Two attorneys from Los Angeles County have filed a putative class action against Infinity Insurance, alleging the insurer ille...
Speaking before the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday, L. Ashley Aull of the U.S. Attorney's Office argued that U.S...
Criminal
OC judge's questions point toward calling sheriff to testify
By Meghann M. Cuniff
An Orange County judge who's considering dismissing the death penalty in a mass murder case continued a line of questioning Tu...
Government
LA supervisors vote to halt public defender registration fees
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to discontinue the collection of $50 upfront fees charged to indigen...
California Supreme Court
State high court skeptical of malicious conduct charge against firm
By Matthew Blake
Justice Goodwin Liu suggested plaintiffs' lawyers were making a "very banal" point about legal procedure: That evidence emerge...
Technology & Science
SpaceX final arguments: Did ex-tech blow whistle or smoke?
By Andy Serbe
Referencing the Challenger Space Shuttle explosion, plaintiff's attorney Carney Shegerian reminded the jury of the consequence...
State Bar & Bar Associations
State Bar hasn't conducted criminal background checks on all applicants
By Lyle Moran
The bar is required by state law to collect fingerprints from applicants for admission so that criminal record checks can be p...
A veteran intellectual property litigation attorney delivered the bombshell Tuesday to some 12,000 Uber Technologies Inc. empl...
Criminal
Brown appointees on state high court skeptical of initiative expediting death penalty
By Kevin Lee
The state Supreme Court's newest justices took turns Tuesday grilling lawyers about Proposition 66, the landmark initiative vo...
Litigation
State to get $53M over Dish Network's telemarketing calls
By Malcolm Maclachlan
California will receive $53.25 million from DISH Network LLC over illegal telemarketing calls.
Corporate
Electric bus maker hires Silicon Valley in-house vet to head legal
By Paula Lehman Ewing
Proterra Inc., a producer of zero-emission commercial transit vehicles, announced the appointment of JoAnn C. Covington to chi...
Criminal
Ten attorneys charged by Orange County in 'capping' scheme
By L.J. Williamson And Malcolm Maclachla
Ten attorneys and six "cappers" are facing criminal charges for their alleged role in a multi-million dollar workers compensat...
Technology & Science
As plaintiff's time runs out, he makes last appeal from witness stand in SpaceX case
By Andy Serbe
Taking the stand again in one last attempt to persuade a jury that he was fired for blowing the whistle on sloppy testing proc...
An ABA council had previously proposed requiring 75 percent of a law school's bar exam takers to pass within two years of grad...
Criminal
Murder victim's widower testifies in emotional evidence hearing
By Meghann M. Cuniff
The testimony from a bereaved family member of one of the victims followed remarks by Orange County Superior Court Judge Thoma...
Law Practice
Reed Smith hires banking and finance team from MoFo for SF office
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
Reed Smith LLP has hired a banking and finance team from Morrison & Foerster LLP, the second team the firm has added from ...
California Supreme Court
Suit against local governments not limited to property taxpayers, court rules
By Kevin Lee
The state Supreme Court ruled Monday that plaintiffs who do not own property can still sue local governments for illegally spe...
A roundup of recent transactions and the lawyers involved.
Facing a Friday deadline, state legislators got more bills passed under the wire, but left one of the most significant crimina...
Superior Court Commissioner Los Angeles County (Monterey Park) ...
Stacy Boulware Eurie fills many roles, but primarily as a Sacramento County juvenile judge.
Attorney moves and promotions and new firms from around the state.
Government
New visa questionnaire raises concerns of business immigration lawyers
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
Increased visa vetting procedures recently announced by the U.S. State Department are creating uncertainty among some immigrat...
Product Liability
Dunkin' Donuts defense has a hole in it, can't escape suit
By Justin Kloczko
In his summary judgment denial on Friday, a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge rejected Dunkin' Donuts' defense argument ...
Government
Report: California legal services sector suffered job losses in April
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
Employment in California's legal services industry took a slight hit recently, shedding 1,000 jobs between March and April, en...
Labor/Employment
McDonald's class action goes to the judge, with many questions
By Matthew Blake
A unique bench trial ended Friday with plaintiffs' pushing the labor code's land the defense saying it meant to do no wrong.
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
9th Circuit revives suit against drugmakers over man's death
By Joshua Sebold
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday revived a lawsuit against pharmaceutical companies accused of failing to discl...
Neutral Matthew Argue uses emotional intelligence in high-conflict disputes. ...
The admissions test will be administered six times a year instead of four starting in mid-2018. The move comes as more schools...
Criminal
Murder convictions overturned because of jury selection error, court rules
By Kevin Lee
The state Supreme Court unanimously overturned the convictions of two defendants for attempted murder after finding Thursday t...