The City of Los Angeles is launching an aggressive new legal offensive against opioid drug manufacturers that have allegedly f...
Civil Litigation, Law Practice, Labor/Employment
Firm has success helping women lawyers sue employers
By Joshua Sebold
Sanford Heisler Sharp LLP, a plaintiffs' firm specializing in labor disputes and discrimination claims, has been helping femal...
Civil Litigation, Entertainment & Sports
Former assistant USC coach takes stand in defamation trial against NCAA
By Justin Kloczko
Todd McNair showed no emotion as he sat through seven days of testimony in his defamation trial against the NCAA, but on Thurs...
Immigration, Government
Bill allowing out-of-state nonprofits to care for immigrants passes Assembly
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Out-of-state nonprofits would be able to care for unaccompanied minors who arrive on the border, under a bill unanimously pass...
Polsinelli principal Kory Christensen knows drone law as well as how to take a great photo.
Securities, Civil Litigation, Administrative/Regulatory
SEC to seek order forcing music star to testify
By Steven Crighton
The SEC claims it’s seeking his testimony as part of a securities investigation.
Judges and Judiciary, Immigration, Government
New federal prosecutors to be hired to handle immigration cases
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
The U.S. Department of Justice announced Wednesday that it would hire new prosecutors and reallocate immigration judges to dea...
Government, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit ruling on Montana campaign finance law could head to U.S. Supreme Court
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
Five conservative-leaning judges dissented from a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision not to rehear en banc a challenge...
Civil Litigation, California Courts of Appeal, Alternative Dispute Resolution
Appellate court says arbitration might be too costly for some parties
By Meghann Cuniff
In a decision that could have broad implications, the 4th District Court of Appeal has reiterated that a party’s financial sta...
Two California firms helped Arizona secure a settlement from Volkswagen that dwarfs what the German carmaker paid the vast maj...
California Courts of Appeal, Alternative Dispute Resolution
Retired state appeal court justice joins ADR Services
By Caroline Hart
Justice Maria P. Rivera has joined ADR Services Inc. after 45 years of legal work, including years as a state appellate justic...
Civil Litigation, Entertainment & Sports
Plaintiff’s attorney presses witness on what his words meant
By Justin Kloczko
Hours of deposition testimony by the head of the NCAA kept circling back around to a few words: “They got it right.”
Special Coverage
#MeToo movement’s impact discussed at Daily Journal women lawyers’ conference
By Kibkabe Araya
As the #MeToo movement affects the legal industry, about 200 women lawyers convened at a Beverly Hills hotel for the annual Da...
Three Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP attorneys have left to form their own firm.
Civil Litigation, Government, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit stops California agency from regulating out-of-state actions
By Andy Serbe
A federal appellate court panel has ruled that California overstepped its authority by attempting to regulate the out-of-state...
Corporate
Association of Corporate Counsel recognizes pro bono and diversity awardees
By Matthew Sanderson
The Association of Corporate Counsel Southern California chapter hosted a reception for the pro bono and diversity award recip...
Securities, Civil Litigation, Criminal, Administrative/Regulatory
Judge reluctantly allows a third insider trading trial
By Meghann Cuniff
A federal judge allowed a rare third trial for an ophthalmology executive accused of insider trading, though he questioned why...
Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment, California Supreme Court
State high court hears argument over off-the-clock minutes
By Andy Serbe
Attorneys for Starbucks and a former manager argued before the state Supreme Court over California and federal wage law.
Civil Litigation, Government, Environmental & Energy, Administrative/Regulatory
State lawsuit against EPA over emissions standards faces hurdles
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Leading a coalition of 18 states, California sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday over a decision to roll ...
Immigration, Government
DOJ charges suspected migrant caravan members with infractions
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
The charges were filed after Attorney General Jeff Sessions released a memo last month instructing U.S. attorneys to increasin...
Government, Environmental & Energy, California Courts of Appeal, Administrative/Regulatory
Bills opposed by lead paint industry pass out of legislative committee
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Four bills that would make it more difficult for manufacturers to escape lead paint liability, among other proposals, passed t...
Civil Litigation, Entertainment & Sports
Nonvoting NCAA member argued USC coach’s fate, witness says in trial
By Justin Kloczko
Under questioning by the plaintiff’s lawyer, a witness acknowledged that a nonvoting member of the NCAA infractions committee ...
Government, Criminal, Corporate, Administrative/Regulatory
Panasonic company to pay $280M over foreign corruption charges
By Eli Wolfe
A major electronics company has agreed to pay $280 million to resolve charges that it concealed payments made to foreign consu...
Judges and Judiciary, State Bar & Bar Associations
San Diego bar says Judge Kreep ‘lacking qualifications’
By Lyle Moran
The county bar gave the controversial judge its lowest judicial rating.
Civil Litigation, Law Practice, Labor/Employment, Civil Rights
Women’s suit claims MoFo bias
By Caroline Hart
Sanford Heisler files class action for attorney-mothers against Morrison & Foerster.
Law Practice
Durie Tangri opens LA office, aiming to be close to clients
By David Houston
Durie Tangri LLP, the San Francisco litigation boutique that built a big reputation representing technology clients in intelle...
U.S. Supreme Court, Civil Litigation, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
High court to review cy pres settlements in Google privacy class action
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
The U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday that it will review a multi-million dollar settlement between Google Inc. and plaintif...
U.S. Supreme Court, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Supreme Court to review 9th Circuit arbitration case
By Steven Crighton
The case deals with how courts should address ambiguity in arbitration agreements.
Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment, California Supreme Court
State high court: in misclassification disputes, assume they are employees
By Andy Serbe
In an opinion affirming the class certification of delivery drivers, the state Supreme Court has set a standard for distinguis...
Civil Litigation, Entertainment & Sports
Former US attorney defends contacts with NCAA committee that sanctioned USC
By Justin Kloczko
The role of a nonvoting member on an NCAA committee that sanctioned USC over a amateur football payments scandal took center s...