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Immigration, Government


The Department of Justice is ramping up efforts to crack down on terrorists, war criminals and other fraudsters believed to ha...


Labor/Employment, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


The decision reverses a 1982 decision in which the court said employers could use prior pay to justify paying some employees l...


Law Practice


King & Spalding LLP announced Thursday that international construction and arbitration expert Stephen V. O’Neal has joined...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


Intimate Insight

Feb. 28, 2020

His knowledge, local ties and legal perspective helped Kelly Knight succeed as a mediator.


Civil Litigation


The complaint, filed Wednesday by the Earth Island Institute, says companies including Coca-Cola and Nestle should pay restitu...


Judges and Judiciary, Government


Political action committees have left all 4 candidates in San Bernardino County’s two contested judicial races flush with cash.


Government, Criminal


After a contentious hearing, the Joint Legislative Audit Committee approved an audit of how Alameda, Fresno and Los Angeles c...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


Alphabet Inc.-owned YouTube won a closely-watched First Amendment challenge Wednesday to restrictions imposed on a conservativ...


Intellectual Property, Civil Litigation


The owners of The Peninsula, represented by Miller Barondess LLP, said in a lawsuit filed Tuesday the alleged plot was intend...


Entertainment & Sports


Houston hires Hueston in Astros litigation

Feb. 27, 2020
By Steven Crighton

Hueston Hennigan LLP has been retained to represent the MLB squad in response to a complaint brought by former Dodgers pitcher...


Government, Civil Litigation


Rutan & Tucker partner Philip D. Kohn, who represents Laguna Beach, said he plans to file the city’s brief by Friday.


State Bar & Bar Associations, Law Practice


In the proposed opinion, the California Evidence Code would be amended to allow an attorney-client privilege for advising cann...


Government, Criminal


But California’s liberal governor received a standing ovation after a speech on Wednesday when he told them they were a key pa...


Environmental & Energy


Two issues remain, including a 20-year-old bench trial that remains under submission.


Labor/Employment


The grocery delivery service argued classifying its shoppers as employees would cause “irreparable harm” to the company, but J...


Civil Litigation


Although he agreed to reverse an earlier ruling that will boost the consumers’ total potential recovery if they prevail, U.S. ...


Labor/Employment


The rule will apply across the country after it takes effect on Apr. 27, but labor attorneys said it could have special conseq...


U.S. Supreme Court, Judges and Judiciary


Washington, D.C. partner Jesse Panuccio of Boies Schiller Flexner LLP told the committee: “The time has come for either the Su...


Law Practice, Events


The organization's emphasis on integrity and honesty is especially important today, said inductee David A. Battaglia.


Law Practice, Government, Civil Rights


Helping litigants has become a matter of self-interest for overburdened courts, said Presiding Judge Kevin C. Brazile of the L...


Environmental & Energy


Sen. Andreas Borgeas, R-Fresno, a law professor. Borgeas, along with several other Republican and some Democratic legislators,...


Entertainment & Sports, Civil Litigation


Kobe Bryant’s widow files wrongful death suit

Feb. 25, 2020
By Steven Crighton

The filing, asking a Los Angeles judge to hold defendant Island Express Helicopters Inc. accountable for unspecified damages, ...


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


A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals en banc panel on Monday upheld a Trump administration policy barring health care providers...


Civil Litigation


While the automaker settled with the overwhelming majority of owners of roughly 600,000 vehicles equipped with the devices, Vo...


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


The U.S. Supreme Court asked the solicitor general’s office Monday to weigh in on the appeal of a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Ap...


U.S. Supreme Court, Tax


Arizona attempted to challenge California’s $800 minimum franchise tax on limited liability companies alleged to be doing busi...


Health Care & Hospital Law, Government


A U.S. judge on Monday extended a temporary restraining order prohibiting the state and federal government from moving infecte...


California Courts of Appeal


3rd District panel asks: ‘Does silence equal consent’

Feb. 25, 2020
By Malcolm Maclachlan

This seemingly philosophical question was at the heart of a years-old drunk driving case argued before the 3rd District Court ...


Law Practice


Reliable Provider

Feb. 24, 2020

Ramo Law PC has grown along with the explosive uptick in video-on-demand services.


State Bar & Bar Associations, Judges and Judiciary


Compared to 2018, the number of female judicial candidates ranked as exceptionally well qualified rose from 50.8% in 2018 to 5...