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Law Practice


Troutman Sanders to merge with Pepper Hamilton

Jan. 10, 2020
By Meghann Cuniff

Effective April 1, the new firm will have 1,110 attorneys in 23 offices in the U.S.


Judges and Judiciary


Into the Mix

Jan. 10, 2020
By Meghann Cuniff

Orange County Judge Deborah Servino relishes the variety of unlimited civil disputes.


Alternative Dispute Resolution


Handling Hurt

Jan. 10, 2020
By Craig Anderson

Ex-judge and plaintiffs' lawyer Paul L. Beeman says settling tough cases takes patience and time.


Civil Litigation


The company that produces "Crystal Geyser Natural Alpine Spring Water" pleaded guilty Thursday to federal charges of illegally...


Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment


Judge William F. Highberger's ruling that independent truck drivers are federally preempted from employee classification under...


Government


New San Francisco DA sworn in

Jan. 10, 2020
By Winston Cho

A day after former public defender Chesa Boudin was sworn in as San Francisco’s new district attorney, federal prosecutors in ...


Civil Litigation


A JUUL Labs board member has filed a proposed class action alleging the company’s co-founders purposefully tanked the vape man...


Judges and Judiciary


AB 1842 calls on the agency "to establish and implement a procedure to permit the electronic filing of complaints against judg...


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


9th Circuit upholds denial of $1M in expert fees

Jan. 9, 2020
By Blaise Scemama

The district court denied appellants’ motion because they prevailed on only one of 10 claims and the judge did not rely on any...


Former chief counsel of the Assembly Judiciary Committee Drew Liebert has come out of retirement to become chief of staff for ...


Environmental & Energy


A Los Angeles Superior Court judge Wednesday allowed for a key witness in the Porter Ranch gas leak cases who has knowledge ab...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


Signature Resolution announced this week the addition of former judge Edward A. Ferns and former Commissioner Gretchen W. Tayl...


Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, State Bar & Bar Associations


The research project is a follow-up to a national study that found a high level of drinking problems among lawyers.


Criminal, Civil Rights


California prisons reported 38 suicides last year, the most since the department began tracking the statistic in 1990, which i...


Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment


Judge denies transfer request in AB 5 suit

Jan. 9, 2020
By Glenn Jeffers

U.S. District Judge Phillip S. Gutierrez found two complaints seeking injunctive and declarative relief against the employee-p...


Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Oral arguments regarding allegations against Justice Jeffrey W. Johnson of prejudicial judicial conduct and improper behavior ...


Labor/Employment


Truck drivers are exempt from the newly-minted, employee-presumptive Assembly Bill 5 and can remain independent contractors, a...


Two former media executives shouldn't only rely on their insurance to settle a lawsuit with a federal pension agency, judge says.


Law Practice


Before joining Manatt on Jan. 1, Carr-Rollitt had been a partner at McDermott Will & Emery since 1999.


A bankruptcy court's decision to allow the Pacific Gas & Electric Corp. to pay the federal interest rate opposed to the hi...


A new law that extends the statute of limitations for prosecuting domestic violence crimes makes it harder for defense attorne...


Civil Litigation


After certifying a class of restaurant customers two years ago who said a surcharge to cover employee health costs was akin to...


A trial court should not have jailed a civil defendant for almost six years on a contempt charge related to missing money, a f...


Labor/Employment


The evolving Private Attorneys General Act and its effects on employment disputes continued Tuesday in the California Supreme ...


Government, Criminal


A new report warns that changes to federal policies and other factors make it difficult to evaluate SB 443 until more data is ...


Intellectual Property


Electronics manufacturer Sonos asked the International Trade Commission on Tuesday to investigate Google and sued it in federa...


Entertainment & Sports, Criminal


In announcing sexual assault charges against Harvey Weinstein on Monday, Los Angeles District Attorney Jackie Lacey also laid ...


Intellectual Property, Entertainment & Sports


Turtles band and Pandora dig in for long fight

Jan. 7, 2020
By Steven Crighton

Parties in a long-running legal dispute between Pandora Inc. and the 60s funk rock band The Turtles indicated Monday they're i...


Civil Litigation


Johnson & Johnson Co. secures a settlement mid-trial in Alameda County, and a dismissal in Solano County on Monday in two ...


The merger brings Assayag, co-founder Byron B. Mauss and four other attorneys to Snell & Wilmer's Orange County office.