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Legal Education


Samuel Mirejovsky and Ashley M. Watkins of Sam & Ash LLP, who graduated from the school in 2014, were honored with the nam...


Judges and Judiciary


Plaintiffs’ attorney Kelli D. Burritt said she hopes the lawsuit will help “whoever’s making decisions” understand embattled J...


Judges and Judiciary


2 longtime San Diego County judges retire

Mar. 12, 2020
By Justin Kloczko

Judge Gale E. Kaneshiro, who presided over criminal and appellate cases, has retired after 30 years. Judge Louis R. Hanoian, w...


Entertainment & Sports, Civil Litigation


Three former student-athletes filed a class action lawsuit against the NCAA, its Board of Governors and track coach John Remba...


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


In a one-page decision issued Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court stayed the preliminary injunction against the policy.


State Bar & Bar Associations, Government


According to 2014 data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, attorneys had the fourth highest suicide rate of a...


Judges and Judiciary


In vast but sparsely populated Inyo County, judicial races are sometimes won by razor thin margins of less than 100 votes. On...


Judges and Judiciary, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


"The first thing we're trying to do is look at innovative ways to make sure these policies aren't something that sit on a shel...


Judges and Judiciary, California Supreme Court


In another recent address providing a clear contrast to many she gave during the Great Recession decrying funding cuts to the ...


Law Practice, Government


State attorney general seeks to raise staff salaries

Mar. 11, 2020
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Attorney General Xavier Becerra says he needs to raise the salaries of some key, hard-to-recruit staff, including those tasked...


The firm moved one block over Monday to the 26th floor of the Century Plaza Towers development, a space Greenberg leadership s...


Law Practice


Joselle Albracht, who is joining the firm's Orange County office, previously served as the assistant attorney general for the ...


One of the largest private prison companies in the United States filed a lawsuit against California, alleging a new law that p...


Civil Litigation


Princess Cruise faces legal action over coronavirus outbreak on ship


State Bar & Bar Associations, Legal Education


The State Bar does not have a test site in San Diego for the July bar exam for the first time in 30 years and did not make the...


Judges and Judiciary


The Appropriations Committee will next take up the bill, introduced by Assembly Member Jay Obernolte (R-Hesperia), who said th...


"For many years, the city and county of San Francisco has refused to cooperate with ICE, much to their own detriment," ICE San...


Corporate


Southern California Edison promoted to general counsel the lawyer overseeing its wildfire litigation defense.


Intellectual Property, Entertainment & Sports, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


An en banc panel affirmed a jury’s June 2016 verdict rejecting claims Zeppelin ripped off the song “Taurus” by the band Spirit...


The moves reflect the continuing strength of the San Francisco legal market, analysts, law firm recruiters, and members of the...


Immigration, Criminal


KXTV, a Sacramento ABC affiliate, filed a Freedom of Information Act request for “all immigration files, photos, annotations a...


Civil Litigation


Plaintiffs get $100K in punitive damages against VW

Mar. 10, 2020
By Craig Anderson

A San Francisco federal jury on Monday awarded $100,000 in punitive damages to the drivers of four vehicles who refused to acc...


Judges and Judiciary, Government, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals announced Monday it had canceled en banc hearings and all non-case related meetings sche...


Law Practice, Law Office Management


Office managing partner Paul S. Hunter said as advancing technology has caused a shift from paper documents to digital files, ...


Civil Litigation


Lloyd’s is seeking to avoid paying out on insurance policies sold to the club covering the years 2006 to 2012. The club is nam...


Federal judge rules government can’t detain Cambodians for removal without notice.


Civil Litigation


Coronavirus likely to spread litigation epidemic

Mar. 9, 2020
By Justin Kloczko

The coronavirus outbreak will cause ripple effects from class actions to complex matters involving the disruption of the globa...


Law Practice


Focus on Flexible

Mar. 9, 2020
By Meghann Cuniff

Litigation boutique Everett Dorey LLP says serving employees as well as clients leads to winning.


Legal Education, Law Practice


It’s the second year students from the New Los Angeles Middle School have participated in Mintz Levin’s program.


Law Practice


The 8,000-square-foot office has been open since last fall, but the firm wanted to wait on making the announcement until renov...