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Civil Litigation, Judges and Judiciary


California Highway Patrol Officer Tatiana Sauquillo is suing Justice Jeffrey W. Johnson, his court and her agency for sexual h...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Two new judges appointed to State Bar Court

Jul. 23, 2019
By Nicole Tyau

Los Angeles Judge Dennis G. Saab and San Francisco Judge Phong Wang have been appointed as new hearing judges to the State Bar...


Government, State Bar & Bar Associations


The panel is pursuing a split from the State Bar by the end of 2019.


Civil Litigation


A judge will likely slash as much as 95% of the $2 billion verdict Monsanto was hit with in the most recent trial over its Rou...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility, State Bar & Bar Associations


The State Bar is soliciting public opinion from attorneys on how to advise and assist clients operating cannabis businesses de...


Government


The Department of Justice announced Friday MIchael Mongan is taking over the position of Solicitor General from Edward DuMont,...


Civil Litigation, Government


Aguirre & Severson LLP has filed a lawsuit in federal court to challenge Assembly Bill 1054 which they claim bails out uti...


Government, Criminal


Trial to proceed on LA Superior Court hack

Jul. 22, 2019
By Erin Lee

Five defendants indicted for a 2017 Los Angeles Superior Court email hack pleaded not guilty to 16 additional charges Friday.


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


Legal journalism in the age of social media, suffragette pioneers, and public confidence in the judiciary will be among the is...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


Regulations California places on political candidates seeking access to its statewide ballot are not unconstitutionally burden...


Government, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Class counsel Brian S. Kabateck argued the law “is not intended to prevent the voluntary disclosure of work product by a clien...


Intellectual Property, Entertainment & Sports


A federal jury heard animated expert testimony, and singing, from a musicologist Friday in a case that will decide whether pop...


Civil Litigation, Insurance


An insurance company has sued the University of Southern California over its $215 settlement with former gynecologist George T...


Law Practice


Three new hires, Nicola Pisano, Jose Patino and Christopher Bolten, will join the firm as partners in the coming weeks, makin...


A lawsuit filed Thursday in San Bernardino County Superior Court claims Victor Valley Transit Authority employees discriminate...


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


9th Circuit reverses precedent in immigrant removal case

Jul. 19, 2019
By Nicolas Sonnenburg

A divided en banc 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, overturning its own precedent, has eased the burden subjects of removal p...


Civil Litigation, Government


Homeless plaintiffs sue LA over cleanups

Jul. 19, 2019
By Erin Lee

A group of homeless plaintiffs and housing advocacy organizations is suing the City of Los Angeles over belongings discarded d...


Judges and Judiciary, California Supreme Court


Chief justice honored with award for civics education

Jul. 19, 2019
By Malcolm Maclachlan

California Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye has been named as the winner of the 2019 Sandra Day O’Connor Award for the Advanc...


Trustee Andrew R. Vara claims PG&E hasn’t sufficiently proved how it’s measuring executives’ performances to warrant massi...


Criminal, California Supreme Court


In a matter of first impression, the state Supreme Court determined there is a presumption that post-conviction evidence under...


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


Trump’s first successful nominee to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals was expected to be a moderate. But a year into his c...


Civil Litigation


An attorney representing anti-abortion activists accused of illegally recording videos allegedly showing Planned Parenthood st...


Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property


A San Diego jury has delivered a $49 million verdict to a telecommunications company after deciding one of its competitors lie...


Civil Litigation, Government, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Los Angeles City Attorney Michael N. Feuer will sit for a deposition in the controversial Department of Water and Power billi...


Civil Litigation


A federal jury deliberated for just over an hour before finding for Oracle Corp. in a breach of contract case in which a Canad...


Government, Criminal


California voters may see two ballot measures on bail during the 2020 general election if an initiative filed on Tuesday quali...


Civil Litigation


A federal judge is set to hear arguments this month on whether 17 personal injury cases against pharmaceutical giant Gilead Sc...


U.S. Supreme Court, Obituaries


A pragmatic, independent jurist, U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens was as warm and humble in person as he was influ...


Civil Litigation


Lead paint litigation ends with $305M settlement

Jul. 18, 2019
By Meghann Cuniff

Three former lead paint makers will pay $305 million to 10 California cities and counties in a settlement announced Wednesday,...


A judge will decide in October whether SoCal Edison can share blame with public entities if their actions or failures increase...