Education
UC Hastings hopes to boost appeal by building academic village
By Lyle Moran
UC San Francisco, an expected co-anchor of the village, has also agreed to jointly develop hundreds of new housing units that ...
Litigation
Forever 21 store had illegal 'English-only' policy, employees allege
By Matthew Blake
Forever 21 Retail Inc. will shop for defense counsel after the state's anti-discrimination employment agency sued the retailer...
California Courts of Appeal
Court: Prosecutors can try case in which alleged victim is married to DA
By L.J. Williamson
Calaveras County District Attorney Barbara Yook erected a "Chinese wall" to prevent a conflict of interest, an appellate court...
A roundup of recent transactions and the lawyers involved.
Attorney John J. Quinn, a cheerful lion of the courtroom and a beloved mentor to dozens of lawyers and judges, died Sunday. He...
Litigation
Tesla employee files sexual harassment and racial discrimination suit
By Shane Nelson
A Tesla Inc. assembly line worker has filed a lawsuit against the luxury automaker, claiming he endured months of racial discr...
Loyola Law School held its annual Fidler Institute on Criminal Justice on March 24. ...
Law Practice
Lawyer once illegally in US claims thriving practice
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
Trump's antitrust leader hailed as experienced, knowledgeable
By Joshua Sebold
Makan Delrahim, the Los Angeles attorney tapped by President Donald J. Trump to lead the U.S. Department of Justice's antitrus...
Litigation
Sheppard Mullin attorneys mount due process challenge for Domino's, absent guiding authority
By America Hernandez.
Victorious defense lawyers won a ruling that private standards can't be imposed as law, and called out the Department of Justi...
Litigation
JAMS says it can't guarantee accuracy of information on its website
By Meghann M. Cuniff
JAMS added a disclaimer to the profiles of its neutrals that states the alternative dispute resolution provider cannot guarant...
Government
Little clarity in Trump's judicial appointments in California
By Joshua Seboldn
Confusion abounds in the Trump administration's California judicial appointment process and it's unclear whom prospective appl...
California Supreme Court
State high court says Canadian can withdraw plea due to ineffective counsel
By Kevin Lee
In a case with possible implications for criminal cases that could lead to deportation, a Canadian citizen who pleaded guilty ...
Irvine-based Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear LLP announced plans Monday to open its first office in New York City, where the...
After 22 years, U.S. District Judge Susan Illston still finds complex, novel litigation fascinating.
Bankruptcy
Bank of America must pay $46 million for improper foreclosure
By Steven Crighton
A Sacramento bankruptcy judge awarded tens of millions in punitive damages to public service entities.
A roundup of recent transactions and the lawyers involved.
Judges and Judiciary
Chief justice defends 'rule of law' in sharply-worded speech
By Malcolm Maclachlan
California Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye gave an unusually fiery State of the Judiciary speech in the Assembly chambers on...
Criminal
4th District court seeks briefing on second Orange County jail informant case
By Meghann M. Cuniff
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
$16 million negligence case settled as defendants bicker
By Meghann M. Cuniff
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
Long Beach Bar honors the late Joseph Ball at centennial event
By Riley Guerin
Twenty-nine state courts will receive a boost in state funds to implement creative methods of improving access, collaboration ...
Government
Bill would remove tax deductions for punitive damage awards
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Punitive damages would no longer be tax deductible in California under a bill moving forward in the state Legislature. ...
State Bar & Bar Associations
State Bar official defends passing standard on bar exam
By Lyle Moran
Gayle Murphy, the bar's senior director for admissions, said the cut score "was established only after careful analysis and de...
Insurance
LA jury sticks Ameriprise with $1 million in punitive damages for insurance bad faith
By Shane Nelson
A Los Angeles jury awarded a Torrance homeowner $1.3 million in damages Thursday and found insurance giant Ameriprise Financia...
Corporate
Western States Petroleum Association hires government relations vet to lead legal department
By Paula Lehman Ewing
Oil and gas lobbyist Western States Petroleum Association hires its first in-house attorney, Oyango A. Snell, a government rel...
Attorneys moves and promotions and new firms from around the state
California Courts of Appeal
State asks 2nd District to repeal judge back pay ruling
By Justin Kloczko
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...
LA County Judge Thomas Lewis has spent a career in family law, and he aims for improvements.