A weekly report of the State Bar's disciplinary actions.
Criminal
DAs leader criticizes gun control initiative on 4th, 5th amendment grounds
By L.J. Williamson
The president of the Association of Deputy District Attorneys this week sharply criticized Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom's "Safety for...
Law Practice
Ex-Clausen Miller partner can try breach of contract case in Orange County
By Amanda Schallert
An ex-partner who ran Clausen Miller PC's Shanghai office until it closed last year and is suing the firm for breach of contra...
Intellectual property litigators say they will be sad to see U.S. District Judge Ronald Whyte retire from his post in San Jose...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Orange County bar inaugurates inclusive criminal law section
By Meghann M. Cuniff
Speaking to about 120 members of Orange County's legal community on Wednesday, 4th District Court of Appeal Justice William W....
Insurance
Customers accuse Transamerica of trying to wiggle out of life insurance payments
By America Hernandez
The Los Angeles suit is one of three nationwide alleging Transamerica gave its universal life insurance policyholders ultimatu...
Law Practice
Former FPPC enforcement division chief joins Kaufman Legal Group
By Amanda Schallert
The Kaufman Legal Group, a political law firm, announced Tuesday that the former enforcement division chief of the California ...
Large law firm revenue rose in the first quarter to levels it hasn't hit since before 2008, according to a survey from Citi Pr...
Corporate
Nasdaq's San Francisco hub looks to spur innovation with legal sponsor
By Banks Albachn
With backing from Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC, the Nasdaq Stock Exchange has launched a nonprofit hub for entrepre...
Intellectual Property
Oracle attacks hostile witness with old emails in copyright trial
By Tim O’connor
Oracle Corp.'s lead lawyer Annette L. Hurst fired away at a hostile witness Wednesday, confronting him with an email suggestin...
General Counsel Coffman Specialties Inc. (San Diego) ...
A roundup of recent transactions and the California lawyers involved.
Attorney General Kamala Harris on Tuesday announced the indictment of Plains All American Pipeline LP, an energy company that ...
Education
USC asks state Supreme Court to review ruling on campus sex assault adjudication
By America Hernandez
The private university called the 2nd District Court of Appeal's expansion of fair procedure rights "unprecedented." ...
Obituaries
Services Thursday for retired LA Superior Court Judge Kenneth Black
By Garrett Green
Known for his photographic memory and expertise in family law, the retired judge died from complications of pneumonia on May 1...
The new location will be headed by two intellectual property partners who joined the firm from Perkins Coie in September. ...
9th Circuit: Courts must consider multiple factors to determine minor role sentencing reduction
By L.J. Williamson
The appellate court clarified that a 2015 amendment used to determine the magnitude of the defendant's role in a crime may be ...
Litigation
Litigation financier pledges $300,000 for Irvine law school's new institute
By Meghann M. Cuniff
Bentham IMF says the UC Irvine School of Law's Civil Justice Research Institute will counter the work of the Institute for Leg...
Litigation
Filmmaker files lawsuit against Facebook for impostor account
By Steven Crighton
Vincent Gallo contends the company failed to respond to complaints about the fake account. ...
The Los Angeles Unified Schools District will pay $88 million in settlement money to 30 victims who were abused at two distric...
The State Bar top executive's plan calls for less experiential learning than previously suggested. ...
Multiple plaintiffs' attorneys have opposed the up to $100 million settlement Uber Technologies Inc.reached with California an...
Attorneys say LA Judge Steven Blades never shows frustration in his role as a supervising judge.
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
9th Circuit revives gun shop lawsuit targeting county restrictions
By Kevin Lee
An Alameda County ordinance that prohibits gun stores from operating too closely to schools and homes burdens a citizen's cons...
General Counsel, Senior Vice President and Secretary to the Board Echelon Corp. (Santa Clara) ...
The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation in Palo Alto promoted Sasha R. Abrams to general counsel and secretary Monday. ...
Law Practice
Baker Botts expands San Francisco office by poaching partner pair
By Banks Albachn
The firm has expanded its San Francisco presence and boosted its litigation practice with the addition of partners Stuart C. P...
Law Practice
Four Snell & Wilmer LLP attorneys move to Jones Day banking and finance practice
By Amanda Schallert
Jones Day has expanded its banking and finance practice in Irvine with the four core attorneys of Snell & Wilmer LLP's com...
Litigation
US judge mulls summary judgment request in wrongful murder conviction suit
By America Hernandez
Judge George Wu is considering the ruling in a woman's suit against the city of Los Angeles, alleging the main witness was a l...