The California State Assembly's Natural Resources Committee approved a bill Monday that would impose more rigorous testing bef...
A roundup of recent transactions and the lawyers involved.
California Supreme Court
State high court upholds conviction without jury instructions
By Kevin Lee
The state Supreme Court upheld the 19-year sentence of a defendant convicted of robbery, even though a trial court judge never...
Government
Assembly bill would use state funds for deported veterans' legal needs
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
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
State Bar prevails in contentious legal battle
By Lyle Moran
The State Bar has prevailed in its contentious legal battle with former Executive Director Joseph L. Dunn that consumed the ag...
Labor/Employment
Lyft class action settlement finalized for $27 million
By Meghann M. Cuniff
Judge Vince G. Chhabria approved nearly $3.7 million in fees for class counsel ...
Health Care & Hospital Law
Ex-Kaiser employee wins $492K in case over her firing
By Lyle Moran
A San Diego County Superior Court jury awarded the funds to a former Kaiser Permanente medical assistant who alleged she was f...
A Hollywood actor who donated his sperm to his ex-girlfriend took a major step toward receiving joint custody of their son, fo...
Jan Goldsmith said he looks forward to leading teams of Procopio attorneys working on a variety of issues, including business ...
A Canadian-based apparel maker has been awarded about $1 million by a Los Angeles County Superior Court jury in its fraud and ...
Riverside County Judge Mark Mandio makes cultural references to lighten the mood in court.
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Bankruptcy to the rescue in bizarre arbitration
By Eli Wolfe
The Florida resident, Gerald Tobin, filed an involuntary Chapter 11 petition against Eagan Avenatti LLP, a powerful Newport Be...
Attorney moves and promotions and new firms from around the state.
Immigration
11 California legal aid nonprofits would be affected by cutting federal Legal Services Corporation
By America Hernandez.
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
9th Circuit dissenters could improve chances for second Trump visa order
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
Five judges of the 9th Circuit joined a dissent last week against the panel decision in February to uphold the nationwide inju...
Civil Rights
DOJ Civil Rights candidate pursues claim for Trump supporters
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The California attorney under consideration to run the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice has won the rig...
Superior Court Judge Ventura County (Oxnard) ...
Immigration
9th Circuit's new March panel may hear next appeal of Trump's travel pause
By Chase Di Feliciantonio
It is unclear if the recent order is similar enough to the previous one to be heard by the February motions panel for expedien...
It is imperative that the circuit be split in order to create a structure under which the judiciary can perform its vital func...
A circuit split would increase delay, reduce access to justice, and waste taxpayer dollars. By Sidney R. Thomas ...
West, an attorney with Kendall Brill & Kelly LLP, died last week after a brief illness. He was 74. ...
Law Practice
Legal leaders prepare young women attorneys to face harassment
By Joshua Seboldn
Judges and high powered attorneys advise young women lawyers to stand up for themselves and prepare for the inevitability of h...
A family law attorney turned lawmaker has received bipartisan support for a bill allowing some witnesses to have therapy dogs ...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Mediator specializes in resolving cross-cultural disputes
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Malcolm Sher, Rhodesia-born, England-educated mediator, has made a specialty out of resolving cultural misunderstandings in hi...
Immigration
State Chief Justice asks federal government to stop immigration arrests in courthouses
By Justin Kloczko
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
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...
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
New report details M&A trends from the past decade
By Eli Wolfe
Acquiring small firms, expanding into international markets, and focusing on profit growth instead of headcount are some of th...
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
'Who knew what when?' is the question in Orange County insider trading trial
By Meghann M. Cuniff
An investor for one of three defendants accused of insider trading told federal jurors on Thursday that he worried the huge re...
General Counsel Los Angeles Capital Management Inc. (Los Angeles) ...