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Litigation & Arbitration


After receiving a cease and desist letter in 2020 from rapper Clifford “T.I.” Harris and his wife Tameka “Tiny” Harris, who ma...


Wendy J. Greuel served in Mayor Tom Bradley’s administration and went on to serve as a city councilman and controller.


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is considering officials’ decision to transfer COVID-infected prisoners from the Califor...


Litigation & Arbitration


The company denied any wrongdoing and said in its news release that the settlement “brings to a close the vast majority of our...


Litigation & Arbitration


Howard E. King of King Holmes Paterno & Soriano LLP, who represents musician Marylin Manson, said, “The court telegraphed ...


"This landmark settlement has paved the way for future cases, shining a light on the need for real justice without resorting t...


The brief supports President Joe Biden’s administration in arguing that a 1986 law on abortion argues that the law, referred t...


Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP partner Theane D. Evangelis cited a U.S. Supreme Court decision from last year, arguing the ru...


Litigation & Arbitration, Technology


Shortly after opening statements on Monday, U.S. District Judge William H. Alsup in San Francisco ruled that Google CEO Sundar...


A coalition of business groups sued in February, claiming the law was overly broad and violated the Political Reform Act of 19...



Eastern District judge retires after 40 years

May 10, 2023
By Devon Belcher

Judge Anthony W. Ishii retired on April 30, which leaves four vacancies on the district courts in California.


Litigation & Arbitration


Attorneys for plaintiff Corby Kuciemba, whose lawsuit says she got seriously ill from the virus after her husband brought it h...


Litigation & Arbitration


The three churches sued to block a state mandate that as employers they must cover abortion care. The complaint, which alleged...


Litigation & Arbitration, Real Estate/Development


The property owner defendants claim that the plaintiff purchased two plots of land on the street and is now trying to open up ...


Plaintiffs in the complaints filed on Monday alleged that they were among potentially hundreds of children who were abused at ...


Government


Without Sen. Dianne Feinstein in Washington, Democrats’ majority on the committee disappears — and due to the rules for this s...


Litigation & Arbitration


The trial hinged on the question of whether the Farmers’ agents were independent contractors, as stated in their signed agency...


Community News



State Bar & Bar Associations


Less than 33% passed February bar exam

May 9, 2023
By Devon Belcher

Nearly 71%, or 2,665, were repeaters, but only 28% of them passed. Of the 1,100 first timers, 45% passed.


In March, Bishop Michael C. Barber warned he might have to seek bankruptcy protection because of 330 sexual abuse lawsuits fil...


Will Chuchawat said the forecast of the firm’s West Coast team looks incredibly bullish. “So much opportunity is here, and Bak...


State Bar & Bar Associations


U.S. District Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald in Los Angeles advised both parties at the start of the hearing that his tentative r...


Monday’s was the second lawsuit Byron Allen has filed against the fast food company. Another lawsuit, currently in meditation,...


Health Care & Hospital Law


Circuit split shapes up over 1986 abortion law

May 9, 2023
By Craig Anderson



Kern County pushes poor to waive counsel, ACLU says

May 9, 2023
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

The plea offers are formulated by probation officers behind closed doors without input from prosecutors, the complaint states....


Legal Education, Litigation & Arbitration


The lawsuit is the latest to accuse the university of misleading potential students as to the nature of its partnership with t...


Jessica M. Jewell said she finds her work in legal aid incredibly rewarding, even though she understands the temptation for yo...


Technology


Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati partner Brian M. Willen argued in his motion to dismiss with prejudice the fifth amended ...


Legal Education, Litigation & Arbitration, State Bar & Bar Associations


James Camper III argued he will have difficulty repaying his debt if he can’t take the bar exam. According to his petition, he...


L. Rachel Lerman, who is now vice chair and senior counsel of the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, is behi...