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Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation


San Fernando Valley area communities file class action in LA Superior Court against city’s Department of Water and Power over ...


Judges and Judiciary, Covid Court Ops


The money seems to go toward three main types of expenditure: staff, technology and protective gear.


Government


LA City Attorney Mike Feuer told U.S. District Judge David O. Carter, "You've asked, 'Is it really appropriate for a court to ...


Legal Education


Daniel Weinstein will teach advanced mediation at the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine University Caruso ...


Prosecutors say Sheriff Alex Villanueva’s decision to send his investigators to appear in their absence is unprecedented.


Environmental & Energy


U.S. District Judge William Alsup suggests “it was reckless, maybe criminally reckless” for the utility to have not cut down a...


State Bar & Bar Associations, California Supreme Court


Gregory Harper is challenging his disbarment citing two studies that show Black male attorneys in California are more likely t...


Health Care & Hospital Law, Civil Litigation


Elizabeth J. Cabraser, a San Francisco-based partner with Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP, filed the deal Wednesday...


Labor/Employment


While employers are being forced to grapple with and interpret yet another set of shifting rules -- some of which attorneys sa...


Labor/Employment, California Supreme Court


The high court indicated the plaintiffs could refile the petition "in an appropriate court."


Real Estate/Development, Government, Civil Litigation


Former judge Steven C. Bailey and San Diego attorney Martha E. Romero represent Mammoth Lakes vacation property owners who sue...


Administrative/Regulatory


FTC asks Congress for enforcement power

Feb. 3, 2021
By Winston Cho

“Congress can give us direct penalty authority to deter deception aimed at workers in the Internet-enabled gig economy and rul...


Government, Criminal


Gov. Gavin Newsom reviewed the convict’s parole hearing testimony and the objections of a board member who had voted against r...


Government, Criminal, Civil Litigation


With 400 people listening in, Superior Court Judge James C. Chalfant heard arguments for and against a preliminary injunction ...


Judges and Judiciary, Government


Alex Padilla is not a lawyer, but is no stranger to litigation. As California’s secretary of state from 2015 until last month,...


Judges and Judiciary, Civil Rights


U.S. District Judge David O. Carter ordered attorneys to submit papers outlining the limit of his power to remedy the problems...


Labor/Employment


United Airlines persuaded two district judges to dismiss the employees' lawsuits, but a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals pane...


Law Practice, Civil Litigation, Bankruptcy


Frantz Law Group APLC, which previously worked with Girardi Keese in the Porter Ranch class action, will proceed with the case...


Labor/Employment


The tentative ruling issued Jan. 29 by Merced County Superior Court Judge Brian L. McCabe said new variants of the COVID-19 vi...


Judges and Judiciary, California Courts of Appeal, Appellate Practice


Workload issues in the appellate courts may partially mirror similar problems seen in the superior courts. According to the Ju...


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 ...