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UC San Francisco, an expected co-anchor of the village, has also agreed to jointly develop hundreds of new housing units that ...


Forever 21 Retail Inc. will shop for defense counsel after the state's anti-discrimination employment agency sued the retailer...


California Courts of Appeal


Calaveras County District Attorney Barbara Yook erected a "Chinese wall" to prevent a conflict of interest, an appellate court...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Dealmakers

Mar. 30, 2017
By STEPHEN LARSON

A roundup of recent transactions and the lawyers involved.


Obituaries


John J. Quinn, 1933-2017

Mar. 30, 2017
By Eli Wolfe

Attorney John J. Quinn, a cheerful lion of the courtroom and a beloved mentor to dozens of lawyers and judges, died Sunday. He...


A Tesla Inc. assembly line worker has filed a lawsuit against the luxury automaker, claiming he endured months of racial discr...


Marketing


Criminal justice awards at Loyola

Mar. 30, 2017
By Riley Guerin

Loyola Law School held its annual Fidler Institute on Criminal Justice on March 24. ...


Law Practice


Lawyer once illegally in US claims thriving practice

Mar. 29, 2017
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Sergio C. Garcia — who rose to fame when his attempt to become an attorney despite being in the country without permission spa...


Government


Makan Delrahim, the Los Angeles attorney tapped by President Donald J. Trump to lead the U.S. Department of Justice's antitrus...


Victorious defense lawyers won a ruling that private standards can't be imposed as law, and called out the Department of Justi...


Litigation


JAMS added a disclaimer to the profiles of its neutrals that states the alternative dispute resolution provider cannot guarant...


Government


Confusion abounds in the Trump administration's California judicial appointment process and it's unclear whom prospective appl...


California Supreme Court


In a case with possible implications for criminal cases that could lead to deportation, a Canadian citizen who pleaded guilty ...


Law Practice


Knobbe Martens to expand to New York City

Mar. 29, 2017
By Shane Nelson

Irvine-based Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear LLP announced plans Monday to open its first office in New York City, where the...


Judicial Profile


Susan Y. Illston

Mar. 29, 2017
By Joshua Seboldn

After 22 years, U.S. District Judge Susan Illston still finds complex, novel litigation fascinating.


Bankruptcy


A Sacramento bankruptcy judge awarded tens of millions in punitive damages to public service entities.


Transactions


Dealmakers

Mar. 28, 2017
By MANNING & KASS ELLROD RAMIREZ TRETER LLP

A roundup of recent transactions and the lawyers involved.


Judges and Judiciary


California Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye gave an unusually fiery State of the Judiciary speech in the Assembly chambers on...


A 4th District Court of Appeal panel wants to know whether a major decision it made last year in Orange County's ongoing jail ...


Personal Injury & Torts


A crosswalk-negligence lawsuit on behalf of a badly injured young girl ended in a global settlement of nearly $16 million in O...


Twenty-nine state courts will receive a boost in state funds to implement creative methods of improving access, collaboration ...


Introductory remarks at Loyola Law School seminar feature DA Jackie Lacey, City Attorney Mike Feuer, and Federal Public Defend...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Twenty-nine state courts will receive a boost in state funds to implement creative methods of improving access, collaboration ...


Government


Punitive damages would no longer be tax deductible in California under a bill moving forward in the state Legislature. ...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Gayle Murphy, the bar's senior director for admissions, said the cut score "was established only after careful analysis and de...


A Los Angeles jury awarded a Torrance homeowner $1.3 million in damages Thursday and found insurance giant Ameriprise Financia...


Oil and gas lobbyist Western States Petroleum Association hires its first in-house attorney, Oyango A. Snell, a government rel...


Firm Watch


On the Move

Mar. 27, 2017
By STEPHEN LARSON

Attorneys moves and promotions and new firms from around the state


California Courts of Appeal


In a bid to undo a state court's landmark ruling on judge back pay, an attorney for the state told the 2nd District Court of A...


Judicial Profile


Thomas Trent Lewis

Mar. 27, 2017
By America Hernandez

LA County Judge Thomas Lewis has spent a career in family law, and he aims for improvements.