Criminal, Civil Litigation
Developer and officials acquitted of bribery can sue, judge says
By Gina Kim
Then-Attorney General Jerry Brown and then-District Attorney Michael Ramos said it was the biggest public corruption case in t...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Lawyers in LA water bill case accuse other of harassment
By Justin Kloczko
The attorneys have been at odds since Brian Kabateck of Kabateck LLP entered the litigation over a year ago, tasked with inves...
Government, Civil Litigation
SBA rightly denied loans to strip clubs, magistrate indicates
By Winston Cho
Despite rulings from two federal judges going the other way in identical lawsuits, U.S. Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler said sh...
Labor/Employment, California Supreme Court
Justices issue mixed ruling on state employee retirement benefits
By Craig Anderson
The state Supreme Court ruled narrowly Thursday against a union of Alameda County sheriff's deputies over the legality of a 20...
Insurance
Multiple approaches touted at hearing on business interruption insurance disputes
By Blaise Scemama
While some policyholders were in favor of consolidating the ever growing number of lawsuits into one big multi-district ligati...
Education Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit revives male student’s Title IX sex discrimination suit
By Craig Anderson
The panel followed the lead of two other circuits, which also ruled in favor of male students who sued universities for allege...
Law Practice, Constitutional Law
Constitutional Rights Foundation names new president
By Kamila Knaudt
The Constitutional Rights Foundation appointed Amanda Susskind as president, effective Aug. 31.
Judges and Judiciary
Bill to limit peremptory challenges gets amendments and calls for a delay
By Tyler Pialet
Even those who say they share with the bill’s authors the belief that peremptory challenges can be discriminatory and biased a...
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Congress questions if tech giants are anticompetitive
By Winston Cho
The chief executives of Amazon and Facebook were unable to guarantee to lawmakers they did not engage in practices that might ...
White collar defender was brilliant jokester, mentor.
Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation
$17M for bank employee in termination case
By Jessica Mach
A state appellate panel awarded a U.S. Bank employee $17 million, a reduction from the $24 million a jury originally granted t...
Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation
LA judge rules state’s litigants can’t be forced into Delaware Chancery Court
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The move to a court that does not hold jury trials violated the plaintiff's rights under the California Constitution, wrote L...
Entertainment & Sports, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit revives actress’ sexual harassment claims against Weinstein
By Craig Anderson
In a case of first impression, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel on Wednesday revived actress Ashley Judd's sexual har...
Labor/Employment
Few guidelines for employers dealing with virus outbreak
By Jessica Mach
The way the guidelines switch between words like “must” and should” make it hard to understand what’s actually required.
Judge Vicki Ashworth applies techniques from family law to her criminal calendar cases.
Civil Litigation
Few COVID personal injury lawsuits have been filed, database indicates
By Justin Kloczko
The monitored liability lawsuits differ from business interruption cases challenging insurers over government shutdown orders,...
Insurance, Civil Litigation
Hearing to decide on consolidation of business interruption suits
By Blaise Scemama
Hearing oral arguments Thursday via teleconference, the seven-judge panel on multi-district litigation in Washington, D.C. mus...
California Supreme Court, Appellate Practice
High court ruling raises standard for affirming decisions in punitive damage and conservatorship cases
By Craig Anderson
California Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye, writing for a unanimous high court, concluded appellate courts must review fi...
Data Privacy
Privacy Act is major risk to companies that hold data, panel says
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Companies advised to delete unneeded data so they don’t have to protect or produce it.
Law Practice
Lawyers unevenly distributed across California and the country
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Counties range from having one attorney for every 1,000 residents to one for every 41.
Law Practice
Reed Smith snags 2 corporate lawyers from Irell & Manella
By Kamila Knaudt
Reed Smith LLP expanded its corporate group with two veteran transactional attorneys in Century City.
Government
LA County supervisors put charter change on ballot to re-purpose funds
By Tyler Pialet
If approved by voters, up to 1,000 law enforcement jobs would be impacted, according to the county’s chief operating officer.
State Bar & Bar Associations, Legal Education
Assembly Judiciary Committee chair seeks retroactive lower bar exam score
By Blaise Scemama
“If a 1,390 passing score supports minimum competency to practice law today, it certainly did so in the past,” Assemblymember ...
Labor/Employment
Bill aims to give employers strong COVID claim defenses
By Jessica Mach
A proposed federal bill introduced by Republican leaders would provide employers with significant defenses against claims they...
Tax, Real Estate/Development, Government
Property tax ballot measure language challenged in Sacramento County
By Gina Kim
Proponents and opponents of Proposition 15 are arguing against the ballot measures allegedly 'misleading, false' statements re...
Government, Criminal
US judge insists on better state prison staff testing
By Winston Cho
Attorneys representing California inmates warned a federal judge handling the state prisons department's efforts to contain th...
Insurance, Civil Litigation
Louisiana lawyer says business interruption litigation will be biggest in US history
By Blaise Scemama
What exactly constitutes a physical loss will be a central point of contention in many of the lawsuits.
Attorneys for debtors and creditors are surprised that the expected wave has not yet come, despite some high-profile Chapter 1...
Judges and Judiciary, Criminal
Men’s rights attorney killed by would-be rival, sheriff confirms
By Craig Anderson
Men's rights attorney Marc E. Angelucci was shot and killed at his Crestline home by rival lawyer Roy Den Hollander, who trave...
Government
LA County supervisors mull charter change to reduce law enforcement funds
By Tyler Pialet
If approved by voters in November, it would significantly impact an already diminished pandemic budget that cut funding from n...