Attorney moves and promotions and new firms from around the state.
Government
Judges association tells members to lobby against voir dire bill
By L.J. Williamson
The California Judges Association has emailed members a "legislative alert and call to action" emphatically encouraging them t...
Labor/Employment
Veteran defense litigator gives colorful self-defense in law firm wage spat
By Matthew Blake
"I need three binders," Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Barbara M. Scheper told lawyer and pro per defendant J.J. Litt...
The National Rifle Association's California affiliate is in the midst of a litigation push, filing a series of cases challengi...
Superior Court Judge
Corporate
LendingUSA hires former FDIC attorney to head legal department
By Paula Lehman Ewing
Los Angeles-based financial services provider LendingUSA LLC announced Thursday the appointment of Jenann O. Shemisa as genera...
A class action against Toyota Motor Co. over inadequate rust protection in approximately 1.5 million vehicles neared its concl...
However, the unaccredited schools have defenders who say they provide a low-cost option for those who can't attend school full...
Litigation
After one settlement, firm pursues another prisoner abuse case
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Fresh off of winning a settlement in one prisoner abuse case, a plaintiffs' firm will head into federal court on Monday to tr...
A Kern County jury on Thursday delivered a $3.5 million verdict in a lawsuit against Holiday Inn Express on behalf of a woman ...
Litigation
JAMS practices may be at center stage of restitution trial
By Meghann M. Cuniff
An entrepreneur claims he wouldn't have hired JAMS neutral if he'd known of $41.5 settlement her company had to pay.
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Final approval of prescription drug settlement nets $399 million for class members
By Justin Kloczko
A San Diego County judge has approved a $225 million class action settlement between consumers and the final defendant pharmac...
SVP and General Counsel Parsons Corp. (Pasadena) ...
U.S. District Judge William H. Orrick III's ruling that granted a nationwide preliminary injunction against President Donald J...
Labor/Employment
In Herrera whistleblower case, city could fork over millions in attorney fees
By Matthew Blake
The city of San Francisco could pay eight figures in a whistleblower case against city attorney Dennis J. Herrera,mostly thank...
Government
Little Tokyo plaza gets $5.6 million in eminent domain case
By Justin Kloczko
The Little Tokyo shopping plaza will receive $5.6 million from the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority fo...
Hanson Bridgett LLP has added former Walnut Creek mayor Kristina D. Lawson to its real estate group, according to a firm state...
Government
Futures commission lays out vision for court of tomorrow
By L.J. Williamson
After a three-year series of working group meetings, public hearings, surveys, and targeted outreach, the Commission on the Fu...
A roundup of recent transactions and the lawyers involved.
Litigation
Embattled high-speed rail project scores a court victory
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A complaint challenging the California High-Speed Rail project could be headed to the 3rd District Court of Appeal after a con...
Government
Trump order, application decline cast shadow on H-1B visas
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
President Donald J. Trump's executive order to review the H-1B visa and lower-than-expected application numbers have rattled t...
Steven Moawad is a longtime Contra Costa County prosecutor who has managed the DA's special operations division.
Attorneys describe Stanislaus County Judge Alan Cassidy as an eloquent communicator.
Entertainment & Sports
Duo overcomes disability to conquer Boston Marathon
By Shane Nelson
Luis Montiel, an Arent Fox LLP record department coordinator, recently guided a blind companion to finish the Boston Marathon....
Mergers & Acquisitions
US prosecutor gets rare chance to cross-examine defendant in insider trading trial
By Meghann M. Cuniff
Although his co-defendant testified, ex-baseball player Doug DeCinces said he probably won't. ...
Government
Bill to control out-of-state court reporting companies advances
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The Court Reporters Board of California won a battle on Tuesday in their long-running fight to bring out-of-state deposition t...
Immigration
SF federal judge blocks Trump 'sanctuary cities' order
By Chase Di Feliciantonio
A San Francisco federal judge issued a nationwide preliminary injunction Tuesday blocking an executive order by President Dona...
An oxygen tank supplier settled Medicare fraud claims with the Department of Justice for $11.4 million in a False Claims Act w...
Government
Plaintiffs seek approval of $51M class action settlement in San Diego
By Eli Wolfe
Attorneys filed a motion for preliminary approval of a $51.1 million class action settlement on Monday in U.S. District Court,...
California Supreme Court
Appointed group favors allowing out-of-state attorneys in international arbitration
By Kevin Lee
A working group appointed by Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye strongly backed allowing foreign and out-of-state attorneys ...