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Judicial Profile


Christopher C. Hite

May 8, 2017
By Chase Di Feliciantonio

San Francisco County Judge Christopher Hite's PD's office experience affects how he runs his court.


Law Practice


Larson O'Brien LLP, the Los Angeles-based litigation boutique, will open a new office in Washington, D.C. next week. ...


A state Senate bill designed to tone down creative ballot descriptions of judicial candidates has gained support among judges....


Labor/Employment


Jury gets law firm labor dispute

May 6, 2017
By Steven Crighton

A juror suggested they were "not even close" to a verdict in a case involving attorney J.J. Little. ...


Litigation


SpaceX whistleblower termination case heads to trial

May 5, 2017
By Meghann M. Cuniff

A high-stakes whistleblower lawsuit against Space Exploration Technologies Corp. is set for trial after Los Angeles County Sup...


California Supreme Court


The state Supreme Court looked like it could reverse lower court rulings regarding how discovery works in representative Priva...


Litigation


A Los Angeles jury determined on Thursday that attorneys Steven Wyner and Marcy Tiffany did not owe a former client back wages...


Retired appellate justice Sheila P. Sonenshine, a neutral at alternative dispute resolution company JAMS, acknowledged Thursda...


Litigation


A few years ago, startup Power Ventures Inc. was ordered to pay Facebook Inc. more than $3 million for violating federal compu...


California Supreme Court


Cal State anti-SLAPP motion overturned

May 5, 2017
By Joshua Sebold

The state Supreme Court struck down California State University's anti-SLAPP motion Thursday in a discrimination case that sho...


Government


A popular investment-based visa pilot program is likely to be extended as part of the federal spending bill passed by Congress...


California Supreme Court


The California Coastal Commission overstepped its legal authority when it imposed time limits on seawalls that shield private ...


Law Practice


Newly formed commercial business litigation firm Pierce Sergenian LLP is the latest entrant into the world of litigation finan...


Firm Watch


Best Best & Krieger hires Irvine mayor

May 5, 2017
By Nicolas Sonnenburg

Best Best & Krieger LLP announced Tuesday that Irvine Mayor Donald Wagner would join the firm as of counsel in its Irvine ...


Labor/Employment


An attorney defending himself in an employment lawsuit has clashed with witnesses and received barbed remarks from the judge. ...


Professor I. Nelson Rose says former Whittier College finance official Jan Legoza should have nothing to do with planning the ...


California Supreme Court


The state medical board's authority to collect prescription records must be curbed in order to protect the constitutional priv...


Litigation


Univision found liable for online parody post

May 4, 2017
By Steven Crighton

Image on a parody post harmed the plaintiff, but wasn't authorized by a company officer, jury found.


Litigation


Attorneys have reached a $26.25 million settlement in a class action against two Los Angeles County companies whose products a...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Dealmakers

May 4, 2017
By STEPHEN LARSON

A roundup of recent transactions and the lawyers involved.


A federal judge voiced concerns Wednesday about Uber Technologies Inc.'s failure to disclose possible evidence of trade secret...


"Everything outside looks dirty, and that's how the government approached this case," said Richard Marmaro, head of Skadden, A...


Government


The three-month contract between the state Legislature and former U.S. Attorney General Eric H. Holder lapsed on Monday, and a...


Under cross examination in a trial over accusations that his company engaged in false advertising, JAMS president and CEO Chri...


The "Wells Fargo bill" made it through the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, even as opponents warned the measure could f...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Beverly Hills Bar Honors Harold A. Brown

May 4, 2017
By Steven Crighton

Brown has been selected to receive the association's Entertainment Lawyer of the Year award. ...


Litigation


Kevin Kinsella's lawsuit alleging false advertising by the alternate dispute resolution company and the neutral who handled hi...


ADR Provider


Joyce Fahey

May 4, 2017
By XYZ

Neutral Joyce Fahey looks for the heart of issues beyond reams of paper. ...


Health Care & Hospital Law


The U.S. government filed another lawsuit against UnitedHealth Group Inc. in the Central District on Monday, accusing the heal...


Government


The Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approved a bill Tuesday designed to prevent judges from imposing "unreasonable or ...