer protocol “a public health disaster”


Technology, Securities, Civil Litigation


At least six lawsuits were filed against the Menlo Park-based company in federal courts across California Friday for restricti...


Constitutional Law, Civil Litigation


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


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


The deal would give Frantz, a firm that worked with Girardi Keese to represent more than 8,200 plaintiffs in the Porter Ranch ...


Corporate


Alongside Flannery's retirement, the company also announced it has started a search for his replacement.


Civil Litigation


In a tentative ruling, Alameda County Superior Court Judge Julia Spain said in order to succeed on a special motion to strike ...



Able to Read People

Jan. 29, 2021

After a wide-ranging career, Edward Ferns knows how to talk to anyone.


Criminal, California Supreme Court


“[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


Acknowledging that the issues at stake were nuanced, Corley said she nevertheless feared "a trial is going to end up hurting e...


Civil Litigation


Noting that other similar constitutionally protected activities such as religious gatherings and political protests are allowe...


State Bar & Bar Associations, Law Practice


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


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

Jan. 29, 2021
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


“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


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


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


The plaintiff, represented by David R. Flyer and Raquel Flyer of Flyer & Flyer APLC, said she was peacefully protesting th...


Law Practice, Community News


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


The Supreme Court declined to review Johnson's petition for review. He was removed by the Commission on Judicial Performance i...


Labor/Employment


The officials from Operating Engineers Local Union 3, ALF-CIO are required to stop accessing the work emails of the employees,...


Government, Civil Litigation


While Gov. Gavin Newsom reinstated on Monday the tiered reopening system that allows most businesses to at least partially ope...


Government, Criminal


Deputies say LA DA misread appellate cases

Jan. 28, 2021
By Tyler Pialet

In a response brief filed late Tuesday on behalf of the Association of Deputy District Attorneys for Los Angeles County, Eric ...