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Judicial Profile


Victor L. Wright

May 30, 2017
By Eli Wolfe

LA County Judge Victor L. Wright wins praise for his patience and empathy with defendants.


ADR Provider


Scott Dickinson

May 27, 2017
By Justin Kloczko

ADR Services' Scott Dickinson has a background in medicine that helps resolve medical disputes quickly.


Litigation


As a plaintiffs' trial lawyer, I read with interest this article about this defense firm that "wants to see plaintiffs' lawyer...


Letter to the Editor


Why one-way fee shifting is necessary

May 27, 2017
By Riley Guerin

We are astonished that the subjects of a recent article think they have invented ways to produce fear on the part of workers' ...


Judges and Judiciary


ICE does not seek approval from courthouse management prior to making arrests in our justice centers. By Charles Margines ...


Firm Profile


'God's Work'

May 27, 2017
By Nicolas Sonnenburg

In often hostile family law, the Law Offices of Donald P. Schweitzer in Pasadena has its weapons ready but also chooses to hav...


Litigation


SpaceX president's testimony highly contested

May 27, 2017
By Paula Lehman Ewing

SpaceX president Gwynne Shotwell's recollection of a conversation with a now-fired technician has become a cornerstone for bot...


Government


Supporters of AB 359, which would increase reporting requirements and cap compensation for those informants, argue that the bi...


Two Orange County sheriff's deputies at the heart of the ongoing jail informant scandal invoked their 5th Amendment right agai...


Litigation


UC Davis wins strawberry research patent trial

May 26, 2017
By Joshua Sebold

A federal jury has ruled that the former leaders of the UC Davis strawberry breeding program willfully infringed the universit...


California Supreme Court


Stepping up her war of words with the Trump administration, California Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye said she continues to...


Government


Debate continues to rage across the state over who gets access to publicly-funded immigration defense counsel and services.


California Supreme Court


A disgruntled taxpayer improperly obtained an injunction that prohibited the mistreatment of elephants at the Los Angeles Zoo,...


Government


Victoria B. Henley, director for 26 years of the California Commission on Judicial Performance,announced she will retire at th...


Government


The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit against an educational technology company, IXL Learning Inc., alle...


Judges and Judiciary


Immigration agents in Southern California have a stated policy of not arresting people eligible for deportation in state court...


Labor/Employment


Altman Weil report outlines emerging law firm trends

May 26, 2017
By Nicolas Sonnenburg

Demand for legal services is low, law firms are overstaffed, and lawyers are underperforming, according to legal consulting fi...


State Bar & Bar Associations


The bar decided against awarding a no-bid contract to a former longtime employee who submitted a proposal to help the bar's sp...


A suit filed Wednesday against Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Kevin Stennis and former Los Angeles County Undersheriff Paul ...


Jason Blasdell testified about his work with parts intended for the International Space Station and other NASA missions as par...


California Supreme Court


Sei Fujii, a Japanese immigrant and prominent community activist who was prohibited from becoming a lawyer because of his ethn...


Firm Watch


Kern County appoints first female public defender

May 25, 2017
By Steven Crighton

Pam Singh will begin working as the county's new public defender June 5.


Transactions


Dealmakers

May 25, 2017
By STEPHEN LARSON

A roundup of recent transactions and the lawyers involved.


Labor/Employment


Nightshift workers made their case Wednesday that they should collect a super-sized amount of penalties from the Golden Arches.


An Orange County sheriff's lieutenant said Tuesday that 68 boxes with 30 years of information about informants have not been f...


Sungaila, an appellate litigator, was honored at a May 13 ceremony at Ellis Island. ...


Law Practice


Attorneys for the Regents of the University of California wrapped up their case Tuesday against the former leaders of the worl...


Litigation


UC Davis strawberry research trial wraps up

May 24, 2017
By Joshua Sebold

Attorneys for the Regents of the University of California wrapped up their case Tuesday against the former leaders of the worl...


Judges and Judiciary


California Judges Association elects new president

May 24, 2017
By Steven Crighton

Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Stuart Rice will begin his one-year term in October.


An Orange County Superior Court jury has awarded $256.4 million to a once-prominent Los Angeles auto dealer, finding that Niss...