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California Supreme Court


The state Supreme Court will continue holding virtual oral arguments for the remainder of this year and does not plan to trave...



Making a Connection

Aug. 21, 2020

Signature Resolution neutral Roy L. Paul says litigants want to be heard and understood.


Alternative Dispute Resolution


JAMS unveils online case management portal

Aug. 21, 2020
By Kamila Knaudt

JAMS this week launched an encrypted online case management platform that will allow attorneys and neutrals to access case inf...


Government, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Under the terms of the settlement, the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association and the state will each receive $600,000. The remai...


Law Practice


Fennemore Craig PC, a 135 year old firm with offices throughout the Mountain West, and Dowling Aaron Inc., a full service firm...


Civil Litigation


“The only order the county could argue the church was violating was a county health order, so contempt was not an appropriate ...


Criminal


Abdallah Osseily was already facing federal charges for bank and immigration fraud. Federal prosecutors Thursday filed papers ...


Civil Litigation, Banking, Administrative/Regulatory


Xavier Becerra joined by seven attorneys general in Administrative Procedure Act complaint against the Federal Deposit Insuran...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Criminal


Orange County Superior Court Judge Gregory Jones ordered District Attorney Todd Spitzer’s prosecutors to turn over evidence to...


Criminal, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


Martin James Kipp’s argument that his Orange County conviction was a result of erroneous evidence admitted at trial was found ...


Health Care & Hospital Law, Civil Litigation


Filed in the Riverside County Superior court the lawsuit accuses the country’s largest for-profit health care chain and its h...


Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation


A Court of Appeal decision to extend the deadline for Uber and Lyft to comply with California's gig worker law -- but only if ...


Criminal, California Supreme Court


The attorney general, who initially defended the bail amount, subsequently switched sides and argued to the state Supreme Cour...


LA's mayor said if police reported and verified repeated occurrences of large gatherings at a property, they were authorized t...


Government


The Senate Judiciary Committee passed bills to hold online marketplaces to the same product liability standards as physical st...


One by one, bills with high costs were sent to the committee’s suspense file on Wednesday, to be taken up at a make-or-break f...


Insurance, Civil Litigation


The UK Financial Conduct Authority — a non-governmental financial regulatory agency — asked the Court of Appeals of England an...


Law Practice


Park joined O'Melveny from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, where she practiced for nearly 20 years.


Real Estate/Development, Civil Litigation


Three powerhouse plaintiff firms are teaming up to help the City of San Diego get out of what they call the "worst land deal e...


Securities, Civil Litigation


The complaint alleged E*Trade did not account for the possibility of negative oil futures on its platform and stuck investors ...


Civil Litigation


The negligence lawsuit, filed Wednesday by Arias Sanguinetti Wang & Torrijos LLP and McGee Lerer & Associates, said wh...


State Bar & Bar Associations, Legal Education


In June, the legal sector added 7,500 jobs, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. But most graduates won't be able to ent...


Obituaries


Donna M. Daly, 1956-2020

Aug. 20, 2020
By Tyler Pialet

Daly, who prosecuted some of Northern California's most dangerous criminals and was one of the first DAs in the state to intro...


Labor/Employment


Employment attorneys say the disparity prevents complainants from recognizing serial perpetrators while also blocking employer...


Law Practice


With the U.S. general election just 76 days away, law firms and companies throughout the nation are announcing voter friendly ...


Government


SB 1290, despite a potential $15 million price tag, passed the Assembly Appropriations Committee on Tuesday after days of legi...


Law Office Management


Southern California ADL names new leader

Aug. 19, 2020
By Kamila Knaudt

The Anti-Defamation League named Jeffrey I. Abrams as regional director of the Los Angeles office on Tuesday. He succeeds Aman...


On Tuesday, San Diego District Attorney Summer Stephan announced her office has set up a team to find and notify victims when ...


The countersuit, filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court on Aug. 10, also alleged that the manager moved into Nichelle Nich...


California Courts of Appeal


Appellate Justice Laurie Zelon to retire this month

Aug. 19, 2020
By Arin Mikailian

She cited health issues as the reason for retiring and added she will work remotely through her last day on Aug. 31.