San Francisco County Judge Christopher Hite's PD's office experience affects how he runs his court.
Larson O'Brien LLP, the Los Angeles-based litigation boutique, will open a new office in Washington, D.C. next week. ...
Government
Bill aims to tone down 'hyperbolic' ballot descriptions in judicial races
By James Getz
A state Senate bill designed to tone down creative ballot descriptions of judicial candidates has gained support among judges....
A juror suggested they were "not even close" to a verdict in a case involving attorney J.J. Little. ...
A high-stakes whistleblower lawsuit against Space Exploration Technologies Corp. is set for trial after Los Angeles County Sup...
California Supreme Court
High court not certain on how PAGA discovery should work
By Matthew Blake
The state Supreme Court looked like it could reverse lower court rulings regarding how discovery works in representative Priva...
A Los Angeles jury determined on Thursday that attorneys Steven Wyner and Marcy Tiffany did not owe a former client back wages...
Litigation
Former justice quizzed on her business experience in JAMS trial
By Andy Serbe
Retired appellate justice Sheila P. Sonenshine, a neutral at alternative dispute resolution company JAMS, acknowledged Thursda...
A few years ago, startup Power Ventures Inc. was ordered to pay Facebook Inc. more than $3 million for violating federal compu...
The state Supreme Court struck down California State University's anti-SLAPP motion Thursday in a discrimination case that sho...
Government
Investment-based government visa program survives, with an uncertain future
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
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
State high court hears arguments over coastal seawall, property rights
By Kevin Lee
The California Coastal Commission overstepped its legal authority when it imposed time limits on seawalls that shield private ...
Law Practice
New small firm announces litigation financing partnership
By Justin Kloczko
Newly formed commercial business litigation firm Pierce Sergenian LLP is the latest entrant into the world of litigation finan...
Best Best & Krieger LLP announced Tuesday that Irvine Mayor Donald Wagner would join the firm as of counsel in its Irvine ...
Labor/Employment
Law firm employment dispute grows 'curiouser and curiouser'
By Matthew Blake
An attorney defending himself in an employment lawsuit has clashed with witnesses and received barbed remarks from the judge. ...
Education
Whittier Law School professor files ABA complaint over former official's hiring
By Lyle Moran
Professor I. Nelson Rose says former Whittier College finance official Jan Legoza should have nothing to do with planning the ...
California Supreme Court
State high court mulls privacy of medical records in doctor inquiries
By Kevin Lee
The state medical board's authority to collect prescription records must be curbed in order to protect the constitutional priv...
Image on a parody post harmed the plaintiff, but wasn't authorized by a company officer, jury found.
Attorneys have reached a $26.25 million settlement in a class action against two Los Angeles County companies whose products a...
A roundup of recent transactions and the lawyers involved.
Litigation
Judge voices concern about ordering an injunction in Waymo-Uber lawsuit
By Joshua Sebold
A federal judge voiced concerns Wednesday about Uber Technologies Inc.'s failure to disclose possible evidence of trade secret...
Criminal
High profile attorneys wrap up major insider trading trial in Orange County
By Meghann M. Cuniff
"Everything outside looks dirty, and that's how the government approached this case," said Richard Marmaro, head of Skadden, A...
Government
State Legislature's deal with former AG expires and is in limbo
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The three-month contract between the state Legislature and former U.S. Attorney General Eric H. Holder lapsed on Monday, and a...
Litigation
CEO: JAMS doesn't track complaints or compliments for its neutrals
By Andy Serbe
Under cross examination in a trial over accusations that his company engaged in false advertising, JAMS president and CEO Chri...
Government
'Wells Fargo bill' passes state Senate committee amid lawsuit threats
By Malcolm Maclachlan
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
By Steven Crighton
Brown has been selected to receive the association's Entertainment Lawyer of the Year award. ...
Kevin Kinsella's lawsuit alleging false advertising by the alternate dispute resolution company and the neutral who handled hi...
Neutral Joyce Fahey looks for the heart of issues beyond reams of paper. ...
The U.S. government filed another lawsuit against UnitedHealth Group Inc. in the Central District on Monday, accusing the heal...
Government
Civil trial voir dire bill advance in state Legislature
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approved a bill Tuesday designed to prevent judges from imposing "unreasonable or ...