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Criminal, California Courts of Appeal


Prosecutors say California law doesn’t exempt women from being charged with murder when their reckless, deliberate acts cause ...


Criminal


Attorneys representing a class of mentally ill inmates have argued these prisoners have been particularly prone to coronavirus...


Obituaries


Goldfarb died of natural causes Wednesday in Sherman Oaks just three months shy of his 100th birthday.


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel is weighing whether a 2019 letter from the Environmental Protection Agency declaring...


Legal Education


La Verne law school receives dean endowment

Oct. 26, 2020
By Henrik Nilsson

The University of La Verne College of Law has endowed its first dean after receiving a donation from attorney and alumnus Fran...


State Bar & Bar Associations, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


In a meeting Friday, the Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct discussed the proposal in a June 1 letter from t...


Last week's opinion rendered by a three-justice panel in the 1st District Court of Appeal upheld a preliminary injunction a Sa...


Military Law, Government, Civil Litigation


U.S. Judge refuses to toss out sexual assault case involving General John Hyten.


Government, Civil Litigation


Purdue deal puts damages payouts on uncharted path

Oct. 26, 2020
By Craig Anderson

The privately held drug company would emerge from bankruptcy as a public benefit corporation managed by a trust. Such a corpor...


Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation


San Fernando Valley attorney Michael J. Libman was liaison counsel to the ratepayer class until it emerged the lawsuit he file...


Civil Rights, Civil Litigation


"This lawsuit is particularly well suited for class action treatment, given that this involves the administration of a standar...



Emotional Intelligence

Oct. 23, 2020
By David Houston

Angela Reddock-Wright listens and echoes back to establish trust


U.S. Supreme Court, Judges and Judiciary, Government


In an excerpt from a "60 Minutes" interview released Thursday, Biden said he would "put together a bipartisan commission of co...


Entertainment & Sports, Corporate


ICM Partners announced Johnson is the replacement for longtime general counsel Rick Levy.


State Bar & Bar Associations


Provisional licensure goes into effect Nov. 17

Oct. 23, 2020
By Henrik Nilsson

The new provisional licensure program goes into effect on Nov. 17, allowing 2020 law school graduates to practice law under su...


Judges and Judiciary, Civil Litigation


Defrocked justice and state settle court worker’s suit

Oct. 23, 2020
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Kelli D. Burritt, a partner with Winer, Burritt & Scott LLP in Woodland Hills, represents judicial assistant Trisha Velez ...


Civil Litigation


Hospital and security guards sued for assaulting Black patient during post-surgery appointment


Constitutional Law, Civil Litigation


In spite of claims from the city that the event is not safe, U.S. District Judge James Donato found San Francisco Internationa...


After reviewing more than 100 cases in which the officers testified, District Attorney Jeffrey Rosen said he believes the inte...


Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation


The lawsuit was filed by two drivers and two organizations that promote improved conditions for workers, Worksafe and Chinese ...


Civil Litigation, California Supreme Court


Plaintiff Dewayne Johnson and the Bayer-owned company both sought review of the case.


Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation, California Courts of Appeal


Less than two weeks before California voters decide whether rideshare drivers should be exempted from Assembly Bill 5, a three...


Insurance, Civil Litigation


While a small number of judges have allowed suits to proceed past motions to dismiss, North Carolina Superior Court Judge Orla...


Defense attorneys said in a letter they are concerned criminal defendants are at an increased risk of contracting the virus b...


Civil Litigation


The appellate panel asked the remand judge to consider the public’s interest in allowing a movant to inspect wiretap materials...


Civil Litigation, California Supreme Court


The court ordered parties to file briefs Wednesday, addressing: “What must a plaintiff prove in order to establish vote diluti...


State Bar & Bar Associations


“A lot of our approaches were geared toward the exam being a paper exam,” said Matthew Bates, owner of SmartBarPrep. “Even whe...


Technology, Corporate, Antitrust & Trade Reg.


Tuesday's lawsuit came the same day the Justice Department accused Google of engaging in anti-competitive conduct to maintain ...


Judges and Judiciary, Government


Heading into the Nov. 3 election, Southern California judicial candidates from the district attorney’s office all emphasized t...


Health Care & Hospital Law, Government, Civil Litigation


Under terms of the tentative deal, Purdue Pharma -- best known for its most drug OxyContin -- will cease to operate in its cur...