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Obituaries


Mary Jo Shartsis, 1942-2020

Jan. 5, 2021
By Kamila Knaudt

Litigator was elegant, tough and up to any challenge


Immigration


U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria required more stringent safety measures be implemented at Yuba County jail. They included t...


Judges and Judiciary


“It would have been a contradictory message for a stay at home order to be sent out by the governor, which is legitimate consi...


Judges and Judiciary


Some of Trump's choices could be re-nominated by Joseph R. Biden after he becomes president as they are experienced and severa...


Government


After three years as the chief federal prosecutor in the Los Angeles division of the U.S. Attorney’s office, Nicola T. Hanna i...


Labor/Employment


They said Monday that the board's requirements would stop them from realizing their 'expansive vision' of higher salaries and ...


Obituaries


Retired Orange County Judge helped establish learning centers for troubled students.


Insurance, Environmental & Energy


California lawmakers have sought to find solutions to the problem. On Nov. 5, Department of Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lar...


Panish Shea & Boyle LLP win fight to lift stay and resume litigation against U.S. Olympic Committee in gymnastics sexual a...


Law Practice, Government, Administrative/Regulatory


Legislation passed in 2020 to impact attorneys’ work

Jan. 4, 2021
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Lawmakers passed measures in areas of court procedure, labor and law enforcement. Many battles from last year will continue in...


Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation, California Supreme Court


Twanda Bailey, who was an investigative assistant at the district attorney's office at the time of the incident, asked the hig...


Judges and Judiciary


Here is a list of judicial officers’ elections, appointments, retirements, removals and deaths in California in 2020.


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


He drove. The 2,000-mile road trip gave Thomas a chance to reflect on the challenges he's met six years into his seven-year te...


Environmental & Energy


Looking to rein in the company for failing to comply with state law and meet safety goals, U.S. District Judge William Alsup s...


Health Care & Hospital Law, Constitutional Law


In November the high court blocked New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's cap on capacity for indoor worship services. Experts say that ...


Obituaries


Joan Dempsey Klein, 1924 - 2020

Dec. 31, 2020
By Arin Mikailian

Appellate justice was a champion of equality in the legal profession.


Land Use, Government, California Courts of Appeal


Many cities, redevelopment successor agencies or other organizations have sued the California Department of Finance on similar...


Obituaries


Ned Good 1924-2020

Dec. 31, 2020
By Kamila Knaudt

Giant of plaintiffs bar was ‘always on’


Government, Civil Litigation


The prosecutors have said they have been forced to choose between disobeying the law and their moral conscience or disobeying ...


Law Practice, Bankruptcy


At least three of the attorneys' firms are involved in litigation against Girardi and his firm, Giradi Keese: DLA Piper LLP, H...


Government, Criminal, Civil Litigation


LA prosecutors sue DA Gascón over orders

Dec. 30, 2020
By Malcolm Maclachlan

“Respondent George Gascón, within weeks of his investiture as Los Angeles County’s District Attorney, has issued Special Direc...


Judges and Judiciary


During his two years as presiding judge, John K. Stewart expanded the collaborative courts, re-installed judge-sponsored media...


Law Practice, Judges and Judiciary, Covid Court Ops


Courts that have maintained relatively low case backlogs point to their quick adoption of remote hearing technology, summoning...


Technology, Law Practice


Technology use funds for rural nonprofits

Dec. 30, 2020
By Henrik Nilsson

Inland Counties Legal Services Inc. shelled out $100,000 on new technology, according to Tessie D. Cross, deputy director of o...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


Jeff Kichaven of Jeff Kichaven Commercial Mediation argues that the promise of confidentiality can only be kept or not kept by...


Civil Litigation


Federal judge keeps Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department as defendant in privacy invasion lawsuit filed by widow of NBA legend, bu...


Health Care & Hospital Law, Civil Litigation


Rejecting claims that there’s an urgent need to slash drug costs amid the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabri...


First, the pandemic hit. Then came the wildfires. For lawyers advising clients in the wine industry, this year has meant navig...


Law Practice, Labor/Employment


The injunction against the Department of Labor’s plan to change the way it calculates wage rates a second victory for United F...


Criminal, California Supreme Court


The California high court justices found that a defendant can be convicted of attempting to traffic a minor even though the vi...