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Family, Immigration


A federal judge on Thursday said he would consider expanding the scope of a family separation class action to include potentia...


Law Practice, Mergers & Acquisitions


William Choe and his technology mergers and acquisitions team are joining Paul Hastings LLP from White & Case LLP.


Civil Litigation


In one of the few class actions to go to trial over the past few years, a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge has found Pu...


Administrative/Regulatory, Government


A proposal looks to cure regulatory issues plaguing San Diego since e-scooters first hit its sidewalks, but some compliance li...


An IRS employee appeared in a federal courtroom in San Francisco Thursday to face charges he leaked information about Michael ...


Attorney General Xavier Becerra and Assemblyman Marc Levine introduced legislation Thursday intended to strengthen California’...


In Recess


Nail on the Head

Feb. 22, 2019
By Skylar Dubelko

Oyango Snell, GC of Western States Petroleum Association, brings to his hobby of furniture making the same planning and prepar...


Environmental & Energy, Government, Civil Litigation


The city of Los Angeles broke its own zoning laws and skirted environmental requirements when it approved the billion-dollar H...


Civil Litigation


With the first test case over allegations that drug makers and distributors are responsible for the nationwide opioid epidemic...


Entertainment & Sports, Civil Litigation


Michael Jackson’s estate sued HBO Thursday, alleging a soon-to-be-released documentary on the late singer disparages him in vi...


Criminal


A sole practitioner is the first to go on trial of 10 attorneys named in a high-profile worker’s compensation fraud case in 20...


Community News


The Los Angeles office of Holland & Knight LLP hosted a mentorship event on Wednesday Jan. 30 for Step Up, an organization...


Community News


Fox Rothschild hosts 2019 Grammy soiree

Feb. 22, 2019
By Dan Heching

Fox Rothschild's seventh annual Grammy event welcomed over 300 guests to the rooftop of the London West Hollywood Hotel in Bev...


Constitutional Law, Criminal, U.S. Supreme Court


The U.S. Supreme Court ruled emphatically Wednesday that the excessive fines clause of the 8th Amendment is an incorporated r...


Corporate, Law Practice


Tesla general counsel departs after 2 months

Feb. 21, 2019
By Skylar Dubelko

Dane Butswinkas, the Williams & Connolly LLP partner, was a “poor cultural fit” for the automaker, a company spokeswoman s...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Constitutional Law, Government


A firm is hoping to revive a case it lost defending prayer at school board meetings before the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appea...


Civil Litigation


Doctor claims Guggenheim family member defrauded him

Feb. 21, 2019
By Malcolm Maclachlan

In a civil complaint that reads like a novel, a Los Angeles doctor claims a distant relative of a wealthy, famous family defra...


Criminal, Government


5 candidates for San Francisco DA have varied approaches

Feb. 21, 2019
By Paula Lehman-Ewing

The five candidates in this year’s San Francisco district attorney election agree on a couple things: The moment is unique and...


Civil Litigation


Utilities’ defenders to file against SoCalEdison

Feb. 21, 2019
By Blaise Scemama

Longtime defense attorneys known for representing major utility companies said they have switched to the plaintiffs’ side to f...


Entertainment & Sports, Intellectual Property, International Law


While the changes are ostensibly aimed at protecting news sites and other copyright holders from mega-conglomerate aggregators...


Law Practice


Anthony M. Glassman and Rebecca N. Kaufman join the firm in Beverly Hills.


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Environmental & Energy, U.S. Supreme Court


The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a far-reaching environmental dispute testing the limits of a federal law prohibiting...


Government, Civil Litigation


A Los Angeles judge has ordered Santa Monica to split into seven districts and hold new council elections this summer after fi...


Environmental & Energy, Government, Civil Litigation


After months of contentious back-and-forth exchanges, several public health groups sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agen...


Law Practice


Palo Alto IP lawyer joins Womble Bond Dickinson

Feb. 20, 2019
By Skylar Dubelko

Veteran patent litigator Christian E. Mammen has joined Womble Bond Dickinson as a partner in Palo Alto.


Education Law


U.S. News unveils new scholarship ranking

Feb. 20, 2019
By Erin Lee

U.S. News & World Report will release a second law school ranking this year measuring scholarly impact. It will not be fac...


Constitutional Law, Government


The pending legal battle between President Donald Trump and a California-led coalition of 16 states over his emergency declara...


Criminal


An Orange County judge heard final arguments Tuesday for and against dismissing an attempted murder charge on the grounds of o...


Constitutional Law, Entertainment & Sports, U.S. Supreme Court


Thomas wants libel law review

Feb. 20, 2019
By Steven Crighton

He says NYT v. Sullivan is bad law, not founders' intent


State Bar & Bar Associations, Law Practice, Civil Litigation, Education Law


Starting in November 2016, a post-election "Trump bump" amped up revenues for some legal aid nonprofits, most notably the Amer...