Joseph L. Pittera accused of signing opinions incorrectly, advising that certain unregistered MusclePharm Corp. stock held by ...
California Courts of Appeal
4th District won't disqualify its justices from hearing suit against JAMS
By Meghann M. Cuniff
The 4th District Court of Appeal will not disqualify all its justices from hearing a lawsuit against JAMS and its co-founder, ...
Criminal
Entertainment attorney pleads not guilty to lewd acts with child
By Steven Crighton
Benjamin L. Adams, a production attorney, faces three counts of lewd acts upon a child. ...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
9th Circuit rejects Jaycee Dugard's suit against federal government
By Logan Noblin
Had federal parole officers done their job, Phillip Garrido would not have had the chance to kidnap 11-year-old Jaycee Dugard ...
Judges and Judiciary
Most state courthouse construction halted due to budget problems
By Kevin Lee
Seventeen proposed courthouse projects cannot break ground unless state government frees up public money, the judicial branch'...
Government
Most county courts oppose proposed standardizing of employee pay statewide
By America Hernandez
A proposal to standardize court employee pay statewide has drawn the ire of 53 superior courts who say one-size-fits all salar...
Attorneys say Alameda County Judge Andrew Steckler has quickly mastered the nuances of his new assignment.
The latest moves around the state.
A veteran IP litigator, LA County Judge Laura Seigle is impressing attorneys in family court.
Judges and Judiciary
New federal courthouse in Los Angeles to be ready Sept. 12
By America Hernandez
Court administrators for the Central District's Western Division said the transfer of judges will begin in October. ...
Throughout Myron Moskovitz's new book, "Moskovitz on Appeal," he exhorts appellate attorneys to dispense with superfluity. By ...
Litigation
Santa Barbara County oil spill pipeline classes consolidated
By Joshua Seboldn
Four prospective class actions filed against Plains All American Pipeline LP have been consolidated into a single case, with a...
Easing what was once one of the toughest standards in the nation for proving innocence, the state Legislature Thursday passed ...
Plaintiff and composer Richard Friedman said he was mistaken to believe Hans Zimmer had infringed. ...
Government
Industry-backed technology privacy bill approved in state Assembly
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The Assembly passed a bill Thursday widely-known as the Digital Afterlife Act, which establishes rules for disclosing a deceas...
Retired U.S. Magistrate Judge Rosalyn M. Chapman is the only American on the seven-judge United Nations Appeal Tribunal, and s...
IE Law Group specializes in all things video game. ...
A former attorney who practiced in San Diego has been disbarred after committing multiple blunders in appellate proceedings, a...
The new department is expected to handle a lot of construction defect and employment cases. ...
The harsh criticism came as the Assembly Judiciary Committee advanced a weakened bar dues bill. ...
Environmental
State legislature backs more legal protections for environmental disasters
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Over the strong objections of business groups, the state Senate has narrowly passed a bill backed by consumer attorneys extend...
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
ON Semiconductor agrees to divestiture to complete $2.4B deal
By Banks Albachn
After a protracted acquisition process that involved a months-long bidding war, ON Semiconductor Corp. is set to seal the purc...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Ethics experts decry calls to oust Persky
By Phil Johnson
Embattled Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Aaron Persky's recusal from a child pornography case has reinvigorated criti...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Judge defends his treatment of prospective jurors at CJP hearing
By Saul Sugarman
An embattled Los Angeles County Superior Court judge spoke passionately Wednesday as he defended allegations before the Commis...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
U.S. environmental group settles with Japanese whalers
By Logan Noblin
A group of environmentalists labeled "pirates" by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has reached a settlement with Japanese...
A fraud lawsuit by Orange County against a major India technology developer over a botched software development recently settl...
O'Brien Larson LLP, which opened at the beginning of the year in downtown Los Angeles, has added four associates and a former ...
Vice President and General Counsel ABBYY USA Software House Inc. (Milpitas) ...
Criminal
Former LA sheriff's lawyers face tricky challenge defending him at trial
By L.J. Williamson
In using Lee Baca's diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease as part of his defense, the former Los Angeles County sheriff's defense t...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
9th Circuit orders new trial in police shooting of unarmed man
By Logan Noblin
The mother of a 25-year-old man who was shot dead by Anaheim police has been given a second chance to hold her son's killer re...