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


9th Circuit ERISA ruling expands employer liability

Dec. 20, 2016
By America Hernandez

Edison International must stand trial on breach of fiduciary duty claims extending far beyond the six-year statute of limitati...


Criminal


Judge Thomas Goethals said he's close to calling contempt of court hearings for Orange County Sheriff Sandra Hutchens because ...


Education


In tough times, law schools have turned to both innovative and traditional tactics to attract students ...


Litigation


A judge has issued a tentative ruling allowing a former employee to pursue his retaliation and discrimination case against the...


Judicial Profile


Nichelle L. Blackwell

Dec. 20, 2016
By XYZ

Commissioner Nichelle Blackwell seeks out all the details in LA County dependency court.


Entertainment & Sports


Slacklining helps attorney with balance

Dec. 20, 2016
By Steven Crighton

A keen sense of balance helps attorney Vision Winter win awards in and out of the courtroom. ...


Firm Watch


On the Move

Dec. 19, 2016
By MANNING & KASS ELLROD RAMIREZ TRETER LLP

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


Judicial Profile


John Behnke

Dec. 19, 2016
By Matthew Blake

Mendocino County Judge John Behnke is known for collegiality, in and out of courtroom.


Civil Rights


Kevin Shenkman's lawsuits seek to force jurisdictions to comply with the 2001 California Voting Rights Act by electing their o...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


With over 40 years of experience split almost evenly between representing plaintiffs and defendants, Frank Cronin has a reputa...


A Los Angeles firm that sued Yahoo Inc. less than 12 hours after it announced a massive data breach confirmed Thursday that it...


Corporate


Cancer drug developer announces new GC in San Diego

Dec. 17, 2016
By Paula Lehman Ewing

Senhwa Biosciences, a Taiwanese biotech company, announced Thursday that Lucas S. Chang began work as its new general counsel ...


According to co-founder James Lee, 85 percent of the attorneys at LTL are members of a minority group. ...


Zoning, Planning and Use


The case drew amicus briefs from several California cities that claimed a local government's interpretation of its land use pl...


Criminal


Self-represented defendant convicted of serial murder

Dec. 17, 2016
By Meghann M. Cuniff

An Orange County jury deliberated less than two hours Thursday before convicting a sex offender of murdering four women while ...


Government


Business lobbying group gets new president

Dec. 17, 2016
By Malcolm Maclachlan

The Civil Justice Association of California, a conservative legal organization that fights for changes in tort law and to defe...


For the first time since 2010, the number of matriculants at top schools in the country went up. ...


The Department of Justice said it collected more than $31 billion during the past four years via settlements and judgments in...


Law Practice


Market forces said closing in on law firms

Dec. 17, 2016
By Joshua Seboldn

Market pressures are constricting profitability for many firms in a way that will require some of them to make drastic changes...


Government


A former Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge, Yang was appointed by President George W. Bush as U.S. Attorney in 2002. ...


The probe will seek to determine whether informants were used to get incriminating statements from inmates who were represente...


An attorney for the state's bail agents said a lack of defense would eviscerate a legal industry and render bail contracts une...


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


A 9th Circuit victory for gun control advocates could lead to a full panel review and eventually could hand a test to the U.S....


Mergers & Acquisitions


The $160 million deal will combine two of the biggest players in the lawsuit funding business, whose combined investment portf...


The GCs of 11 corporations filed a brief highlighting the potential dangers of distrust between in-house and outside legal tea...


A former Los Angeles County volunteer firefighter has sued his former department over claims he was repeatedly harassed and di...


Intellectual Property


Jury rules against Cisco in patent case

Dec. 16, 2016
By Banks Albachn

Rival Arista Networks Inc. persuaded a San Jose federal jury in claims of copyright infringement. ...


State Bar & Bar Associations


JAMS Arbitrator Edward A. Infante said that the former State Bar executive has adequately demonstrated Chief Justice Tani G. C...


Corporate Counsel


John Wicks

Dec. 16, 2016
By Paula Lehman Ewing

Vice President and General Counsel 5.11 Inc. (Irvine) ...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Dealmakers

Dec. 15, 2016
By STEPHEN LARSON

A roundup of recent transactions and the lawyers involved.