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Environmental


Emissions testing bill passes assembly committee

Mar. 21, 2017
By Joshua Sebold

The California State Assembly's Natural Resources Committee approved a bill Monday that would impose more rigorous testing bef...


Transactions


Dealmakers

Mar. 21, 2017
By MANNING & KASS ELLROD RAMIREZ TRETER LLP

A roundup of recent transactions and the lawyers involved.


California Supreme Court


The state Supreme Court upheld the 19-year sentence of a defendant convicted of robbery, even though a trial court judge never...


Government


AB 386 is one of several pieces of legislation attempting to address the issue of non-citizen U.S. veterans deported because o...


State Bar & Bar Associations


The State Bar has prevailed in its contentious legal battle with former Executive Director Joseph L. Dunn that consumed the ag...


Labor/Employment


Judge Vince G. Chhabria approved nearly $3.7 million in fees for class counsel ...


Health Care & Hospital Law


A San Diego County Superior Court jury awarded the funds to a former Kaiser Permanente medical assistant who alleged she was f...


Entertainment & Sports


A Hollywood actor who donated his sperm to his ex-girlfriend took a major step toward receiving joint custody of their son, fo...


Large Firms


Jan Goldsmith said he looks forward to leading teams of Procopio attorneys working on a variety of issues, including business ...


Contracts


Apparel maker wins breach of contract lawsuit

Mar. 21, 2017
By Justin Kloczko

A Canadian-based apparel maker has been awarded about $1 million by a Los Angeles County Superior Court jury in its fraud and ...


Judicial Profile


Mark Mandio

Mar. 21, 2017
By Matthew Blake

Riverside County Judge Mark Mandio makes cultural references to lighten the mood in court.


Alternative Dispute Resolution


The Florida resident, Gerald Tobin, filed an involuntary Chapter 11 petition against Eagan Avenatti LLP, a powerful Newport Be...


Firm Watch


On the Move

Mar. 20, 2017
By MANNING & KASS ELLROD RAMIREZ TRETER LLP

Attorney moves and promotions and new firms from around the state.


California recipients were given a total of $43.6 million last year, according to the website of the federal corporation, esta...


U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit


Five judges of the 9th Circuit joined a dissent last week against the panel decision in February to uphold the nationwide inju...


Civil Rights


The California attorney under consideration to run the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice has won the rig...


Judicial Profile


Glen Reiser

Mar. 20, 2017
By XYZ

Superior Court Judge Ventura County (Oxnard) ...


Immigration


It is unclear if the recent order is similar enough to the previous one to be heard by the February motions panel for expedien...


U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit


9th Circuit split: yes

Mar. 18, 2017
By Riley Guerin

It is imperative that the circuit be split in order to create a structure under which the judiciary can perform its vital func...


Government


9th Circuit split: no

Mar. 18, 2017
By Riley Guerin

A circuit split would increase delay, reduce access to justice, and waste taxpayer dollars. By Sidney R. Thomas ...


Entertainment & Sports


Barry G. West, 1943-2017

Mar. 18, 2017
By Steven Crighton

West, an attorney with Kendall Brill & Kelly LLP, died last week after a brief illness. He was 74. ...


Law Practice


Judges and high powered attorneys advise young women lawyers to stand up for themselves and prepare for the inevitability of h...


Government


Controversy surrounds bill on therapy dogs in court

Mar. 18, 2017
By Malcolm Maclachlan

A family law attorney turned lawmaker has received bipartisan support for a bill allowing some witnesses to have therapy dogs ...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


Malcolm Sher, Rhodesia-born, England-educated mediator, has made a specialty out of resolving cultural misunderstandings in hi...


State Supreme Court Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye has asked the federal government to stop immigration arrests in courthouses ar...


Judges and Judiciary


9th Circuit split: no

Mar. 17, 2017
By MANNING & KASS ELLROD RAMIREZ TRETER LLP

I am against a split because a circuit as large as ours is, in fact, better situated to bring justice closer to the people tha...


Law Practice


Anti-Defamation League honors hate crime fighters

Mar. 17, 2017
By L.J. Williamson

Allusions to the current uptick in attacks on Jewish sites — desecration of cemeteries and bomb threat calls to community cent...


U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit


Acquiring small firms, expanding into international markets, and focusing on profit growth instead of headcount are some of th...


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


An investor for one of three defendants accused of insider trading told federal jurors on Thursday that he worried the huge re...


Corporate Counsel


Linda D. Barker

Mar. 17, 2017
By Riley Guerin

General Counsel Los Angeles Capital Management Inc. (Los Angeles) ...