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Labor/Employment


Plaintiffs' attorney Shannon Liss-Riordan's response to 34 objections filed against her settlement with Uber Technologies Inc....


Judges and Judiciary


U.S. Magistrate Judge Paul Grewal, soon to leave the bench to join Facebook's legal department, recused himself Monday from a ...


Education


Two California law schools are named defendants in a federal antitrust lawsuit brought against 11 law schools nationwide and b...


Litigation


Arson sparks law firm's suit

May 25, 2016
By America Hernandez

Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP has sued a developer over a December 2014 arson, which sent window-shattering heat wav...


California Supreme Court


Companies that supply hazardous materials could face tort liability if they do not provide explicit warnings to customers, the...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Dealmakers

May 24, 2016
By STEPHEN LARSON

A roundup of recent transactions across the state and the California lawyers involved.


Administrative/Regulatory


FTC settles with dietary supplement maker

May 24, 2016
By Banks Albachn

The Federal Trade Commission announced a settlement Friday with Lunada Biomedical Inc. for using deceptive marketing and adver...


California Supreme Court


It has been nearly four decades since the state Supreme Court established that attorney fee awards in class actions should be ...


With starting a corporate practice this month and adding intellectual property litigators over the past year, the Los Angeles ...


Corporate


Jessica S. Kantor was most recently vice president of business and legal affairs at Legendary Entertainment. ...


Entertainment & Sports


A complaint filed by a Hispanic film production company is the latest in a string of recent lawsuits against Our Alchemy LLC, ...


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


The court unanimously ruled that despite a months' long delay in filing, parents of disabled children had the right to interve...


State Bar & Bar Associations


A former chief assistant general counsel has filed a formal government claim against the agency alleging that his termination ...


Labor/Employment


A potentially blockbuster gender discrimination and retaliation lawsuit leveled against Broadcom Corp. by their former in-hous...


Judicial Profile


Sarah Christian

May 24, 2016
By Logan Noblin

Superior Court Judge Riverside County (Blythe) ...


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


Two men who contracted Valley Fever during their time in Taft Correctional Institution won the right Friday to sue the U.S. af...


Firm Watch


On The Move

May 23, 2016
By STEPHEN LARSON

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


Judicial Profile


Teresa Bennett

May 22, 2016
By Renee Flannery

San Bernardino Judge Teresa Bennett joined the bench due to a desire to control cases' outcomes.


A federal judge denied a request for a temporary restraining order brought by a pair of researchers seeking access to an elite...


ADR Provider


David Miller

May 21, 2016
By Fiona Smith

Mediator David Miller ensures discussions stay productive


California Supreme Court


Medical professionals who provide outpatient services cannot face civil elder abuse claims, the state Supreme Court ruled. ...


Perspective


The recent article, "Bar proposes revised practical skills requirements" (May 18), caught my attention. By Bret N. Christensen...


Solo and Small Firms


Complicated Choices

May 21, 2016
By Amanda Schallert


The City of Los Angeles and its police chief are the defendants in a federal lawsuit filed Thursday, which claims the Los Ange...


Corporate


Amid an audit investigation by two federal agencies, Marvell Technology Group Ltd. appointed veteran tech legal head Mitchell ...


Litigation


A former accountant for the city of Inglewood sued the municipality Thursday, claiming she was fired for opposing allegedly il...


Judges and Judiciary


Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Peter Espinoza is leaving the court to become director of the county's Office of Diversion an...


Labor/Employment


The focus of an Obama administration directive that federal anti-sex discrimination laws apply to transgender people has been ...


Intellectual Property


Larry Page portrayed Google on Thursday as an innovator, seeking to create a better operating system for smartphones by using ...


Discipline


Disciplinary Actions

May 20, 2016
By Brian Cardile

A weekly report of the State Bar's disciplinary actions.