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Civil Litigation, Education Law, Health Care & Hospital Law, Labor/Employment
Trial kicks off in UCLA retaliation whistleblower case
By Blaise Scemama
Dr.Timothy Ryan, a former vascular surgeon at the county-owned Harbor UCLA Medical Center, sued in 2016, alleging his supervis...
Appellate Practice, Judges and Judiciary, Law Practice
Prominent female judges fill out All Star podcast lineup
By Diana Bosetti
The Portia Project is the brainchild of Buchalter appellate lawyer and emerging podcast host M.C. Sungaila, who said the podca...
Criminal, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Judges and Judiciary
Judge refutes CJP claims he failed to disclose evidence as DA
By Kamila Knaudt
Orange County Superior Court Judge Michael F. Murray said he had no knowledge of a falsified accident report before or during ...
Alternative Dispute Resolution, Judges and Judiciary, Law Practice
Retired Federal Judge Margaret Morrow joins Judicate West
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Morrow, who headed Public Counsel for five years after leaving the bench, said “I wasn’t ready to retire.”
Civil Litigation, Entertainment & Sports
Class of swimmers sues to take part in 2024 Paris Olympics
By Federico Lo Giudice
“Our clients are world class swimmers so the issue for them is possibly being barred from the Summer Olympics because of their...
Government
Covington & Burling will investigate LA county’s contracting policies
By Blaise Scemama
Procedures came into question after Mark Ridley-Thomas, who sat on the board of supervisors from 2008 to 2020, was indicted on...
Civil Litigation, Criminal, Government
DA pushes back against police threats to end investigation deal
By Kamila Knaudt
At the root of the dispute between the SFPD and the SF District Attorney is the prosecution of Officer Terrance Stangel, who i...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Judges and Judiciary
Judicial Council covers $2M for defense of judges facing discipline
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The program dates back to a 1999 effort to make sure judges across the state had the same access to legal defense if accused o...
Civil Litigation, Land Use
4th District publishes 2018 ruling on affordable housing development
By Federico Lo Giudice
Developers wanted it published so they could use it in other legal challenges, specifically a project the city of Encinitas is...
Bankruptcy, Civil Litigation
Judge allows law professors to weigh in on J&J bankruptcy
By Blaise Scemama
Jhe professors, several from California law schools, oppose what they say is the company’s “blatant abuse” of the bankruptcy ...
Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property, Technology
Apple asks judge to dismiss copyright infringement lawsuit over diverse emojis
By Jonathan Lo
The tech giant is being sued by a woman who said Apple rejected a partnership to increase diversity in digital communications.
LA Judge Adan Montalban aims to show his parents the success of their immigrant struggles
Playing college soccer gave neutral Gail Glick the tools to work collaboratively with parties to forge settlements, she says.
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Land Use, Real Estate/Development
9th Circuit upholds ruling in favor Oakland no-fault eviction ordinance
By Blaise Scemama
The panel ruled a military couple, who rented their home while stationed in Washington, D.C., could not move back in without f...
Civil Litigation, Government, Land Use
Developer sue Encinitas over effort to block development
By Federico Lo Giudice
The city in San Diego County has been accused in previous lawsuits of failing to comply with California’s Housing Accountabili...
Civil Litigation, Data Privacy, Government, Technology
Defense contractor case could test False Claims Act
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A former cybersecurity director with Rocketjet Aerodyne claims the company fraudulently obtained government contracts while ly...
Bankruptcy, Judges and Judiciary
Irvine litigator is Central District’s newest bankruptcy judge
By Mark Kellam
The 14-year term for Ronald Alonzo Clifford III began on Feb. 1. He succeeds Bankruptcy Judge Richard M. Neiter, who retired, ...
Bankruptcy, Law Practice
Girardi’s wife must turn over $750K diamond earrings, bankruptcy judge says
By Blaise Scemama
“Not only did Girardi steal money from the GK client trust account to buy the diamond earrings, he covered up the theft by des...
Criminal
After claims of DA misconduct, police brutality settlement is held
By Kamila Knaudt
During a pretrial hearing, Nicole Pifari of Rains Lucia Stern St. Phalle & Silver moved to have the case against Stangel d...
Bankruptcy, Civil Litigation, Environmental & Energy
Additional settlement money headed to wildfire victims as PG&E’s stock jumps
By Craig Anderson
Fire victims who previously received a distribution from the trust will receive a supplemental payment, and pro rata payments ...
Government, Judges and Judiciary
Central District nominee grilled by U.S. Senators over college book review
By Craig Anderson
U.S. Magistrate Judge Kenly Kiya Kato, a former federal defender, was also questioned about comments she made in the media in...
Environmental & Energy, Government, Obituaries
Land use attorney led San Fernando Valley effort to secede from Los Angeles
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
"Richard was an effective, engaged and forceful advocate, not only for his community of Sherman Oaks, but for enhancing neighb...
Law Practice
2 venture capital specialists join Morrison & Foerster in San Francisco
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Michael Glaser and Mike LaPlante came from Perkins Coie
Civil Litigation, Government
Mexico’s lawsuit against US gunmakers gets support from AG and DAs
By Kamila Knaudt
The Mexican government alleges U.S. gun manufacturers facilitate the traffic of their guns to Mexican cartels. Progressive pro...
Civil Litigation, Civil Rights, Criminal
Judge to decide if SF police unlawfully used surveillance
By Jonathan Lo
In a motion for summary judgment, Deputy City Attorney Wayne K. Snodgrass argued the plaintiffs’ argument is based on a more r...
Civil Litigation
Lawyers for woman suing Leon Black want John Quinn sanctioned
By Diana Bosetti
Black’s legal team sued the woman and her law firm, Wigdor LLP, of racketeering and defamation. They later amended that compla...
Antitrust & Trade Reg., Law Practice
Pearson, Simon & Warshaw adds partner in San Francisco
By Jonathan Lo
Jill M. Manning said the firm's reputation along with the belief that antitrust litigation is entering a more active phase led...
Criminal, Government
Groups warn of human trafficking as LA readies for Super Bowl LVI
By Kamila Knaudt
The party atmosphere that accompanies large sporting events, concerts, festivals and conventions fosters an environment where ...
Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment
Class of Dow employees get $3.8M to settle pay claims
By Jonathan Lo
223 current and former workers of a plant in Pittsburg said they weren’t paid correctly for meals and rest breaks.
