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Civil Litigation, Corporate, Antitrust & Trade Reg.


Uber seeks dismissal of federal anti-competition lawsuit filed by now-defunct ride-hailing services app.


Two anti-abortion activists accused of assisting in the release of videos allegedly showing Planned Parenthood staff discussin...


Labor/Employment


A federal judge has remanded a wage and hour class action against United Airlines Inc. back to a state court after ruling the ...


Labor/Employment, Government


A bill to codify the status of so-called gig workers passed a key Senate committee on Wednesday.


Securities, Civil Litigation


A San Diego startup incubator has shut down as its founder faces accusations he used a dating website to scam a woman out of $...


Government


Los Angeles attorney Eric P. Early announced Wednesday that he will challenge Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Los Angeles, for his seat in...


Civil Litigation, Health Care & Hospital Law


Company sued for embryo mix-up

Jul. 11, 2019
By Justin Kloczko

A lawsuit filed Wednesday against a Los Angeles-based fertility center alleges the company mixed up a couple’s embryos, touchi...


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


A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel has found a wayward BASE jumper missed the mark in an appeal of his misdemeanor char...


Government


Supporters of an online privacy law passed last year have been warning for months that it could be severely undermined by seve...


Civil Litigation


Former Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck will be in federal court next week to answer questions regarding his promotion of...


Law Practice


Ballard Spahr announced Tuesday it's adding a team of litigators from Leopold, Petrich & Smith to its Los Angeles office.


Government, State Bar & Bar Associations


The Assembly's Judiciary Committee passed a $544 active attorney fee for 2020 but expressed concern about the impact on low-in...


Intellectual Property, Antitrust & Trade Reg., 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


Chipmaker Qualcomm is taking its fight to the U.S. Court of Appeals to stay the injunction pending appeal as well as a consent...


Government


A bill to create a $21 billion wildfire mitigation fund is heading back to the Assembly after the state Senate approved it 31-...


Civil Litigation


The first series of civil lawsuits to go to trial over the Porter Ranch gas leak are set for June 2020, nearly five years afte...


Civil Litigation, Judges and Judiciary


A superior court judge voiced skepticism Tuesday about whether to halt the Judicial Council’s new policies that would disquali...


Corporate


Gianna Ravenscroft brings more than 15 years of banking law experience to Reliant Funding as the company's new general counsel.


Civil Litigation


A taxpayer group vowed Monday to appeal a San Francisco County Superior Court judge’s decision allowing a simple majority of v...


Government


Wildlife liability fund clears legislative hurdle

Jul. 9, 2019
By Malcolm Maclachlan

A bill to create a wildfire liability fund in California is one step closer to reality after a marathon hearing on Monday.


A litigation battle looms over material belonging to receiver-controlled Eagan Avenatti LLP


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


President Donald J. Trump’s latest nominee for a California seat on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals survived a procedura...


California Supreme Court


The state Supreme Court ruled Monday that state-garnished wages -- in the form of child support payments -- adversely affect a...


Law Practice, Corporate


Michael S. Ringler is joining Skadden's Palo Alto office as a partner after 22 years at Wilson Sonsini.


Intellectual Property, Government, Entertainment & Sports


As part of a major reordering mandated by the Music Modernization Act, the U.S. Copyright Office has empowered the newly estab...


Judges and Judiciary, Government


Orange County federal judge takes senior status

Jul. 9, 2019
By Meghann Cuniff

Judge Andrew J. Guilford will continue working a large caseload.


Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment, Entertainment & Sports


The U.S. Women's World Cup win might have given the team some extra leverage heading into its next match.


Jakks Pacific senior VP of legal is back after some time away to help the company navigate in the rapidly changing industry.


Civil Litigation, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Attorneys at Rutan & Tucker LLP are being sued by a former client for concurrently representing entities jointly owned by ...


Civil Litigation, Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Irell & Manella sued for professional negligence

Jul. 9, 2019
By Brian Cardile

A mainstay of southern California legal practice faces claims of professional negligence and fraud over its handling of a 2007...


Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Judges accused of misconduct can now subpoena non-parties during formal proceedings, the Commission on Judicial Performance sa...