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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...


Criminal


The prisons department has begun readmitting sentenced convicts held in county jails during the pandemic. By slowly reopening ...


Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation


Mark Filip, the monitor appointed by prosecutors following deadly wildfires sparked by PG&E equipment, told the judge that...


Insurance, Civil Litigation


The complaint makes five claims, including violations of due process and equal protection under the 14th Amendment, the taking...


Criminal


The purpose of the hearing is to determine whether Peterson needs to be appointed a public defender or has retained private tr...


Government, Criminal


The female prosecutors, who have worked in the office an average of 20 years each, sued DA Diana Becton and the county, saying...


Civil Litigation


Los Angeles County agreed to pay $450,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a woman who alleged her public defender sexually assaul...


Civil Litigation


Vince Finaldi of Manly Stewart & Finaldi said the plaintiff would appeal, disagreeing with the judge’s ruling the companie...


Law Practice


The firm changed its name to Browne George Ross O’Brien Annaguey and Ellis LLP.


Civil Litigation, Admiralty/Maritime


The 33 scuba divers and one crew member who were below deck when the Conception caught fire around 3 a.m. on Sept. 2, 2019 off...


Law Practice, Community News


It was a dream come true for the lifelong "Jeopardy!" fan and associate at Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP, who had auditione...


Government, Civil Rights, Civil Litigation


The oath, a part of the California Constitution, requires state employees, including legislators and judicial officers, to ple...


Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation


Representing herself at Tuesday’s hearing, Jessica M. Amgwerd tried to convince the justices that the judge in her 2017 case i...