Civil Litigation
Attorney fees slashed 34.3% after insurance suit victory
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Superior Court Judge Ruth A. Kwan slashed the hourly rates sought by Shegerian & Associates by 25% to 64% across the board...
Labor/Employment
McDonald’s CEO need not sit for deposition in bias case
By Skyler Romero
U.S. Magistrate Judge Maria A. Audero found Monday that the plaintiffs’ subpoena to CEO Chris Kemnczinski to produce documents...
Environmental & Energy
Judge to decide if fireworks violate Clean Water Act
By Sunidhi Sridhar
Amy C. Johnsgard of Coast Law Group LLP said in her opening statement that Long Beach’s annual 4th of July fireworks have stip...
Appellate Practice, Law Practice
Retired Court of Appeal justice joins ADR Services Inc.
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Justice Thomas L. Willhite Jr. spent 30 years as a jurist and authored more than 2,000 opinions.
Securities, Technology
Plaintiffs’ experts testify about market influence of Musk tweet
By Jonathan Lo
Investors who said they suffered billions of dollars in losses because of Elon Musk’s Aug. 7, 2018 tweet stating he was consid...
Communications Law, Legal Education
Southwestern to host symposium on speech in international conflict
By Devon Belcher
On Saturday, Southwestern Law School’s Journal of International Media and Entertainment Law and the Armenian Bar Association w...
Judges and Judiciary
Committee says CJP should have more power, larger budget
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The committee’s report urged against wholesale structural changes to the state’s judicial disciplinary body.
Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Judges and Judiciary
Cost of insuring California judges for misconduct cases rises
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Including taxes and fees, the Judicial Performance Defense Insurance program cost about $970,000 during the 2017-18 fiscal ye...
California Supreme Court
Chief Justice names supervising attorney for Supreme Court
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Kyle Graham has been the court’s assistant chief supervising attorney since 2017. He succeeds Jake Dear, who retired in December.
Appellate Practice, Law Practice
Former federal prosecutor joins Willkie Farr in LA
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Marina A. Torres worked in the Obama administration on the Department of Homeland Security’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arr...
Appellate Practice, Law Practice
Greenberg Traurig opens Del Mar office, its 6th in California
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Greenberg Traurig’s office will be staffed by more than 10 shareholders, of counsel, associates, and other legal experts from ...
Civil Litigation
Nursing home slams judge, jury for $30M verdict, plans appeal
By Sunidhi Sridhar
A statement from Pine Creek Care Center stated: “The limitations put on the defendants’ ability to fully defend themselves, co...
Appellate Practice, Law Practice
New GC, sections chief for California Lawyers Association
By Devon Belcher
Erika Frank, of Shaw Law Group PC, joined the association Monday at its Sacramento headquarters. She is the new associate exec...
Labor/Employment
Judge dismisses age discrimination suit against Amazon
By Jonathan Lo
Plaintiffs claimed Amazon’s quotas discriminated against older workers because the hourly quotas are so high they cause all so...
Securities
SEC commissioner wants more disclosure of private funding
By Craig Anderson
The Democratic member of the commission said the exception carved out for private companies – once intended for small business...
Fresno County Judge Samuel Dalesandro, formerly a successful DA, brought his courtroom presence to the bench
Appellate Practice, Law Practice
At 50, Greene Broillet & Wheeler plans for its future
By David Houston
"Nobody is resting on 50 years of achievements. It's, 'What is coming up next? What are the new frontiers that we are headed t...
LA judge works to keep attorney disputes away from jurors.
Allen Flatt Ballidis & Leslie aims to offer personalized service.
Civil Litigation
Litigator says opponent should be sanctioned for calling her racist
By Wisdom Howell
Jennifer L. Keller used a racial slur in questioning a rapper about music lyrics.
Government
How do attorneys navigate LA County's eviction ban extension?
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
"It's chaos. The government agencies, in an effort to help, have created complete chaos. Nobody really knows what's going on o...
The intellectual property law firm did some patent application and preparation work for the business in 2014, and represented ...
Securities, Technology
Executives were nervous but believed Musk’s tweet
By Jonathan Lo
Tesla former executives testified about their confidence Elon Musk could secure funding to take company private.
Discipline, State Bar & Bar Associations
Bar seeks to discipline Trump adviser Eastman
By Wisdom Howell
Eastman denied the allegations in a Substack post, saying the complaint the bar received was “full of falsehoods” and accusing...
Communications Law, Health Care & Hospital Law
Judges split over medical misinformation law
By Sunidhi Sridhar
Two federal judges in California have diverging views on a state law that seeks to discipline physicians and other medical pro...
Civil Litigation, Government
Disability rights group files challenge to Newsom’s CARE Court
By Malcolm Maclachlan
“The CARE Act does not invest in housing or services,” said Nubyaan S. Scott, a staff attorney at Disability Rights California.
California Supreme Court, State Bar & Bar Associations
Supreme Court names 2 new State Bar board members
By Devon Belcher
San Francisco criminal defense and corporate litigator appointed to the State Bar Board of Trustees.
Appellate Practice, Law Practice, Technology
Davis Wright Tremaine opens office in Culver City, following streamers
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Seven partners from the firm will staff the new location at 5870 West Jefferson Blvd.
Civil Rights, Government
Lake County settles prosecutor’s religious discrimination suit
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Now resigned, prosecutor Daniel G. Flesch alleged he suffered from religious discrimination, harassment and retaliation during...
Government, Insurance
Gun owner liability insurance bill faces hurdles
By Skyler Romero
“I would expect the various gun rights groups to probably argue that it’s a violation of the Second Amendment — it’s an infrin...