Government, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
LA judge tries to convince removed class counsel he has no more authority
By Blaise Scemama
“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
Bar applicants buy new laptops for exam, still fear glitches
By Henrik Nilsson
ExamSoft, the company that provides the software used for the online administration on Oct. 5 and 6, recently released an upda...
Technology, Civil Litigation
Judge signs off on $116M deal between ATT, Verizon and government entities
By Malcolm Maclachlan
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
LA schools’ distance learning is inadequate, lawsuit states
By Gina Kim
Kirkland & Ellis LLP represents a group of parents who say their children's learning progress suffered after instruction w...
State Bar & Bar Associations
State Bar closes search for executive directory, for now
By Henrik Nilsson
“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
Google tries to get class action over biometric data tossed
By Winston Cho
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
COVID litigation focused on insurance, contracts and employment, research showed
By Blaise Scemama
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
AT&T, Verizon to pay $116M for overcharging government entities
By Malcolm Maclachlan
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
California Supreme Court Historical Society honors legal writing contest winners
By Kamila Knaudt
In the society's first virtual meeting, the three winners presented summaries of their papers, which will appear in the upcomi...
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
San Fernando Valley Bar president aims to promote community
By Kamila Knaudt
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
Riverside County prepares to hold virtual ceremony
By Kamila Knaudt
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
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
US judge denies lawyer injunction against State Bar
By Gina Kim
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.
Judge rejects Sutter Health antitrust settlement over white male monitor choices
By Craig Anderson
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
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
Tesla says rival stole electric semi designs from inventor
By Winston Cho
The leading electric vehicle manufacturer said the patents should be invalidated since the Nikola executive concealed informat...
State Bar & Bar Associations, California Supreme Court
Petition to completely waive October bar exam is denied
By Henrik Nilsson
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
State escrow account law is preempted, 9th Circuit rules
By Craig Anderson
Two judges selected by Republican presidents — in an opinion authored by Judge Ryan D. Nelson, an appointee of President Donal...
Native Americans, Legal Education
UCLA Law given $15M for Native American law study
By Henrik Nilsson
The money will go to scholarships for Native American and other students interested in becoming tribal legal advocates.
Law Office Management
Jenner & Block elevates 5 women to leadership roles
By Kamila Knaudt
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
Cental District could soon begin calling jurors in Orange County
By Gina Kim
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
Landlord group seeks federal court stay of LA’s eviction ban
By Blaise Scemama
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
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
Proposed rule on contractors appears aimed at California
By Jessica Mach
The federal agency's proposed rule would simplify the standard for determining whether a worker is an independent contractor o...
Criminal
San Francisco DA says restructuring office is what he promised in campaign
By Tyler Pialet
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
LA judge to lead county’s criminal justice initiative
By Kamila Knaudt
The initiative was launched with the creation of the Alternatives to Incarceration Work Group, which the county supervisors re...
Law Practice
Partner compensation grew but so did pay gaps, report finds
By Kamila Knaudt
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
Attorney sues bar over ‘due respect’ code provision
By Gina Kim
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
By Kamila Knaudt
The lawsuit was filed against several corporate landlords and a property manager, who allegedly failed to follow the Los Angel...