Richard Stone, the assistant supervising judge of Los Angeles County Superior Court's West District, retired on Friday after 1...
Litigation
NFL Sunday Ticket class actions could consolidate in Central District
By Ashley Cullinsn
Attorneys for a San Francisco sports bar filed a motion Thursday to centralize eight separate antitrust class actions alleging...
Law Practice
Law Firms not spending much on cybersecurity, report finds
By Joshua Seboldn
A survey of law firm technology leaders found that firms are spending less than $7 million on cybersecurity on average, despit...
Intellectual Property
Pinterest asks judge to force competitor to rename itself in trademark trial
By Kevin Lee
Pinterest Inc. asked a federal judge Friday to find travel planning website Pintrips Inc. liable for trademark infringement an...
A weekly roundup of lateral attorney moves, law firm office openings and partner promotions from around California.
San Diego Superior Court Judge Enrique Camarena's father is the model for his life and work.
Riverside County Superior Court Judge Christopher B. Harmon is embracing his full family law docket.
Justice Therese Stewart, best known for her gay rights advocacy, is impressing appellate lawyers.
Criminal
Divided state high court sides with defendant in gang sentence enhancement
By John Roemer
In an opinion that appeared to solidify the bench's emerging liberal bloc, the state Supreme Court voted 4-3 that prosecutors ...
Law Practice, Books
Despite industry woes, a bright future for lawyers
By Ben Armisteadn
In "Glass Half Full," professor Benjamin Barton expresses optimism in the face of the many challenges the legal profession is ...
Two recent appellate cases and a bill pending in the state Legislature demonstrate the importance of determining a preliminary...
Described by one attorney as having the "mediator's magic," Greg Derin employs his knowledge of entertainment, intellectual pr...
Judges and Judiciary
New ethics rules allow judges to accept scholarships and prizes
By Kevin Lee
The California Supreme Court unanimously adopted revisions to state judicial ethics standards Wednesday, softening its rules a...
A tearful Norma Lozano testified at a jury trial on Thursday that UCLA Health System behaved callously after her medical recor...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
9th Circuit tosses bad faith sanctions against Glendale law firm
By Fiona Smith
Reversing the trial court, a unanimous three-judge panel held that sanctions imposed for actions that add to litigation expens...
They're known primarily as a bankruptcy firm, but the practices of SulmeyerKupetz are diverse enough to ensure that bankruptcy...
Litigation
Ten major automakers sued over alleged keyless ignition defects
By Gautham Thomas
A class action filed Wednesday in federal court accuses Toyota and 10 other major car companies of causing carbon monoxide dea...
Securities
Owner of Dole Foods hit with $148 million judgment from buyout
By Joshua Seboldn
The former chief executive officer and now-owner of Westlake Village-based Dole Food Co. Inc. suffered a major loss Thursday w...
The National Labor Relations Board on Thursday vastly expanded the definition of a joint employer, making it possible for comp...
Litigation
California high court to hear battle over plan to build new city in LA County
By Fiona Smith
Justices will grapple with whether to toss environmental reviews of the massive project in a case that could affect how projec...
Increasingly, chief information officers and chief information security officers will face lawsuits for their actions, and ina...
If a right to food liberty were recognized, the chief beneficiaries would not be sustainable agriculture consumers and produce...
Zico Beverages LLC El Segundo ...
Public Interest
Los Angeles city attorney's office kicks off new homeless initiative
By Kibkabe Arayan
Over 250 of Los Angeles County's homeless population lined up outside Midnight Mission on Skid Row Wednesday, seeking legal a...
Litigation
Plaintiff's lawyer argues UCLA is liable for records leak in day two of trial
By Matthew Blake
Testimony from UCLA Health System's chief privacy officer took almost all of day two in a trial over whether the Regents of th...
Environmental
The Westlands Water District and the San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority sued the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation last wee...
LA sheriff's deputies can be sued for failure to disclose evidence, 9th Circuit affirms
By L.J. Williamson
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department deputies who are facing lawsuits by men who were wrongly imprisoned for decades are no...
Already embroiled in numerous state and federal civil lawsuits, Uber Technologies Inc. has been hit with a federal class actio...
Alameda County Superior Court Judge Frank Roesch has approved a motion for $5.5 million in attorney fees in a case handled by ...
O'Connor Davies Munns and Dobbins LLP agreed to pay $3.5 million to settle claims that its misleading audits on a fraudulent h...