The commission hasn’t issued charge disclosure documents since March 21, except when complainants explicitly requested them. T...
Judges and Judiciary, Civil Litigation
One side challenges LA judge’s in-person meeting rule
By Gina Kim
Plaintiffs’ counsel asked Presiding Judge Kevin Brazile in a letter to suspend the enforcement of Judge Gregory W. Alarcon’s i...
Labor/Employment, Government
President halts federal agencies outsourcing jobs to foreign workers
By Jessica Mach
The order also requires federal agencies to audit themselves to determine whether contractors and subcontractors used temporar...
Judge Jeffrey Cohen-Laurie gives defendants many chances, but asks for commitment.
Government
2020 is a bumper year for ballot language lawsuits in California
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Of 12 initiatives on the November ballot, at least six are the subject of ballot language litigation.
Government, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Bankruptcy
US prosecutors seek stay in bankruptcy for attorney at center of convoluted LA water billing litigation
By Justin Kloczko
The motion to stay, filed July 30 in Arizona, pertains to Paul O. Paradis, a New York attorney who resigned as private counsel...
State Bar & Bar Associations
California Lawyers Association to hold solo and small firm summit
By Kamila Knaudt
The California Lawyers Association will host its annual Solo & Small Firm Summit virtually on Oct. 7 and 8.
Judges and Judiciary, Criminal
Former San Bernardino DA selected as independent investigator of a Solano County police killing
By Tyler Pialet
The appointment capped weeks of back-and-forth arguments between Solano County District Attorney Krishna Abrams and Attorney G...
Insurance
Assembly passes bill presuming Covid-19 caused physical property damage, placing burden on insurers
By Blaise Scemama
Assembly Bill 1552 would directly answer one of the central questions being posed in the multi-billion dollar business interru...
Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Bias committees are enigmas, attorneys say
By Jessica Mach
In an effort to address discriminatory conduct by members of the judiciary, a handful of courts — including superior courts in...
The discovery motion, filed by Elizabeth Holmes' lawyers and joined by attorneys for co-defendant Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani, is t...
Judges and Judiciary, Government
Proposed bill puts chief justice closer to new crisis powers
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Thursday. The body also passed measures on wrongful death and workplace lawsuits during ...
U.S. District Judge John A. Kronstadt ruled Wednesday that federal trial prosecutors relied on false and misleading testimony ...
Labor/Employment
Attorney general’s Proposition 22 ballot materials are misleading, suit says
By Jessica Mach
Ballot materials that Attorney General Xavier Becerra prepared for Proposition 22, whose gig economy backers he recently sued,...
Criminal, Civil Litigation
Developer and officials acquitted of bribery can sue, judge says
By Gina Kim
Then-Attorney General Jerry Brown and then-District Attorney Michael Ramos said it was the biggest public corruption case in t...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Lawyers in LA water bill case accuse other of harassment
By Justin Kloczko
The attorneys have been at odds since Brian Kabateck of Kabateck LLP entered the litigation over a year ago, tasked with inves...
Government, Civil Litigation
SBA rightly denied loans to strip clubs, magistrate indicates
By Winston Cho
Despite rulings from two federal judges going the other way in identical lawsuits, U.S. Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler said sh...
Labor/Employment, California Supreme Court
Justices issue mixed ruling on state employee retirement benefits
By Craig Anderson
The state Supreme Court ruled narrowly Thursday against a union of Alameda County sheriff's deputies over the legality of a 20...
Insurance
Multiple approaches touted at hearing on business interruption insurance disputes
By Blaise Scemama
While some policyholders were in favor of consolidating the ever growing number of lawsuits into one big multi-district ligati...
Education Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit revives male student’s Title IX sex discrimination suit
By Craig Anderson
The panel followed the lead of two other circuits, which also ruled in favor of male students who sued universities for allege...
Law Practice, Constitutional Law
Constitutional Rights Foundation names new president
By Kamila Knaudt
The Constitutional Rights Foundation appointed Amanda Susskind as president, effective Aug. 31.
Judges and Judiciary
Bill to limit peremptory challenges gets amendments and calls for a delay
By Tyler Pialet
Even those who say they share with the bill’s authors the belief that peremptory challenges can be discriminatory and biased a...
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Congress questions if tech giants are anticompetitive
By Winston Cho
The chief executives of Amazon and Facebook were unable to guarantee to lawmakers they did not engage in practices that might ...
White collar defender was brilliant jokester, mentor.
Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation
$17M for bank employee in termination case
By Jessica Mach
A state appellate panel awarded a U.S. Bank employee $17 million, a reduction from the $24 million a jury originally granted t...
Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation
LA judge rules state’s litigants can’t be forced into Delaware Chancery Court
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The move to a court that does not hold jury trials violated the plaintiff's rights under the California Constitution, wrote L...
Entertainment & Sports, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit revives actress’ sexual harassment claims against Weinstein
By Craig Anderson
In a case of first impression, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel on Wednesday revived actress Ashley Judd's sexual har...
Labor/Employment
Few guidelines for employers dealing with virus outbreak
By Jessica Mach
The way the guidelines switch between words like “must” and should” make it hard to understand what’s actually required.
Judge Vicki Ashworth applies techniques from family law to her criminal calendar cases.
Civil Litigation
Few COVID personal injury lawsuits have been filed, database indicates
By Justin Kloczko
The monitored liability lawsuits differ from business interruption cases challenging insurers over government shutdown orders,...