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Greenberg Gross partner Sarah E. Kelly-Kilgore wrote that the relationship between firm and client "had broken down completely."


Government, Education Law


A federal judge overseeing a challenge to the U.S. Department of Education's eligibility requirements for students to receive ...


Labor/Employment


Like other types of essential workers, transportation employees have continued to work through stay-at-home orders, and in man...


The letter claims the Department of Justice hasn’t initiated any pattern-or-practice investigations into police misconduct and...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Criminal


Federal prosecutors alleged Michael Avenatti personally filed the last five court documents in his California case, but his co...


A group of leading women lawyers offer tips for dealing with stress, while juggling demands of career and family.



In-house lawyers speak frankly about issues facing their companies, offering advice on thriving, professionally and personally...



Current and retired judges discuss the impacts of Covid-19 and stay-at-home orders, and lay out their views for returning to b...



Insurance, Civil Litigation


MDL battle nears over business interruption cases

Jun. 9, 2020
By Justin Kloczko

Amici curiae policyholders, represented by Covington & Burling, argue hundreds of coordinated lawsuits by businesses again...


U.S. Supreme Court, Labor/Employment, California Supreme Court


The U.S. Supreme Court declined to re-enter another California battle over arbitration in a Monday decision legal observers sa...


State Bar & Bar Associations, Legal Education


Fifteen attorneys, politicians and other legal professionals are scheduled to speak and welcome graduates into the profession.


Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Environmental & Energy


"These loans were built to target minority communities and get them out of their houses," said plaintiffs' attorney Alison Car...


Union activity has notably increased since the start of the pandemic, as workers in traditionally low-hazard jobs suddenly fou...


James P. Arguelles is the second prospective judge to be nominated in the Eastern District since the U.S. Administrative Offic...


The clash between federal and state laws over marijuana has long frustrated dispensaries’ attempt to do any type of business, ...


Government, Environmental & Energy, Constitutional Law


Many of the animals whose sale is barred in California are endangered. Alligators, on the other hand, were removed from the U....


Insurance


There seems to be no dispute that direct property damage would be covered under most typical business insurance policies. But ...


Health Care & Hospital Law, Government, Civil Rights


Some technologies already being used abroad and being considered in the U.S. include: thermal imaging cameras supposedly capab...


Health Care & Hospital Law, Government, Civil Litigation


The California Chamber of Commerce spent much of the hearing in federal court in Sacramento trying to show listing coffee as c...


Dixon Diab & Chambers say their organization enables them to take on large corporations.


Mergers & Acquisitions


Boies Schiller Flexner LLP is expanding its white collar and trial capabilities with two attorneys from the U.S. Department of...


Intellectual Property


Biglaw veterans Arthur S. Beeman and Joel T. Muchmore launched a boutique devoted to counseling and litigation related to sof...


Government, Criminal


Gascon once sought Lacey's aid in police case

Jun. 8, 2020
By Tyler Pialet

Emails obtained through a Public Records Act request by the Association of Los Angeles Deputy District Attorneys, indicate Geo...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


After nearly a decade with JAMS, retired judge Peter D. Lichtman has joined Signature Resolution.


Labor/Employment


A federal ruling requiring the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to release employers' injury and illness records ...


Mergers & Acquisitions, Insurance


Legal analysts say the move is spurred in part by the increase in insurance litigation during the Covid-19 era.


Judges and Judiciary, Civil Litigation


“If we are fortunate and things fall into place just right, then hopefully CCP Section 36 preference jury trials will begin in...


Civil Litigation


California plaintiffs’ antitrust powerhouse Pearson, Simon & Warshaw, along with Lockridge Grindal Nauent, sued various ch...


Labor/Employment


Allowing employees to work from anywhere would cut costs and create a wider talent pool for companies, lawyers said. But it wo...


While some prosecutors announced similar proposals this week aimed at holding officers accountable, others have recently estab...