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An Orange County judge appeared to be on the verge of ordering lawyers for Pacific Investment Management Co., LLC, to better c...


Discipline


James J. Seltzer, a disbarred attorney from Marin County, pleaded guilty to securities fraud last week. ...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


Judicate West ADR service opens Sacramento outpost

Sep. 20, 2016
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Alternative dispute resolution firm Judicate West will open a Sacramento office Sept. 26. ...


California Courts of Appeal


The City of San Francisco can regulate telecommunications antennae near public roads based on whether such equipment would "di...


Plaintiffs' motion is the latest flash point in a series of recent rulings on handling of migrant children. ...


Firm Watch


On The Move

Sep. 19, 2016
By STEPHEN LARSON

The latest moves from around the state.


Judicial Profile


Chad W. Firetag

Sep. 19, 2016
By Matthew Blake

Riverside County Judge Chad Firetag gets praise from family law attorneys in his new role.


Education


Agency says legislative impasse means it still can't provide bar exam passage list. ...


Solo and Small Firms


Levy Vinick Burrell Hyams LLP

Sep. 17, 2016
By Joshua Seboldn

The all-female plaintiffs' employment firm has a passion for helping women take on powerful employers. ...


Litigation


Litigation against debt collector iQor US, Inc.and subsidiary Allied Interstate LLC for repeated robocalls continues after fou...


Law Practice


The Asian Pacific American Women Lawyers Alliance is preparing to celebrate an important milestone Friday: 100 Asian Pacific A...


Government


Donor list trial could be 9th Circuit test

Sep. 17, 2016
By America Hernandez

The state attorney general's office rested its defense Thursday after little more than half a day's worth of argument in a hot...


Arbitrator Profile


Mediator gets each party thinking of 'the other side'

Sep. 17, 2016
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Retired Stanislaus County Superior Court Judge Hurl Johnson has developed a more personable style as a neutral, attorneys say....


California Courts of Appeal


Prop. 47 petitioners lose on resentencing ruling

Sep. 17, 2016
By L.J. Williamson

In a ruling that may bode ill for Proposition 47 petitioners, the 4th District Court of Appeal has ruled that judges who resen...


Sujit Choudhry says his treatment by the university is quite different than what white professors received. ...


Government


The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday cast a split vote favoring U.S. District Judge Lucy H. Koh's nomination to the...


Tesla Motors Inc. has sued a business executive in the oil and gas industry, alleging he impersonated CEO Elon Musk in an effo...


Litigation


It is the third suit against Harris for her attempts to obtain unredacted donor names and addresses from nonprofits in a state...


Environmental


A $4 million settlement to end criminal charges in the Porter Ranch gas leak likely won't influence the several civil cases pe...


California Supreme Court


State high court names new clerk

Sep. 16, 2016
By Kevin Lee

Jorge E. Navarrete will serve as the 27th state Supreme Court clerk and court administrator starting next month, it was announ...


Entertainment & Sports


A lawsuit being hailed as an important First Amendment battle could have a quiet ending. ...


Corporate Counsel


Jason J. Matthes

Sep. 16, 2016
By Paula Lehman Ewing

SVP and General Counsel Spokeo Inc. (Pasadena) ...


Government


The city of Sacramento has been sued over a tree ordinance, in a case that could test a recent decision regarding when local g...


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


A union representing workers at Los Angeles International Airport scored a win Wednesday at the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appe...


Transactions


Dealmakers

Sep. 15, 2016
By STEPHEN LARSON

A roundup of recent transactions and the California lawyers involved.


Labor/Employment


They've expanded who is an employer, submitted novel rulings on social media and the workplace, and more. ...


Government


Prosecutors are leveling tough charges against a controversial criminal justice reform initiative backed by Gov. Jerry Brown. ...


A resident of San Juan Capistrano sued the city Tuesday infederal court, claiming his First Amendment rights were violated whe...


Government


Police in California have been writing a lot fewer traffic tickets in recent years. This good news for drivers is an important...


The settled dust from this year's proxy season has revealed a corporate governance landscape in which shareholders appeared mo...