Product Liability
LA judge considers proposed class for keyless Toyota car customers
By Justin Kloczko
A Los Angeles Superior Court judge Monday questioned common issues regarding a bid to certify a class of customers who say Toy...
State Bar & Bar Associations
State Bar delays antitrust policy after legislative criticism
By Lyle Moran
The bar back off a proposed policy due to concerns from the Assembly Judiciary Committee that it did not acknowledge or addres...
Litigation
Judge dismisses international child labor claims against Nestle
By Matthew Blake
A judge Friday dismissed with prejudice a class action alleging child slaves in Cote D'Ivoire harvested cocoa for Nestle, S.A....
Criminal
Two former company officials face criminal, civil charges
By Meghann M. Cuniff
Two former colleagues of an executive hit with the largest jury verdict in California in 2009 are facing civil and criminal ch...
Government
State attorney general joins opposition to Trump travel ban
By Chase Di Feliciantonio
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra joined the opposition to the Trump administration's revised executive order travel ...
Litigation
San Diego sues state agency over fee it claims is a tax
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The city of San Diego has challenged the State Water Resources Control Board over a fee it claims is really an illegal tax und...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
9th Circuit revives mortgage lawsuit against bank
By Joshua Seboldn
A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel revived a nurse's lawsuit claiming JPMorgan Chase Bank NA foreclosed on the woman's ...
A roundup of recent transactions and the lawyers involved
U.S. Attorney Eileen Decker of the Central District of California was ordered to resign by U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions...
The Los Angeles County district attorney's office Conviction Review Unit, just shy of its second birthday, is under new manage...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
9th Circuit appoints chief executive
By Steven Crighton
Elizabeth "Libby" Smith joins the 9th Circuit from the District of Idaho. ...
The state bar's board voted to pay for studies analyzing the bar's low passing rate at the request of the California Supreme C...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Deportee child molester's sentence reversed due to jury instruction error
By Chase Di Feliciantonio
A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel on Friday vacated the prison sentence of a man who crossed the Mexican border withou...
Labor/Employment
Keeping Uber litigation in limbo, Los Angeles judge rejects PAGA settlement
By Matthew Blake
A judge was left unsatisfied Friday by a proposed settlement between Uber Technologies Inc. and its drivers over state Private...
Attorney moves and promotions and new firms from around the state.
Superior Court Judge Los Angeles County (Van Nuys) ...
A major insider trading trial opened Thursday in Orange County with a federal prosecutor alleging a years-long scheme that def...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Neutral uses judicial experience to help settle cases
By Joshua Seboldn
Steven A. Brick saw nearly every type of litigation imaginable during his time on the bench and attorneys who have worked with...
The leaders of more than 150 law firms across the country have signed a letter of support for the Legal Services Corporation, ...
A sandwich shop stare-down resulted in $435,000 worth of Los Angeles Police Department liability on Thursday, when a jury foun...
Obituaries
William J. Genego 1950-2017 Habeas appeals expert dead at 66
By America Hernandez
William J. Genego passed away Wednesday. ...
Solo and Small Firms
Personal injury firm tries to assist fellow attorneys. ...
State Bar & Bar Associations
San Joaquin Valley lawyer chosen as Trial Lawyer of the Year
By Renee Flannery
Warren R. Paboojian of the San Joaquin Valley Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates was chosen as the 2017 Trial La...
The package of 70 new and amended rules, covering topics such as discrimination and sex with clients, will now move on to the ...
Insurance
Lawyers regulating driverless cars fear no one is behind the wheel
By Matthew Blake
Opportunistic insurers and dithering regulators are the fears that drive lawyers working on the rollout of autonomous vehicles...
California Supreme Court
Governor can shape his state high court legacy with next justice
By Kevin Lee
Gov. Jerry Brown has a rare opportunity to appoint a majority of justices on California's highest court once Justice Kathryn M...
Immigration
Trump administration travel ban faces two court challenges
By Chase Di Feliciantonio
Legal challenges to President Donald J. Trump's latest executive order travel ban picked up speed Thursday as it now appears t...
Environmental
LA County sues to stop reopening of gas facility pending review
By Justin Kloczko
Los Angeles County is seeking a court order requiring the California Division of Oil, Gas and Geothermal Resources to conduct ...
Pinterest Inc. announced the hiring of Christine E. Flores as general counsel after the company's first general counsel said h...
General Counsel Pymetrics Inc. (San Francisco) ...