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Civil Litigation


Lawyer denies he misappropriated clients' money


If Elon Musk's company doesn't have a problem with his recent tweets, attorneys for the Tesla Inc. CEO say, then the U.S. Secu...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Government, Civil Litigation


Although it fully reimbursed ratepayers, what Timothy G. Blood saw was a jury-rigged settlement awash with errors.


Government, Immigration


Can California ban immigration arrests at its courthouses? The question has come up repeatedly over the past two-plus years of...


Corporate, Criminal, Securities


VW may not settle SEC suit alleging investor fraud

Mar. 22, 2019
By Blaise Scemama

“We’re confident that we can achieve a good result for VW by litigating with the SEC, and we may have to try the SEC’s case,” ...


Civil Litigation


Ride-sharing company Lyft Inc. discriminates against customers in the San Francisco Bay Area who use wheelchairs, Berkeley-bas...


National dining franchisee Flynn Restaurant Group has promoted Jacqueline Lee to general counsel.


Legal observers and higher education groups decried an executive order signed Thursday by President Donald Trump tying federal...


Criminal


Lawyer Jon M. Woods testified in his own defense Thursday in an unusual worker’s comp fraud trial.


California Supreme Court, Criminal, Government


Full record now available for clemency reviews

Mar. 22, 2019
By Paula Lehman-Ewing

Attorneys involved in the clemency process now have a full record of what the state Supreme Court justices consider when a twi...


Civil Rights, Education Law


A settlement was reached Wednesday in two different cases, Mandel v. Board of Trustees of California State University and Volk...


Criminal, Government


Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey, who has had a quiet tenure, already has an opponent in 2020.


A day after a federal jury returned the second unanimous finding that exposure to Monsanto’s signature weedkiller causes cance...


Civil Litigation, U.S. Supreme Court


Justices punt on cy pres settlement case

Mar. 21, 2019
By Nicolas Sonnenburg

The U.S. Supreme Court punted on an opportunity to weigh in on settlements that do not monetarily benefit class members and in...


Former federal judge and prosecutor Stephen G. Larson has agreed to represent Jovan Vavic, the USC water polo coach indicted i...


A former reality dating show contestant who said he was wrongly convicted of murder is expected to receive a $13.1 million set...


Law Practice


Venable adds lawyers from Kelley Drye & Warren

Mar. 21, 2019
By Skylar Dubelko

Venable LLP added nine entertainment and media attorneys to its commercial litigation practice.


Labor/Employment


Judge rules for company that fired executive

Mar. 21, 2019
By Carter Stoddard

Employers have a clear path to fire workers who misuse or share privileged information, according to a summary judgment.


A San Diego County jury awarded nearly $6.5 million to the family of an infant burned at a Carlsbad resort in 2016.


Criminal


Attorney Esther Valdes said she didn’t understand her client had pleaded guilty to federal crimes when she declared his activi...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Government, Civil Litigation


The superior court judge presiding over the department of water and power billing fiasco asked point blank Tuesday if the liti...


California Supreme Court, Government, Judges and Judiciary


Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye emphasized the positive during her annual State of the Judiciary speech Tuesday, touting the...


A federal jury on Tuesday returned another unanimous finding that exposure to Monsanto’s signature weedkiller causes cancer.


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Immigration, U.S. Supreme Court


The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday sided with the Trump administration’s reading of a far-reaching immigration law, saying in a...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Immigration


9th Circuit will hear immigration question en banc

Mar. 20, 2019
By Blaise Scemama

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals voted this week to rehear en banc an immigration case after a split panel ruled that dri...


Trial lawyers are looking forward to a fundraising event at the Whisky a Go Go in which they get to relive their rock star dre...


Government, Labor/Employment


A new bill to ban forced arbitration in the workplace advanced through a key Assembly Committee on Tuesday — again.


Government, Labor/Employment


The witnesses were instructed by Los Angeles County Judge Michael L. Stern to answer questions as asked. The judge also sustai...


Government


The governor’s rejection reiterated his tough stance against cities he says are affordable housing scofflaws.


Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Government, Civil Litigation


An Ohio attorney accused of collecting millions while colluding with the Los Angeles city attorney's office to quickly settle...