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Government, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


“You do not have any responsibilities to supervise the new class counsel or to litigate against him in these proceedings,” Sup...


State Bar & Bar Associations


ExamSoft, the company that provides the software used for the online administration on Oct. 5 and 6, recently released an upda...


Technology, Civil Litigation


The payment stems from years of overcharging for wireless services in breach of contracts by the companies. AT&T will pay ...


Education Law, Civil Litigation


Kirkland & Ellis LLP represents a group of parents who say their children's learning progress suffered after instruction w...


State Bar & Bar Associations


“I expect that the board in the future will conduct a new search for a new executive director. But in the meantime, Donna Hers...


Technology, Civil Litigation


Pointing to none of the conduct having occurred in Illinois, the Alphabet-owned company argued it is improperly being sued und...


Law Practice, Civil Litigation


While case filings in most practice areas are down in 2020 compared to 2019, case filings in the practice areas of contracts, ...


Government, Civil Litigation


The plaintiff's counsel, Amanda K. Bonn of Susman Godfrey LLP, said AT&T will pay $47.9 million and Verizon $68.2 million,...


California Supreme Court


In the society's first virtual meeting, the three winners presented summaries of their papers, which will appear in the upcomi...


Labor/Employment


Tuesday's decision is the latest in OFCCP v. Oracle Am. Inc., which was filed by the federal agency's Office of Federal Contra...


State Bar & Bar Associations


An employment law litigator with Lewitt Hackman in Encino, Jones is a long time member of the bar association who has practice...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Many organizations are sponsoring the event including Altura Credit Union, Bratton Razo & Lord, Rizio Lipinsky, JAMS, the ...


Immigration, Government


US DOJ is fighting 2 California immigration laws

Sep. 24, 2020
By Malcolm Maclachlan

In a reply brief filed Tuesday, a team led by Acting Assistant Attorney General Jeffrey Bossert Clark argued for further disco...


State Bar & Bar Associations, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


U.S. Judge Fernando M. Olguin declined to grant the injunction request, finding Benjamin L. Pavone, partner at Pavone & Fo...


Judges and Judiciary, Antitrust & Trade Reg.


The result of the search, Massullo wrote in a Tuesday order, “was an applicant pool in which all of the parties interviewed we...


Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation


Edison to pay $1.16B for Thomas Fire

Sep. 24, 2020
By Gina Kim

Edison was facing thousands of claims from individual plaintiffs for its role in the blaze that burned 280,000 acres in Ventur...


Intellectual Property


The leading electric vehicle manufacturer said the patents should be invalidated since the Nikola executive concealed informat...


State Bar & Bar Associations, California Supreme Court


The state high court has already ordered the State Bar to implement a temporary licensure program for graduates who can’t take...


Real Estate/Development, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


Two judges selected by Republican presidents — in an opinion authored by Judge Ryan D. Nelson, an appointee of President Donal...


Native Americans, Legal Education


The money will go to scholarships for Native American and other students interested in becoming tribal legal advocates.


Law Office Management


Carissa Coze, a Los Angeles partner, was appointed chair of the new sports and gaming practice, while Kate T. Spelman was name...


Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Gutierrez issued an order Aug. 6 suspending jury trials for criminal and civil cases following a unanimous vote of the court's...


Real Estate/Development, Civil Litigation


The Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles says the city refuses to defer to a statewide eviction ban included in Assemb...


Technology, Civil Litigation


Moderators sued YouTube over graphic content

Sep. 23, 2020
By Winston Cho

The lawsuit filed in San Mateo County Superior Court on Monday argued the Google-owned company failed to provide safe workplac...


Labor/Employment


The federal agency's proposed rule would simplify the standard for determining whether a worker is an independent contractor o...


To see line prosecutors support an independent review of cases they may have prosecuted is a significant shift, said DA Chesa ...


Judges and Judiciary, Criminal


The initiative was launched with the creation of the Alternatives to Incarceration Work Group, which the county supervisors re...


Law Practice


Using data collected in the biennial surveys conducted from 2010 to 2018 with the help of MLA's research partners ADF Research...


State Bar & Bar Associations, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Civil Litigation


Benjamin L. Pavone, partner at Pavone & Fonner LLP, says in a case filed in federal court that enforcement of the rule inf...


Real Estate/Development, Civil Litigation


$1M settlement for low income tenants

Sep. 22, 2020
By Kamila Knaudt

The lawsuit was filed against several corporate landlords and a property manager, who allegedly failed to follow the Los Angel...