U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Attorneys argue over key motion in big corruption case
By Amanda Schallert
Attorneys in one of state's largest corruption cases Friday in San Bernardino County Superior Court argued the legitimacy of a...
As a part of a nationwide pay-to-play insurance fraud case, the California Department of Insurance announced Friday it had rea...
A court order will prevent Uber Technology Inc.'s new driver arbitration agreement from affecting the 160,000 drivers included...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
NSA suit remanded to district court
By Gautham Thomas
The Fourth Amendment claim under appeal can't be decided on its own, the 9th Circuit ruled. ...
State Bar & Bar Associations
New York beats California to practical skills punch
By Lyle Moran
New York, not California, seized the mantle as the first state to mandate experiential training for bar applicants. ...
The plaintiff employment bar regularly turns to legal non-profit clinics for pro bono work ...
A San Jose man's bid to win millions of dollars in legal fees from the City of San Jose was revived by a state appeals court F...
Litigation
Former State Bar manager seeks $15 million in dismissal complaint
By Lyle Moran
Bar's former managing director of investigations alleges he was retaliated against for bringing up multiple concerns about Chi...
The fencing saber on Tamara Kurtzman's new conference table in her Beverly Hills office is a match for her personality, she sa...
A weekly roundup of lateral attorney moves, law firm office openings and partner promotions from around California.
California Supreme Court
State Supreme Court sets limits on the reach of CEQA in unanimous ruling
By Fiona Smith
The high court ruled that in most cases, the law should analyze a project's impact on the environmnet and not how the environm...
Mediator John Raleigh believes in mediation and has a passion for problem-solving. ...
A suit accusing Airbnb Inc of flouting Los Angeles' rent stabilizing ordinances highlights the difficulties of regulating shor...
Litigation
Former UC Santa Barbara student sues university after alleged assault
By Tim O'connor
A former UC Santa Barbara student who accused a male student of sexually assaulting her says school officials discouraged her ...
A Los Angeles County judge this week struck down Malibu's controversial, celebrity-endorsed measure restricting the constructi...
Miller Morton Calliat & Nevis LLP serves as a one-stop shop for clients in the real estate and construction industries. ...
Judges and Judiciary
Former defender rare choice for federal judgeship
By Gautham Thomas
U.S. District Court nominee Paul L. Abrams' experience as a magistrate judge and federal public defender makes him a rarity ...
Featuring Adam Winkler (Professor of Law at UCLA School of Law), John Eastman (Professor of Law at Chapman University's Fowler...
Litigation
San Jose technology company wins $139.8 million patent damages verdict
By Kevin Lee
Power Integrations Inc. won a $139.8 million verdict in a patent damages retrial against Fairchild Semiconductor International...
Judges and Judiciary
Judges owed raises plus interest, court rules
By America Hernandez
The state of California must reimburse judges millions of dollars in salary raises not paid from 2008 to the current year, a L...
Entertainment & Sports
Longtime civil rights lawyer's most recent cause? Pete Rose
By Matthew Blake
Mark Rosenbaum, director of Public Counsel, grew up a fan of Pete Rose and the Cincinnati Reds. Now, he's trying to get Rose i...
Vice President of Legal and Compliance Club W Inc. Los Angeles ...
Corporate
Report: High valuations and larger cash flow continue in seed funding for startups
By Banks Albachn
Seed stage venture funding has risen to a five-year high in 2015 and the median valuation in these early rounds has popped 30 ...
Riverside County courts sentenced eight people to death this year, the most of any county in the United States, according to a...
The 1st District Court of Appeal appeared reluctant Wednesday to revive a legal malpractice lawsuit against Hoge Fenton Jones ...
Los Angeles-based civil rights firm Hadsell Stormer & Renick LLP filed a wrongful death suit Wednesday in Los Angeles Supe...
Administrative/Regulatory
Sacramento Superior Court avoids court worker strike
By Phil Johnson
United Public Employees Local 1 reach accord over 3-year contract ...
California Courts of Appeal
Appeal court rules on chain-of-title lawsuit
By America Hernandez
The state supreme court has yet to decide if and when homeowners can sue for wrongful foreclosure where chain of title is disp...
The leader of the embattled State Bar is considering contracting with a public relations firm to help the agency improve its c...
Mergers & Acquisitions
Dickstein Shapiro, Byran Cave close in on merger
By Steven Crighton
Dickstein Shapiro LLP and Bryan Cave LLP are one step closer to sealing a merger deal with the latter's partners set to vote o...