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Immigration
9th Circuit grappling with growing wave of immigration decisions
By John Roemer
The spotlight in the immigration arena focuses on the southwest border surge. Meanwhile, largely out of public notice, a cease...
On Oct. 2, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to review a decision from Ohio which could help make abused children safer - or not. ...
If Emory (or Texas Health) were located in California, what civil claims would be available to its employees and their family ...
Judges and Judiciary
Diversity and equality in selecting Article III judges
By Ben Armisteadn
Each individual has a background, and that background shapes the individual's views about life, creating an inevitable form of...
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder handed out awards to attorneys in two California districts on Wednesday. ...
Litigation
Ruling anticipated in water district whistleblower suit against firms
By Matt Hamiltonn
A Central Basin Municipal Water District board member has accused Buchalter Nemer and Sedgwick LLP of keeping a $2.75 million ...
Three Goldberg, Lowenstein & Weatherwax LLP lawyers bolted to form a boutique law firm specializing in complex business li...
Berger Kahn partner Sherman M. Spitz is suing the Ford Motor Co. for its alleged refusal to honor a warranty agreement. The in...
A federal judge has issued an injunction against Green Fleet Systems LLC to reinstate two workers, who were fired for particip...
Diamond Foods Inc. has announced the appointment of Annie's Homegrown Inc.'s general counsel as its new executive vice preside...
Litigation
Tech employees side with Koh's rejection of settlement they wanted
By Laura Hautalan
Lawyers for technology workers united to defend U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals this wee...
Firm helped a former executive of a title company avert damages potentially totaling $264 million by successfully defending hi...
In a bid to further grow the nascent litigation finance business in the U.S., industry heavyweight Bentham IMF announced Wedne...
FlashFunders Inc. is aimed at setting an industry standard for compliance in an arena sometimes referred to as the "Wild West"...
Santa Barbara recently joined the host of municipalities facing challenges to their at-large voting systems, which allegedly d...
Environmental
Study reveals demand on state's rivers far exceeds supply
By Fiona Smith
A UC Davis study calls for better data on water use in the state as drought puts pressure on water supplies. ...
In case over county supervision, 4th District's ruling could have big impact on prison reform plan ...
A roundup of recent mergers and acquisitions and financing activity and the lawyers involved.
More than 200 employees of San Francisco County Superior Court struck Tuesday in protest of what they said were unfair labor n...
For clients and professionals interested in the highest degree of protection of their valuable interests in entities, the winn...
The 9th Circuit recently found that the doctrine that permits immediate appeals of orders denying anti-SLAPP motions in federa...
Every family law practitioner knows and dreads the day a child testifies in court. Parents constantly want the attorney to try...
A boutique law firm is small in size, has a strong focus on one primary practice discipline, performs at a high level of profe...
Litigation
LA Times sues Orange County Register over distribution fees
By Matt Hamilton
In a lawsuit filed Tuesday, The Los Angeles Times claims the Orange County Register has failed to pay more than $3.5 million i...
Criminal
State settles lawsuit with atheist parolee over faith-based drug treatment program
By Kylie Reynolds
Barry Hazle Jr. will receive nearly $2 million in the settlement reached Monday, after the 9th Circuit last year ruled he dese...
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP snags three intellectual property litigators from Dickstein Shapiro LLP in Los Angeles and O...
Are mobile payment apps subject to the enforcement penalties of the Bank Secrecy Act? The broad definition of "financial insti...
Entertainment & Sports
Netflix movie deals of today similar to pay TV deals of yesteryear
By Matthew Blaken
Lawyers who work in the motion picture industry compare recent Netflix original movie deals to Showtime and HBO feature filmma...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Sex offender registration requirement constitutional, 9th Circuit rules
By Emily Green
A convicted rapist lost his bid to have declared unconstitutional a lifetime requirement that he register with the police ever...