Criminal, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Litigation & Arbitration
Litigation funder accused of knowingly propping up Girardi’s ‘house of cards’
By Federico Lo Giudice
California Attorney Lending II denied prior knowledge of wrongdoing by Girardi Keese and its owner, Tom Girardi, and said the ...
Lawyers say ADR Services mediator Robert Coviello has a knack for getting straight to the point.
His Dept. 15 courtroom is one of the busiest in the Stanley Mosk Courthouse in Downtown Los Angeles, with an average of around...
Civil Litigation, Contracts
Arbitrator awards $175M to Monster in energy drink dispute
By Federico Lo Giudice
“This is one of the largest awards, if not the largest, in a suit of its kind,” Moez M. Kaba, an attorney for Monster Energy Co.
Civil Litigation, Law Practice
Girardi lawyers and wife accused of racketeering
By Jonathan Lo
Singer and “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star Erika Jayne acted as the frontwoman in selling the image that the now bankr...
Government, Intellectual Property, Law Practice
Winston & Strawn partner confirmed as USPTO director
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Kathi Vidal, a well-known patent attorney in Silicon Valley, will lead an organization with 13,000 employees and a $4 billion ...
Banking, Law Practice, Technology
Coinbase hires another corporate lawyer from Meta
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Akshay Verma joins Coinbase General Counsel Paul Grewal who also used to work in the legal department at Facebook’s parent com...
Government, Legal Education
Bill advances to change name of Hastings law school
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Lead author Sen. Tom Umberg, D-Santa Ana, presented SB 1288 as a "first step in this process to remove Serranus Hastings' name...
Data Privacy, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Technology
Sanctions motion accuses Facebook, Gibson Dunn of discovery misconduct
By Wisdom Howell
Attorneys in two California offices of Gibson Dunn were accused of “a pattern of misconduct that has significantly impeded the...
Appellate Practice, Judges and Judiciary, Law Practice
Intern for alternate public defender starts Uber project for clients
By Christer Schmidt
Sydney Segal, a law clerk intern at the Los Angeles County Alternate Public Defender’s Office, made a proposal to Uber to give...
Antitrust & Trade Reg., Civil Litigation
Walmart must stop selling shoes that look like Vans
By Federico Lo Giudice
Vans alleged Walmart ripped off “virtually all” of its sneaker design elements to produced shoes that cost less than $20 and a...
Criminal, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Ontario attorney sentenced to 10 years on child porn charges
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Sagi Schwartzberg pleaded guilty to paying underage girls to send him explicit photos using the apps Snapchat and Instagram.
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Law Practice
Former court of appeal justice joins Werksman Jackson
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
“One of the first things I learned as a DA was that even the most routine cases for me were of great significance to the victi...
Civil Litigation, Environmental & Energy, Government
Edison may have to reimburse state for Woolsey Fire payments
By Christer Schmidt
The utility’s motion to strike certain portions of the governor’s Office of Emergency Services’ complaint was denied by Los An...
Civil Litigation, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Government
LA city attorney denies being in DWP meeting on bribery
By Ricardo Pineda
“I don’t even know what meeting we are talking about,” Los Angeles City Mike Feuer said in a KNBC interview. “That allegation ...
Judges and Judiciary, Labor/Employment
Judge offers guidance on how diverse board law could pass legal muster
By Malcolm Maclachlan
“The Legislature did not take the simplest and most obvious next step: a disclosure requirement. That approach was not tried a...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Government, Judges and Judiciary
Judge admonished over letters to Long Beach chief of police
By Federico Lo Giudice
“The commission found that Judge Meyer engaged in several instances of misconduct arising out of the same matter, creating the...
Civil Litigation, Ediscovery, Technology
Plaintiffs in Zoosk suit seek to remove class representative
By Wisdom Howell
According to a motion to dismiss filed by Zoosk on Jan. 28, Collins failed to comply with three court orders compelling her to...
Government
Lawmakers take issue with language in secret settlement bill
By Malcolm Maclachlan
SB 1149 would limit confidentiality in settlement agreements “regarding a defective product or environmental condition that po...
Civil Litigation, Environmental & Energy, Government
School district sues Dow, Shell over TCP in water
By Jonathan Lo
The plaintiff said cleaning up the drinking water for its students, staff and faculty requires the installation of a special w...
Civil Litigation, Government
Trial begins, teen says school ignored assault videos
By Ricardo Pineda
The case arises from allegations of a cover-up of physical and emotional sexual abuse by the high school and district despite ...
Judges and Judiciary
Nominee to federal court in San Diego clears Senate Judiciary Committee
By Federico Lo Giudice
Robert S. Huie is a former federal prosecutor for California’s Southern District and now a litigation partner at Jones Day.
Data Privacy, Law Practice
Cybersecurity expert joins Mayer Brown’s data privacy practice in Los Angeles
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
“Companies need to have a law firm partner that has a robust global platform like Mayer Brown, so we can help clients grapple ...
Labor/Employment, Law Practice
Winston & Strawn’s former labor chair joins Signature Resolution
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
“While I loved litigating, there is definitely something very special about helping parties come to a resolution on their own ...
Criminal, Government
Fremont PD shooting victim set for jury trial in June
By Ricardo Pineda
According to the lawsuit. “[Elena] Mondragon, who was pregnant at the time, was struck four times and although she fought to s...
Civil Litigation, Insurance
Armenian Bar should investigate genocide fund dispute, lawyer says
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Money from a settlement reportedly went to a “sham claimant” or to recipients whose identities could not be identified, accord...
Government, Labor/Employment
Ruling is the first to address merits of board diversity law
By Malcolm Maclachlan
On Friday, Los Angeles County Judge Terry Green granted summary judgment to a plaintiff represented by attorneys with the cons...
Civil Litigation, Environmental & Energy, Government
Earthjustice sues LA Fire Department over oil wells
By Christer Schmidt
The complaint says the city has failed to uphold its own Fire Code by allowing drill sites throughout South Los Angeles to rem...
A business litigator and an appellate specialist forge ahead at PI boutique Power Trial Lawyers
Judge Robert E. Sanchez DuFour spent career aiding children