Education Law
Law schools prepare for the future, teaching how to operate in virtual courtrooms
By Henrik Nilsson
UCLA School of Law lecturer Justin Bernstein sees a future where some judges will allow oral arguments to be conducted over vi...
Law Practice
O’Melveny welcomes 2 real estate specialists back to LA office
By Kamila Knaudt
After 17 and 16 years respectively at DLA Piper, Michael Hamilton and Timothy Evans rejoined O’Melveny as partners in its proj...
Labor/Employment
US judge urges drivers to negotiate with Uber over sick pay
By Winston Cho
The class action against Uber, and two others like it, seek an emergency public injunction that would force the company to pro...
Government
US judge tosses challenge to women on corporate boards requirement
By Malcolm Maclachlan
U.S. District Judge John A. Mendez dismissed a suit seeking to invalidate the law, finding the plaintiff could not show a spec...
Attorneys at Sidley Austin LLP said misconceptions about what physical ownership of a copyrighted product entitles a purchaser...
Environmental & Energy, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit blasts EPA for delaying decision on allegedly dangerous pet collars
By Craig Anderson
In a pointed ruling that used the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s own mission statement against it, a federal appellate...
Criminal
Defense cites legality of sentencing, health concerns to secure releases
By Tyler Pialet
San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan’s office said Wednesday that while the office supports the release of certai...
A deal struck just before oral argument ends a rare civil RICO case filed 10 years ago.
California Supreme Court
State high court returns juvenile release matter to LA court
By Meghann Cuniff
The justices voted to transfer the matter to the 2nd District, which is to issue an order to show cause “returnable before the...
Constitutional Law
US judge denies churches’ restraining order on stay-home orders
By Gina Kim
Churches tentatively denied restraining order on state's stay-home orders.
Criminal
“Protection of the public, victims’ rights and the safety of the victim should not be displaced because of COVID-19 without ca...
Law Practice
Law firms may seek paycheck relief under amended rule
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The difference in calculating payroll regulation means law firms could apply for higher loan amounts and potentially have more...
Civil Litigation
Travelers asks US court to dismiss state suit over coronavirus business loss claims
By Carter Stoddard
The federal complaint seeks to knock out suits filed by Los Angeles attorney Mark Geragos on behalf of his own properties and ...
Immigration
Citing virus, detainees sue immigration service for release
By Winston Cho
The complaint alleges state-mandated social distancing to protect detainees from the highly-infectious virus is impossible at ...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Law Practice
Bar group mulls extending paralegal practice areas
By Henrik Nilsson
The Paraprofessional Program Working Group held its first meeting to discuss developing recommendations for a paraprofessional...
Labor/Employment
Food industry facing ‘fast and furious’ surge in government regulations
By Jessica Mach
The impact of new safety standards are especially burdensome, according to attorneys who work with restaurant, food processing...
Criminal
Video arraignments launched in nation’s largest county court system
By Justin Kloczko
The program was conceived and tested in two weeks, according to Los Angeles County Superior Court Presiding Judge Kevin C. Bra...
Immigration
ICE showed ‘medical indifference’ to detainees amid COVID-19 pandemic
By Gina Kim
U.S. District Judge Jesus G. Bernal granted ICE detainee Faour Abdallah Fraihat and others their emergency motion to be certif...
Immigration, Government
Immigrant attorneys field ‘panicked’ calls after Trump order
By Craig Anderson
President Donald J. Trump on Tuesday announced a 60-day “pause” in granting lawful permanent residency to immigrants seeking j...
A commercial insurer that denied a business interruption claim by Hollywood's Musso & Frank Grill over its forced closure ...
Law Practice, Civil Litigation
‘Life has to go on’ and corporate lawyers find clients ready to resume deals
By Nick Kipley
While traditional Bay Area venture capitalists have become more risk averse, furloughed and underemployed workers are seeking ...
Law Practice
Baker Marquart reassures workers with $500 in food delivery, $100 gift cards.
By Kamila Knaudt
“We wanted to send a message to our employees that the firm is in a good position,” said founding and co-managing partner Ryan...
Intellectual Property
Trade secrets cases stabilize at new, higher level since federal law passed
By Craig Anderson
Trade secrets civil litigation, which skyrocketed between 2015 and 2017 after the passage of the federal Defend Trade Secrets ...
Government
Lawmakers ask about how governor is spending emergency funds
By Malcolm Maclachlan
One GOP lawmaker suggested in Monday’s committee hearing that Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration improperly used some state fu...
Judges and Judiciary
Final arguments in misconduct case against appellate justice set
By Carter Stoddard
The link to the proceedings will be posted on the Commission on Judicial Performance website 15 minutes before the hearing st...
Government
US judge grants preliminary approval to $18.5M Wells Fargo settlement
By Winston Cho
The money will only go to homeowners the banking giant did not offer loan modifications to and who lost their houses to forecl...
U.S. Supreme Court, Intellectual Property
Supreme Court reverses appellate ruling on patent office challenges
By Craig Anderson
Over a pointed dissent, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday affirmed the authority of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to set...
Mergers & Acquisitions, Environmental & Energy
Alston Bird fortifies environmental practice with new addition
By Morgan Keith
Jeffrey P. Carlin has joined the Los Angeles office of Alston & Bird LLP as environmental litigation counsel.
Wells Fargo, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Bank of America and U.S. Bank were named as defendants in complaints filed separately b...
California Supreme Court
State high court considers release request from ‘all youth’ in Los Angeles County custody
By Meghann Cuniff
Juvenile justice attorneys say the LA court system must broaden its release standards for incarcerated youth amid the coronavi...