Civil Litigation
Greenberg Gross and client splitting in the midst of trade secrets trial against Uber
By Craig Anderson
Greenberg Gross partner Sarah E. Kelly-Kilgore wrote that the relationship between firm and client "had broken down completely."
Government, Education Law
Judge says US is delaying education aid for noncitizens
By Winston Cho
A federal judge overseeing a challenge to the U.S. Department of Education's eligibility requirements for students to receive ...
Labor/Employment
Transportation workers seek post-reopening protections
By Jessica Mach
Like other types of essential workers, transportation employees have continued to work through stay-at-home orders, and in man...
Criminal
18 state attorneys general seek authority to independently probe police misconduct accusations
By Tyler Pialet
The letter claims the Department of Justice hasn’t initiated any pattern-or-practice investigations into police misconduct and...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Criminal
Avenatti gets permission to use computer, off line
By Tyler Pialet
Federal prosecutors alleged Michael Avenatti personally filed the last five court documents in his California case, but his co...
Labor/Employment
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
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
US justices may have cleared way to skirt worker arbitrations
By Craig Anderson
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
Law graduates can tune in to virtual ceremony today
By Henrik Nilsson
Fifteen attorneys, politicians and other legal professionals are scheduled to speak and welcome graduates into the profession.
Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Environmental & Energy
Latinos were sold predatory loans for solar panels, suit says
By Winston Cho
"These loans were built to target minority communities and get them out of their houses," said plaintiffs' attorney Alison Car...
Labor/Employment
Union activity expected to increase as workers return to uncertain work environments
By Jessica Mach
Union activity has notably increased since the start of the pandemic, as workers in traditionally low-hazard jobs suddenly fou...
Judges and Judiciary
President Trump nominates Sacramento County judge to fill Eastern District vacancy
By Craig Anderson
James P. Arguelles is the second prospective judge to be nominated in the Eastern District since the U.S. Administrative Offic...
Insurance
California deemed pot dispensaries essential but will they be able to collect on insurance policies?
By Gina Kim
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
Does banning alligator sales interfere with interstate commerce?
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Many of the animals whose sale is barred in California are endangered. Alligators, on the other hand, were removed from the U....
Insurance
Few insurance disputes expected over riot and curfew coverage
By Justin Kloczko
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
Virus-fighting technology might pose security, privacy, legal issues
By Blaise Scemama
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
Parties square off in federal litigation over coffee labeling
By Malcolm Maclachlan
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 snags 2 high-profile US Justice Department lawyers
By Kamila Knaudt
Boies Schiller Flexner LLP is expanding its white collar and trial capabilities with two attorneys from the U.S. Department of...
Intellectual Property
New boutique specializes in software licensing practice
By Kamila Knaudt
Biglaw veterans Arthur S. Beeman and Joel T. Muchmore launched a boutique devoted to counseling and litigation related to sof...
Emails obtained through a Public Records Act request by the Association of Los Angeles Deputy District Attorneys, indicate Geo...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Peter Lichtman, neutral and retired judge, joins Signature Resolution
By Gina Kim
After nearly a decade with JAMS, retired judge Peter D. Lichtman has joined Signature Resolution.
Labor/Employment
Employers’ injury and illness records must be released
By Jessica Mach
A federal ruling requiring the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to release employers' injury and illness records ...
Mergers & Acquisitions, Insurance
Kennedys opens in California, as insurance litigation increases
By Justin Kloczko
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
Officials circumspect about resuming civil trials in LA
By Blaise Scemama
“If we are fortunate and things fall into place just right, then hopefully CCP Section 36 preference jury trials will begin in...
California plaintiffs’ antitrust powerhouse Pearson, Simon & Warshaw, along with Lockridge Grindal Nauent, sued various ch...
Labor/Employment
More remote work could mean more out-of-state employees
By Jessica Mach
Allowing employees to work from anywhere would cut costs and create a wider talent pool for companies, lawyers said. But it wo...
Government, Criminal
Proposals for monitoring of alleged police misconduct cases outside DAs’ offices get mixed responses
By Tyler Pialet
While some prosecutors announced similar proposals this week aimed at holding officers accountable, others have recently estab...