Immigration, Government
New DOJ section to investigate illegal citizenship
By Gina Kim
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
Prior pay no defense against Equal Pay Act claims, circuit says
By Jessica Mach
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 adds Stephen O’Neal to San Francisco office
By Henrik Nilsson
King & Spalding LLP announced Thursday that international construction and arbitration expert Stephen V. O’Neal has joined...
His knowledge, local ties and legal perspective helped Kelly Knight succeed as a mediator.
Civil Litigation
Nonprofit sues large companies that use plastic in products
By Carter Stoddard
The complaint, filed Wednesday by the Earth Island Institute, says companies including Coca-Cola and Nestle should pay restitu...
Judges and Judiciary, Government
All candidates well-funded in San Bernardino County judicial challenge races
By Justin Kloczko
Political action committees have left all 4 candidates in San Bernardino County’s two contested judicial races flush with cash.
Government, Criminal
State audit approved for 3 counties’ sheriff’s spending
By Malcolm Maclachlan
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
9th Circuit rejects First Amendment suit against YouTube, but challenges aren’t done
By Craig Anderson
Alphabet Inc.-owned YouTube won a closely-watched First Amendment challenge Wednesday to restrictions imposed on a conservativ...
Intellectual Property, Civil Litigation
Two Beverly Hills hotels in dispute over trade secrets
By Carter Stoddard
The owners of The Peninsula, represented by Miller Barondess LLP, said in a lawsuit filed Tuesday the alleged plot was intend...
Hueston Hennigan LLP has been retained to represent the MLB squad in response to a complaint brought by former Dodgers pitcher...
Government, Civil Litigation
Laguna Beach, Orange County to file briefs supporting Costa Mesa coronavirus fight
By Nicole Tyau
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
Bar’s proposed opinion on cannabis client advice raises concerns
By Henrik Nilsson
In the proposed opinion, the California Evidence Code would be amended to allow an attorney-client privilege for advising cann...
Government, Criminal
Probation officers applaud governor’s speech on criminal law changes
By Malcolm Maclachlan
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
DOJ Superfund lawsuit against Montrose gets renewed scrutiny from new judge
By Meghann Cuniff
Two issues remain, including a 20-year-old bench trial that remains under submission.
Labor/Employment
Judge agrees Instacart’s employees have been misclassified
By Nicole Tyau
The grocery delivery service argued classifying its shoppers as employees would cause “irreparable harm” to the company, but J...
Civil Litigation
Attorneys rehash damages arguments in VW emissions cheating trial
By Winston Cho
Although he agreed to reverse an earlier ruling that will boost the consumers’ total potential recovery if they prevail, U.S. ...
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
Experts call for high court to address national injunctions, at Judiciary Committee hearing
By Blaise Scemama
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
Gibson Dunn partner inducted into International Academy of Trial Lawyers
By Henrik Nilsson
The organization's emphasis on integrity and honesty is especially important today, said inductee David A. Battaglia.
Law Practice, Government, Civil Rights
Legislators, experts see long road toward improving court experience for unrepresented litigants
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Helping litigants has become a matter of self-interest for overburdened courts, said Presiding Judge Kevin C. Brazile of the L...
Environmental & Energy
Bill would require CEQA petitioners to disclose funders of more than $1,000
By Malcolm Maclachlan
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
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
9th Circuit backs Trump administration ‘gag rule’
By Craig Anderson
A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals en banc panel on Monday upheld a Trump administration policy barring health care providers...
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
US high court asks solicitor general’s view of California donor disclosure law
By Craig Anderson
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
US high court won’t hear Arizona-California tax spat
By Carter Stoddard
Arizona attempted to challenge California’s $800 minimum franchise tax on limited liability companies alleged to be doing busi...
Health Care & Hospital Law, Government
Judge halts move of coronavirus patients to Costa Mesa facility
By Meghann Cuniff
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’
By Malcolm Maclachlan
This seemingly philosophical question was at the heart of a years-old drunk driving case argued before the 3rd District Court ...
Ramo Law PC has grown along with the explosive uptick in video-on-demand services.
State Bar & Bar Associations, Judges and Judiciary
Judicial evaluation body releases 2019 demographic data
By Henrik Nilsson
Compared to 2018, the number of female judicial candidates ranked as exceptionally well qualified rose from 50.8% in 2018 to 5...