Century City mediator Kenneth S. Wolf knows trust and estate law is often a matter of compromise and understanding. ...
Criminal
Defense, prosecution waive Orange County judge's recusal
By Meghann M. Cuniff
The recent election of two Orange County deputy district attorneys to the superior court bench prompted one of their future co...
A once-controversial bill on state intellectual property has been dropped by its author in deference to an effort by Gov. Jerr...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Morgan Hill attorney's money laundering conviction upheld
By Saul Sugarman
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday upheld the conviction of a former Morgan Hill criminal defense attorney who ...
The founding of Pioneer Law Group LLP represented a bet on the Sacramento real estate market. ...
Litigation
Second suit filed by company that built housing, retail space along LA metro stop
By Justin Kloczko
The company that leased the space to build the 35,000-square-foot, mixed-used development at the Wilshire and Vermont metro st...
California Supreme Court
Retired state attorney's lawsuit revived by high court
By Kevin Lee
The state Supreme Court has revived a retired deputy attorney general's putative class action against the state of California ...
A major wildfire blocked six judges from reaching their courthouses this week when flames forced closure of the Cajon Pass hig...
Litigation
Ex-Times cartoonist crowd-funds $75,000 bond to fight dismissal of wrongful termination suit
By Justin Kloczko
A fired Los Angeles Times cartoonist suing for defamation and wrongful termination has crowdsourced the $75,000 in bond money ...
Law Practice
Judge orders litigation finance contract discoverable
By America Hernandez
A federal judge wants proof that 12,500 Nigerian plaintiffs really do have a benefactor willing to wire hundreds of millions o...
Labor/Employment
Citing small PAGA payout, judge rejects Uber settlement
By Matthew Blake
A judge rejected a settlement of up to $100 million between Uber Technologies Inc. and a class of California and Massachusetts...
Litigation
CEQA lawsuit seeks review of state agency's pesticide approval
By Phil Johnson
A collection of environmental groups has sued the state Department of Food and Agriculture, alleging a new wrinkle in a statew...
U.S. Supreme Court
Lawyers await Supreme Court ruling that could release felons
By Logan Noblin
An impending U.S. Supreme Court decision may open the prison cells of thousands of federal inmates, but some attorneys fear th...
Corporate
Venture capital slowdown continues, corporate attorneys say
By Banks Albachn
Silicon Valley companies are finding it increasingly difficult to maintain their current levels of financing, according to rec...
A pair of novel lawsuits in federal court saying that McDonald's Corp. shares blame for franchisees' alleged wage-and-hour vio...
Mergers & Acquisitions
M&A lawyers find other venues in response to Delaware courts' crackdown
By Paula Lehmen Ewing
Merger and acquisition litigators are continuing to pursue disclosure-only settlements despite recent pushback from the Delawa...
Product Liability
Rebranded endoscope caused infections, deaths, according to lawsuits
By Justin Kloczko
The designer of an endoscope caused hundreds of patient infections and scores of deaths worldwide as a result of its product b...
Criminal
Fraud trial centers on former DEA agent versus turned-government witness
By Renee Flannery
It was either a former federal narcotics agent or a man who has become a witness against him who was the mastermind in a wire ...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Glassdoor hires counsel to defend anonymous users
By America Hernandez
Nine anonymous legal workers were allowed to litigate against their former firm without revealing their identities, then partl...
General Counsel GlobalTranz Enterprises Inc. (Scottsdale, Arizona) ...
California Courts of Appeal
Private judge's rulings vacated due to conflict, court rules
By Kevin Lee
The 1st District Court of Appeal has vacated the rulings of a private family judge hired by a Napa County couple to resolve th...
Government
Governor signs bill to ban immigration status consideration in some suits
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill Wednesday that will prevent courts from considering immigration status in awards for personal i...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Conservative judges denounce 9th Circuit habeas grant
By Logan Noblin
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has declined en banc review of a granted habeas writ despite heated protests from a port...
A roundup of recent transactions and the California lawyers involved.
Public Interest
Legal services groups aim to make pro bono work a lifetime commitment
By Eli Wolfe
Diego Cartagena, associate vice president and pro bono director at Bet Tzedek Legal Services, is trying to get attorneys hooke...
A Los Angeles County judge invaded jury deliberations in a "unique and egregious" manner, requiring a death penalty verdict to...
An attorney who was punched by an Orange County district attorney's office investigator during a courthouse argument about the...
A bill that would require a conviction before police can seize a person's belongings is poised to pass the state Legislature. ...
Government
Timeshare developers drop bill after key provision removed
By Malcolm Maclachlan
An organization representing timeshare developers has dropped its sponsorship of a bill limiting access to owner access to mem...
Litigation
City council bid at issue in trial continuance objection
By Meghann M. Cuniff
A former Orange County elected official suing a lawyer for alleged malpractice is contesting a trial continuance granted becau...