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California Supreme Court


Criminal defendants who choose to represent themselves at trial should appear in court or risk forfeiting their right to argue...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Mixed martial arts mega-franchise Ultimate Fighting Championship agreed to a $4 billion sale to sports entertainment company W...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


ADR Services adds two neutrals via merger

Jul. 12, 2016
By Saul Sugarman

As part of the agreement, reached late last week, Mediation Masters' two neutrals, Thomas HR Denver and Charlie F. Hawkins, wi...


Firm Watch


On the Move

Jul. 11, 2016
By MANNING & KASS ELLROD RAMIREZ TRETER LLP

A weekly roundup of lateral attorney moves, law firm office openings and partner promotions from around California.


State juvenile courts and agencies have an ongoing obligation to comply with federal regulations that seek to protect Native A...


Litigation


Led Zeppelin attorneys seek $800,000 fee award

Jul. 11, 2016
By Steven Crighton

The request for costs and attorney fees by counsel for Led Zeppelin may be one of the first to invoke a recent U.S. Supreme Co...


Law Practice


The legal services industry saw a very slight bump in its number of jobs between May and June, a positive sign amidst rising u...


Criminal


Former judge who shot at LAPD has probation hearing

Jul. 11, 2016
By Justin Kloczko

Former Los Angeles County Superior Court presiding judge James Bascue, who was sentenced to probation after pleading no contes...


Attorney General Kamala D. Harris earned a $168.5 million settlement agreement with a for-profit, online charter school operat...


A federal appellate panel somewhat agreed with the interpretation of Elinor Otto, better known as "The Last Rosie the Riveter,...


State Bar & Bar Associations


The bar's severing of the agreement that would have permitted The Hawkins Co. of Los Angeles to be paid up to $59,500 came aft...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Case over bar records heads to trial

Jul. 11, 2016
By Lyle Moran

A long-running lawsuit against the State Bar seeking demographic and other information about prospective lawyers heads to tria...


Workers' Comp.


The official in charge of California's workers' compensation system fired back at a lawsuit alleging it discriminates against ...


Litigation


Coalition of OC lawyers wins in homeless shelter case

Jul. 8, 2016
By Meghann M. Cuniff

A group of Orange County attorneys is celebrating after their pro bono effort to try to ease restrictions on homeless shelters...


U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit


The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals denied a petition for review sought by Roberto Carlos Silva-Pereira now facing deportati...


Judges risk endangering due process rights and public trust if they oversee a criminal case involving a defendant that they pr...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Judge dismisses former bar employee's suit

Jul. 8, 2016
By Lyle Moran

A judge dismissed, with leave to amend, the retaliation lawsuit filed against the State Bar by the executive assistant to form...


The State Bar's executive team received strong pushback Thursday against their revised proposal of requirements designed to bo...


Litigation


State to receive additional $86M from VW

Jul. 8, 2016
By Tim O'connor

The decree follows a $14.7 billion settlement the company signed June 28 with the U.S. government, regulatory agencies, states...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


Shirish Gupta

Jul. 8, 2016
By Kevin Lee

JAMS Inc.


Law Practice


Howard & Howard, a Michigan-based law firm, opened its first California office, staffed by partners Lisa Carteen and Ryan ...


Intellectual Property


Oracle seeks Java rematch

Jul. 8, 2016
By Tim O'connor

Attorneys for tech giant Oracle Corp. want a courtroom rematch with lawyers for Alphabet Inc.-owned Google after losing a jury...


Workers' Comp.


Declaring "California's system of workers' compensation perpetuates the type of overt sex discrimination that is a relic of a ...


Labor/Employment


A judge conditionally greenlighted an Uber Technologies Inc. employment lawsuit settlement that emanates from a possible misst...


An AT&T Inc. wireless customer who claims the carrier reneged on its assurance to buy back any new mobile phone returned w...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Dealmakers

Jul. 7, 2016
By MANNING & KASS ELLROD RAMIREZ TRETER LLP

A roundup of recent transactions and the California lawyers involved.


A bill that would resolve ambiguities in California law by defining who may perform a forensic autopsy has received the suppor...


Education


UC Irvine research institute receives gift

Jul. 7, 2016
By Meghann M. Cuniff

A UC Irvine research institute dedicated to U.S.-China economic relations is expanding thanks to a $2.75 million donation from...


Corporate


Hyperloop names new chief legal officer

Jul. 7, 2016
By Steven Crighton

Hyperloop One, a high-speed transportation startup, named Marvin Ammori its new chief legal officer. The move comes less than ...


Litigation


Attorneys who a filed a salacious breach of contract complaint alleging a prominent venture capitalist broke a $40 million set...