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Labor/Employment, Government


The Legislature reported just 33 staff complaints in 2017 and 17 in 2018.



Old-school Throwback

Feb. 10, 2020

Not just his career, but his demeanor reminds attorneys of Judge Paul Delucchi's father.


Civil Litigation


San Diego County judge Kevin A. Enright has relieved defense attorneys from representing two pornography site operators but no...


Government, Criminal


Rising prison costs may hinder governor's revamp plans

Feb. 10, 2020
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Last week the Legislative Analyst’s Office reported prison costs have continued to rise even though the state’s prison populat...


Legal Education, Law Practice


A new report commissioned by Legal Aid Association of California has found that low pay and high law school debt are key facto...


In their attempt to keep him from being removed from the appellate bench, Johnson’s attorneys accused the special masters of b...


Civil Litigation


Evidence relating to fines, settlements and other actions the German automaker was ordered to take after admitting it cheated ...


Obituaries


Alan Halkett, 1931-2020

Feb. 7, 2020
By Nicole Tyau

Early Latham & Watkins partner helped to build the firm's trial practice.


Civil Litigation


Summary judgment hearing no laughing matter

Feb. 7, 2020
By Blaise Scemama

A Malaysian comedian accused the Laugh Factory comedy club of failing to pay him a $100,000 prize for winning a comedy contest...


Labor/Employment, Government, Civil Rights


State legislative staffer gets $310K for retaliation

Feb. 7, 2020
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Adriana Ruelas was the legislative director for a now-former senator, Tony Mendoza, D-Buena Park. In 2017, she and two other s...


Lawyers for 22 women who won $13M from an amateur porn company after being duped into filming content for the site are seeking...



Pursuing Harmony

Feb. 7, 2020

Michael Diliberto of ADR Services reconnected the 'Reunited' soul singers Peaches & Herb.


Judges and Judiciary


“The emergency procedures ... are not conducive to the fair administration of justice,” wrote U.S. District Judge Dale A. Drozd.


Entertainment & Sports, Civil Litigation


Lawyers representing Salt Lake Comic Con argued before a 9th Circuit panel that early adapters have been using the term “comic...


Civil Litigation


Volkswagen asked the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to weigh in on a district court’s denial of a motion to dismiss claims ...


State Bar & Bar Associations, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Micahael Avenatti, already on the verge of standing trial in the first of two criminal matters at the time of his Jan. 14 arre...


Government, Civil Litigation


Plaintiffs alleged Hanna Andersson, a children’s clothing store, and its online payment services provider Salesforce failed to...


Labor/Employment, Intellectual Property, Civil Litigation


A Santa Clara County judge has denied a preliminary injunction in a trade secrets theft case against a solar company and the p...


Environmental & Energy, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


Counsel for Oakland and San Francisco described the public nuisance suit against BP P.L.C., Chevron Corporation, Exxon Mobil C...


Civil Litigation, California Supreme Court


State Supreme Court justices peppered attorneys with questions Monday in a case raising the question of whether a company accu...


Law Practice, Labor/Employment


Brendan Dolan and Lucky Meinz started working as partners in Sheppard Mullin’s labor and employment practice group on Tuesday.


Civil Litigation, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


Pegging a lawyer’s compensation precisely to a plaintiff’s damage recovery would “create perverse incentives” in civil rights ...


Health Care & Hospital Law, Environmental & Energy


Was a consultant hired by Southern California Gas Company to speak with those affected by the 2015 Aliso Canyon gas leak there...


Native Americans, Civil Litigation


The immunity claim against counterclaims filed by the Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians on Tuesday in the Eastern D...


U.S. District Judge David O. Carter said the issue is for policymakers, asking ‘Isn’t this a political question?’


Law Practice


Irell & Manella, long regarded as one of the premier law firms in Southern California, said it is shifting its business s...


Tax, Civil Litigation


The New Orleans Employees Retirement System represented by Jonathan Daniel Uslaner of Bernstein Litowitz Berger and Grossmann ...


Environmental & Energy, Bankruptcy


Federal judge OKs PG&E reorganization plan

Feb. 5, 2020
By Winston Cho

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Dennis Montali allowed a restructuring agreement laying out a tentative reorganization plan for PG&E...


Civil Litigation


The complaint asserts Vivitrol does not wean patients off opioids and leaves them more vulnerable to an overdose.


Law Practice, Civil Litigation


The lawsuit alleges PG&E misled shareholders about its wildfire safety efforts and its preparedness in introducing a progr...