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Judges and Judiciary


“Judge Massullo is one of the hardest-working members of our court,’’ said current Presiding Judge Samuel K. Feng. She has bee...


Civil Litigation, Real Estate/Development


“Many tenants received little or no response from Hines, and were forced to continually hound management for relocation expens...


Government, Judges and Judiciary


The Senate Judiciary Committee will on Wednesday consider the nominations of University of Montana professor Anthony D. Johnst...



Hands-on Experience

Oct. 10, 2022

Flores Ryan LLP construction law firm partners have hands on experience in the industry.


Civil Litigation


Plaintiffs’ attorney Arash Homampour persuaded the San Bernardino County jury that the dead man had a long relationship with h...


Discipline, State Bar & Bar Associations


The State Bar said it has reinterpreted a Business and Professions Code section that it had insisted allowed only disclosure o...


Government, Tax


Cannabis dispensaries pay extraordinarily high tax rates compared to regular businesses because federal law does not permit th...


Civil Litigation, Entertainment & Sports, Health Care & Hospital Law


The complaint says former USC linebacker Matthew Gee’s death at 49 was due to head injuries the NCAA should have prevented, wh...


Litigation & Arbitration


This complex litigation matter represents a group of cases filed by individuals, three city attorneys — from Los Angeles, San ...


Judges and Judiciary


Therese M. Stewart was selected to be presiding justice of the 1st District Court of Appeal, Division 2. L.A. County Judge Gre...


Data Privacy, Technology


Justina K. Sessions of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati argued that two overlapping subpoenas to her client, Snap, demand ...


Data Privacy, Technology


General company practices have changed since the Uber breach that led to conviction of its former security chief on federal ch...


Government, Real Estate/Development


Orange County Superior Court Judge John C. Gastelum denied the ex parte application in a minute order, accepting the city’s ar...


Judge Eric J. Wersching makes rulings for the litigants' future



Wrangling Emotions

Oct. 7, 2022

JAMS mediator Howard Herman gets parties out of battle mode in cases with complex power dynamics.


Government


Two attorneys who belong to the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws say the treatment of cannabis as a Sche...


Civil Litigation, Health Care & Hospital Law


“Disagreement is integral to the progress of medical science, a value that cannot be served by using the power of the state to...


Civil Litigation


“Injuries suffered by the plaintiffs occurred over a decade ago, longer than the applicable limitations period for the claims,...


Judges and Judiciary


San Bernardino County judge honored for diversity efforts

Oct. 7, 2022
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

“Our mission is to provide equal access to justice for all court users, regardless of race, religion, ethnicity, nationality, ...


State Bar & Bar Associations


The bar board is looking for ways to spot potential theft of client trust funds following withering criticism for its failure ...


Legal Education


Dean of Western State College of Law to retire

Oct. 7, 2022
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

“After 44 years in legal education and with the great position Western State is in... , now is the time to step aside and let ...


Civil Litigation


Cannabis growers challenge fines in Humboldt County

Oct. 7, 2022
By Federico Lo Giudice

“The accused then rarely ever get the chance to defend themselves because the County withholds hearings from those who fight t...


Orange County dependency judge, known for punctuality, uses a stare to keep lawyers in line.


Marking its 60th year, the California boutique has 300 attorneys and offers its clients and its attorneys an experience few fi...


Civil Litigation, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Prosecutors said in some cases Matthew Charles Elstein of Redondo Beach never initiated any legal actions on behalf of clients...


Civil Litigation, International Law


“Following 20 years of litigation, the settlement [came] on the eve of trial after a long and hard-fought litigation that invo...


Torts/Personal Injury, U.S. Supreme Court


“I couldn’t say whether idiosyncratic issues with this case caused the court to believe it was not a good vehicle or whether t...


Civil Litigation, Entertainment & Sports


Widower Matthew Hutchins’ “statements look very different from those originally put out by his attorneys, and I’m sure Alec Ba...


Civil Litigation, Technology


GM to appeal $102.6M verdict over engine defect claims

Oct. 6, 2022
By Federico Lo Giudice

The federal jury in San Francisco resolved a 2016 lawsuit that claimed internal GM documents showed that the company was awar...


Civil Litigation, Entertainment & Sports


The lawsuit, brought by Seattle based Social Media Victims Law Center, is one of a number of complaints pending in courts thro...